Loader BXing stumps!

[carbonacreage]

Wanting to buy a new BX25d
How you liking it ?
Just considering if I should wait until spring or buy now. Like the 0% - 60 month they are offering but if I buy now with winter coming soon now sure I get much use out of the backhoe

 

[Rustyferrious]

Wanting to buy a new BX25d
How you liking it ?
Just considering if I should wait until spring or buy now. Like the 0% - 60 month they are offering but if I buy now with winter coming soon now sure I get much use out of the backhoe ��

If you are going to use it to plow snow this winter, the back hoe makes excellent ballast!

 

[dragoneggs]

Wanting to buy a new BX25d
How you liking it ?
Just considering if I should wait until spring or buy now. Like the 0% - 60 month they are offering but if I buy now with winter coming soon now sure I get much use out of the backhoe ��

If you are going to use it to plow snow this winter, the back hoe makes excellent ballast!

I absolutely love my BX25D. Bought it about 2 1/2 years ago... have about 275hrs on it and have accomplished many projects I never thought of doing before I got it. The BH is a luxury for some but if you are doing significant landscaping it is a blessing. Trenching, digging out stumps, grabbing rocks and logs (with the optional thumb) along with being great ballast when using the loader. Putting a Piranha Tooth bar on the front bucket made it a digging machine where before the addition, it wouldn't cut into my rocky dirt. Again the small size makes it very efficient on fuel and gets you into tight spaces. I am not mowing with it because I knew I didn't want to hassle with install/removal of the MMM as I am also traversing some rough ground. For a relatively small property... couple acres or so or less, it is a little beast. No regrets. Do your homework but I can tell you its output to size is pretty dang impressive.

 

[carbonacreage]

We have 5 acres and have a few digging jobs for which I feel a bx25d would really be good. Suppose it's just time before the snow falls here in southern Alberta.
Already have a Polaris with a blade for plowing the drive and a JD lawn tractor d105 for mowing be feel the bx25d would maybe be an all in one machine and they don't seem to depreciate in value.

 

[dragoneggs]

We have 5 acres and have a few digging jobs for which I feel a bx25d would really be good. Suppose it's just time before the snow falls here in southern Alberta.
Already have a Polaris with a blade for plowing the drive and a JD lawn tractor d105 for mowing be feel the bx25d would maybe be an all in one machine and they don't seem to depreciate in value.

They do seem to hold their value extremely well. I will say it is nice to have a second dedicated mowing machine in my opinion. Especially if you have some rough ground you will be working on with the tractor. I don't want to be constantly dealing with a MMM removal/install but some (I should say a lot of) people are more patient than me. To give you perspective, I like to get going on a job as fast as possible. I have to park my Zero Turn mower and BX tractor in the same spot which means invariably, I have to start and move one of them to get to the other most every time it seems. ullinghair:I have to find better parking/storage arrangement! Just another project.

 

[carbonacreage]

The Piranha tooth addon for the bucket looks a nice piece of kit. You buy bxpanded ?
Looks like it will add life to front edge of the loader bucket.

 

[Rustyferrious]

You would be hard pressed to find a BX owner that doesn't love it. It's a pretty amazing piece of machinery.

 

[dragoneggs]

The Piranha tooth addon for the bucket looks a nice piece of kit. You buy bxpanded ?
Looks like it will add life to front edge of the loader bucket.

Yes BXpanded... can't recommend it enough!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/284670-piranha-tooth-bar.html

 

[Rustyferrious]

Dragon, I'm thinking about the BXpanded ripper tooth for the BH. For stump work. Do you have one?

 

[dragoneggs]

Dragon, I'm thinking about the BXpanded ripper tooth for the BH. For stump work. Do you have one?

No, but have considered it and also the Bro Tek ripper with optional trencher. I have (want) to put in several hundred feet of underground water lines for a couple risers and additional irrigation around my property and thinking this might be better than my 12in BH bucket. The Bro Tek though has the trencher attachment so it might give you both ripping and trenching but at a price. Take a good look at both. I would probably get more use out of a trencher than a ripper.

 

[Sodo]

DE that's a nice view. I can see what you're scraping out of the jungle, nice place! I'm probably going to build a ripper tooth for my mini-excavator.

Them'er some heavy stumps!

You need to make a chain bucket, bolt it to the FEL on the left side by your left knee.

 

[dragoneggs]

DE that's a nice view. I can see what you're scraping out of the jungle, nice place! I'm probably going to build a ripper tooth for my mini-excavator.

Them'er some heavy stumps!

You need to make a chain bucket, bolt it to the FEL on the left side by your left knee.

Thanks Sodo... yeah a million dollar view!

A storage spot for the chains is definitely on the project list... and probably exactly as you suggested. Plus a holster for my small chainsaw.

 

[carbonacreage]

Hey Dragoneggs
Does your BX25d have the Bro-Tek wheel spacers fitted ?
Just in your photos it looks like it has spacers installed.

 

[dragoneggs]

Hey Dragoneggs Does your BX25d have the Bro-Tek wheel spacers fitted ? Just in your photos it looks like it has spacers installed.

Yep. 2in on the rear and 1.25's in the fronts. Another great addition.

 

[TomSeller]

I don't know if the pond will come to fruition as my better half thinks it will attract mosquitos. Many folks around here have issues with them especially just after sunset but for some reason we have zero of the little buggers on our property and immediate surroundings.

Maybe you have bats. Bats are good.

 

[PhysAssist]

Hired a guy with a big excavator, not sure the size but made made pretty quick work of the hillside. My goal for now is to clean the pile and recover the area. I told the guy that did the clearing it would take me years to pick the pile and burn... he said just leave it... each year the pile will get smaller. I'm just not a patient guy.

I don't know if the pond will come to fruition as my better half thinks it will attract mosquitos. Many folks around here have issues with them especially just after sunset but for some reason we have zero of the little buggers on our property and immediate surroundings.

Hi DE,

Wow, great project, lovely place, and nicely framed and balanced pictures.

If you want a pond but no skeeters, put koi in it.

Our koi love to eat the adults, the eggs, and the larvae, so we never see many here.

I followed your links to your lighting thread and was amazed by that as well.

Thanks for sharing,
Thomas

 

[carbonacreage]

Yep. 2in on the rear and 1.25's in the fronts. Another great addition.

The bx25d look pretty nice with wheel spacers on, hope they were easy to install

 

[dragoneggs]

The bx25d look pretty nice with wheel spacers on, hope they were easy to install

Very easy... I didn't do a video or thread on this because it is about as simple as changing a wheel/tire.

 

[russellm]

I have so many stumps on my property I am going to need to deal with eventually. The property was logged for years prior to us building our house on it and we also had a few dozen trees cut down to create our view of the Puget Sound that I will need to clean up.

I have been beating the heck up out of my BX25 since purchasing it in August. It is a pleasure to use. I have 86 hours on it already and am starting to get sad as the days get shorter .

My additions (mostly after following a lot of Dragoneggs progress prior to my tractor purchase):
1. Piranha Tooth Bar - This thing is built like a tank
2. Under Armor - definitely a must have to protect the under carriage if you are in lot of rough areas like I have been.
3. Bro-Tek wheel spacers for front and back - these made a huge difference and gave me a lot more stability in working on my hills.
4. Quick-On Back Hoe Bucket Connector - makes changing backhoe attachments a breeze
5. Trencher bucket
6. Back Hoe Ripper - So far, I have not found this to be a great way to deal with my stumps. The backhoe simply does not seem to have enough power/stability to allow this to really dig in and go through any decent size roots

What I really am finding I want:
1. A grapple - I have been dealing with a lot of blackberries and brush and think a grapple would make this a lot easier.. Maybe next spring when I get back into clearing more

Russell

 

[dragoneggs]

I have so many stumps on my property I am going to need to deal with eventually. The property was logged for years prior to us building our house on it and we also had a few dozen trees cut down to create our view of the Puget Sound that I will need to clean up.

I have been beating the heck up out of my BX25 since purchasing it in August. It is a pleasure to use. I have 86 hours on it already and am starting to get sad as the days get shorter .

My additions (mostly after following a lot of Dragoneggs progress prior to my tractor purchase):
1. Piranha Tooth Bar - This thing is built like a tank
2. Under Armor - definitely a must have to protect the under carriage if you are in lot of rough areas like I have been.
3. Bro-Tek wheel spacers for front and back - these made a huge difference and gave me a lot more stability in working on my hills.
4. Quick-On Back Hoe Bucket Connector - makes changing backhoe attachments a breeze
5. Trencher bucket
6. Back Hoe Ripper - So far, I have not found this to be a great way to deal with my stumps. The backhoe simply does not seem to have enough power/stability to allow this to really dig in and go through any decent size roots

What I really am finding I want:
1. A grapple - I have been dealing with a lot of blackberries and brush and think a grapple would make this a lot easier.. Maybe next spring when I get back into clearing more

Russell

Hey Russell... sounds like you are addicted. Sorry 'bout that but I didn't start it. :laughing: 275hrs later I am wishing I had a grapple and quick attach for the brush and debris removal. I am on the home stretch of clearing and burning the debris as well as harvesting firewood and I have done it with mainly using the FEL and a chain and hooks on the bucket. The grapple would have been a much better tool. Now I don't think I can justify it.

Stumps are a challenge and demand creativity. I have been learning how to wrestle with these things. All shapes, sizes, and weights. Depending on the number and size of stumps you have, you may want to hire an experienced operator with a large excavator to come in for a day. Then you can deal with the mess at your leisure and 'scape your property the way you want things.