Deerelirious
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Hi,
I dug out a stump with my 2305 backhoe the other day. The tree was an Italian Cypress that was right next to our house... in a 5-foot wide planter strip betwen the house and the asphalt parking area. In addition to being a fire hazard, it was also a very dirty tree, holding a lot of dust and debris in it's close-knit greenery.
Lots of large, deep set roots on that stump. The little JD 260 backhoe tried it's best to rip it out, but the roots were just too many and set too deep, heading off in all directions. It took quite a bit of hand digging with a small pick hammer and cutting of the roots with a Milwaukee SawZall, but I was finally able to start 'rocking' the stump with the backhoe.
The 'rocking' back and forth of the stump told me where the deep and hidden remaining roots were, by my watching the surrounding ground around the base of the stump for 'quaking'. The 'anchor' roots were nearly vertical, and a real bugger to get to. Not to mention that this Sierra red clay soil is full of rocks of all sizes, and for whatever reason, the rocks seemed to be hugging the tree roots where I needed to cut. No other option but to dig the rocks out with a pick hammer and/or digging bar before I could cut the roots.
I finally got her out:
Stump All Packed Up and Ready For Travel pictures from good times photos on webshots
After all those years of working on various job sites, and seeing the backhoe operators always set their outriggers up on plwood sheeting when working on asphalt, I forgot to do that. I fractured the asphalt under the outriggers as a result. That won't happen again!
After Removing The Tree Stump pictures from good times photos on webshots
Did I have fun? Yeah!
I dug out a stump with my 2305 backhoe the other day. The tree was an Italian Cypress that was right next to our house... in a 5-foot wide planter strip betwen the house and the asphalt parking area. In addition to being a fire hazard, it was also a very dirty tree, holding a lot of dust and debris in it's close-knit greenery.
Lots of large, deep set roots on that stump. The little JD 260 backhoe tried it's best to rip it out, but the roots were just too many and set too deep, heading off in all directions. It took quite a bit of hand digging with a small pick hammer and cutting of the roots with a Milwaukee SawZall, but I was finally able to start 'rocking' the stump with the backhoe.
The 'rocking' back and forth of the stump told me where the deep and hidden remaining roots were, by my watching the surrounding ground around the base of the stump for 'quaking'. The 'anchor' roots were nearly vertical, and a real bugger to get to. Not to mention that this Sierra red clay soil is full of rocks of all sizes, and for whatever reason, the rocks seemed to be hugging the tree roots where I needed to cut. No other option but to dig the rocks out with a pick hammer and/or digging bar before I could cut the roots.
I finally got her out:
Stump All Packed Up and Ready For Travel pictures from good times photos on webshots
After all those years of working on various job sites, and seeing the backhoe operators always set their outriggers up on plwood sheeting when working on asphalt, I forgot to do that. I fractured the asphalt under the outriggers as a result. That won't happen again!
After Removing The Tree Stump pictures from good times photos on webshots
Did I have fun? Yeah!
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