Jack Pine Stumpin

[JbirdNC]

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]

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]

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

 

[MossRoad]

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]

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]

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

 

[MossRoad]

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]

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

 

[MossRoad]

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]

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.