Stump digger bucket

TractorGuy · Oct 12, 2020

Diggin It said:
What about one of those rear mount 3 point dirt buckets?

Not sure on price, but something that could be used in the future.

I dug out a tree and replanted it with one of those. The guy I bought the scoop from said he knew a guy that dug a pond with one.

Sawyer Rob · Oct 12, 2020

arrow said:
Had one on my tractor. The problem is the bucket bottoms out at the end of its travel length. It's as if i would have to dig a 4' wide ditch when I need just a 16" width one just to make room for the tractor tires to ramp down so the bucket can reach 2' deep.

That's exactly right, dig it as wide as the tractor and get it done, with little expense... It's easy to back fill the ditch!

SR

Oldpath05 · Oct 12, 2020

Sawyer Rob said:
That's exactly right, dig it as wide as the tractor and get it done, with little expense... It's easy to back fill the ditch!

SR

Yes I do that all he time, go 4' wide at width of bucket and I can easily go 2' deep, back fill is easy peasy.......

lennyzx11 · Oct 13, 2020

Though I have the backhoe attachment now, in the past I dug two culvert trenches without it.
I loosened the soil up with a subsoiler in one case and a single bottom plow in the other.
Dragging them long ways repeated times till they were buried to the hilt the width of the tractor tires so I could get the tractor in the trench for the second pass. I went 4’ deep total.
Scooped out the fill with a rear dump like pictured in first case. FEL in the other.

Renting a mini ex for a weekend with plans is really really the best answer I feel though.

Oldpath05 · Oct 13, 2020

But how long does it take to learn how to run a excavator and whats the cost of a weekend rent, providing I dont break it..........

arrow · Oct 13, 2020

I love coming here even if I do not get a direct answer. No, the true bebnefits for me lie in the fact of the diverse answers. This diversity allows me to sort of "pull my brain together".
So it went like this: Renting will cost around $299. Finding and purchasing a "narrow" stump bucket say $500 or more.

What I did: bought a quick attach plate on amazon 5/16" thick with Prime incentive came to $115 tax and shipping included. Went to my local welder and bought 1/4" steel plate that he will cut the shapes I want (bottom, back and sides- $85)
Welding...perhaps $20 in electricity. primer and paint...$25. So for about $245 and my time, I'll have what I want to dig a ditch, bury a duck or dog and remove stubborn over growth.

It all came together so thanks for everyone's input.