Beats the heck out of an axe and shovel

[DesertRider]

I've removed enough roots with axe and shovel that I appreciate labor saving devices. When we were clearing our lot to build our house I used the ultimate labor saving device to remove over 1/4 acre of alder roots around the property, a bulldozer. Next in line for the ones I missed with the dozer was a little 20 hp Kubota tractor a friend let me borrow. We still have quite a few alders around the edges of the property and I needed to remove a few for a sauna I'm building. I decided the LX-570 should be put to work to see how it would fair, turns out it did the trick. This is the smallest root ball I removed, the final largest one was a bit of a struggle but it came up after a few tug and jerks. The others came out with a good steady pull.

 

[dudemancool1904]

Don’t want to burst your fun bubble but make sure to use a synthetic or elastic line/strap/rope. And don’t have that metal hanging off the end. That’s a bad day waiting to happen .

 

[DesertRider]

I am aware of the risk of flying chunks of steel which is why the shackle was on the ball hitch, not the middle of end of the line. The rope used was from an old climbing rope, so quite elastic.

 

[KLF]

I'm sure the loads were low in this situation, but... you should NEVER drop a strap or rope on a tow ball like that. They are not designed to take that type of load, and when they snap, bad things happen. Get a shackle-type insert for your hitch.

 

[04UZJ100]

sawzall and 12” blade. Straight thru the dirt. Done.

 

[04UZJ100]

Side note I find it humorous that folks are worried about what this dude does on his property but they don’t blink an eye to those who knowingly exceed GVWR, tongue weights, all while using home made hitches and post about it here, on the internet.

 

[KLF]

Side note I find it humorous that folks are worried about what this dude does on his property but they don’t blink an eye to those who knowingly exceed GVWR, tongue weights, all while using home made hitches and post about it here, on the internet.

I can assure you that eyes are being blinked here when I see it. That's not something I mess with.

 

[TheIcemanCometh]

Don’t want to burst your fun bubble but make sure to use a synthetic or elastic line/strap/rope. And don’t have that metal hanging off the end. That’s a bad day waiting to happen .

I would also suggest blankets over the stump. Roots snap and can have rocks embedded in them.