Large tree stump 5T Excavator ??
Discussion
I know the correct answer is to buy a mini digger and DIY , but setting that aside...
Would a 5 tonne excavator, with a pro driver (for a couple of days), be enough to tackle the following?
Remove a number of fairly large tree stumps (and most of the roots)
Rip out several well established bushes.
Spread around 2 tonnes of old wood chip.
Carry out a small amount of ground levelling.
I plan to lay the cleared areas to lawn, so the finish would need to be reasonably smooth.
Access to all areas is not a challenge once through the 9 feet wide gates, the drive is old tarmac (which i'd rather not get damaged).
Would a 5 tonne excavator, with a pro driver (for a couple of days), be enough to tackle the following?
Remove a number of fairly large tree stumps (and most of the roots)
Rip out several well established bushes.
Spread around 2 tonnes of old wood chip.
Carry out a small amount of ground levelling.
I plan to lay the cleared areas to lawn, so the finish would need to be reasonably smooth.
Access to all areas is not a challenge once through the 9 feet wide gates, the drive is old tarmac (which i'd rather not get damaged).
Snow and Rocks said:
Yeah a 5T machine isn't going to cut it.
Like I say, I really struggled to even move the stump pictured with the spade above with a 9 tonner.
Job for a 13T - the rest of the job will go much faster too. A decent driver in a big slew digger can do a huge amount of work in a day.
Thanks, useful to know.Like I say, I really struggled to even move the stump pictured with the spade above with a 9 tonner.
Job for a 13T - the rest of the job will go much faster too. A decent driver in a big slew digger can do a huge amount of work in a day.
Gap between gate posts just shy of 10 feet (3 meters)
Snow and Rocks said:
Yeah a 5T machine isn't going to cut it.
Like I say, I really struggled to even move the stump pictured with the spade above with a 9 tonner.
Job for a 13T - the rest of the job will go much faster too. A decent driver in a big slew digger can do a huge amount of work in a day.
A 13t is a huge step up from 5t. Definitely the better choice for large stumps, provided there is space to work, and not much more expensive. Like I say, I really struggled to even move the stump pictured with the spade above with a 9 tonner.
Job for a 13T - the rest of the job will go much faster too. A decent driver in a big slew digger can do a huge amount of work in a day.
Two things to watch out for/consider:
1) Transport costs; and
2) How to move/dispose of large stumps.
If you dig or pull out those stumps, the ground will still settle for ages afterwards, perhaps just as much as if you grind them.
It's not like a building site where the whole area gets equally done over with Tonka Toys.
Also the further roots may be interleaved with some of the trees you are keeping?
It's not like a building site where the whole area gets equally done over with Tonka Toys.
Also the further roots may be interleaved with some of the trees you are keeping?
Once the stumps have gone, the rest of the jobs look trivial for even a small excavator? 5t would be very happy doing that, maybe even 3t.
I'd get a stump grinder in for the stumps. We grind some and dig some out - a full size stump is enormous, and a pain to deal with if you don't have a huge bonfire area and a large soil pile to fill in the hole.
I'd get a stump grinder in for the stumps. We grind some and dig some out - a full size stump is enormous, and a pain to deal with if you don't have a huge bonfire area and a large soil pile to fill in the hole.
Kobelco SK said:
An eight tonne machine will be fine for that stump. The key is to attack it slowly and keep digging away all around stump. Take your time and nibble away with the smallest toothed bucket. Approx width for an eight tonne machine is 2200mm.
You might dig it out but I could only just move that smaller stump I pictured above with a 9T machine even once I'd managed to get it free and on the surface. It took me a couple of hours to move it 20m with what was borderline abuse of the machine.The increase in cost to get a bigger machine will be offset by how quickly it will work.
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