Loader BXing stumps!

dragoneggs · Oct 17, 2015

Rustyferrious said:
I find that my BX can handle more weight with the forks than the bucket. The forks and frame, when tilted back, brings the weight a lot closer in than the bucket. Makes a big difference. With lifting and carrying big loads, the weight is usually all out in front of the bucket, the forks tilted back can get it almost right on top of the cylinder piston. That's a difference of almost 3 feet.

I would love some SSQA forks and also a grapple. I'm afraid though I would have damaged a grapple significantly the way I have been crashing into the pile and lifting and bullying the debris to loosen it enough to cut firewood longs, and pull out the stumps. The piranha tooth bar does a great job chewing up smaller pieces and grabbing roots on the stumps.

4570Man · Oct 17, 2015

dragoneggs said:
I would love some SSQA forks and also a grapple. I'm afraid though I would have damaged a grapple significantly the way I have been crashing into the pile and lifting and bullying the debris to loosen it enough to cut firewood longs, and pull out the stumps. The piranha tooth bar does a great job chewing up smaller pieces and grabbing roots on the stumps.

I don't think you will be able to destroy a grapple especially with a BX unless it is made of wood. I have an cheap grapple on my L3240 with a LA724 loader. I have abused that poor grapple worse then Ted from everything attachments. It is bent in a few places, but it still works fine.

dragoneggs · Oct 17, 2015

Found some quick attach forks and they are disposable!

dragoneggs · Oct 17, 2015

Finished for the day... actually into the night and LED lights. Having too much fun! Big 'ole burn pile going too.

What is my BX looking at? Tomorrow's task to pull out another herkin' stump! Beautiful sunsets the last couple of days. Here is a shot of last night. Today finally clouded over and it felt like rain but nope... just good burning weather. On fire watch again this evening... and lovin' it!

Deano · Oct 19, 2015

Looks AWESOME! I had some BIG white oak stumps that I could only catch an edge and "spin" to move it!

davesl708 · Oct 19, 2015

dragoneggs said:
Found some quick attach forks and they are disposable!

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I have used those forks myself. Work great, just dump them in the burn pile and get another set.

davesl708 · Oct 19, 2015

dragoneggs said:
Finished for the day... actually into the night and LED lights. Having too much fun! Big 'ole burn pile going too.

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What is my BX looking at? Tomorrow's task to pull out another herkin' stump! Beautiful sunsets the last couple of days. Here is a shot of last night. Today finally clouded over and it felt like rain but nope... just good burning weather. On fire watch again this evening... and lovin' it!

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Beautiful view. Your having way to much fun. It is supposed to be work:laughing:

Tractor Seabee · Oct 19, 2015

Mark,

Real happy to see your BX starting to look like mine; well used, scratched, and dirty. Keep up the good work, sorry FUN. I have to get those three trees cut up this week. A couple friends are wood workers and want the wood for sawing into lumber and the scraps for smoker chips, they say they will be here to help. They even want the root balls to see what kind of grain they will get making bowls. I told them they get to use their chain saws for that part. My burn pile(s) is/are getting bigger. I let my friends bring stuff over to add fuel for burning a bunch of alder stumps. I have had stumps burn for a week.

Ron