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<blockquote data-quote="skidsteer.ca" data-source="post: 14633" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I can't say I have tried this many times, but in these parts I'd say a 3 to 4" tree would be the limit you would pluck from the ground with a skidsteer. Any bigger then that and you would need a hoe to rip several of the roots off first.</p><p>I had a 20" spruce break off next to the house and wanted the stump gone. I have a Serco 200 log loader, that is rated 20000 lb lift. I got right up tight to the stump to maximize the power in the knuckle boom. Could'nt even wiggle it.</p><p>I ended up fishing in the soil for the roots, finding 4 main roots and spitting the stump into 1/4's to pull it out.</p><p>I have dug many stumps out with my 709 backhoe, the ones over 4" don't just pull out, Up to 12" is not too bad, but you will be there a few minutes for each</p><p>Somewhere here I have a pic of a 28" willow I dug out with my 909 hoe, it took me 2 hours to dig around it. The closest I could rip the roots off was 20 or so inches out from the stump. When I got done the best the hoe could do was wiggle it a few inches in the hole. I wrapped a 1" cable from the skidder around it and winched it out of the ground. The root ball was @ 70" wide and a tall as the Bobcat. Likely weight 5or 6 thousand lbs</p><p>The 40000 lb skidder with a 60000 lb winch would not even think about pulling it out before I cut the roots. You could winch it right up on it rear wheels.</p><p>Around here stumps don't just pull out in my experience.</p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skidsteer.ca, post: 14633, member: 307"] I can't say I have tried this many times, but in these parts I'd say a 3 to 4” tree would be the limit you would pluck from the ground with a skidsteer. Any bigger then that and you would need a hoe to rip several of the roots off first. I had a 20” spruce break off next to the house and wanted the stump gone. I have a Serco 200 log loader, that is rated 20000 lb lift. I got right up tight to the stump to maximize the power in the knuckle boom. Could'nt even wiggle it. I ended up fishing in the soil for the roots, finding 4 main roots and spitting the stump into 1/4's to pull it out. I have dug many stumps out with my 709 backhoe, the ones over 4” don't just pull out, Up to 12” is not too bad, but you will be there a few minutes for each Somewhere here I have a pic of a 28” willow I dug out with my 909 hoe, it took me 2 hours to dig around it. The closest I could rip the roots off was 20 or so inches out from the stump. When I got done the best the hoe could do was wiggle it a few inches in the hole. I wrapped a 1” cable from the skidder around it and winched it out of the ground. The root ball was @ 70” wide and a tall as the Bobcat. Likely weight 5or 6 thousand lbs The 40000 lb skidder with a 60000 lb winch would not even think about pulling it out before I cut the roots. You could winch it right up on it rear wheels. Around here stumps don't just pull out in my experience. Ken [/QUOTE]
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