Just thought I'd share this video of me taking down a Spruce tree. I'm loving this stump bucket. I've cleared about an acre so far.
Stump Bucket Grapple L4060
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Interesting. Where'd you get that one? I've got a bunch of sweetgums amongst some pines I'm working on.
BigG
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l2501, FEL, BB, Rotary cutter, rake,spreader, roller, etc. New Holland TL80 A
Better take the time to cover your grill guard with expanded metal. That thing is dangerous
Yup, I just got into welding too. That will be my next project.Better take the time to cover your grill guard with expanded metal. That thing is dangerous
I had one similar to that and I used it for picking and placing boulders until I got my backhoe, then I sold it.
leveraddict
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2017 BX23S 60" LP BoxBlade 54" mower 60" BackBlade EA 12" 1 bottom plow & Forks
Very nice implement! I do wonder though how the loader arms hold up to all the abuse those buckets cause? Tractor loader arms can be bent easily as they arent really meant for digging like a bull doser. Not so much the OP but ive seen videos of these stump buckets ramming and lifting tractors off the ground trying to loosen huge stumps! I guess everything has its limitations?
I was worried about that at first. I keep it in Medium-L, and try to put no more stress on it than scooping a pile of dirt with a regular bucket. I drive the stump bucket under a root, and use the hydraulics to pry the roots up. I have been keeping an eye on the loader arms, and they look fine. Time will tell though...
It is great for digging/moving rocks around. I got one out of the ground that is about half the size of a smart car. Rocks are deceptively heavy. I could lift it just enough to push it around. I think I paid around $1600. It is solid though.
I just removed a pretty big oak that died from oak wilt. The trunk was 24" in diameter, way more than either of my M9's could dead pull so I borrowed my buddy's Case Magnum AWD with dual's front are rear, cut the tree down but left 10 feet of trunk. Hooked a large cable to the top of the trunk and to the drawbar and popped it like a cork. Of course I had to backfill the hole but took all of about 30 seconds to pull. I'll let the stump and root ball sit for a year, shake the dirt off and roast it in the brush pile. How I do all of them actually but most will dead pull with either of my M9's.
