Various sizes,6-24 inches,mostly oak,part of the reason I’m thinking the bx is my wife can’t drive my L because it’s a manual transmission,I’ve tried to teach her but for sake of the tractor and everyone else around it’s better she doesn’t lol,and my son will be getting close to the age he could run the bx in the next few years.immediate use would be stumps and removing a retaining wall and rebuilding at my dads property
I use my BX23S to remove stumps all the time. As others have mentioned, some are easy, some will make you wonder what you are doing. The ground they are in also makes a difference. In softer ground, it isn't too bad. Here in PA, there is lots of shale and when those roots get deep into that, it gets.... interesting.
I did get the BXpanded ripper tooth and that has helped with not having to dig as big of holes to get the roots lose. Also got their quick attach, so I can switch between it and the bucket in 30 seconds.
One thing I did learn is that any backhoe may not be as strong as you think it will be. You will not be able to just reach out, grab the stump and rip it out of the ground. Thought I was doing it all wrong until I watched WAY too many YouTube videos and realized that even larger machines needs to dig around the stump and then use the dirt as leverage when curling the bucket. With experience I am getting better at it. I can now remove stumps I couldn't remove before.
One other thing that really helps, is that I put together a 5 to 1 and a 3 to 1 pulley system. Most times I can just dig around the roots and try to get the stump out. If I can't, I hook up the 5:1, and with the BX pulling the rope, get the stump out that way. If it really gets bad, add the 3:1 and make a 15:1, and that will get it out.
The biggest thing is that I just enjoy using the backhoe. I don't mind if it takes hours, or days to get a stump out. I use it like a big kid. Heck, my 8 year old (was 7 at the time) helped me dig a big fire pit with it. His comment was "This is just like the diggers at the park!"
