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Initial Assault on the "Stump from Hell"

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Fighting a Monster sized Stump with undersized equipment

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What happens here

The team commences the challenging task of removing a very large tree stump, which they refer to as the "stump from hell" due to its extensive and deeply entrenched root system. A Bobcat 325 mini excavator attempts to dig and pry around the stump, but the roots prove too massive for its initial efforts. A crew member uses a Stihl chainsaw to cut through exposed roots, while others manually clear smaller debris. The Kubota SVL 65-2 compact track loader, equipped with a specialized grapple attachment, joins the effort. It applies significant hydraulic force and the machine's full weight to pull, twist, and crack the major root sections, attempting to break them free from the ground. The crew emphasizes the difficulty presented by "fresh and green" roots, which are flexible and tend to spring back into place rather than break easily. Tim leverages the Kubota's weight and grapple, using gravity as an aid to dislodge the stump. The mini excavator is used strategically to help dislodge sections of the stump and roots.

Goal: Begin the process of removing the large, deeply rooted tree stump.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat 325 Mini Excavator Bobcat — Digging around the stump and prying roots
  • Grapple Attachment — Gripping and tearing at large roots
  • Hearing Protection — Protecting ears from loud machinery noise
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from flying debris
  • Shovel — Manual clearing of dirt and smaller roots
  • Stihl Chainsaw Stihl — Cutting through exposed roots
  • Work Gloves — Hand protection

What they say

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to my attention the wood prices are very high we need two and a half inch thick wood might as well just go up in the woods and make your own all right good morning everyone so new day new site laying in our own equipment right now all the way up to maple grove it's a sweet 50 minute drive tim always finds those jobs that are like super far away but i i can't complain gotta go where the work is at least i got a job that i like with people i enjoy can't complain too much uh so anyways about this wall everybody keeps telling me that it's gonna be be a doozy just a bear of a wall i haven't seen it yet but apparently it's uh it's gonna be a nine footer i can't remember how long it's gonna be it's gonna be the length of this dude's backyard we're turning a hill into a yard so doing a lot of those lately [Music] so oh river rock gonna pop some egg it's out there get out of there hey get did you get one yeah you did oop but oh no that's a good one it's a little one but yeah that's a pretty decent one a little peeler vera effect and other stuff oh plain here's the backyard holy crap holy crap [Music] you know it's it's wild is that there there's people in this world whose job it is to take care of these holy crap yeah these are going to be some massive roots they didn't plant the tree

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