My first stump

[BKColeman]

I used my TC 40D to remove a my first stump last night. I worked on it for about a week off and on with the loader and toothbar breaking all of the roots loose and rocking it loose. I couldn't get it picked up with the loader so I tried dragging it with a chain, but that tore up the yard too bad. I didn't think the forks could lift it either, but they did.

Attached is a picture of it on its way to the burn pile. If anyone is interested, a few more pics can be found <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.pbase.com/bkcoleman/stump>here</A>.

--Brad

 

[BKColeman]

My wife thought it looked like fun driving the stump to the burn pile so she decided to try. She came and got a load of old logs and hauled them off.

What a wife! /w3tcompact/icons/love.gif

--Brad

 

[Harv]

No doubt about it, Brad. That's a stump!!!

That's a gorgeous blue machine, too. You guys with the big horsepower make me so jealous. I like your photo page -- looks like some twilight pictures, which adds to the surrealistic effect.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mark_in_NH]

Brad,
My question is. Did your wife turn the tractor back over to you, or did she have so much fun that she decided to keep it for herself ? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Seat time is very contagius. You may have created a monster. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[GrantMO]

Brad,
That's an impressive stump. How long did it take to fill in the hole? Is that extra piece on your bucket a 4in1 thing?

 

[TonyC]

Fill us <font color=orange>orange</font color=orange> and <font color=green>green</font color=green> guys in on your machine. What is the HP at PTO etc? Nice work by the way!

 

[BKColeman]

Harv,
It was twilight. I hadn't planned to move the stump because it was late, but it looked like fun so I got wrapped up. I had to work to get the pictures to come out decent at all.

--Brad

 

[BKColeman]

<font color=blue>You may have created a monster. </font color=blue>

She had already taken over my Craftsman riding mower. And no, she didn't turn it back over to me. /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif She put it to bed for the night. I had to walk all the way back to the house as she drove off and left me. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

--Brad

 

[BKColeman]

Thanks Grant, it didn't take long at all to fill in the hole. The stump was right across the driveway. The builder (we just moved in December) had piled up some dirt from the excavation beside the stump so I just pushed it in. I've still got some cleanup to do though. But it is raining today. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

I don't have my bucket on in the picture, I've got a set of forks on. See attachment.

 

[BKColeman]

Thanks Tony.

My tractor is a TC 40D with SuperSteer. 40 HP (33.2 PTO HP). I've got a quick-detach HD bucket w/ toothbar that I used to dig it out and the qd forks to carry it. It's got 3 rear remotes w/ hydraulic top and tilt cylinders, but I don't have a box blade (yet /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif), which I need to smooth out where the stump was.

--Brad