eddie48
Gold Member
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2012
- Messages
- 270
- Location
- McDonough, NY
- Tractor
- TC45DA, TC40DA, Farmall Super A, New Idea spreader, Dolmar and Echo saws, Yanmar MIniEx, Ford 3550 backhoe, lots of junk
I just got to try out my new stump grapple from Unlimited Fabrication, LLC
PO BOX 454
DENTON, NC 27239
I had about 15 stumps left in a field that used to be Christmas tree operation. I took the trees, mostly spruce, down last year, but didn't have any way to get the stumps out until yesterday. I have the grapple mounted on a NH TC40DA loader. It took a little time (about 7 hours seat time) to pull the stumps, but everything worked just as it is supposed to. The stumps ranged in size from 12" to over 24" in diameter. It required digging all the way around and then a little push. Once they were out, I could pick them up with the grapple (although some were large enough to make me avoid lifting more than 6" or so, even with loaded rear tires on the tractor). Previously, I had used the grapple, lightly, to move some straw-laden manure (easy to pick up with the grapple), some brush and several large flat stones. Moving the brush would probably be easier and more efficient with a full-width grapple bucket rather than the narrow stump bucket but, boy, can the stump bucket dig!! Moving the stones was easy with this bucket. The stones were large enough that I couldn't have lifted more than one at a time, even with a bigger bucket.
My next project is to turn a former woodlot into pasture. Here in CT that means digging and moving lots of stones. (Connecticut is known to have more stones per acre than any other "crop".) Can't wait for things to dry out a bit so I can get to work on it.
PO BOX 454
DENTON, NC 27239
I had about 15 stumps left in a field that used to be Christmas tree operation. I took the trees, mostly spruce, down last year, but didn't have any way to get the stumps out until yesterday. I have the grapple mounted on a NH TC40DA loader. It took a little time (about 7 hours seat time) to pull the stumps, but everything worked just as it is supposed to. The stumps ranged in size from 12" to over 24" in diameter. It required digging all the way around and then a little push. Once they were out, I could pick them up with the grapple (although some were large enough to make me avoid lifting more than 6" or so, even with loaded rear tires on the tractor). Previously, I had used the grapple, lightly, to move some straw-laden manure (easy to pick up with the grapple), some brush and several large flat stones. Moving the brush would probably be easier and more efficient with a full-width grapple bucket rather than the narrow stump bucket but, boy, can the stump bucket dig!! Moving the stones was easy with this bucket. The stones were large enough that I couldn't have lifted more than one at a time, even with a bigger bucket.
My next project is to turn a former woodlot into pasture. Here in CT that means digging and moving lots of stones. (Connecticut is known to have more stones per acre than any other "crop".) Can't wait for things to dry out a bit so I can get to work on it.
