Big Stump, Little Backhoe

[cowpatty]

Well this how I spent half my weekend. We had this large stump that has been here for about a year and I finally decided it was time to go. Also note the steps to the garage and the overgrown flower bed that are history now. The B21 performed admirably as usual.

The stump was so large, my 4x4 pickup wouldn't budge it. I had to make a makeshift sled out of and old gate and some 4x6 posts. With my 12 yr old boy at the wheel of the truck and me pushing with the Kubota, we got it out to the burn pile.

 

[Mousefield]

Always nice to see pics. That is a pretty hefty looking stump. Like the idea of the the "sled" to get it to the burn pile.

 

[Jay4200]

Well this how I spent half my weekend. We had this large stump that has been here for about a year and I finally decided it was time to go. Also note the steps to the garage and the overgrown flower bed that are history now. The B21 performed admirably as usual.

The stump was so large, my 4x4 pickup wouldn't budge it. I had to make a makeshift sled out of and old gate and some 4x6 posts. With my 12 yr old boy at the wheel of the truck and me pushing with the Kubota, we got it out to the burn pile.

Nice work. Digging out stumps has to be my absolute least favorite tractor-related job. I hate it (even though it IS my avatar, now that I think about it).

JayC

 

[bullbreaker]

Remember "David" killed Goliath, enjoyed pics/story keep at it !

Boone

 

[Thomas]

Heck of root ball,glad the project went better than well...final resting place..gully?

 

[cowpatty]

Nope I put it in the burn pile. Pile brush around it and hope it burns too.

Stumps are not my favorite either but it is good practice on the backhoe. It's amazing how much a smaller bucket helps with ripping the roots.

 

[GregbkH]

Good job to both of you. Makes it look nice around the building.

 

[creekbend]

Remember "David" killed Goliath, enjoyed pics/story keep at it !

Boone

:thumbsup: Excellent analogy.

 

[RaydaKub]

With my 12 yr old boy at the wheel of the truck ...

WhewWhewWhewWhew!! Pull over right there, you're under arrest! :laughing:

Safety police alert!!!! (From a guy that drove an old farm truck when he was so small he couldn't see over the dash and hit the gas at the same time...) :thumbsup:

 

[tjwoody]

Looks like it was a challenging job. It also looks like the dog was uninterested. :laughing: just another day at the office for him I guess.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Looks good, it's amazing how much work you can get done with these little B-series tractors. I've run many B21s, B26s and my B3200, all great little tractors. I remember one time I dug a huge maple stump out with a B26 but it was too big for the hoe to leverage it out of the hole. Dug a ramp down to it, ran a chain around the stump and hooked it to my B3200, then with it pulling and the hoe on the B26 prying we got it out of the hole. Kicking myself now for not getting a pic of the two little bota's working in tandem.

Got the stump out of the hole and moved to the side. Later that month I had a guy come in with a 953 CAT track loader to do some other work and had him move the stump to the burning pile. He picked it up, hauled it to the pile and literally flung it on top...humbling :ashamed: LOL

 

[Jay4200]

Nope I put it in the burn pile. Pile brush around it and hope it burns too.

You'll be burning that thing for months. Really.

JayC

 

[cowpatty]

Yea I really doubt it will burn the first time. Thats the good thing about an ongoing burn pile, just keep adding brush to it..

Yes I figured the safety police would sniff me out!!! And to add fuel to the fire, I don't think he wore his seat belt....Its a good thing he didn't have a wreck at 1.5 miles per hour!!!!

 

[cowpatty]

Oh yeah, the pooch. Her name is copper and she is about 10 yrs old. I think arthritis is getting her. She is my helper...out of everyone here at the homestead including the wife, kids, and animals; she is the only one that is absolutely happy to see me everyday of the year...I guess that's the way it goes.

 

[jpm1]

Hey there cowpatty, nice looking tractor you got there! Hats off to your son for helping too, looks as though you might have a keeper there, young and willing to help! Remember this little saying," It's not the size of the hook that matters, it's how you wiggle the worm!" . . .John

 

[Sackett2]

I had to make a makeshift sled out of and old gate and some 4x6 posts.

can I have your old gate? It looks better than my operating gates..