Re: Stump pulling

Posted by Erik Graham on December 19, 2004 at 09:20:13 from (70.49.178.102):

In Reply to: Stump pulling posted by Paul in MD on December 18, 2004 at 12:57:11:

Paul;
Your post doesn't mention what size stumps you are pulling or what type of tree. I learned the hard way that the first step is not to cut the tree too close to the ground. Extra height will give you extra leverage. I was able to pull a bunch of 3"to 5" cedar stumps out with my back blade. I first backed into the stump with the blade a little off the ground. Then raised the blade and backed it over the stump, lowered it, and moved the tractor forward. Doing this a couple of times worked for me. I have read that for larger stumps some folks advocate the use of a rear tire rim and a chain. The rim is positioned near the stump, the chain secured to the stump and travels over the top of the rim to the draw bar of your tractor. The rim works as a fulcrum and helps to draw the stump upward. Most of the old stump pullers that I have seen pictures of seem to focus on pulling the stump vertically as opposed to horizontally.

Cheers, ERik

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