That's nice that the dirt is falling off that one. I pulled one the other day and the pull was a great success but the root ball was over 4 feet tall and full of dirt. The hole was about 4 feet deep. I chipped that dirt out the whole next day. I need the dirt though. And it won't burn well with the dirt in it. I'm pretty good at setting up my systems but I appreciate watching how you plan and execute your pulls. I appreciate seeing it on paper. Great job.
No problem, I always like doing these pulls. Sometimes I do the diagram and sometimes I don’t. I’m glad I don’t need any of this dirt because it’s basically solid red clay.
Im commenting mostly because you requested ,and I dont mind helping . But I have an admission to make.When everything goes perfectly, like it did in this pulleys & stumps episode, I am happy for you and maybe even a little proud of you...BUT, when things go all pear shaped and you need to stop and rethink and try something different I learn more. Whch is more satisfying from my end. Dont get me wrong here,I am not hoping for nor advocating trouble or failures. I want you to win your war on stumps I am on the side of right and of progress. But at least this time the rain squall was a small stumbling block and got your butt wet .which was a lesson I have not completely learned for myself yet
I appreciate you watching and commenting! It was definitely nice to have things go smoothly this time and for next video that I already did but haven’t posted. These stumps were soft wood so they were pretty easy, but the next ones will be a change and I’m going to start learning from scratch again. These 4 stumps took less time altogether than one used to take, which was very welcomed since it was really hot in GA this past weekend!
@@brainhomestead6 I’ve cleared a dozen medium trees and palms. I Always leave the tree and try and pull it over intact. Go up 1/3 the height and pull from there. My situation is different on the coast. Ground is soft- can push pull many trees over.
@@permasealfinishing1273 I’ll go up as high as I can, but I don’t think I can get up to 1/3 of the height. My newest video I pulled down 2 trees whole to see how it works on small trees. 100% I have to soak this clay soil beforehand.
My only suggestion would be to pull from the rear. Your bucket is designed to push and your rear 3 point hitch is designed to pull. So the rear is the strongest point.
Yeah and I haven’t broken anything besides a chain. My next video I’m going to start experimenting with dropping trees whole with this system and a fulcrum to use momentum of the falling tree to pop the roots out at the same time.
I remember doing the same thing couple years back. I posted a few videos of me doing it but I was using a winch. My winch finally broke and recently got another one and did it again just yesterday for a friend of mine.
my question is the lenth of rope and size, what is the pulling power of each rope.... I have read on the internet that a SK99 rope 200 feet is thousands of dollars... I see a lot cheaper but no clue of breaking strenth...
On my first preparation video in this playlist, I have linked to Amazon the rope I’m using. It’s 3/8” generic synthetic rope similar to Dyneema, but not that brand. The stuff I’m using has a 23,000 lb minimum break strength and it’s 100’ long. It was $89.
Cool, keep the good videos rolling. In case you cannot lift a stump with the tractor, can you easily remove the front bucket and use only frame for lifting?
@@brainhomestead6 That looks like something you need to repair. Lets suppose you need to replace often the front bucket by a fork lift? A fork lift for the front is even a more suitable tool to move those stumps.
i may have missed where you addressed this earlier, but why not pull from the tractor bar? i'm sure you have a reason, but that's literally what the draw bar is for.
A very good reason…. I’m lazy! For counterweight and working a small field, I leave the tiller installed on the back. Disconnecting and reconnecting is not fun.
Hmmm, I followed the list, so now you need to add the tractor (that one is a pretty penny) and the property with room to run it. Will see about trying the spousal unit and me per your previous video. Congratulations on this though.
Looking good. I knew if you started choking the straps on the trees with the back cut, it wouldn’t slip off any more. I think you should find a new way to pull with the tractor, a dedicated anchor point. Choking the cable around the bucket is risky and pulling from the side of the bucket is not good. Good job though.
Thanks! Yeah I’m trying to figure out how to tackle the the really big stumps and trees. So far I’ve just done relatively small stumps. I have some big trees that need dropped.
I still can’t find chain that size, especially not for $100! I’m getting ready to pull those next two right now and I think I’m just going to try pulling one by itself and hope it breaks.
@@brainhomestead6 Yeah, buying a new one that size would cost a fortune, this one was a used one for towing a tank or something. I dont even need it but when I saw it for that price I had to get it! Best thing is it comes wit 2 loops for a chocker sling.
@@swashington942 I was doing that at first too, but the problem is that all that wait is still on only one sheave so it drops the rating of the block and tackle. So I had to use individual snatch blocks. The big doubles and triples are almost prohibitively expensive.
i reckon you should try a "full sized" tree just as you have been doing before going to the trouble of drilling holes and flooding them. They dont look huge. PS give the tractor a wash please :) The first part of this video might help you getting a rope/strap up to the 20' ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MjT2UFhLDEA.html
I leave it out in the rain occasionally! There are some 80-100’ pines that are in the mix and a HUGE hardwood Sweet Gum that definitely has me nervous!
Good job, you are getting better at it since using the choke method. When you use the bucket of the tractor, you shouldn't push or pull on one side or the other. Not only is it bad for bearings and/or bushings, it produces an unbalanced torque, and less traction for the vehicle. You didn't experience it here because those came out rather easily but with higher tension on the pull, the tractor would twist, creating a more dangerous situation and damage to the vehicle.
Yeah I noticed that when I was picking up really heavy loss. I can hear the loader pop as it slides diagonally if it’s loaded to heavily on one side or the other. Like you said in this case, fortunately, it didn’t take too much force.
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