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<blockquote data-quote="Buckshot Ranch" data-source="post: 120525" data-attributes="member: 21975"><p>I haven't done any stump grinding on my ranch, although I have considered a grinder attachment for my Bobcat? I have discovered that it doesn't take much soil coverage over a shaved stump to produce grass. And it doesn't take too long for a small or medium stump to become soil. Looking at your pic, and your tree line, I would be reluctant to spend the money on a medium ex if that was my primary reason for getting one. My experience is that the main reason an ex can be superior to a decent and equal sized extendahoe is in speed and in some cases, traction. But by the same token, an equal sized ex doesn't have the loader capability, transit speed or backfill speed of the backhoe. And don't forget the additional maintenance and repair costs of a tracked machine. The other day I rolled the bead of one of my front backhoe tires. An hour of strap up, valve removal and compressor time, and I had the tire back on bead and the backhoe back on line. Conversely, when my dozer lost a track roller a couple of years ago I spent a month waiting for the part and doing the R&R to get it back on line. Don't misunderstand me, I love my dozer and my backhoe can't compete with the push power, but it can get very pricey when you try to fill the barn with various specialty specific pieces of equipment!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckshot Ranch, post: 120525, member: 21975"] I haven't done any stump grinding on my ranch, although I have considered a grinder attachment for my Bobcat? I have discovered that it doesn't take much soil coverage over a shaved stump to produce grass. And it doesn't take too long for a small or medium stump to become soil. Looking at your pic, and your tree line, I would be reluctant to spend the money on a medium ex if that was my primary reason for getting one. My experience is that the main reason an ex can be superior to a decent and equal sized extendahoe is in speed and in some cases, traction. But by the same token, an equal sized ex doesn't have the loader capability, transit speed or backfill speed of the backhoe. And don't forget the additional maintenance and repair costs of a tracked machine. The other day I rolled the bead of one of my front backhoe tires. An hour of strap up, valve removal and compressor time, and I had the tire back on bead and the backhoe back on line. Conversely, when my dozer lost a track roller a couple of years ago I spent a month waiting for the part and doing the R&R to get it back on line. Don't misunderstand me, I love my dozer and my backhoe can't compete with the push power, but it can get very pricey when you try to fill the barn with various specialty specific pieces of equipment! [/QUOTE]
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