I've been to an emergency room. They are not popular. Nobody looks forward to going to one. Were you trying to say "heavily visited" or "often frequented"?
Before I sold my towing business, I would pull trees, roots and all with my rotator semi tow truck. Makes quick and easy work on bushes, shrubs and trees. Kind of an expensive tool to use, but I already owned the fleet of trucks.
I’ve pulled thousands of stumps, some are mean, some were the size of the excavator, some you had to piece out, the best method by far is to leave about 10-12’ of log attached, or the entire tree if possible, it self tips once a few roots are detached…we also use a frost hook that’s set up to fit multiple machines, it speeds up the process dramatically and reduces backfilling…..and be kind to your machine!
To pull a stump you need to get the ground somewhat ready to let the stump go . You need to backhoe around the edges of the trunk to cut and/or uncover part of the roots so they can bend and snap off when you put pressure on the trunk that is left of the tree . If you can , then water what you have uncovered and let that soak in for a couple of hours . Then the stump will come out a lot easier . Work smarter not harder .
Using a chainsaw without eye, ear, head, feet and legs protection. Wow !!! Keep praying and praising your guardian angel. I am not surprised by what you did to the backhoe. Maybe a cooking video might be better for you.
Bud... I don't know you from Adam, but I care and I'm going to give you a piece of information that will save your life and those that you are working with.... NEVER... I repeat... NEVER place a shovel or anything else into the ground without first contacting your local one call diggers hotline. You see those grey and green metal cabinets behind you? That's your electric and telecommunications distribution point. I see a secondary transformer, primary transformer, either a primary junction box or a 3 phase transformer, cable tv junction box/fiber cabinet, telephone ped/fiber cabinet. Looks like the home you're at could be fed by those very cabinets... 95% of the time is running right past/under where you are currently digging. Please stay safe... equipment can be replaced... lives cannot.
Looking at 3:47 on the far left is a switchgear, yes for primary, but NOT a transformer, the one on the far right is a transformer, prolly feeding the houses like you say and a couple of the comm cabinets you see in the center. Call before you dig 👍 looks like lits of stuff running through there
The good news is that although expensive, it is an easy fix for any shade tree mechanic. I will advise you to get an extra hydraulic line and those 1”pins that link the components. And when the welds break, my muffler shop had a great welder on site to fix that. Seven years on mine
Awesome info! I have 2 years on this one. But I’ve only used it problems around 20 hours of constant run time… so I’m still learning a lot and I love when folks like you leave me something I can learn from!
@@DansShopSD Hey again. The other weak point is the gas tank rusted inside. Mine sit outside uncovered and is now pink and has rust on the controls, but no leaks and all is good. It’s a tough little machine but you can break it. Cheers
I have the HF Backhoe too. Done that with mine after digging up many stumps. Hasn't done it since. By the way, what cylinder (Store, make & model) did you replace it with. I would like to find a suitable replacement cylinder.
@@DansShopSD That "slightly bigger" cylinder is going to exert 40% more "UMPH" and you are most likely going to "KRINK-A-LATE" something else very soon. Liked all the high speed "Action". My "kubogy" BH92 ~ 9.5' backhoe hasn't busted yet of the 925hours l used it--- and on "Plenty" of BIG STUMPS--- hope it never does. Thank you for the great Sir and happy safe excavating.
I would use the 50 gallon drum burn method. Remove both ends of the drum. Get a wide wood drill bit and put several deep holes in the stump. Soak the stump with some gas, put the barrel over the stump with kindle and light it. Takes a bit of time and stump gone.
If it's a small tree like that one... don't cut it down. Use tow straps up high on the tree, pull with a truck to loosen roots from the soil, and pull side to side. Once you loosen it, You can do the rest by hand. The larger roots will reveal themselves when you pull and cut them with a Sawzall.
@@markp.7165 You're not in a tractor pull. You're using the weight of the tree. and pulling from the top. "Pull smoothly, 2 or 3 times." from one side, then the other. 'It works. Years later, my truck is still going strong. Now if it's a 35-foot tree, it might not work as well.
@@philobetto5106 Again, I am not saying you're wrong I am saying there are different situations which would include different kinds of trees, different sizes and different soils. We in western Virginia have soil with some clay and rocks which is far more difficult to deal with then say in Eastern Va. or locations where they have top soil 5 ft. thick. Trust me you would not be able to pull over a black walnut tree with your pickup in my backyard. Again if you've had good luck doing it more power to you but in my over 60 years I have never seen it done on anything around here bigger than say a very small tree. .
@@markp.7165 I agree, that was my point, the tree they tackled was small... it could've been set in concrete it still would've given way using minimal pull
I am surprised the cylinder failed. I just dug up a live 20" walnut tree so I could push it over. My HF digger only had trouble with 1 deep root (it was about 24" deep). The middle bucket tooth is bent down a little bit, but no other damage to the digger. I definitely pushed mine pretty hard. I'm glad it was easy for you to fix your digger.
Dang a walnut tree would be really strong! I think there are more good stories about these HF digger’s than there are bad one. Nice to hear that your machine is holding tough!
We have "hackberry" which are amazingly fast growing and strong wood and they put down a tap root to just about match the tree trunk above ground. I gave up digging out the root at 6 ft below original grade and still had to chansaw it off after pressure washing and cutting the tangle of roots. Tractor still wouldn't pull it after that much digging and I had left 5 ft above ground to give leverage.
28 YEARS ONE BACKHOE, many miles of water/sewer/footers and hundreds of stumps & a big swimming pool, I have found that banging my bucket into Rocks is easier than pulling stumps. If you have the whole tree, dig it & push it over - the weight of the tree will help immensely or buy a stump grinder...
I ripped my Harbor Freight backhoe bucket in half... 5 lb of 2 inch X 3/32 metal strips and a lot of weldoing rod... The bucket is bullet proof now, so I bent a cylinder pushrod. I spent more having a replacement MADE than the OEM replacement, but the new one will bend the boom before it fails. Tru to get out further so you break off the roots where they are weaker. The machine is really good for the price but has the power to tear itself apart.
Yea I am happy with it, we get what we pay for, that's for sure! this winter I plan on making the bucket stronger, we will see if I help it or hurt it LOL
A picture of that pretzeled ram will get you a million clicks! Maybe a caption "Quick Returning Hydraulic Ram"! It's safe to say the manufacturer is better at annealing than hardening. Lol
@@DansShopSD Yep. Take a screenshot and put it in the thumbnail. The video's doing well already, but that'll give the clickthrough rate a good boost and cause the algorithm to promote it more, leading to even more clicks :)
I dig Douglas Fir stumps out by hand. Once the roots are exposed at the base of the stump, I start following them out, digging as much as I can. Then I cut them off at the base of the stump and pull them out of the ground using come a longs or my truck. Once the roots are pulled out, the stump is easy. This year I removed four stumps before doing the landscaping and lost over twenty pounds! Doing it manually keeps you healthy!
For me it’s been worth it! You get what you pay for so it kinda depends on what you hope to use it for…. I am digging out a big area…. Although slow in relation to hiring people with big equipment, it is working great for me!
As said before, Dig out the stump BEFORE you cut the tree... That tree may weight 4000 or 5000 lbs. and that my friend will be a big help as it leans over and pulls it's own stump out.... with stump out and tree down, Now cut it up !!!! Alway be careful with big tools !!!
Do you have water because could wash soil from around the roots and cut and then dig a hole and then wash the rest of the soil from around the other roots into that hole.
I just put an old bar and old chain on the chainsaw and do stump cutting-grinding to get the stump 6" below the ground. Quick and easy...old bar and old chain are free...sharpen chain ready to go again...in the future.
I brought L adapter from the hose to the cylinder into Runnings ( farm and fleet store). I tested the piece on 3/8 and it fit fine. So I ran the L piece from factory hose to 3/8 to 1/2 inch pipe adapter and it works great! No leaks! Long story short either I cross threaded them and it doesn’t leak or the thread is standard?
I have had a couple 8 hours days on it and I gotta say it’s pretty darn good. Seat is comfy. I’m 5 ‘8 so the controls are more of a reach for me. But all and all pretty comfy
WOW --The Main relief valve pressure might be to high or the valve relief is sticking close and not relieving the pressure all the time to bend a cylinder like that
No matter how powerful a machine is, the majority of problems are between the seat and the controls. The NTSB would conclude that the cause of the incident was man-made. As Einstein said: "Intelligence solves problems, but wisdom avoids them".
@@DansShopSD While reading your answer, I also re-read my previous comment. I must therefore apologize for the way I wrote this comment, which was more a reflection from my personal experiences, than a criticism of what you have experienced. As my father used to say: "Let him who is without sin throw the first stone".
Easier just to dig a bit below ground, pressure wash stump to clear away soil and debris, and then hit it with a chainsaw... cover with top soil to make it disappear.
@@DansShopSD Yes easier than just tossed off to the side letting it rot.. That's pretty much what I do with my Harbor Freight backhoe is moving HUGE granite rocks and digging out smaller tree stumps. Never bent a cylinder but have snapped the legs, tore up the bucket. I have dug out a freshly cut 2' oak stump with mine. Took quite a few hours!, but it pulled it out!
Machines like that are meant only for trenching and digging in plain dirt which is why they are so affordable compared to a proper excavator or even a sub-compact/compact tractor with a backhoe like I have. Neat to see that thing in action.
I know this will probably get some laughs but get any 4x4 truck. Get a tow rope and yank until you get enough root to cut. Repeat the process and you're good. I've pulled out tree's this exact same size won't say it was a 5 min process but sometimes I got lucky and took a good chunk of dirt with the tree just putting it in reverse in 4 high and running it
My method: use the tree to leverage stump out / dont cut tree first. First dig all round base - keep cutting lateral roots out as deep as yu need. Pull the tree top w/ropes . Works well every time 4 mee
I used to dig stumps, but its more time consuming than its worth, plus you need extra dirt to fill the hole. So now we either just burn the stumps out, or grind them. When grinding instead of hours of work, its all done in about 15 minutes.
Yea tried to get a grinder but the only type you can rent are the skid steer attachments and I don't have a skid steer. On my property I have burned them out too.
I like to drill holes in stumps and pour drain acid down them and let them sit for a year or so with occasional refills. The acid tends to eat up the stump and decay occurs rapidly. It's easier than using a small backhoe. Only an excavator works better and faster.
The machine is poorly set up or this could not happen. I have my own homemade machine and it's just not possible to bend a cylinder if properly engineered
@@half-breed6793 I use mine for stumps and have pulled hard enough to tear the outrigger spikes out of the ground, but the machine hydraulics just go into bypass when the ram stalls.....maybe this was a bad ram
I would have dug down as far as I could and taken a 55 gallon drum open at both ends and the cut I half to make two deep fire rings and set both stumps on fire and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. You worked your tiny backhoe too hard for what it's is.
That's exactly what I would have done. I would have cut the tree up big enough that I could handle it and burned them stumps out. I will give him credit, he worked.
Not sure why people insist on cutting stumps so short. Leave at least 5' or more for leverage. Some folk leave nearly the entire tree and let it pull the stump out as it goes over.
Is that wood burning stove in your home saving you any money? For some reason I thought that your homeowners insurance goes way up if you have a wood burning stove in your home.
So true! I have done a few projects of just digging and I got to say I really like this thing. I'm still learning NOT to push my stuff to the limits though
Its telling of your skills seeing how you had to have a strap on a leaning tree to fall it in the direction gravity was going to take it. The expectations of you breaking the towable backhoe was very high.
I admire your persistence but we all need to know our limitations especially when using a tool that wasn’t designed for the task. At least the hoses & seals didn’t burst and spray hot hydro oil everywhere exploding fireballs can be impressive things when you’re not the running, screaming part of the light show
Yea got both removed. Now that you say it, I guess I ended up cutting the last few minutes out where we pulled the 2nd stump out. I'm still learning how to shoot video and put it all together
I believe it would have been much easier if you had trenched the tree out while still standing. The weight of the tree would have assist in pulling the root out of the ground.
the cylinder nut on the back of the ram will come unscrew you can unscrew the front of the cylinder titan the nut backup spot weld it so it will not move
If you have the rops, chains and a vehicle, I would have used your "backhoe" to dig around the tree to weaken the root ball and use the leverage to pull the tree and stump over. Without that equipment, then what you did was fine - work with what you have.
if you cheap out and buy that junk you need to know how to weld. and expect every part on it to fail. so why buy it in the first place. it can dig dirt. u want to play with stumps rent a stump grinder.😎
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Guys like you are why emergency rooms are so popular.
Yea. You might be right!
and why chain saws have warning labels.
I've been to an emergency room. They are not popular. Nobody looks forward to going to one. Were you trying to say "heavily visited" or "often frequented"?
SAFETY ......... last!
No, I meant what I said. They're pretty damned popular when you need one.
Before I sold my towing business, I would pull trees, roots and all with my rotator semi tow truck. Makes quick and easy work on bushes, shrubs and trees. Kind of an expensive tool to use, but I already owned the fleet of trucks.
That’s awesome!
You should really get in the habit of putting that bucket down when you aren't on the machine. It's harder to kill someone that way.
That’s good advice!
I’ve pulled thousands of stumps, some are mean, some were the size of the excavator, some you had to piece out, the best method by far is to leave about 10-12’ of log attached, or the entire tree if possible, it self tips once a few roots are detached…we also use a frost hook that’s set up to fit multiple machines, it speeds up the process dramatically and reduces backfilling…..and be kind to your machine!
Some great ideas and solid advice!!!
What is s frost hook?
@@michaelgfoth6214it’s a dirt shank made to break through the hard frozen layer of dirt
That’s the reason they have stump grinders. Quicker and generally you don’t break anything.
So true. Sadly no one in our area rents them anymore. So either diy or pay someone. We chose diy and it still cost less. A lot more time though!
generally, until a nice size chunk of wood hits and breaks some of the siding on my house. ouch
Using the sawzall was a pretty good idea. I never thought of that. I always jus used an axe for breaking up the roots.
Is that why they call it a trencher and not a stumper. 😉
Must be!
I bet it would be great for digging footers for houses.
To pull a stump you need to get the ground somewhat ready to let the stump go . You need to backhoe around the edges of the trunk to cut and/or uncover part of the roots so they can bend and snap off when you put pressure on the trunk that is left of the tree . If you can , then water what you have uncovered and let that soak in for a couple of hours . Then the stump will come out a lot easier . Work smarter not harder .
Great info!!! I will have to give your idea a try next time!
I found little backhoes like this to be just a little bit better than a shovel.
Actually a couple of shovels and prybars are better than that chinese pos.
They are really not designed for stumps
Break a shovel.....$30
Using a chainsaw without eye, ear, head, feet and legs protection. Wow !!! Keep praying and praising your guardian angel. I am not surprised by what you did to the backhoe. Maybe a cooking video might be better for you.
Awesome comment! If I tried cooking, I would end up burning myself!!
@@DansShopSD May the force be with you, plus a little prayer would not hurt.
Bud... I don't know you from Adam, but I care and I'm going to give you a piece of information that will save your life and those that you are working with.... NEVER... I repeat... NEVER place a shovel or anything else into the ground without first contacting your local one call diggers hotline. You see those grey and green metal cabinets behind you? That's your electric and telecommunications distribution point. I see a secondary transformer, primary transformer, either a primary junction box or a 3 phase transformer, cable tv junction box/fiber cabinet, telephone ped/fiber cabinet. Looks like the home you're at could be fed by those very cabinets... 95% of the time is running right past/under where you are currently digging. Please stay safe... equipment can be replaced... lives cannot.
Yes great info for folks out there! Always call before we dig 811!
Looking at 3:47 on the far left is a switchgear, yes for primary, but NOT a transformer, the one on the far right is a transformer, prolly feeding the houses like you say and a couple of the comm cabinets you see in the center. Call before you dig 👍 looks like lits of stuff running through there
The good news is that although expensive, it is an easy fix for any shade tree mechanic. I will advise you to get an extra hydraulic line and those 1”pins that link the components. And when the welds break, my muffler shop had a great welder on site to fix that. Seven years on mine
Awesome info! I have 2 years on this one. But I’ve only used it problems around 20 hours of constant run time… so I’m still learning a lot and I love when folks like you leave me something I can learn from!
* probably not problems. Stupid phone!
@@DansShopSD Hey again. The other weak point is the gas tank rusted inside. Mine sit outside uncovered and is now pink and has rust on the controls, but no leaks and all is good. It’s a tough little machine but you can break it. Cheers
@@uprightfossil6673 I’m lucky that mine is stored inside!
@@DansShopSD pink…yes, mine is now pink. Not orange….PINK! 😂
Hilarious 😂😂😂 when he walks the machine across the ground ✌️
It’s kinda fun. Just takes awhile to walk it over
Looks like you cut down one of the last trees in South Dakota.
Ha, so true!
I have the HF Backhoe too. Done that with mine after digging up many stumps. Hasn't done it since. By the way, what cylinder (Store, make & model) did you replace it with. I would like to find a suitable replacement cylinder.
Runnings (farm and fleet store). Bore 3 stroke 16. If my measurements where correct the stock one was 2.5 bore 16 inch stroke
@@DansShopSD That "slightly bigger" cylinder is going to exert 40% more "UMPH" and you are most likely going to "KRINK-A-LATE" something else very soon. Liked all the high speed "Action". My "kubogy" BH92 ~ 9.5' backhoe hasn't busted yet of the 925hours l used it--- and on "Plenty" of BIG STUMPS--- hope it never does. Thank you for the great Sir and happy safe excavating.
@@donaldstrishock3923 you are 100% on the money. I HOPE I learned my lesson and will take it slower in the future. Time will tell! Ha
Correction. 3x12. Not 3 x 16. Sorry for the confusion
I would use the 50 gallon drum burn method. Remove both ends of the drum. Get a wide wood drill bit and put several deep holes in the stump. Soak the stump with some gas, put the barrel over the stump with kindle and light it. Takes a bit of time and stump gone.
I’ve done that on my own property. Not with gas though. Used oil worked well for me
If it's a small tree like that one... don't cut it down.
Use tow straps up high on the tree, pull with a truck to loosen roots from the soil, and pull side to side. Once you loosen it,
You can do the rest by hand.
The larger roots will reveal themselves when you pull and cut them with a Sawzall.
Great idea! I will have to try that next time
In some areas I am sure that would work but in some it would not. In fact you might end up repairing your pickup instead of the digging equipment.
@@markp.7165 You're not in a tractor pull.
You're using the weight of the tree.
and pulling from the top.
"Pull smoothly, 2 or 3 times."
from one side, then the other. 'It works. Years later, my truck is still going strong.
Now if it's a 35-foot tree, it might not work as well.
@@philobetto5106 Again, I am not saying you're wrong I am saying there are different situations which would include different kinds of trees, different sizes and different soils. We in western Virginia have soil with some clay and rocks which is far more difficult to deal with then say in Eastern Va. or locations where they have top soil 5 ft. thick. Trust me you would not be able to pull over a black walnut tree with your pickup in my backyard. Again if you've had good luck doing it more power to you but in my over 60 years I have never seen it done on anything around here bigger than say a very small tree. .
@@markp.7165 I agree, that was my point,
the tree they tackled was small...
it could've been set in concrete
it still would've given way
using minimal pull
Man that is impressive on that cylinder. I would keep something like that. Hang it on the wall in the shop.
For sure ! I did keep it! Lol
With a sign: "Don't be this guy."
Yep. My neighbor bent a breaker bar one time and keeps it on his wall.
I am surprised the cylinder failed. I just dug up a live 20" walnut tree so I could push it over. My HF digger only had trouble with 1 deep root (it was about 24" deep). The middle bucket tooth is bent down a little bit, but no other damage to the digger. I definitely pushed mine pretty hard. I'm glad it was easy for you to fix your digger.
Dang a walnut tree would be really strong! I think there are more good stories about these HF digger’s than there are bad one. Nice to hear that your machine is holding tough!
We have "hackberry" which are amazingly fast growing and strong wood and they put down a tap root to just about match the tree trunk above ground. I gave up digging out the root at 6 ft below original grade and still had to chansaw it off after pressure washing and cutting the tangle of roots. Tractor still wouldn't pull it after that much digging and I had left 5 ft above ground to give leverage.
Stumps will fool you I once had a Pine stump give a brand new Cat 953 hell believe it or not
Man that is true! Insane that a cat would have an issue!
Holly poop dude, that's really impressive on the cylinder 180 !
Yea I thought so! Lol
28 YEARS ONE BACKHOE, many miles of water/sewer/footers and hundreds of stumps & a big swimming pool, I have found that banging my bucket into Rocks is easier than pulling stumps. If you have the whole tree, dig it & push it over - the weight of the tree will help immensely or buy a stump grinder...
Good points!
I ripped my Harbor Freight backhoe bucket in half... 5 lb of 2 inch X 3/32 metal strips and a lot of weldoing rod... The bucket is bullet proof now, so I bent a cylinder pushrod. I spent more having a replacement MADE than the OEM replacement, but the new one will bend the boom before it fails.
Tru to get out further so you break off the roots where they are weaker.
The machine is really good for the price but has the power to tear itself apart.
Yea I am happy with it, we get what we pay for, that's for sure! this winter I plan on making the bucket stronger, we will see if I help it or hurt it LOL
A picture of that pretzeled ram will get you a million clicks! Maybe a caption "Quick Returning Hydraulic Ram"!
It's safe to say the manufacturer is better at annealing than hardening. Lol
Lol. Love it!
@@DansShopSD Yep. Take a screenshot and put it in the thumbnail. The video's doing well already, but that'll give the clickthrough rate a good boost and cause the algorithm to promote it more, leading to even more clicks :)
@@JamesBiggar great info! Now I gotta see if that’s something I can figure out how to do! Ha ha
I dig Douglas Fir stumps out by hand. Once the roots are exposed at the base of the stump, I start following them out, digging as much as I can. Then I cut them off at the base of the stump and pull them out of the ground using come a longs or my truck. Once the roots are pulled out, the stump is easy. This year I removed four stumps before doing the landscaping and lost over twenty pounds! Doing it manually keeps you healthy!
Awesome! I’m sure it does keep one healthy!
Maaaaaan, you're a great friend!!!
I aim to please!
"....and she'll fall right on Mike....".........lol
Sometimes dead trees are harder to remove then live ones!
I learned that the hard way! Lol!
I have no idea what store I'd go to for a replacement cylinder. Is the trencher worth the money?
For me it’s been worth it! You get what you pay for so it kinda depends on what you hope to use it for…. I am digging out a big area…. Although slow in relation to hiring people with big equipment, it is working great for me!
As said before, Dig out the stump BEFORE you cut the tree... That tree may weight 4000 or 5000 lbs. and that my friend will be a big help as it leans over and pulls it's own stump out.... with stump out and tree down, Now cut it up !!!! Alway be careful with big tools !!!
Yea I learned a lot with this project! Thanks for the great info
Love the safety equipment
I'm surprised anything from harbor is that good 😊
I’m sure there are better machines. But for the price I am happy with it!
Good ol’ recycled detroit iron!
For sure!
Do you have water because could wash soil from around the roots and cut and then dig a hole and then wash the rest of the soil from around the other roots into that hole.
There’s a good idea!
Easiest is to cut a hole into the base and start a little fire in the hole. Over time keep buildin a fire in it.
So true. The guy I was helping didn’t want to devote the time for such a project
I just put an old bar and old chain on the chainsaw and do stump cutting-grinding to get the stump 6" below the ground. Quick and easy...old bar and old chain are free...sharpen chain ready to go again...in the future.
Very good idea. It would have saved us a lot of time!!
Yelp everyone cuts the tree off at the bottom , instead of leaving the trunk and using it for leverage when pulling stumps . 🤔 . LoL 😂
That’s good point!
I drill 1 inch holes into the stump then put half a steel 55 drum around and fill it with coal
I have seen that be very useful, when a person can devote the time to stoke and watch the pit
I have the same backhoe and I bet one as well but not like that that's incredible Chinese soft metal
Happy to hear that I’m not the only one
@@DansShopSD thankfully it was still under warranty got another one new but now I'm having problems with the throttle body hanging a lot
Where did you find the metric to sae adapter for the hoses
I brought L adapter from the hose to the cylinder into Runnings ( farm and fleet store). I tested the piece on 3/8 and it fit fine. So I ran the L piece from factory hose to 3/8 to 1/2 inch pipe adapter and it works great! No leaks! Long story short either I cross threaded them and it doesn’t leak or the thread is standard?
@@DansShopSD Thank you. I'll try something similar. I haven't bent one yet but I have rebuilt them a few times because they drift down.
How does the pump stand up to the motor how do they connect
Pump has been working great. I haven’t taken the pump out of its housing so I’m not sure if the pump is belt, chain driven or not.
This reminds me of one of those what not to do safety videos
That’s fair!!
how comfortable is it to run if you"re on there a couple of hours?
I have had a couple 8 hours days on it and I gotta say it’s pretty darn good. Seat is comfy. I’m 5 ‘8 so the controls are more of a reach for me. But all and all pretty comfy
@@DansShopSD thanks
you cut the tree to low. dig around the stump and leave 4 or 5 feet sticking out when you cut to give you leverage to pull on.
Next one I do!
WOW --The Main relief valve pressure might be to high or the valve relief is sticking close and not relieving the pressure all the time to bend a cylinder like that
Thanks for the info!!
Walking the machine around is really creepy looking. Reminds me of the terminator that lost its legs.
Lol
No matter how powerful a machine is, the majority of problems are between the seat and the controls.
The NTSB would conclude that the cause of the incident was man-made.
As Einstein said: "Intelligence solves problems, but wisdom avoids them".
Lol. Yeppers I figured that out!
@@DansShopSD While reading your answer, I also re-read my previous comment.
I must therefore apologize for the way I wrote this comment, which was more a reflection from my personal experiences, than a criticism of what you have experienced.
As my father used to say: "Let him who is without sin throw the first stone".
@@thepragmatic6383 that’s real stand up thing to do! Thank you
Easier just to dig a bit below ground, pressure wash stump to clear away soil and debris, and then hit it with a chainsaw... cover with top soil to make it disappear.
Great advice. Just a couple days to late for me! Lol. I might give that a try next time!!
@@DansShopSD What I do when I dig the stumps out, power wash the dirt off, let them dry and burn them.. Extra wood for inside or outdoor fire pit. 🔥
@@n1ksf great advice!!!
@@DansShopSD Yes easier than just tossed off to the side letting it rot.. That's pretty much what I do with my Harbor Freight backhoe is moving HUGE granite rocks and digging out smaller tree stumps. Never bent a cylinder but have snapped the legs, tore up the bucket. I have dug out a freshly cut 2' oak stump with mine. Took quite a few hours!, but it pulled it out!
@@n1ksf that’s cool!! Ever time I take the backhoe out I learn something new about it! They are very capable, I just have to learn to take my time!
Looks like all the experts are in the comments section again. I wear shorts too. Jeans arent tough enough to hold my legs in so i spare them.
Lol! Lots of experts in the comments. Some had some good ideas
Curious, any attempt to verify underground electrical locations?
Yes of course
Machines like that are meant only for trenching and digging in plain dirt which is why they are so affordable compared to a proper excavator or even a sub-compact/compact tractor with a backhoe like I have. Neat to see that thing in action.
Yea I have had no issue with it when I am just digging!
An "escalator" are non ending moving steps. I think you meant excavator?
@@DZCamaro-kz2vd yes sir :)
811 territory for sure . This implement looks handy and looks like just enough to get a novice in trouble . I'm not being negative either .
811 was called just fyi.
I know this will probably get some laughs but get any 4x4 truck. Get a tow rope and yank until you get enough root to cut. Repeat the process and you're good. I've pulled out tree's this exact same size won't say it was a 5 min process but sometimes I got lucky and took a good chunk of dirt with the tree just putting it in reverse in 4 high and running it
Awesome!
My method: use the tree to leverage stump out / dont cut tree first. First dig all round base - keep cutting lateral roots out as deep as yu need. Pull the tree top w/ropes .
Works well every time 4 mee
Good method!
Wow that tree was massive, was that a sequoia, it probably should have been climbed
Lol!!!! Epic
I used to dig stumps, but its more time consuming than its worth, plus you need extra dirt to fill the hole. So now we either just burn the stumps out, or grind them. When grinding instead of hours of work, its all done in about 15 minutes.
Yea tried to get a grinder but the only type you can rent are the skid steer attachments and I don't have a skid steer. On my property I have burned them out too.
That's not a backhoe , that's a little kids toy !!
Lol!
What store had the cylinder?
Runnings
strong machine
You should grease those pins. Looks like they are kind of rusted.
Good idea. Before I run her this season I will grease it up !
I like to drill holes in stumps and pour drain acid down them and let them sit for a year or so with occasional refills. The acid tends to eat up the stump and decay occurs rapidly. It's easier than using a small backhoe. Only an excavator works better and faster.
Sounds cool
As soon as a chain saw bites you you will buy saw chaps😎
Probably right!
I would expect that cylinder shaft to have snapped long before it ever bent that much
Right! Just crazy
I did an old willow tree. & man roots like no other
I haven’t heard that before. Interesting
Wow! I use one of these for stumps every once in a while and have never seen a cylinder fold like that.....gonna be careful from now on
Crazy right!
The machine is poorly set up or this could not happen. I have my own homemade machine and it's just not possible to bend a cylinder if properly engineered
@@half-breed6793 I use mine for stumps and have pulled hard enough to tear the outrigger spikes out of the ground, but the machine hydraulics just go into bypass when the ram stalls.....maybe this was a bad ram
@@jimeditorial the force of the ram should always be straight out or straight in, that would have to be a really low grade ram to just buckle
@@jimeditorial I have looked at many models and they were all so slow and no power so I built my own.
Well, you beat the $hit out of that trencher. It costs $50 to get a stump removed. What were you thinking?
Lol. Sure had fun though!
Nothing but the finest Chineseum
For sure!
I see you have arm travel, that is because the cylinder nuts are loose inside the cylinder. This is why the cylinder bent.
Makes sense!! Thanks
You got a sorry steel rod!
hydraulics should stall before bending rod...cheap construction.
For sure!
Dont you just LOVE those cheap Chineezeum made parts?!!!!
Right!!
This is why I burn my stumps out. I've burned 100s of stumps the last few years on my property.
Burning them is a great method!!
I would have dug down as far as I could and taken a 55 gallon drum open at both ends and the cut I half to make two deep fire rings and set both stumps on fire and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. You worked your tiny backhoe too hard for what it's is.
That's exactly what I would have done. I would have cut the tree up big enough that I could handle it and burned them stumps out. I will give him credit, he worked.
Yea that method works great, I have done it on my property
all you needed was some Tannerite.
Now that’s an idea!!!!
That Horror Freight backhoe probably weighs less than I do. It was never meant to pull out trees bigger than maybe an inch in diameter.
Yea it’s made for just digging. Although I have used it for a few stumps now
Shorts wen you drive the chainsaw? 😂
The sad part is. I have done dumber things!
Stump grinder?
Shoulda woulda coulda ……
For $50 per stump, have a stump grinder come in and be done in a half hour. Live and learn.
So true!
That new u shaped ram neat ouch.
First time I have ever seen such a thing.
Not sure why people insist on cutting stumps so short. Leave at least 5' or more for leverage. Some folk leave nearly the entire tree and let it pull the stump out as it goes over.
Good idea!
Next time rent a stump grinder
Unfortunately in our town the only stump grinder Available to rent is connected to a skid steer. So it gets expensive!
No locates? Mandatory in Illinois.
Yes locates were done. Just nothing in our area
@@DansShopSD Good deal!
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Is that wood burning stove in your home saving you any money? For some reason I thought that your homeowners insurance goes way up if you have a wood burning stove in your home.
Harbor freight backhoe says it all. Im not anti harbor freight, wish we had one in New Zealand but you get what you pay for
So true! I have done a few projects of just digging and I got to say I really like this thing. I'm still learning NOT to push my stuff to the limits though
Its telling of your skills seeing how you had to have a strap on a leaning tree to fall it in the direction gravity was going to take it. The expectations of you breaking the towable backhoe was very high.
I admire your persistence but we all need to know our limitations especially when using a tool that wasn’t designed for the task. At least the hoses & seals didn’t burst and spray hot hydro oil everywhere
exploding fireballs can be impressive things when you’re not the running, screaming part of the light show
I learned some limitations….. does that count?
Yes sir, any day we learn something is a good day
Well done for perseverance….didn’t see the second stump removed mind ?
Yea got both removed. Now that you say it, I guess I ended up cutting the last few minutes out where we pulled the 2nd stump out. I'm still learning how to shoot video and put it all together
@@DansShopSD Thanks for getting back to us …..pleased you guys got the job done Best Wishes from 🇬🇧Peter P
I believe it would have been much easier if you had trenched the tree out while still standing.
The weight of the tree would have assist in pulling the root out of the ground.
Never thought of that. I will have to see if anyone has a video posted. Wondering how that looks in real life
the cylinder nut on the back of the ram will come unscrew you can unscrew the front of the cylinder titan the nut backup spot weld it so it will not move
Good info
Would have been better off just using shovels and prybars.
Ha ha. Cheaper for sure! But I wouldn’t have had all the fun then!
Hey Bud that was sweet until your backhoe broke 😔🤦♂️.
Right!!
@@DansShopSD Yeah that sucked !!! 🤦♂️😒
That’s for sure! Thank you for your help!!
Please look up the health and safety codes of practice ,no insurance will cover you for an accident or injury.
If you have the rops, chains and a vehicle, I would have used your "backhoe" to dig around the tree to weaken the root ball and use the leverage to pull the tree and stump over. Without that equipment, then what you did was fine - work with what you have.
Next time I do this I will leave a larger stump and do what you suggest!
You need a stump ripper
For sure!!
If you keep using a chainsaw like that your going to get seriously hurt
The way I was holding it? or do you mean the lack of safety gear?
@@DansShopSD both
@@half-breed6793 care to explain on technique? Not sure if I have a chance to learn something or you are just being funny
if you cheap out and buy that junk you need to know how to weld. and expect every part on it to fail. so why buy it in the first place. it can dig dirt. u want to play with stumps rent a stump grinder.😎
In defense of harbor freight I have seen this happen to Bobcats 😢
First in defense of…. comment I got!
What’s a ruuts ? 😅
I may have a Bit of a Midwest accent
@@DansShopSD 😂. I’m sure you might have something to say about how we talk in va also
I could have stopped by and used my stump grinder and got rid of them in an hour
Would have been great!
Stump grinder!
Wish I had one!
that toy looks like a spoon with a go kart engine
Love this spoon, its digs faster than I could with a shovel and i don't break a sweat! I would think go karts have bigger engines! lol