Cat 305.5e2 Removing Stumps

Removing a bunch of stumps at a job site with the new Caterpillar 305.5E2. I am loading them into the bucket of the 289D to be moved to another part of the property. Like what you see? Check out The Dirt Ninja on Facebook here: / thedirtninja Be sure to hit the subscribe button to see new videos every week!

[@anthonyborzi8974]

One of the best excavator operators I’ve seen. Precision, no wasted motion. Pluck, turn, drop, move, repeat.

[@TheRiddick82]

Agreed! He's quick but not sloppy, most guys I know are either slow or sloppy as hell when they try doing it fast

[@DD-OU812]

The Dirt Ninja was awesome! (this is video of my property)...Very happy with the work, the attitude, the professionalism, the price, EVERYTHING. Glad you enjoyed the cookout!

[@DirtNinja]

DEANNA DENIS Thanks for the work and being a great customer!

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

DEANNA DENIS Very cool, always fun to meet some one from the youtube world. They look like a great operation.

[@martahagerup7664]

DEANNA DENIS &

[@sony1998]

I could watch this type of stuff all day long. Its very hypnotizing. Nice Vid. Thanks

[@jakebrogan1648]

gorgeous work (and beautiful machine too!) awesome how effortlessly it rips the stumps out sure beats a stumpgrinder

[@TheDozerman209]

Very impressed with the speed and power of this little mechine

[@petelyczek5728]

Pure pleasure. Small, shallow and no tap roots. Easy money! I prefer to yank the whole tree out at one time. That saves on half the work and uses levearge on the root ball.

[@socaljarhead7670]

This guy is as smooth and efficient as it gets.

[@mikeallan9574]

I have a little JD 35D that I use for projects around the house. Your videos have taught me a LOT!

[@Will-tm5bj]

grapple bucket on that skid steer would be crucial here. I could watch this all day lol. could really use one for a week at my house

[@rustrtal]

Hoping a 305.5 will be my next machine! Too bad you don’t still make videos!!

[@railroadman57]

watching your videos is helping me make up my mind when i go to Milton Cat , i will need at least the 305 machine , but i will also look at the 308 size as well , thanks a bunch love your videos .

[@DirtNinja]

Thanks for watching! What Milton location do you deal with?

[@railroadman57]

the Main dealership in Milford Mass.

[@drewberrynews3875]

these are great machine. We picked up an 08 305c cr. Very happy with it.

[@Blackford86]

Pretty smooth operator

[@carolinafarmweld5981]

Brush grapple sure would have came in handy

[@jeffclarke7990]

Pine Trees - Nice shallow roots, and a 5ton machine seems more than adequate. I use my 5ton machine to dig out hardwood gumtrees in Queensland. I can guarantee you the effort is substantially more. They have a giant tap root that branches out 5-8 different ways, each about 8 inches diameter. They're like pulling wisdom teeth out.

[@glenparks5175]

I'm looking at buying a 305.5 glad I watched this video really looks strong

[@michaelflores820]

I own a 305.5, I attempted to rent a 325 for clearing my lot for a house in northern nh. I couldn’t find anyone to insure me for the rental so I made the 305.5 work. And it really was amazing what I was able to do. Some rocks the size of a smart car I was able to move and roll away. It will do 99% what a big one will do. Just might take longer

[@dougdillard9006]

I have been operating for 30 plus years... so i must say your are good.

[@matteliano454]

Man, if I ever get to operate a machine like that, I hope I am as half as good as you ! It's like it's your very arm and hand. Amazing !

[@tractortom401]

Got to try out a 305.5ECR today at an auction, didn't seem like a bad machine

[@The_Bushman]

I hired a 1.8T machine today.. it was a proper flogged machine, i reckon ut was due for the scrap heap. this machine makes it look easy

[@gordonmccoy4537]

Smooth operator... Thanks for posting.... Gordon

[@kainewills5438]

Looks like a fast smooth little cat that one.

[@klydolph2]

Man, you are good with that machine. With my rookie technique I would use 20x the time.

[@keithbrettell2058]

Love the stumping videos. Did you give him a KZbin discount? LOL

[@waltermattson5566]

Great job. I will be looking at more of your videos.

[@chrisg6153]

now that is skill compared to some of the others I have seen smooth and no wasted movements

[@SolidworksUnlimited]

smoother than butter!

[@theplinker2172]

Good operated ,makeing it look easy.

[@elizabethelizondoflores9940]

hey dirt ninja i love skid steers and compact excavators

[@dieselking6812]

Dirt Ninja is a thing at Construction Careers Day in Wallingford CT

[@andyman8662]

can't wait for the review of the new machines!

[@DirtNinja]

Andy Carlson Review on the 289 will be out this week!

[@andybowman9697]

Do you price a job like that by the stump plus estimated time to level it when figruing cost? Just curious how thats done.

[@kapperoutdoors]

did you have a window open in this dig? it is louder than the e45 was.

[@soybean70]

Looks fun!

[@MetsaMan]

Nice work, that grabbing tool is very handy !!

[@farmkid9028]

Metsa Man its called a thumb and they are amazing for a clearing job

[@MetsaMan]

Yes, I see that is really is.. !!

[@benjaminhdavies]

HEy - love your vids. I have a Bobcat 334 and am looking at CAT equipment. How has your experience been with the CAT mini?

[@georgeosprey3786]

This must have been a contract job.. very efficient.

[@user-by6gf3md6k]

How do you remove the bucket

[@jackefrost]

that looks like fun nice small stumps , did you let him try out the new cat s?

[@timberridgehomestead]

Wish I could get a mini for myself there so fun.

[@user-zi3jb5wr2t]

Guy in the skidsteer is a pylon.

[@eddielaster9496]

Really neat.

[@justintrice816]

How long did this job take you in real time?

[@EricLoser]

Just curious - about how much would you charge to do a job like this? I'm looking at purchasing some land and would have about 1 acre to clear for a homesite. I plan on taking down all the trees, but would want someone to come in and pull the stumps and take them away. I have no idea what someone like yourself would charge though.

[@AveryExcavating]

Just ran the 305.5 for first time...much better (surprisingly) than the 305.!

[@Nikon961]

Good Operator and nice Video !!

[@DirtNinja]

Daniel Konopka Thanks!

[@RochesterGround]

How does the 305 compare to the E50 ?? Just bought a 2016 E50 like it a lot but prob should have checked out the 305

[@jaredcrenshaw7912]

Any idea how large of a tree this machine is safe to remove?

[@etexastea]

Did you drop using the ripper for removing stumps?

[@chrism.8105]

WHy not use a mulcher to do this job?

[@daytona453201]

Is Caterpillar better than john deer 50g in your opinion?

[@TheChunky2010]

Have you not got a grab for the skidsteer?

[@soniverse3844]

Loved it😍

[@roberturban289]

Thumb seems slower than the Bobcat? Is it just the camera or is the Cat noisier in the cab? Seems like a nice machine

[@DirtNinja]

Robert Urban I think its the same speed. Havent really noticed it being slower. Its about the same noise in the cab maybe a little nosier. The camera always makes it sound louder than it is. The microphone always picks up weird noises.

[@b.j.scherff3166]

I am upgrafing from my 430 which has been great, and am in the market for either an E50 or a 305.5 (dealers are both very close). You obviously like the Cat better, but why exactly? Thanks for any feedback

[@DirtNinja]

Much more room in the cab. Such smoother to operate. Good power and speed and much better built in my opinion.

[@NCSonOfLiberty]

Did you keep or or still use the ripper you had on the e50?

[@dylanadnum6210]

hey dirt ninja how much did it cost to buy that 305.5e2

[@jacobemmert6081]

Out of curiosity, what controls do you use in the 305?

[@VideosByAl]

We shipped our old Sawmill to a KZbin Subscriber in South Korea a couple years ago .

[@valerioelizondo901]

who is driving the compact Track Loader

[@zacgossage5164]

Great vid mate

[@samcookson1029]

Would love to see a review vid of both machines. Have you had a chance to use the accugrade and what do you think of it?

[@DirtNinja]

Sam Cookson Review on the 289 is coming within the week and yes the trimble system is amazing on the 305.5

[@derekwheeler6538]

Could you dig out much bigger stumps with that machine?

[@alphonsotate2982]

Yes he can it will take a little time.

[@terrellupshaw1433]

Does the job ever get stressful?

[@gt-r6912]

Good machine.

[@tahanyjubr205]

Good video like it so much

[@Pawinterservices]

I have a Volvo ECR48C (11,000LBS) so similar in size, also have an A300, is this a one day job or two? Thanks that info would help with pricing my next stump job.

[@DirtNinja]

PA Winter Services I completed this job in 6hrs with the 2 machines going the entire time. I also moved about 400 yards of fill from the area I stumped.

[@cat320dful]

When are you going to do the walk-arounds

[@DirtNinja]

cat320dful The review on the 289 will be up this week!

[@henryreiser6082]

Your wasting all the topsoil ?????

[@chrisdoeg5199]

What kind of stumps are these? Root system looks to be pine?

[@andrewdenis6148]

Chris Doeg It was mostly small pines and small birch. Its my property. didn't have much of a yard so we had him come in after I had cut all the trees down to rip up and level out.

[@danj6289]

Good work. I would hire you if I could.

[@redlandsgarbagefan7363]

Very nice mate wish I had an excavator when I had to dig out some small stumps been the apprentice landscaper you get the shit jobs lol I have been watching all you vids that you put up and look forward to seeing more

[@DirtNinja]

RedlandsGarbageFan Thanks for watching!

[@MrDyson01]

+Dirt Ninja the stump fell apart when you picked it up

[@gmb1ification]

wondering which you prefer - Cat 305.5e2 or Bobcat e50

[@DirtNinja]

gail b 305.5e2 for sure. Very nice, smooth comfortable machine.

[@gmb1ification]

Thanks for that useful info....

[@DirtNinja]

gail b Sarcasm? I can give you any other info you want if you would like it. Best way to talk is through my Facebook page. Link is in the description.

[@thequattro20v]

So is this gonna get to be on a another youtube channel then? :) Dirt ninja on my backyard?

[@DirtNinja]

thequattro20v haha, I dont think so

[@bassambouhamad7935]

I Love it God bless you ..

[@n9878f]

Cool video btw

[@n9878f]

How do you price out a job like this?

[@jimsvideos7201]

Same process for a lilac bush?

[@DirtNinja]

Jim's videos Yes. A lilac will come out much easier than these stumps too

[@franksweets1859]

Sehr schön!

[@ReyReyloads]

Is there any way that I could do something like this myself without having any experience with heavy machinery like you have?

[@rude252]

Hows that thumb working for you? Seems to be an interesting shape

[@DirtNinja]

rude252 Yea its different. I havent noticed any real down sides of it yet.

[@rude252]

They only thing I could see would be if a tree branch or roots gets hung up on the horizontal bar. But that would only happen once in a blue moon I think.

[@DirtNinja]

rude252 My old one had a horizontal bar. This one is just more strait and the tip doesn't have a curve.

[@christoffer1973]

is this cat 305 better then bobcat E50?

[@DirtNinja]

+christoffer1973 Yes it is better. I would take this machine over the E50 any day.

[@xoanlovan2576]

🧡

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Great video!!! Wasn't your old KZbin name bobcat ninja? What made you switch to a different brand? I hope you gave your fan your autograph. Lol.

[@drewwillmann5840]

I think he switched to cat cuz he liked them better then bobcat and yea it was bobcat Ninja but had to change it for copyright or somthin idk

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Drew Willmann I see. Cat does make some great stuff. Hopefully its not for copyright infringement or something like that. Its probably because he switched companies.

[@drewwillmann5840]

I think he did it before he got cat machines

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Drew Willmann Ohh ok.

[@DirtNinja]

Love2boat92 Yes it was. I switched the name because I wanted my own brand. I have a video on my channel explaining why I did it. Search through my videos. I think Cat makes better machines so that is why we switched. Not impressed with the newer Bobcat equipment.

[@user-dx7vn9tl6t]

Кат сила хорошая техника

[@bighammer587]

A fan?? ... prolly just a viewer.

[@user-iv9vs2li9u]

ПРОСТО СУПЕР Я РАБОТАЮ CAT 305SR 2001ГОД ВЫПУСКА ЕСЛИ МОЖИТЕ ПОДСАЖИТЕ ЧТО ДЕЛАТЬ КЛИНИТ РУКОЯТЬ А ТАК МАШИНА СУПЕР У МЕНЯ СТРЕЛА РОБОТ ЛОМАЕТСЯ НА ВЕРХУ

[@taylorw1052]

I really want to buy an excavator, then I realize I am only 14 with no income. ;-;

[@taylorw1052]

I got a creek with a ton of erosion.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

Taylor W In my state, you need a driver license to even apply for the test, so you still have time to save up for it. Get yourself a job, and start saving. I bought my first used excavator for under $2000.00, a few years back (before that all I ever operated was backhoes) it was a piece of junk with a ton of hours on it, but it was a lot of fun, and did a lot of work for me. Experience on a machine is going to be key in finding a job, and no one will give you seat time unless you have experience. (You can see the problem.) :-) My grandson is 10 now, and hes got quite a few hours on our machines, and by the time hes old enough to make the decision, he will have enough experience to at least get an interview. Long story short, see if you can get some part time work with a company that has small excavators, even if its just one day a week washing them. If you can weasel your way into getting some one to teach you how to operate one, thats half the battle.

[@taylorw1052]

***** Thanks for the info.

[@joshuaschindelman2366]

Get it it will make you $$$$$ If you use it a lot

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

Rent one silly.

[@Steveshappylittletrees]

You're taking away half of the dirt.

[@kudustrong3170]

happy new year 2018. wish we all succeed

[@TR-zn4pw]

Walk around!!!

[@DirtNinja]

machinery master Coming this week on the 289!

[@alexanderblix6544]

I have a a Q: have you ever met letsdig18??

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

Alexander Blix Yes he has.

[@alexanderblix6544]

ok nice :)

[@user-or8ij9uy3k]

Let's put it in the dump

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

Construction porn.

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

Thquestion: Is always. How many hours did actual digging pond take.??? Very educational film. I moved 100 tons rock 28 days 13 boulders per day with BOSS HOSS 1,000lb dolly traveling 4.5 total miles over brutal rock strewn hillside, brush with 5' ROUND section pointy tip prybar. I transport 30 tons coal mine slag as topsoil 200 miles over steep hill with electric bicycle in about 25 days. U cant drag people back2 eden by their ankles: Nevr plant any squash but this. I planted Zuchinno Rampicante 2, 3 weeks ago mid july as seedling. Look @that gorgeous pristine health. Mine get 100 linear ft. 100's lbs winter squash& Zucchini when not ripe = SAME 1plant I use zero Satans fertilizers. If u live S.E. Oklahoma u have among wrst soil possible. I? Live south slope pine barrens = my soil UTTERLY impossible personified. &Yet? My elderberry flower clusters get 18" apart. I have among thbest soil USA. 95% humans = Satans kids teach u plow bare& fertilize online. These arent humans. They cmputer controlled hive mind organism = literally demons. They teach takes 100's years build thin layer topsoil. Liars. Lies. My soil NOW black/rich. Why? I dont mow lawns2create sterile hardpack anodize rain washes off of. Comlrende? "My yard an aerated black sponge." I build ponds & damns raise water table&my yard 4 - 15ft. COOL AIR CONDITIONED weeds that die back as fertile mulch/COOL moist soil. My WATER TABLE?: Only 7 - 9ft. Satans lawnmowers = poor soil global warmimg solar panels. I dont even use air conditioner. My cabin? 73° This morning 8/13. Vegtblz REQUIRE cool AMBIENT temps. Solar panel hardpack sterile grass mowed properties easily 10° hotter then mine. Leaves: Do NOT get hot in th slightest&shade soil = soil& ROOTS cool&moist. Dont garden. Think build soil. 8" mulch = #1 key 2 th universe do NOT buy "composter" from Lucifers kidz.

[@chrisdoeg5199]

What kind of stumps are these? Root system looks to be pine?

[@drewwillmann5840]

yea he said pine in the vid