Pics of first stump removal with a BX24

[thavil]

I thought I bit off more than me and my BX24 could chew after I started this project but with patience and a good axe, I was able to remove this stump. The roots ended up being longer and wider than I thought. I probably should have dug further out from the stump but with little experience, I didn't think of that until after I was almost done.

If it wasn't for RayCo's post awhile back, showing the large stump he moved with his tractor, I probably wouldn't have tried moving this stump with the FEL. It looked too large to me for my small tractor but once I got it in position and strapped up, the FEL picked it up with no problems.

I forgot to take pictures, while digging the stump out with the BH, if anyone is wondering why there isn't any BH work pictures.

 

[ChuckinNH]

Feels good when you do something like that for sure! Just another testament to what these tractors CAN do. Now all you have to do is find another place for the stump.....

 

[thavil]

Now all you have to do is find another place for the stump.....

I was thinking the same thing after I moved it to my burn pile. I left it there for now but I have no idea if I will try to burn it or do something else with it. Maybe bury it and get more BH experience under my belt!!

 

[BigD23]

I thought I bit off more than me and my BX24 could chew after I started this project but with patience and a good axe, I was able to remove this stump. The roots ended up being longer and wider than I thought. I probably should have dug further out from the stump but with little experience, I didn't think of that until after I was almost done.

If it wasn't for RayCo's post awhile back, showing the large stump he moved with his tractor, I probably wouldn't have tried moving this stump with the FEL. It looked too large to me for my small tractor but once I got it in position and strapped up, the FEL picked it up with no problems.

I forgot to take pictures, while digging the stump out with the BH, if anyone is wondering why there isn't any BH work pictures.

Congrats thavil...4 more and you'll be an Ace! Digging stumps with your backhoe sure takes your mind off the daily reteric........

Don

 

[Egon]

Nice pictures.

It is surprising what the little tractors can do. In my case I'd drop the stump on my lakeside fireplace and watch it burn during the evening.

A picture of my little tractor attacking a stump with attached tree.

 

[stupakmike]

I am new here with the kubota bunch. I have been following these post for quite sometime and find them very educational. I also have a Bx 24 and just love the tractor. Tractors are not new to me being that I grew up on a large dairy farm in northern WI. Stumps seem to be so cool to dig out and I will attack any with the BX24. What to do with the stump? What I do is put the stump to the side of the hole...Dig a bit deeper and then bury the stump in the same hole. Works great for me.

 

[thavil]

Congrats thavil...4 more and you'll be an Ace! Digging stumps with your backhoe sure takes your mind off the daily reteric........

Thanks BigD23. I totally agree with taking the mind off the daily reteric. I work with computers/servers all day long at work and this is very relaxing for me.

It is surprising what the little tractors can do. In my case I'd drop the stump on my lakeside fireplace and watch it burn during the evening.
A picture of my little tractor attacking a stump with attached tree.

I wish I had a lakeside to have a fireplace next to. Nice picture you have there. Not sure I trust myself yet with that job.

What to do with the stump? What I do is put the stump to the side of the hole...Dig a bit deeper and then bury the stump in the same hole. Works great for me.

Not sure why I didn't think about that myself. I have no need for the stump, so burying it in place seems the best thing to do. I will either need to attempt to widen the hole a little (large roots still in the ground) or chainsaw some of the large roots still attached to the stump to make it fit better. Thanks for the common sense idea and your picture of your stump removal.

 

[ejnichol]

More often than not, I will cut with chain saw the stump as flush to the ground as possible. If the remaining stump can be cleared with mower deck while cutting grass or generally not in the way of other vehicular traffic then I'm done.

I've done the dig around and chainsaw cut root prodedure but it is just too time consuming for what is gained. Trying to remove a large pine with central tap root is way beyond the bx24 and the time is money argument.

If a large bh can be rented that can make short work of stump removal, then thats the route I would take.

Some really small stumps can be plucked out with the bh or pushed out with the fel.

 

[asylum575]

I've pulled quite a few stumps with my BX so far. Patience is the trick. Work your way around then get all excited when it moves a bit. You know your close and finish the job. I find pulling stumps very soothing. They say a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. Must have been said by a fisherman without a tractor. Seat time rules.

 

[RayCo]

Nice pictures.

May I suggest that you purchase a chain? Using a strap to pull things like that can be a bit dangerous, as you're essentially creating a slingshot aimed directly at yourself and the tractor. Luckily, my brother gave me this advice before anything ever broke on me. He reminded me of the time that someone was pulling his IHC Scout out of some mud via a strap attached to his grillguard. The steel broke, and the grillguard launched about 50 feet and cut a 4" tree into two pieces. Luckily, no people or monkeys were in the tree.
</div>

 

[thavil]

May I suggest that you purchase a chain? Using a strap to pull things like that can be a bit dangerous, as you're essentially creating a slingshot aimed directly at yourself and the tractor. </div>

Thanks for the advice RayCo. I was hoping someone would mention whether I was crazy for using the strap. My thinking was that since this was my first time, would I rather be hit by the strap when it breaks or get hit by the chain if I don't hook it right or it's the wrong size. I went with the strap idea and purposely put both metal ends at the BH. Now that I have more confidence in myself, I will use the chain for the stump beside the one I just removed.

 

[Lil_FarmerJim]

Nice pictures, and good job.

One thing to note with chain, if it breaks or slips free, it won't come flying at you it should just drop to the ground.

Putting it simply you can think of chain like a hundred little straps, if one of the links break it will loss all its stored energy in a much smaller space, since each link can only stretch a few inches before it fails vs when a 27ft strap stretched out to 37ft breaks and has 10ft worth of stored energy to release. Same theory applies if it was to slip free.

(These are not exact numbers but used for demonstration purposes)

Good Job,
Jim

 

[frank_miller]

stumps below 8" DIA a BX22/23/24 can handle..outside of that, useless in my eyes.

 

[asylum575]

stumps below 8" DIA a BX22/23/24 can handle..outside of that, useless in my eyes.

Frank,
I wouldn't say useless. It's a small tractor. Big jobs call for big equipment. If you don't have the need for big equipment all the time, the BX and B series can handle alot of jobs. The big stumps take longer, but hey, what's the rush.

 

[frank_miller]

again for small stumps <8" it is fine. But on the other hand I had (6) 8" oak stumps and once out, with a large BH, my little BX24 backhoe could not even pick up the stumps or move them...

Case in point, for most trees more like <6" BX are not gonna cut it. Sure longer but I have limited time on planet earth too...I could show you pix and the stumps are large then my BX24 (weight/height)..

 

[RFB]

I keep old discarded firehouse for my hard pull chains. I thread it once with some baling twine, and then pull a chain through it. When finished, I tie twine to the chain and pull the chain out, leaving the twine in for the next time.

 

[BotaBigot]

More often than not, I will cut with chain saw the stump as flush to the ground as possible. If the remaining stump can be cleared with mower deck while cutting grass...

I used to do this...until it cost me a mower spindle assy. Apparently freeze/thaw lifted an older stump. I didn't see it during first cut of season. Buried blade about an inch below top of stump. Bent blade and spindle, and broke belt...sigh...

 

[Shmudda]

again for small stumps <8" it is fine. But on the other hand I had (6) 8" oak stumps and once out, with a large BH, my little BX24 backhoe could not even pick up the stumps or move them...

Case in point, for most trees more like <6" BX are not gonna cut it. Sure longer but I have limited time on planet earth too...I could show you pix and the stumps are large then my BX24 (weight/height)..

Frank....I must disagree with you here about the BX24. Now I will say its a small tractor, it just takes more time and thought when tackling a big stump.

Proof is in the pictures........

Craig

 

[RayCo]

stumps below 8" DIA a BX22/23/24 can handle..outside of that, useless in my eyes.

He he. You'll get a lot of slack for that comment. Although, it seems as though you already got more than I would have expected. It says you're banned now. Well, regardless, here' my obligatory dispute, but all in fun. I know the BX is limited in what it can do and knowing the limitations of your machine is very important.

Here's a stump I dug out about an hour after delivery of my BX last summer. It's about 7" in diameter:


At the risk of posting this image too much (I'm proud, what can I say?! ), here's one year later after getting comfortable with the tractor. Now, I didn't dig this stump up; the tree was pushed over and uprooted by a Case 580, but I could have dug it up had that machine not uprooted it when it was pushed.


I didn't measure the diameter, but it's a bit larger than 8".

</div>