Everything looked good to me. Only thing kinda bothered me was that fist tree when you was popping the root ball out looked like you had it pretty far to the left on the grapple. It started tweeking it to the left when u started lifting. When I popped tree roots out I'd get it dead center of my loader. But nice video.
iv'e removed several Alder and fir trees like that with my tractor though all i have is the front end loader and backhoe though i once had to remove a clump of 7 trees that where all root bound together with the root system being larger around then my tractor, took me about a week but i got it out of there and had to use the loader to roll the root system off a cliff once i got it dug free just to get ride of it. but its gone now and with luck ill be getting some help to install a building to house my tractor right where that group of trees was. anyways you got a new sub with only 201.3 hrs on my kioti ck 3510 tractor I figure ill probably be able to learn a few things from some of these videos.
Those jack pines don't seem to live all that long. Like maybe 15-20 years they look good and then they just start turning to crap. They're big over by me cuz of the kirtland warbler bird.
In the right conditions jack pines can grow 60-80 feet long and live 80 years or so. I have a few trees that fit that description along my shoreline near where I videoed this. But you're right: jack pines tend to be a short-lived, weak tree and sadly, I've lost most of my big, mature jack pines due to wind storms.
Although I give away any yellow wood to those who ask for it, jack pines are not worth anything to me. I do have two dead standing mature oaks that are worth something, but my local mill has major hassles sawing anything longer than 20'.
Currently I have something like 750 hours. The importer of Kioti voided my warranty after watching my first or second RU-vid video sight unseen apparently unaware of editing tricks to speed up the footage. Consider the Bobcat equivalent for better support as I'd never purchase a Kioti again. That said, whatever tractor you purchase, get Rimguard filled in all four tires for better traction.
I've got a SONY ICD PX333 Digital Voice Recorder (from amazon) and run a mic with a wind shield to my hat brim. Then when I edit the video I sync up the audio and the video. It's a bit of a pain but the remote mic's that are worth getting aren't cheap.
Nearly every video I make is outside and I've had more wrecked footage from wind noise. As in nobody never got to see me install my own heat pump during the summer of 2016, explain what tools are needed and the entire best practices process of pressure testing with nitrogen and evacuating the system three times because of wind noise. At some point I should do a voice-over on all the footage.
My grapple was made by Everything Attachments (EA) and was reasonably priced. Since that time, EA acting on suggestions from the field has made the same grapple open a little wider, and they have built in a brush guard on the backside so that rough material cannot accidentally trip the skidsteer quick release. Ted from EA talks about the new version 2.0 grapple and gives me a shoutout at 5:40. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i---hbR7-nU.html&frags=pl%2Cwn Here is a link to the grapple I have on EA's website. www.everythingattachments.com/Wicked-Root-Grapple-by-Everything-Attachments-p/eta-wrg-cmp.htm
