CliffordK
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2013
- Messages
- 2,109
- Location
- Eugene, Oregon
- Tractor
- Toro D200, Ford 1715, International 884,
I've been working on trying to dig up a cherry tree for transplant over the last couple of days. Perhaps it is too late in the Spring, but it is good weather. And, I did manage to let the tree get to be too big, waiting longer won't help that.
I'm really envying those people that have backhoes.
I've hand dug a trench deeper than knee deep dug around most of the tree. Undercut it a little bit.
My thoughts are that I can take a steel choker cable and shackle, and pull the cable under the tree with my winch to undercut it the rest of the way. Then, hopefully I'll be able to pick up the tree and fairly hefty rootball with my tractor bucket. It is on a bit of a slope which should help a bit with it.
I'll try to post some photos in a couple of days.
I'm really envying those people that have backhoes.
I've hand dug a trench deeper than knee deep dug around most of the tree. Undercut it a little bit.
My thoughts are that I can take a steel choker cable and shackle, and pull the cable under the tree with my winch to undercut it the rest of the way. Then, hopefully I'll be able to pick up the tree and fairly hefty rootball with my tractor bucket. It is on a bit of a slope which should help a bit with it.
I'll try to post some photos in a couple of days.