24 Ball & Burlap trees to plant (and holes to dig) - best approach?

[Dave Ogren]

We just planted 27 Green Arborvitaes that came in 10 gallon pots. I was going to use the backhoe on the BX23S, but my son got started with the Kubota U-17 Mini-X and we were done in about 2 hours. I thought that went real smooth. Good luck with your planting.
Dave

 

[fried1765]

We just planted 27 Green Arborvitaes that came in 10 gallon pots. I was going to use the backhoe on the BX23S, but my son got started with the Kubota U-17 Mini-X and we were done in about 2 hours. I thought that went real smooth. Good luck with your planting.
Dave

10 gallon pots are quite small....think one scoop on the U-17?

 

[Dave Ogren]

10 gallon pots are quite small....think one scoop on the U-17?

That is why it only took about 2 hours.

 

[jyoutz]

So that's 2 hrs to dig holes, 2 hours to play on their cell phones?

Still cheaper than other options.

 

[Flintknapper]

Still cheaper than other options.

True enough.

 

[retired farmer]

True enough.

My vote is for renting the mini X.
When I was renting hay fields the owner wanted the fence rows cleaned up. Told her it was too time consuming for me so she hired a couple lads. They showed up wearing flip flops and short pants. They stayed maybe an hour. LOL
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