Using hydraulic cylinder to pull stumps/roots ?

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massey990

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My neighbor is clearing some 12"-14" dia. Poplar trees for a garden plot. The stumps themselves are not near as difficult to remove as the large roots. Most of these trees have 4-6 large lateral roots, most are as big as the trunk of the trees themselves.

My question is; I have a large cylinder 4.5 bore and 20" stroke. Is it feasible and does a cylinder of this size have the power to pull these roots?

We would use 1/2" chain and a nearby tree for resistance to set up the "hydraulic winch" is this feasible?
 
   / Using hydraulic cylinder to pull stumps/roots ? #2  
probably, but would it be easier to chain them to the back of your tractor and pull them out that way? I think you will spend a lot of time repositioning the cylinder to pull the roots another 20".
 
   / Using hydraulic cylinder to pull stumps/roots ?
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His B2400 is just too light. Right now it is taking about 1-1/2 hours digging for each root and even then it is still some work with the tractor.
 

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