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[@thomascisar7812]

Thanks Mike! Just ordered an RK55HSC with a backhoe and third function valve. I'm sold thanks to your videos and several months of comparisons. They are certainly a great value.

[@brcisna]

Hi Mike, Thank You for all the great DIY videos for the outdoors people. Just adding: After buying first compact tractor many years ago, i became "obsessed" with using it for removing any stump i could find. I built my own root ripper,and works well for a small 30 HP compact. What I wanted to mention,if you don't have to have the stump out immediatly, simply drilling 3/4 holes about 5 in deep randomly across the stump,,and then pouring a mix 3 different chemicals / equal parts pot ash,nitrogen,calcium granules , that any fertilizer store (FS) has into drilled holes,wait one year and the stumps will be pure sponge in one years time. The fertilizer place here would give me a mix in a 5 gallon bucket for free! I know many people wont want to use the chemicals in some situations. This concoction will eat out the roots as well, you can usually jack the remaining stump out with a round point shovel in a years wait time. Strangely enough , that year of time goes by pretty quick too. Thanks again.

[@67DocG]

I'm all out of 8" cherry stumps. All I have left are 30"+ white oaks attached to 5 and 6 ft. boulders. A "double" and a "trio" among them. You haven't experienced stump digging until you tackle a few of those. I like your video's, keep them rolling. Fellow western PA'er.

[@jamesking9095]

Jim King- Morristown TN Just watched you remove stumps, I learned a lot and the info you shared in the video was beneficial to me. I will be watching more. I learned about you through Rural King.

[@marklengal9990]

I’m really getting impressed with this RK .I have a off brand myself because I couldn’t afford green or orange, but I saved about 50% and haven’t had an issue yet. This RK looks to be even better then what I have and it’s cheaper yet. I would put it up against the green and orange anytime. I really want one 👍

[@arvillenoe2542]

Mike buddy watching you always makes my oldest son happy he'd rather watch you then tv and thanks for your advice a while back on the question I had about the Kubota found one I like so thank you for your help and advice Mike keep up the good honest hard work you do buddy always enjoyable to see

[@jonread5961]

I greatly enjoy your videos Mike. I just bought my first tractor and now I am adding attachments as I can afford them. What I like most about your videos is that you are not trying to be something you are not. The working man/woman can related to you and what you offer for advise. Thanks again.

[@wsmcmc3864]

Excellent job. I usually leave 4' standing because I leave them for years and don't want to hit them. I most cases it was the tree that was a danger and the stump isn't. Nice job, great info and beautiful execution. Let the tool slowly do the work. Glad to see a man like yourself get a piece of equipment, who will actually use it.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thank You!

[@dennisst.germaine3497]

Nice job Mike! Great video with excellent advice and tutorial. Can't wait for the next one!

[@mlanham3382]

Hi Mike, it's Mark again from Bradfordsville KY. We talked last spring about the tractor. Well I did it. I got big red, granite grapple, backhoe, bushhog and 1.5 ton trailer. Thank for the inspiration,lol. BIG question and potentially a very helpful video suggestion. I just used my backhoe for the first time about 3 weeks ago. 30 min later the bucket broke,yep, not a solid weld on it at all. They came out and replaced it with a new one. Anyway while waiting for the replacement I parked the tractor with the backhoe and legs up. Next morning bucket was on the ground and legs half way down. RK tells me this is normal, maintenance guys I work with disagree. RK said my remote not in center position might be the reason. I checked and sure enough I still had it on. I closed the remote value lifted everything up to test this again. It took about 5 days, but once again bucket is on the ground. I've had many issues and frankly I feel bad bugging these guys so often but there have been so many problems. Would you mind trying this backhoe test on yours and let me know what happens. If you have time. Thank you for everything you and you family do for these awesome videos.

[@huffster6344]

You mentioned clearing for a garden. I would recommend tilling once and then cover it with the billion leaves that you have. You will end up with excellent soil and you won't have to till it again. Nice video.

[@jasoncrann7635]

Love watching your videos. Great tips and very entertaining. I live by Edmonton,Alberta Canada. Just bought my first tractor for my 18 acres. Loving it so far. I have a Massey Ferguson 1735m. Great so far.

[@zzbloggs]

Hi Mike, nice video, as usual! You've got spring sunshine and we've got snow and vicious winds. Mid 20's F and 10 degrees of wind chill. Schools closed, roads treacherous and public transport chaos! Welcome to London, UK!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks Paul, How are things across the pond?

[@botabob]

Good to see the RK55 is getting the job done. It has some big shoes to fill.

[@timgarner4636]

I've cleared land for development the best and easiest way I found is pushing tree over. This gives leverage then cut tree from stump when tree is down. Just be careful of widow maker's. If tree and stomp is able to be handled by the machine. Grabbing hole tree and stomp taking to area of stock pile for processing. Just what works for me. Good job be safe.

[@prattsgreenhousefarm9473]

Good video Mike! Nice common sense explanation on how to approach this task. I always enjoy your videos. You are a busy guy. Have a great weekend.

[@kapperoutdoors]

very nice Mike! Loving my e42, and yes, I have used the tractor on a few of them....😀😀 Nice work on the hardwood stumps. Kapper

[@russvtguy]

Mike , I started leaving the brush piles for the turkeys and rabbits for nesting areas and it has worked well. Just a thought.

[@lostnation5348]

Thanks for sharing. Nice job of syncing the music as you pulled the stump. Nice presentation.

[@shelterskelter]

Dig the low side scrape and split the roots on the high side. Fun as hell watching the tree bring its own root ball up. ( I cut a few upper roots so its easier then yank em out later)

[@stevemartinez6757]

Very nice work. It takes me a little longer with my sub-compact tractor/backhoe (John Deere 1025R). Of course, the soil here in Florida is much easier to dig than that clay that you deal with at your place. I usually dig around the stump (mainly oak) to find/break the main roots first. Keep up the great work on the videos!

[@ForestToFarm]

Good job. One thing that can help with a tractor and help equalize the ability of that backhoe to the mini excavator is to use a smaller bucket. It give you more pounds per square inch. Less dirt moved per dig but more force in the smaller area. Better chance of breaking ground or roots or what ever obstacle there may be.

[@HometownAcres]

Forest ToFarm it’s awesome to see you commenting on this KZbin channel. Your channel and this channel are the only 2 I subscribe too. We currently live in Pittsburgh Pa and are considering buying 36 acres in Statesville NC down near you guys or 25 acres up this way near Pittsburgh. Having a tough time deciding. Either way we want to clear the land ourselves and build a house like what you guys have done.

[@ForestToFarm]

Hey Adam. Thanks for the kind words. We are no experts but we are learning lots of new things and I am always trying to share any info I might have that may help a person out. Never been to Pittsburgh or even Pa for that matter. NC is very nice and has its better places like any state. We have considered living there a few times in the past. I love the mountains and wilderness. Family issues have kept us locked down here where we are at and that's all good. We are happy with the place we bought. The thing is you have to make it your home no matter where you live. Its a long tough road trying to develop land especially when you have to work for a living at the same time but its worth every effort. It gives you such a great sense of accomplishment. Either place you choose I wish you all the luck. There are lots of hold ups and hurdles along the way. Things do not always go as anticipated, people do not always follow through with what they say will do and weather never seems to cooperate or coordinate with our scheduled, lol, but ya just gotta keep plugging away. Good luck with whichever place you choose! Terry

[@HometownAcres]

Forest ToFarm Terry thanks for the response. I did want to pick your brain on one of the first hurdles we are running into. Would you still have bought your property if you would have had the additional cost of installing an $18,000 sand mound septic system? I know you guys have public sewer as you’ve said in your videos but we’re trying to figure out if that huge expense is worth it?

[@ForestToFarm]

Actually there is public water at our place but no sewer. We have to install septic tanks. I wanted that because I don't want any more bills in the future than needed. Getting ourselves set up for the least amount of bills for when we do retire in the future. We are getting the city water but we can always drop it when we get the well installed and if we no longer use it much. I figure while we are young and active the city water would be good to use for farm stuff. Then when we get older we may not need it or if we get lucky and have a good source of well water we can drop the city water any time we get ready to. We have several natural spring close by so my guess is we will have a great water source. Our soil is good and the lay of the land is good for us to put the septic tanks into the existing ground and then put in the required drain fields which is around 200'. So other than digging the holes and installing the systems it will be a minimal expense. We will post videos of the septic install when that happens. I think for someone to put our system in its around $3500 to $4500 depending on the installer. I have heard of high tech septic systems required in other states but our state apparently is very lenient in that area. $18,000 is a lot of money but not enough top stop me from doing the homestead. I think in a long run that cost would not be as bad as it looks up front. We are building modest size house's at around 1500 sqft. However we are using good quality materials and want homes that will outlast us provided we maintain them properly. We will be debt free when finished so I do not mind dumping extra money into the project. Our goal to be debt free, in quality low maintenance homes and as little expense in our lives as possible. I see so many people get old and retire thinking they will have enough money to get buy then the economy grows but they have an outdated fixed income and suddenly they find themselves in the poor house. We hope to avoid that dilemma. Setting up a system to provide as much food for ourselves will also make the need for money less important. Is that high cost septic system needed in Pa and NC or do you know for sure about NC? That might help you decide on which place to build. I think NC taxes are reasonable as well. Lots to consider. Terry

[@HometownAcres]

Forest ToFarm We actually don’t know what kind of system the NC property would perc for. We just know that the PA property doesn’t perc well enough for a traditional septic and the sand mound is much more expensive. I do think it will be nice to not have any sewer bill but I’ve also read that maintenance costs on septic systems can be as high as a sewer bill annually. Have you seen anything like that or is there truly a break even point on a septic? Like you have that big upfront cost but after 15 years or so you are actually now saving money?

[@houndsmanone4563]

Nice video Mike; excellent advice. Will be taking out a few stumps in a week or so. Thumbs up.

[@theinternets7516]

For small trees my dad and use the bucket to pull them out but I go around the tree first with a mattock cutting as many roots as I can first. Usually works pretty well. Once you get a lot of the roots cut if you can't get the tree pulled out you can lift up the bucket to 5 or six feet tall and push on the trunk and there is enough leverage to uproot that way.

[@matthewsims359]

Im sure this video is going to help many people. I have several stumps that i need to remove but i dont have a backhoe. I have been thinking about renting a mini for a weekend because i also need to work on the drainage ditches along the driveway. Thanks for sharing this

[@russellbowman8051]

Looks like the backhoe on the tractor dose pretty well got some decent power!! 👊

[@dougmoore7116]

Surprised you can get around in the woods. Just took the dog for a walk on our land was really muddy. Dog didn’t mind he’s got four wheel drive. Thumbs up

[@augustreil]

Doug, Dogs have 4 Paw Drive !! Lol, :))

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

On the Hill Tops it's ok, besides that its pretty sloppt

[@slowmocean1]

Thanks Mike. I dig my stumps too but so far I just roll them down the hill. I cut the trees for firewood and chip the rest with my wood max. Fires here are a pain to get approved. Found a decent used excavator for the stumps.

[@jamesheath9385]

Thanks a lot. By watching and listening, I feel that I learned a lot. Will test it out soon.

[@Z-Bart]

I liked the music editing. Oh, ohooo! I knew you would like the grapple.

[@northernninjarunner5506]

You can also leave the brush piled up like that which is great for the little critters in the woods 👍

[@glennsenec7514]

A hibernaculum

[@leol1682]

Hey Mike still rubing your hand at the beganing Love your videos man ,and done that wen i had my case 580 and 680 .

[@davidstanton2940]

Mike I dig a lot of big pines here in Georgia and I have found a technique that may work a little better for ya. Try leaving the tree in tack and dig the sides of the tree then the front. Then put your bucket as high on the tree as you can and push the tree over with your bucket using the weight of the tree. The tree should fall right over. This technique allows you not to have to move your tractor and may save you some time. Then go to cutting your stump off and the tree for firewood. Just a thought.

[@josuetrey2338]

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[@cullengunnar7063]

@Josue Trey Instablaster :)

[@josuetrey2338]

@Cullen Gunnar Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@josuetrey2338]

@Cullen Gunnar it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my account !

[@cullengunnar7063]

@Josue Trey No problem :)

[@chiefmik9108]

Nice Demo Mike... Just when we were seeing dirt this week outside, we are getting hit with a Northeaster which is adding another foot of snow... I see the only thing you are missing on the backhoe is the thumb to grab that stump... God Bless and Have a Great Day... Chief {NYS/ADK}

[@CraigFogus]

Well done! I have a backhoe on my JD 1025r for stuff like this!

[@slockfox]

Nice video. Do you have any videos of the 7.5 backhoe on the 37? Do they swing a full 180 degrees? Im wanting to dig a footer right next to the existing house and footer. Thanks.

[@donald6427]

Alright that's what I'm talking about I want to see more videos like this. I think I've decided once we have our land timbered we're going to use the money to buy a tractor like that. Want see more work done

[@mikehornsby599]

You made that look pretty easy great job!!

[@wizard1800]

Great video. I am in the process of building a ripper shank for my backhoe. Should help with tearing roots.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

That will help for sure

[@kk5sc]

Mike try using that root grapple to nibble roots about the edge of the stump We remove trees often with our L3301 and it's root grapple.

[@chancebernhardt4815]

Mike I was lucky enough to buy at an oil field auction I picked up a 780 Case backhoe with all weather cab for 8,000 dollars thats all the man had to pay to the bank but he got laid off, I told him if he gets another job and he needs the backhoe he can buy it back for just what I payed for it that was 10 years ago he retired and said thanks for the offer where do people like you come from, I said we are everywhere you just have to look so I got a backhoe that would have cost me over 65,000 if I bought new, we just use it and it does its job just fine

[@ruffntumble1964]

Hey Mike, I am a subscriber to your channel and love your videos, but wanted to offer a different perspective on what you are doing and how you approach this project with the equipment you have. I do a lot of land clearing on my farm in southern New Jersey. While your RK tractor with the grapple is nice, I made an investment in a 3 point hitch Wood-Maxx wood chipper that can operate off most small tractors and can easily chip most any branches up to 6 inches. It makes very small chips that can be left as mulch to decompose naturally. I purposely saw up as much as I can for firewood and give most of the odd size stuff to a relative with a Central Boiler Wood Furnace. Secondly, if you are only going to maintain a food plot as opposed to plowing the land for farming, why not just grind the stumps out as opposed to doing all that digging, having many holes to level out, and ultimately having to burn the stumps. Many areas of the country require permits to perform open burning. My one tip for grinding is to saw the tree stumps as close to the ground as possible, then paint them liberally with 100% undiluted Round-UP no more that 20 minutes after they are cut, then wait about one month before grinding. This allows the Round-Up to travel down into the roots to completely kill the stump and prevent it from coming back, as some species of trees are tough to completely kill. As I said, I love your vids, but I think you are actually making more work for yourself and utilizing more equipment than you need to accomplish the same goal. Just my 2 cents.

[@OldSaltyBear]

Hey Mike. I just went and took a look at the RK55 over in Butler. Can I talk yinz into making a quick video on how to detach the backhoe in order to use other 3 point implements? Curious to see whats involved.

[@redfieldal22]

Another great video, thanks Mike!!!

[@KiotiCS]

Great job Mike you have to love the grapple and the backhoe did a nice job it would of been nice if they would of put a thumb on it and i think it needs some bigger feet ! LOL take care and have a great day ! Kioti Curt :-)

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Kioti CS2410, a thumb is coming for it

[@randyshofner]

Great video good advice. Thanks

[@philipirwin5286]

Great video Mike. You could benefit from a thumb on that backhoe.

[@azdskin8862]

Another great video. I am looking hard at one of the RK55's for my property.

[@urbanothepopeofdeath]

what kind of price difference are we looking at, say compared to a kubota of similar specs? 10% 20%?? thanks

[@azdskin8862]

I have been looking at the MF 1754 & Kabota Grand L4760 just based on MSRP I am seeing a 30% + saving buy going with the RK55. The local RK near me does not carry the tractor line so I will have to drive a bit to check one out. This why I am happy to see Mike sharing his RK55 experience with us all.

[@michaelmactavish1728]

my kubota dealer has a great sale on a M62tlb kubota 62hp with factory heated and ac cab with bucket and forks package for $49,100 or open cab for $44,000

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Just under 30k for the RK55 in the video, thats with Hydrostatic, Loader, Cab, Heat, AC, Bluetooth Stereo, Loaded Rear Tires, and Two Sets of rear remotes

[@garydietzel6730]

Enjoying your videos and the how and why you do things. Just wondering why you don't raise the rear wheels off the ground with the stabilizer arms when using the backhoe?

[@deercamp3479]

Great video mike! I am a new landowner and have been watching your videos to learn as much as I can so I can buy the right tractor for my needs.will the RK37 backhoe and grapple be big enough to handle stump digging etc?? I can’t afford multiple tractors so I’m trying to get one that will do it all. I’m going to be doing all the same stuff you are including expanding food plots etc. thanks for your input!!

[@LostCaper]

Ya. another root trick is to get the soil of the roots and root ball. Once the soil is off they are not near as strong. I have a couple of videos regarding this technique on my channel.

[@briankshaw8755]

Nice work. Great piece of equipment.

[@hurley001]

I noticed your backhoe has bh8.5 stickered on it. Mine says bh8.0. Is there a reason why mine 8s different

[@marklengal9990]

Mike. Have you removed the backhoe yet? I’m curious how easy it is. I normally hook up a 6ft snowblower to the front and my weight box on the back for winter. Tuff to see backing up at night in the snow with the backhoe on

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Mark Lengal, not yet but soon. Looks pretty easy

[@stevewatson850]

Mike, your grapple would have handled this size tree and root ball in half the time. Push it over, pop the roots; all in one step. Back up, dig under root with lower tines, clamp it, and rotate up to break root ball out. I realize you don't want to abuse this new equipment, but it will handle it. Try it on a smaller tree first, to get comfortable. It's all a learning process, and a lot of fun.

[@kxrider463]

Hey Mike I’m just curious if you are able to buy rural king backhoe attachments to mount to other tractors. I have a mahindra 5035 and the backhoe they sell is almost 9k. Rural Kings are much more affordable and the specs actually look better as far as digging force. My next two questions are what company makes them, and are they mounted to the subframe or 3-point hitch mounted?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

They are subframe mount, I think TYM who makes the tractors also make the backhoes for them

[@miken8336]

Hey Mike, Mike here from MN. Do you know who manufactures the RK. I only guess that Rual King puts their initials on the machine. Proud to say that I will be taking delivery of my new Kubota MX5200 in 2 weeks, no backhoe. I found, as you did, renting a very capable trackhoe for several weeks, a weekend at a time, will buy a compact tractor backhoe. Put that tractor to work, we all look forward to more videos. Still waiting for the snow to melt here in southern Minnesota.

[@stoneycarter5546]

Hey Mike is the Backhoe on that RK55 all over the place Mine is awful it slings me all over the place, its not held in place at all and it moves so much it will get somebody hurt and mine is week as hell ?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

savannah vannatter, mine moves around some and took a little getting used, I think it's kind of a trade off, it fits a little loose in subframe but that makes it easy to put on and off

[@kurtmueller2956]

Small world! Hi from Chicora!

[@vincentacunto6777]

Hey Mike I have a kubota l4060 and love it I got the backhoe as well. I haven't used it but for an hour or 2 mostly just playing to figure it out. I am thinking about buying a aftermarket thumb for it. Do you think it's worth getting?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Vincent Acunto, yes, a thumb would be helpful

[@michaelj.odelljr.5695]

Great video, Mike. Have you taken the backhoe off yet? I just did my RK 37(7.5) for the first time today. It was pretty easy. Just hope it's as easy going back on. 👍

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Not yet, looks pretty simple though

[@danbrown4205]

I see people go at stumps by starting out too close to the stump, especially with smaller backhoes, and get frustrated or put too much stress on the equipment. The bigger the stump, the further out from it you want to start digging. Especially if you have a small back hoe that that on a BX or Deere 1025. The further away you are, the roots are thinner and easier to break. Take your time and you can tackle the gnarliest of stumps, even with a small backhoe.

[@firewoodtherapy5749]

Awesome video!

[@neilwines3024]

I’ve looked at grapples. Now you have made me want one even more. Thanks Mike keep the video going. I look everyday to see if you have uploaded new video. New tractor looks awesome. But what happened to your kubota ?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Still have it, don't know what I will do with it yet

[@tacmed6957]

helpful Mike thx

[@lonnieelliott504]

We do our brushing and clearing normally with a D8H CATand agree that slow is the fastest and using the front bucket should be avoided by those who lack experience. When I use a bucket it is associated with a 3/8" chain. All our equippment is supplied with chain which is cheaper to replace that equipment. It seems that all dealers are trying to sell backhoes but I would never buy one. For the cost and amount you use them it is a bad investment for the average user.

[@mikeyg9619]

I don't know who is more satisfied me or you.

[@ianm-cmd_rav1448]

Good trick.

[@rayleder3705]

Hi Mike! How about a future video on burning brush piles? We usually do ours after a heavy snow around this time of year (Minnesota). Thanks! Nice work on the stumps!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Will do

[@peterb.houtman1012]

Looking good Mike (the tractor). Nice to see the RK55 in action with the grapple and hoe. Slow and methodical “battle” with the stump, I like it 👍 Is a thumb an option for that backhoe? Thanks

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Pete -RetVetLuvnOutdoors, I believe a thumb will be standard equipment starting sometime in May, this one already has the bracket for one.

[@MLJenkins]

That’s a pretty good deal if they include the thumb. The mechanical thumb on my BH92 was an expensive option and I would have loved to have the hydraulic thumb but I couldn’t justify the price. Interesting how much they just include standard on the RK tractor but I assume they likely don’t have the resources to deal with tons of options and it makes it more value to just include them all.

[@MikeTalbot-f7n]

Turtle wins the race always

[@wauhawk]

You should ask for a wood chipper to use. Plenty of mulch for you and maybe sell some?

[@stereolababy]

nice video mike-question-can you get a thumb on that backhoe? hydraulic or not

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

wastegate, yes it's coming and I believe will be standard starting sometime in May

[@michaelj.odelljr.5695]

Awesome! I was just going to ask about getting one for my BH 7.5.

[@northernninjarunner5506]

Check on KZbin there is a guy pulling stumps out using a chain and a tripod. Pulls them out of a garden completely 5 minutes all done. Sorted

[@joeycyr6910]

Is that a 3 point hitch mounted backhoe or is it mounted on its own sub frame? Great video!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Has it's own subframe

[@court2379]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Why does it lift the way it does when you push down with the dipper. Shouldn't it just lift the whole tractor?

[@PatrickWagz]

"Give it a little tug" 9:18 That's What She Said sorry, had to say it :-)

[@derkonstrukteur4266]

Nice job Mike! Did you miss not having a thumb?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

It's coming

[@ottobettcher7025]

Mike I have a very large oak tree beside my house (Dia. 12.5 ft ) I would hate to think how big the roots are on that beast.

[@augustreil]

Otto, 12 1/2' diameter or circumference ? That's a huge tree, has to be 400 yrs old ?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

That would be quite a battle lol

[@augustreil]

Kasey, what ?????????????

[@allenpelletier6759]

MIKE. DO YOU OR SHOULD YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SAW WITH YOU IN CASE IT'S NEEDED WHEN YOUR OUT IN THE WOODS ??

[@justinshaw5706]

kind of surprised they didn't hook you up with a thumb on that backhoe. so, when you have to give back the equipment, you going to try to make a deal or buy a grapple for the kubota?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Justin Shaw, several others mentioned a thumb, it's coming

[@justinshaw5706]

sorry for the repetitiveness then.

[@jimlashbrook5429]

Mike Have you considered tapping a few maple trees. It will give you something to do with all your spare time. How about kicking back a little. You make me feel lazy watching KZbin.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Jim Lashbrook, I would love to do that but every year I saw next year, I need to do that though

[@IslandZsurvivor]

thanks for the video, great job! i know that you dont run a "farm", have you ever considered hogpower? drill some holes, pack some feed, electric fence,porcine excavators...as that you more than likely dont own the number or size of hogs needed, im sure you could rent/borrow some(maybe). i understand the tractor is faster, i know more work/care goes into the animals. truthfully, you are kicking okole as is...really just wondered if you considered livestock for labor?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Never thought much about that, would like to see how that works

[@allenpelletier6759]

YOU SHOULD GET THE FINGER TO ATTACH TO THE BUCKET, LIKE THE EXCAVATOR WHEN YOU DIG THE ROOTS SO YOU CAN PULL THE STUMP T AWAY

[@btraficanti]

can you put a backhoe on the RK37?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Yes

[@justaskdad]

I wish the stump in front of my house was that easy.

[@JLH0714]

I’m afraid I’m going to be disappointed with my RK55 backhoe. I don’t even have it yet, picking it up today, but o have so much work to do clearing trees and digging culverts etc. that little tree you did was barely even a tree. It was like a large sapling. I would probably push that tree over until the roots came out and then dig it out. I need to dig like a 3 ft deep trance for a large culvert. I’m in trouble I think

[@Living-The-Dream]

👍

[@danbrown4205]

Isn't a grapple a wonderful thing :)

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

It really is

[@JC-wz8oo]

Mike....although you have this machine on loan, do you stick with the notion of renting a mini excavator vs owning a hoe for the average guy? Or have you changed your mind? I'm getting a bx soon and am torn between the 23s and models without backhoe capability. Better to have and not need than need and not have? I'm so confused about it.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

If you have a need for a backhoe several times a year for smaller projects I would say get one for the tractor. If you only need one a couple times per year for bigger projects I say rent an excavator

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

With my D 7 i start with the roots on big trees

[@BillB23]

Stumps are "a pain in the neck?" I have a lower opinion of them. As to your stump removal approach: slow and steady wins the race. Or as my dad told me (over & over) "Son, ya gotta be smarter than the stump."

[@moniquemelanson1114]

Be honest, it must be very frustrating pulling stumps with the tractor compared to the excavator.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Not really, sitting on a backhoe in the woods on a nice evening? Can't get frustrated lol. An excavator would be faster but considering I only have about 25 little ones I will be able to dig them probably faster than it would take to Tram an excavator over there and back. (almost 1/2 mile to the house)

[@moniquemelanson1114]

I have to say your right about being to work on your tractor on a nice evening. It doesn't get much better than that. I assume though that you can't run more than one hydraulic cylinder at a time and the controls are not as fluid, the range is not as great, and the power is less than the excavator. I guess when you just have a few things to pull the tractor is fine. How is it to switch out the backhoe for the box blade though. Still have snow on the ground out here so I am just a little jealous of your weather. keep up the excellent videos.

[@drknockers5716]

Use a tire and chain pull up pops. Right out

[@michaelfunaro9150]

hot beats

[@plutothor5592]

daveknowshow has a nice video on removing much larger stumps with a compact tractor backhoe. Patience and digging parallel with the large roots seem to be the key to not wrecking your backhoe when dealing with large stumps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6TXhYGXdtaAZqM

[@farmerjoebrown2189]

What size bucket is that? Good tips. Always get somethin outta your videos.

[@2naturesownplace]

#130.1 How to remove... 'tannerite.."" lol

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

He mentioned on a earlyer video he was a certified blaster . Tannerite is playschool in his trade.😎

[@brentbrown8393]

Hows the timber rattler population where you are?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Don't have any around here..... I hope, Little farther North and East there is a bunch from what I'm told

[@ryandoe11]

Wtf is a RK55?!