Jack Pine Stumpin

JbirdNC · Mar 13, 2020

airbiscuit said:
Nice. If it ends tipping, you could add a couple outriggers

I agree. It might be unstable, but I was already home and into the build when I thought of that. I can always bolt a 4x4x4’ perpendicular on the bottom to make a stable base. Might do that tomorrow, but I’m gonna try it like it is first.

JbirdNC · Mar 13, 2020

bcp said:
The good old days:

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/photos/414736-stump-removal-good-old-days.html

Bruce

That’s awesome Bruce. I love old photos of industry. It gives me hope.

ovrszd · Mar 13, 2020

Again I ask, why not just dig the stumps out?

MossRoad · Mar 13, 2020

ovrszd said:
Again I ask, why not just dig the stumps out?

It might be faster to pull them in some cases, depending if you can get the leverage and a good grip on the stump.

ddbackhoe · Mar 16, 2020

MossRoad said:
It might be faster to pull them in some cases, depending if you can get the leverage and a good grip on the stump.

But why purchase a backhoe if you're going to use an ax, sawzall, pick, shovel and pull? :confused2:

Egon · Mar 16, 2020

Use the outriggers for an angle to get underneath the stump and use the bucket curl to break the root.

MossRoad · Mar 16, 2020

ddbackhoe said:
But why purchase a backhoe if you're going to use an ax, sawzall, pick, shovel and pull? :confused2:

Because most people think it will be "neat" to own a backhoe on a small machine, then they find out it's too small for the huge tasks they want to take on in a limited time frame.

ovrszd · Mar 16, 2020

I say it's not the size of the BH but the patience of the Operator that limits task completion.

MossRoad · Mar 16, 2020

Yes, that's why I mentioned limited time frame. With a large stump and a small backhoe, we'll most likely have to dig an ever-widening hole until we can get out to roots that are small enough to break with the backhoe. And even then, if it has large roots under it, we might not be able to break them. So out comes the sawzall, shovels, pickaxe, ammonium nitrate, diesel fuel, the ATF...

ovrszd · Mar 16, 2020

MossRoad said:
Yes, that's why I mentioned limited time frame. With a large stump and a small backhoe, we'll most likely have to dig an ever-widening hole until we can get out to roots that are small enough to break with the backhoe. And even then, if it has large roots under it, we might not be able to break them. So out comes the sawzall, shovels, pickaxe, ammonium nitrate, diesel fuel, the ATF...

That's how I dig out stumps with my full-size TLB. Last Summer I removed a large Oak stump for my Son. Didn't use any handtools. Just kept expanding the hole. When I could finally get the stump out you could have buried a Jeep in the hole. But when done I had no large roots at surface level to deal with later.