Kubota BX Clearing land + Removing a stump

#KubotaBX #StumpRemoval Clearing land with my Kubota BX, knocking down small trees and saplings and digging out a stump #LandClearing
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[@GPOutdoors]

Good morning Biff! You are super talented with that bucket. Such grace and finesse. LOL. Seriously, really great job scraping the area without digging too much. And the stump - nicely done. Thanks for taking us along - really enjoyed it. I need a lot more practice with mine. Have a great week!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thankyou GP! Really means a lot! Your a mighty fine operator yourself! It’s great to see people who can acknowledge this as it’s deffinelty a lot harder than people think.. and a lot harder to have finesse than it looks..to know where your bucket is at all times and to be able to foresee and predict where your cutting edge will be. You almost have to imagine in your mind what’s happening out in front of you because you can’t see it. It’s funny I always loved the fact that I had a bucket level indicator on my tractor but in the last year Iv noticed myself glancing more at the top of the bucket (which is much harder to see and judge) more often than not instead of looking at my bucket level indicator.. I almost see the bucket level indicator as training wheels and once you learn your machine I feel you really don’t need a bucket level indicator anymore except maybe for reference from time to time. I’m glad your enjoying my videos GP and hope some day I can be as big as you! Keep up the amazing videos + Stay safe!

[@joshhasenour4157]

@Hollis Muscarello no, not one dam is given.

[@BigDsHomestead]

@@BiffsEquipment I am just curious. Did you have to do anything extra to your shed in.order to support your tractor? I have a 12x20 high barn and was considering getting either a bx1880 or the bx2380, similar to yours. I didn't want to add to cost by building a lean to shed just to put a baby tractor in if my shed will work. Mine is on top of ground on cinder blocking. I know I'll have to reinforce under edge of shed where there's very little support. Maybe some 4in cap blocks, staked. Thanks.

[@kathieclark1214]

I am so happy I found your channel. I am picking up my new Kabota BX tomorrow. I am so excited to get to know it and learn how to use it on my 7-acre homestead. I am a 60year old veteran living off the grid and you have taught me so much already about my upcoming experiences with my tractor. Thank you!! And keep on keeping on. 😊

[@danielgoen9452]

Great Video, and a great example of what a sub compact can do. We are buying a new house in two weeks, and I hope to have a BX delivered right after we move in.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Daniel! Congrats on the new house and soon to be new tractor owner as well! Your gonna love having a bx there at your new home from the start, your gonna have so much work you can do with it and it’s really gonna be a huge benifit for you guys! Best of luck and thanks for watching. I just uploaded a new video the other day BTW that you may also like 👍🏻

[@Rick-se5qm]

Glad to hear that you never broke a blade on the HST fan. I have, on my BX2350, and it was a royal PITA to repair.

[@louiedavis3138]

I cleared apiece of my acreage today. I really enjoy watching your video posts. You really do a good job.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey thanks Louie! How did your land clearing go? I really enjoy clearing land with my BX and to be honest, that’s how I learned to use my FEL so well.. because the first summer I had it all I did was clear land.. hours and hours of land clearing which gets you really tuned in to the loader, controls, and what to do for certain situations.. once I got passed that first summer I felt like I could do it in my sleep and have only gotten better with it since.. specially after all the driveway jobs Iv done since. I’m glad you enjoy my videos and sorry I’m just seeing your comment now!

[@bry8890]

I just purchased the BX2680 along with a root grapple. Just waiting on delivery!!!! Can't wait to get it

[@BiffsEquipment]

Congrats on the new purchase David!! I bet your absolutely stoked! The BX2680 is an awesome machine and has 3 more Hp than mine! Keep me posted with how you make out!

[@thomasteed2072]

Nice work, I just bought a BX 2680 last fall and started clearing land pretty much the same as yours. I've been amazed at the work you can do with it, thangs a beast! Great video

[@BiffsEquipment]

They are amazing machines for sure! Well worth every penny and if you treat it right then it will treat you right! It’s a lifetime machine for sure and as long as your greasing it and servicing it every interval then it’s gonna last you a long time! Thanks for watching and congrats on your purchase!

[@brucestrigh8606]

This is where a Ratchet Rake would be a great application to remove saplings with their roots.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Yah those rachet rakes work pretty good, only downside is with such a small tractor catching larger roots it’s either gonna stop the tractor for bend the rachet rake specially if you catch a decent stump. We have a lot of roots and small stumps around here and I use the bucket to dig and pop them up as I go. Maybe it can still be done with a rachet rake but I’d have to try it, maybe some day I’ll get one and do a video

[@timothyheim9507]

Nice job man! I bought a BX 2660 last December and regret never having one. Every homeowner should own a Kubota. It makes life so much easier!

[@BiffsEquipment]

That’s excellent! Congrats on the purchase man, these little machines are fantastic. It’s a lot of power in a small package, like you said every homeowner should have one, I would be lost with out mine! Thanks for watching Tim!

[@LoriFoster]

I envy the soil there my is mostly Rock, Gravel and a little dirt mixed in! 🤣🕺🏼😅 I’ve been digging with a Spade, Pick and Shovel for years! There are a lotta Gravel pits around our area!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Sounds like you have some pretty tough ground Al! You may want to consider buying a tooth bar for the front of your loader bucket.. they make a world of a difference when digging through tough ground.. even tho my ground isn’t too tough where I live I plan to buy a toothbar this season

[@Yuuiiytrfbh]

Good job getting that stump outta there.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks buddy! If you enjoyed that one you might want to check out my latest video where I pulled up a gigantic stump with my little tractor, I always enjoyed ripping out stumps it can be a lot of fun working the tractor like that. Thanks for watching’!

[@shawnhulke7385]

Nice stump work. I like how you seldom get off the tractor. A lot of the other guys it seems they spend more time off the tractor moving things by hand instead of using the machine.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Shawn! Yah I try to get off the tractor as little as I can.. no reason to do something by hand when the tractor can do it for you haha. Some people just aren’t as comfortable with the front loader I think so for a lot of people it may be quicker to just get off the machine to move something but I always make the machine to the work for me lol. Thanks for watching!

[@khtractors]

I’ve been looking forward to you doing a video on this project. It’s looking good! Stumps are a pain, I would like to try out a stump bucket sometime and see how it does. If your good with a torch or plasma cutter you might make a tooth bar. I built mine. Have a good day!

[@BiffsEquipment]

I deffinelty would love to build or buy a tooth bar very soon, I could sure use one for the jobs I do! I have a plasma cutter and have thought about making my own in the past.. I still might and will keep you posted! As for the stump bucket that’s another item I some day want, money has just been tight lately but have some plans in the works for some goodies to come to the channel 👍🏻 thanks for watching!

[@smokysantana]

The background noise really isn’t necessary if you have a good video. I’m willing to bet that most of us watching would rather just hear the tractor working rather than listen to what some people might think of as music. Thanks

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks for your comment, I have done both with and with out music and whenever I don’t put the music in I get less views and people actually tell me they missed hearing the music. A lot of times I’m doing time-lapse videos or fast forwarding certain parts and in doing so you can’t have audio so you actually have to put background music in otherwise there will be no sound what so ever. This video I put background music on the time lapse and when I did the stump I was able to leave the tractor sounds in but just turned the music way down in the background. Everyone likes it a little different so I try to change it up whenever I can.

[@neilbreen9041]

"what some people might think of as music" Don't cut yourself on that edge you little bullied loser.

[@mikesworld60]

Are you planning on getting a backhoe someday for your tractor? I found one from a John Deere on craigslist and bought a pto pump kit for it. Made a subframe to put it on my tractor. It is great for stumps. I have a small Kubota B7100. It is a Bradco backhoe, depending on what tractor they put it on they paint it to match. That is why my tractor has a green backhoe on it. I have video of building the subframe but have yet to edit it and put it up. Nice work with the tractor.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Awesome man, sounds like you did a heck of a job making the backhoe work fir your B7100.. is the video uploaded yet I’ll check it out. As for me buying a backhoe.. I was planning to at first but adding a backhoe can cost $5,000-$8,000 and for that kind of money I plan to save up a little more and buy an excavator.. I almost bought one last summer but soemtbjng else popped up so I never bought it but hopefully some day soon I’ll own a nice mini excavator to go with my little Kubota bx.

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Great job.

[@johnk4451]

Thanks

[@JC-1171]

Bro you need a tooth bar for your bucket, I have the Bexpanded on my BX23S I was a little skeptical of it at first but man it’s a huge difference and will protect your bucket edge from wear, another good video keep them coming

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks man, yah I’ve been wanting to buy a Piranha tooth bar for a long time now I hear they really work fantastic specially for clearing land. I was meaning to order one last year but kept forgetting, thanks for reminding me!

[@JC-1171]

Biff's Equipment It sounds weird but even scooping dirt out of a pile is easier with one

[@BiffsEquipment]

J C yah it deffinetly helps cuz it helps to cut through and break up the material a bit better than a standard cutting edge

[@joshua7999]

I’d like to know more about the shed. What’s the dimensions? I know in another video you said the door was too small. But looks like a nice setup.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Josh, so my shed is I believe an 18x16, it did me good for many years until I finally out grew it with tools and equipment. The door use to be barely wide enough to fit my tractor and I use to rub the tires on my tractor against the door frame pulling in and out if you check out my older videos.. eventually tho I cut the old door out and widened the door to be an 8’ high by 6’ wide. This helped a lot with being able to get in and out safely with out having much issue. Thanks for watching and I hope to upload more videos soon!

[@chichiszolusha608]

Great video , you think you outa widen the shed door a bit before you take the sides out

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Cinchi, if you watch my newer videos you'll see that I did widen my shed doors, I made the shed door 6' wide, if you watch "Kubota BX doing some landscaping + Update" Video you'll see where I talked about how i widened the shed door frame and the new doors that I built for it. Thanks for watching!

[@DieselRamcharger]

But what are fields and forests if not just glorified lawns?

[@mikec8123]

I have the tooth bar from BXpanded. Would make your digging and clearing much easier

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thats awesome man! I totally agree, specially for the type of work I do. I been meaning to buy one for awhile now, just havnt pulled the trigger yet do to money.. but hoping to have one next summer with a few other goodies. Def gonna be buying a grapple, rear remotes, and another set of pallet forks soon. Thanks for watching!

[@Nunyabizn3ss]

@@BiffsEquipment Looks like you do a lot of grading and back dragging. Wonder if it’s doable with the piranha tooth bar. I am looking to get one too, might pick up the straight bar too, but that brings things to around $500!

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@Nunyabizn3ss how’s it going man. Yah having a toothbar would affect back dragging some specially if your trying to backdrag with just the edge of the bucket but if your just back dragging larger piles of dirt or stone it would work fine still and you could still smooth it with the bottom of your bucket keeping the bottom of the bucket nice and flat.. but you won’t be able to finish grade as well with the edge of the bucket that’s for sure. You should just buy the Piranha toothbar Cuz then you’ll have the teeth when you want it and when you don’t need the teeth you can just remove it.. the factory cutting edge does just fine so I wouldn’t waste your money on their normal cutting edge that they sell.

[@Nunyabizn3ss]

@@BiffsEquipment Going great, thanks! I hope you and all of yours are well. Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. . Only recently came across your channel, and I’m really enjoying your work. I look forward to your subscriber base expanding to reflect the quality of your work.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@Nunyabizn3ss no problem man glad I could help. And thanks buddy I appreciate it. I’m glad you joined the channel and are enjoying it. Hope to hear more from ya!

[@joebagadonitz]

Move Stump! Get out the way, get out the way!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Haha! 😂

[@coder010]

I was thinking the same either a piranha tooth bar or a tooth bar how much that would help. I don’t have either but would like to get one or the other

[@BiffsEquipment]

I agree, I will deffinelty be buying a toothbar for this up coming season.. last summer I just couldn’t afford it. It’s gonna be a huge help for the type of work I do, thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@christopherwatson5296]

Can you get a backhoe attachment for that little machine

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hi Chris thanks for watching. Yah you can buy these with a backhoe attachment.. I was planning to buy one down the road but instead I am just gonna buy a mini excavator to go with it because for the price difference a mini excavator would do a better job than a backhoe but if you want it all in one nice package you can buy these tractors with a backhoe no problem from the dealer.

[@botabob]

You appear to be a good equipment operator with a lot of skills, but you really need to spend the money for some under carriage armor. It is well worth the money. Great video.

[@BiffsEquipment]

I would have to agree with you on that! It’s only a matter of time before I make a mistake and wreck my HST fan, Iv been meaning to buy one but havnt quote had the money for it yet. Let’s just hope I buy some skid plates before the worst happens! Lol. Thanks for watching bob!

[@miket1464]

Doesn't look like it would take too much work to take out to the next stud on each side of the small doorway that you back your tractor out of just to make it easier.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Mike T hey mike thanks for watching, yep I would have to agree, this is the plan for sure, just gonna remove a stud on each side of the door frame and open it up, it would then go from roughly 4’ wide to 6’ wide.. I talked about it in a few of my other videos and plan to do it hopefully very soon! Thanks for watching!

[@kaseycasece1340]

YOUNG MAN , U NEED A BIGGER SHOP FOR MYSELF I JUST NEED SHOP / MAINLY I WORK OUT IN THE WEATHER

[@BiffsEquipment]

I hear ya! I'm just glad to have a place that's warm and dry where I can work on my stuff. I hope this spring to expand my shed into a garage with a concrete floor. Thanks for watching!

[@slip0n0fall]

'Digging the videos, I like the BX - may even buy one some day. But I have to say it's pretty unfortunate (being kind here) that a sapling can cripple the tractor.

[@BiffsEquipment]

Ii agree it is a fantastic machine.. The Kubota BX is not the only tractor with this HST fan issue.. I have cleared acers of land with my bx with no protection to the HST fan and feel if your careful you'll be fine but its still a good idea to get some type of skid pan for it.. Luckily there is a company who makes them cheap.. Roughly $150 and it covers the entire bottom of the tractor and you'll never have to worry again. Thanks for watching!

[@tomdabomb3457]

you are a good operator no doubt. but I have done jobs just like this and found its better to bush hog. You disturb so much soil and it makes a mess when it rains. tracked skid steer doing back drag is best. btw...damn good looking hair cut bro!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Thanks Tom I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

[@seashizort]

How much weight do You run on the back? Have you looked into getting a piranha bar from bxpanded?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Digger 838 I run roughly 200obs of rear ballast, along with my tires being loaded.. 200-300lbs is a decent minimum for these machines, anything less and they can become not as productive as you will be lifting up the rear quite often, being un-stable and spinning your tires. I almost Voight the piranha last year but money ran out towards the end of the summer, I’m hoping to buy one this summer, I hear they are fantastic toothbars!

[@zoggrog8823]

i like that tractor its cute

[@BiffsEquipment]

Small but tough, I need a small tractor for the type of work I do. This thing has been a life saver.

[@jamescain3172]

What years your bx?

[@stevestahl5905]

Can you do the videos without the music. Rather hear the Diesel engine working.

[@BiffsEquipment]

I have tried it with and without music but I get many more complaints and less views when I don't add music but I do realize not everybody likes music so every now and again I do upload a video with out music and only tractor sounds. I just made a more recent video a week or two ago that had no music if you want the link to it let me know but it should be at the top of my videos and its called "backfilling a drainage pipe". Sometimes when I do time-lapse videos I have to add music because time-lapse videos have no sound to begin with.. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!

[@Jacob-zd4gj]

What about just a brush hog for it? Then you wouldn't get so much dirt

[@BiffsEquipment]

Jacob Bradburn brush hog could work but with all the stumps and debris and dips and what not my land has it could be tricky.. plus when I strip it I’m able to rip out all the roots of the saplings and small trees so they don’t come back. I still would like to get a brush hog some day tho for similar jobs that aren’t quite as bad and overgrown. Thanks for watching!

[@BAMFWOODS]

Hello. Getting my BX2380 at my new hole on aug 11th move in aug 10th. Fun. Question - do you feel an edge bar or xpanded bar would be needed to protect the edge of bucket. I would say it would really helped the ground cover you have but then I am wondering is an edge really needed to protect the bucket edge? Thanks for all the info thus far

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Jason congrats on the new tractor sorry I'm just reading this! I do not have an added cutting edge on my bucket and my cutting edge shows no sign of wear as of right now tho adding the extra cutting edge as an accessory is not a bad idea as it strengthens the lip of the bucket so it cant as easily get bent. The BXPanded bar is also a very nice cutting edge and I actually plan to get one some day as the sharp teeth would be great to have for when I'm clearing land. Thanks for watching.

[@Mark_Nadams]

How long did that stump take you to get out?

[@BiffsEquipment]

Hey Mark sorry I’m just seeing your comment sometimes KZbin hides comments from me. This stump I wanna say took me about 18 minutes maybe give or take 5 minutes.. it was last year when I did this job so I can’t remember exactly how long it took. Hope this helps!

[@BiffsEquipment]

I now own a stump bucket that’s made for digging out stumps, not sure if you saw my newer videos or not yet but if you havnt I would go check them out.. the new stump bucket works much better than a standard bucket did and now I can remove stumps like this in under 5 minutes most times. The stump bucket I own is built by “Artillian” 👍🏻

[@Mark_Nadams]

@@BiffsEquipment Thanks for the reply. I've got a BX1850 that is under performing IMHO and I'm just trying to get a feel for what the BX series is supposed to be capable of. I saw the stump bucket video. It looks like a real time saver for sure.

[@BiffsEquipment]

@@Mark_Nadams ah I see. The bx is a great tractor but it’s limited on power at times but I would say check your hydraulic relief valve and see if it’s even at spec cuz odds are on that older tractor the relief spring has relaxed a bit and now it’s relieving the pressure too soon, they make a pressure gauge and shim kit so owners can check their pressure and bump it back up to spec.. this is what I did as mine was 200psi below spec when I first got my tractor used and now I have the pressure set above spec and it’s twice as capable as it ever was..

[@BiffsEquipment]

Here is an older video I made that explains everything you need to know about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5uXg6R-Ytanf6s

[@jbmortensen]

How many acres do you have?

[@BiffsEquipment]

I have roughly 3-3.5 acers, Decent size to play around with my Kubota BX.