Mini excavator clearing trees & opening secret old logging road

Join us for some time in the Bobcat excavator seat in the cab if the Bobcat E42 mini excavator as I work to open up a new 'secret' old logging road that we found deed in the woods of our Southern Illinois homestead. This old logging road cut down a ridge and paralleled and old pig barn located deep in the woods. I am working on creating some new riding trails for the new 2019 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 as well as some potential new hunting opportunities on our land that I had previously not explored. This work is being done on our Southern Illinois homestead farm that we live on. Thanks for watching and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to follow all of our land management projects, tractor projects, excavator projects, food plotting, and more country living adventures. Kapper Outdoors, living the dream, one acre at a time.

[@mikemountain3976]

I bought a e43r. I had never ran anything that wasn't bailing hay when I was a kid. Alot of my projects you have videos of doing what I need to learn. Knowledge is power if you have the ability to share it in a way that people like myself can understand. For that sir I say thank you

[@kapperoutdoors]

You are right there is quite a bit of learning techniques and leverages and so forth. And best of luck with your new machine! They are incredible machines for sure!

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

Nicely done 👍

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thank you, its always fun 'working' in the excavator!

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

Finding more of your property is always fun.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yep, for sure! Thanks

[@truckerwelder4347]

Smooth 👍

[@felixcat9318]

Thank you for sharing this excellent video of your mini excavator doing it's thing down in the dirt! That looks to be a very ergonomic and comfortable working environment for long day's in 'the office'.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thank you glad you liked it! For being super small, especially for me, it is pretty comfortable!

[@AnakinSW2010]

Would be nice to see more footage like Andrew does, he points out how he does it and has more outside veiws of what hes doing

[@raybates3119]

Beautiful property!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thank you! Lots more cool projects like this on our main channel and our new Kapper Outdoors 2.0 BTW Semper Fi!!

[@raybates3119]

@@kapperoutdoors Semper Fi to you as well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Cant wait to see what you do with the Bobcat to clean and neaten up the Kentucky property. Gonna be fun!!

[@kapperoutdoors]

yes sir for sure!!! You going to work it awhile!!??

[@photocontrol]

Nice spot down there in the woods!

[@kapperoutdoors]

yeah, really pretty! Found another cool spot on the next excavator vid too! :) thanks

[@hartleyhomesteadmichigan6041]

Always fun making new trails

[@kapperoutdoors]

yes sir, well, at least most of the time :)

[@R94GC]

Just posted a video to my KZbin channel of my 1 ton excavator paired up with a TMK150 tree sheer. Crazy how well it worked for clearing trees!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Excavators are the greatest machines! Good deal

[@jimsmith1946]

A secret logging road WOW

[@kapperoutdoors]

It's hidden so trespassers can't find it... WOW...

[@timbow50]

Looks like great trail into a perfect deer killing spot. They love to travel in those drainages. Put up an automatic corn feeder in there and what an awesome spot.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks, I enjoy machine work in the woods! Can't use feeders here in IL, banned!!! lol

[@cutweldngrind]

I want a machine like this now. Maybe Las Vegas will make my dream come true lol

[@kapperoutdoors]

lol best of luck! Be sure to hit a few 'high odds' bets!!!

[@georgepeck5436]

NICE MUSIC

[@army82ndretired79]

Nice vid Kap! Hell i was relaxing right with you. Thanks.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Roger that, thanks man!

[@bobcat8439]

I gotta thorn trees tryin grow everywhere lol

[@kapperoutdoors]

Good luck!

[@houndsmanone4563]

Love the Bob Cat Excavator video action, Kap. Man at 8:24 and 10:48 you got some good scoops of grouped trees moved out after they were pulled by their roots. Nice work. Dang it! I want AC tractor cab...NOW! It was 97 degrees today and will be in the 90's for another week. I know it gets hot but it's not even summer yet. This part of country is dang close to declaring a DROUGHT. We haven't had rain in a very long time. The green grass is turning brown. You definitely got a good handle on working that Mini-Ex. Full watch.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Thanks buddy! Go trade in that tractor for a cab!!! And then trade in the Polaris for a Cab!!! Life's a beach, when you're in a cab!!! LOL

[@houndsmanone4563]

@@kapperoutdoors Yeah, I know what you mean. The Massey I'm looking at has just a tad bigger footprint than my open-floor 1533. Looking at the 1760M. It's not much wider and just a tad longer. About to do some "Tractor Shed" modifications to be able to get the slightly taller cabbed tractor into the shed. I'll video the process. I haven't made any videos in quite some time.

[@TF856]

Get a 12-volt magnetic base fan online and stick it to the roll bar or metal canopy.

[@ukjw2]

Water hole looks like an ehd nightmare

[@kapperoutdoors]

Long story but I don't agree with the 'current theory' about EHD. You see a couple of years ago I believe it was New York state, they had a MASSIVE outbreak of EHD.. The only problem was that they also had record rains throughout the year, which means the 'muddy midge' theory did not comport.. Matter of fact with record rains, there was very little mud, or low water levels, yet they had a massive EHD outbreak. I listened to the podcast and the DNR rep was pretty much dumbfounded.. I live life by reality and common sense. So if there was a massive ehd outbreak with conditions completely opposite of what their current 'theory' is, how do explain that? Just my opinion and life experience.. Something to think about, thanks.

[@bobpaterson1845]

That was a damn good days work there 💪💪💪

[@kapperoutdoors]

hoorah, sure felt good to get something done!

[@midday44]

And bees lol can’t get to ya🎩😎

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yep no doubt about that! I got into a ground bee nest with my first open tractor and that was not fun!! Love the cab's now :)

[@BeagleHunter]

How well does a mini excavator work on a slight incline? I have an acre of cleared flat land but wanting to clear about 2 more and the land slopes up a bit. How easy/hard is to flip one of these things?

[@TF856]

If your tracks are facing up and down the hill they don't turn over that easily but you should still be careful. You should be okay upto 30°, even if your tracks are going across the slope. I have worked on a 45° slope, but every machine is different. It's best to test your tip angle in a safe situation. That is with the boom on the downhill side so it cannot flip over.

[@thomaswright6250]

Hey kapper awesome little excavator is that yours or is it a rental

[@houndsmanone4563]

Thomas, I think Kap bought it some time back. You're right, those Mini-Ex are real nice. I looked at renting one in April for 30 days and it cost $2400-ish (delivered). I specifically wanted an enclosed cab w/ AC and a thumb. As the season progressed and got hotter, demand for them got greater and availability was less. Have a good one.

[@kapperoutdoors]

yeah this one is ours I think we've had it like 2 years now or more.. Incredible machine for any landowner!

[@bikeninja956]

hey, love this POV footage. Pretty cool. So what size of trees can you take down with these? I just recently got a crazy expensive quote for some excavation on a rocky mountain property. I'm wondering how well these will handle solid rock? do you know if you can you get rock smashing tool heads for them?

[@kapperoutdoors]

Well I'm sure you could rent/buy a jack hammer for a mini with hi flow. Don't know if you would need one or not? Trees that grow in rock are sometimes easier to pull out as the roots are not always that robust. But I know what you mean, big excavation is big money!! Hard to find the right solution that is most affordable. Good luck!

[@bikeninja956]

@@kapperoutdoors ok thanks!

[@stixnfeet7818]

That is 42 looks like a nice machine. Wonder if it’s much different than my E 32

[@kapperoutdoors]

Definitely some difference, longer reach, more power. But they are all great machines for sure.

[@maqpeezgofishvlog8431]

Does it have air conditioner in there?

[@kapperoutdoors]

YES sure does! :)

[@jase5415]

We need some Kentucky Sasquatch foot prints or nighttime audio....can you handle that Kapper?

[@kapperoutdoors]

I'll work on that! Man that is some BIG wooded country over there by the almost new farm!

[@eflint1]

How long does it take to clear an acre with that thing?

[@kapperoutdoors]

Man it all depends on the size of the trees you are pulling. Bigger trees take way more time. But I'd say if they were smaller trees you can clear an acre probably in a day or so. Maybe half day, never really timed it out. Thanks

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

We need to get you to bring that excavator over here to missouri

[@kapperoutdoors]

I'm sure we could put it to use good!!!!

[@Will7981]

If your luck is like mine, that pipe you dug up would never lead to the vault but instead would just be an old sewer pipe.👍🏻👍🏻LOL

[@kapperoutdoors]

LMAO, yep, I am there with you man!!!!

[@stevenpeters2593]

Joe, I wonder how much acres do you have right now in Illinois?

[@yusriexcavator9971]

Hallo bos,new friend

[@TruckExca]

Where do you dig?

[@kapperoutdoors]

Southern IL

[@garrycrompton3381]

You need lessons from Chris @ Letsdig18 and Andrew C. Snap them saplings with the thumb ?

[@kapperoutdoors]

And I bet you I could teach them a few things that I have as specialties in... ?

[@lyfandeth]

I think you need a Cat D8 to just punch that road out the easy way.

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yep, that would make easy work of it for sure! But I've got like 3 or 4 machines that still need to be paid off! lol

[@TF856]

I know that a lot of people like cat dozers but I prefer the joystick controls of the John Deere dozers, and I am not a fan of John deere.

[@williambeckman6900]

If you can't dig the stump out with the excavator you can alway let some dynamite do the job.

[@kapperoutdoors]

lol for sure! Or a BMG .50 cal full auto!!! :)

[@arkansas1336]

You have a lot of unharvested 'walking sticks' at the end of that trail...another money maker?....lol.

[@kapperoutdoors]

eh, I think that's too much work!

[@twofeathers6540]

you talk too much thanks

[@kapperoutdoors]

You're welcome

[@WalkerOutdoors]

That's pretty nice true

[@kapperoutdoors]

Yeah very pretty down in dem woods!!!