downsizingnow48
Elite Member
I made this in a morning by cutting standard steel shapes to size and drilling holes. I tried it out tonight. In a few seconds it took apart a small but tough stump and roots that the bucket had just bounced off. Will try it on larger stumps in the lawn after the ground dries out.
Photo 1 - the main parts are 1/2"x8" flat bar for the sides and 1.5 square tubing for spacers using 1" hardened bolts to hold everything together.
Photo 2 - the ripper is a standard box blade shank. It is held in position by a short piece of 3" square tube, spacers, and 1/2" hardened bolts.
Photo 3 - main dimensions and orientation of the ripper is about the same as the factory bucket.
Photo 4 - curled up. the pins are factory Kubota.
Photo 5 - extended. the retainer rings are 1.5" OD x 1" ID DOM tubing.
Photo 6 - demolished this small stump in seconds with minimal soil disturbance.
I set out to make the ripper as simply and cheaply as I could. The hardened bolts cost about $30, the shank was $13, and the steel about $30.
Photo 1 - the main parts are 1/2"x8" flat bar for the sides and 1.5 square tubing for spacers using 1" hardened bolts to hold everything together.
Photo 2 - the ripper is a standard box blade shank. It is held in position by a short piece of 3" square tube, spacers, and 1/2" hardened bolts.
Photo 3 - main dimensions and orientation of the ripper is about the same as the factory bucket.
Photo 4 - curled up. the pins are factory Kubota.
Photo 5 - extended. the retainer rings are 1.5" OD x 1" ID DOM tubing.
Photo 6 - demolished this small stump in seconds with minimal soil disturbance.
I set out to make the ripper as simply and cheaply as I could. The hardened bolts cost about $30, the shank was $13, and the steel about $30.