What is the best ATV for pulling out big stumps?
Big Dink
powerfull and tuffest one for this?
thankyou
Spdloader
"Big Dink" <tom...@excite.com> wrote in message
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>I need a new powerfull ATV for pulling out stumps. What is the most
>powerfull and tuffest one for this?
> thankyou
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As the owner of several large displacement ATV's, I can honestly tell you, a
tractor is best for stump pulling.
ATV's aren't made for it.
Spdloader
Angus
>powerfull and tuffest one for this?
> thankyou
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Massey Ferguson.
ATVs are not built to pull stumps. They aren't heavy enough and don't have
enough low end torque.
Brad Darnell
Brad
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> > "Big Dink" <tom...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> >>I need a new powerfull ATV for pulling out stumps. What is the most
> >>powerfull and tuffest one for this?
> >> thankyou
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> > As the owner of several large displacement ATV's, I can honestly tell you,
> > a tractor is best for stump pulling.
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> > ATV's aren't made for it.
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Any ATV is good for that job if you use your head. I have a 2002 honda
Rubicon that I use to pull monster stumps. but there's a twist to it.
I have designed and welded together a set of wheels that I can put the
stump to rest on. One set on the front and one set at the back. The
front has a design that incorporates a quick release. this is the most
important piece of equipment. I use that when I go downhill. If the
hill is too steep and I notice that the stump is begining to push the
ATV even with brakes on, I tear to the left or to the right and
release the stump. You have to be careful with large tree stumps. They
can kill you, even if you're on a large tractor.
GTD
You pulled them out of the ground with this rig, or just moved them from
point A to point B after they have been ripped out of the ground?
Pieter
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>> Any ATV is good for that job if you use your head. I have a 2002 honda
>> Rubicon that I use to pull monster stumps. but there's a twist to it.
>> I have designed and welded together a set of wheels that I can put the
>> stump to rest on. One set on the front and one set at the back. The
>> front has a design that incorporates a quick release. this is the most
>> important piece of equipment. I use that when I go downhill. If the
>> hill is too steep and I notice that the stump is begining to push the
>> ATV even with brakes on, I tear to the left or to the right and
>> release the stump. You have to be careful with large tree stumps. They
>> can kill you, even if you're on a large tractor.
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> You pulled them out of the ground with this rig, or just moved them from
> point A to point B after they have been ripped out of the ground?
It sounds to me like you mean "log", not "stump." When I say "stump", I
mean that part of a tree left in the ground when a tree is cut. When I say
"log" I mean that part of the tree trunk, cut to lengths, that is
more-or-less cylindrical. IMHO an ATV is clearly not the right way to pull
stumps (out of the ground) of any size. why? An ATV has a light tube frame
and running gear like a motorcycle. Great for personal transportation and
light hauling, but not for brute force pulling. In addition, as suggested
above, an ATV can be easily overwhelmed by heavy attached objects rolling
downhill.
If you are suggesting that an ATV can be used to pull logs, the answer is
"yes." The wheeled device described above is called a "logging arch" and
has been in use since oxen and horses did the grunt work. An arch is used
to lift the front end on a towed log off the ground without putting the
weight on the animal or machine doing the pulling. This allows lighter, low
horsepower machines to be used for pulling logs out of the woods. However,
logs sliding downhill while being towed can easily overrun light ATVs.
Here's a link to a web site describing small scale logging including links
to arches:
http://www.rockisland.com/~tom/tools.html
In addition, trailer wheels on an axle can be placed under the rear of the
log, making an easy-to-pull full trailer out of it. However, it may not be
easy to stop!
At times it may be easier to move the processing equipment to the tree
rather than the tree to the equipment. For example, if you are cutting
trees for firewood, it may be easier to move the small gas powered splitter
to the trees and split firewood on site. Then move the split firewood to
the yard by small trailer for drying.
If the original question was about how to get the stump and roots out of the
ground after a tree is cut, my experience is that for volume stump removal
of significant stumps, a backhoe is the answer. The bigger the stumps, the
bigger the backhoe required. For a few small stumps (example, pines in
sandy soils, maximum 6 in diameter), I have found that a shovel, pick, axe,
and come-along (hand winch) will work just fine to remove stumps that
wouldn't budge if pulled with an ATV. I usually leave a "tall stump" when
cutting (about a foot tall) firewood, and an even taller stump ( 3 feet) if
just removing small trees during trail building. I then use the pick,
shovel, and axe to dig up and cut roots. Using the come-along, I can bend
the stump from side-to-side like wiggling a loose tooth until I can see and
cut all the roots holding it. Having a longer stump allows the easy use of
tow straps to get some mechanical leverage on the stump. Once you get used
to this method, it can go pretty quickly for small stumps.
Angus
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> Any ATV is good for that job if you use your head. I have a 2002 honda
> Rubicon that I use to pull monster stumps. but there's a twist to it.
> I have designed and welded together a set of wheels that I can put the
> stump to rest on. One set on the front and one set at the back. The
> front has a design that incorporates a quick release. this is the most
> important piece of equipment. I use that when I go downhill. If the
> hill is too steep and I notice that the stump is begining to push the
> ATV even with brakes on, I tear to the left or to the right and
> release the stump. You have to be careful with large tree stumps. They
> can kill you, even if you're on a large tractor.
You are hauling logs. A stump is that thing you left in the ground after
cutting down the tree.
Dale Peterson
>powerfull and tuffest one for this?
> thankyou
Have you looked at the Kawasaki Mule with the diesel engine. There a 2000
model used in Fallon, NV forsale.
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