SV40 Clearing Brush and Tree Stump

Used the Yanmar SV40 to clear out the brush, take out some small trees and remove an old large tree stump from a front yard. Graded the yard our to reduce a large hump in the yard and make it a more gradual slope.

[@stephendevore1800]

Just found your video. Very nice !! Nice skills using that toothed bucket. I bought a Kubota KX040-4 . I only have about 150 hours of seat time and hoping to get to your skill level with it. I do not do commercial work of any kind and never will. Your video makes me wat to go out and play some more. Thank You.

[@MyTractorGuy]

I will say the Kubota mini’s are a bit smoother and better balanced. I have 500 hours on mine now and I’m still not very smooth with it. You got yourself a very nice machine. 👍

[@inthewoods5640]

Nice machine!

[@donlowe9125]

Nice job,great improvement

[@MyTractorGuy]

Thank you. The customer was very well pleased.

[@stephenhauck]

Pretty nice how it's able to simply pull the brush ... nice tool

[@MyTractorGuy]

It sure beats doing it by hand. 😉

[@DigginLife21]

🔥 FINE JOB MY BROTHER

[@MyTractorGuy]

Thank you sir! I get excellent advice from your channel among others. 😁

[@tristansturm9285]

Looking at this size of a mini. What size is your dump trailer and how well does it fit? I got a 7’x12’with 4 foot walls and curious if this will fit ok. Good work!

[@MyTractorGuy]

This is a really tight fit in the dump trailer. 99 percent of the time we use the equipment trailer to haul the mini-ex. I have a 14' 16K dump trailer. A 16' would handle it much better but 14' was the largest they offered on the single piston on the front.

[@mattd8411]

Awesome job. Just paid off my dump trailer wanting the min x in the spring for the same type of work. Would you still buy the 40 or is the 35 enough? Only thing the dealer has here is 55 i was about tempted to buy it but I'd need a bigger trailer.

[@MyTractorGuy]

The reason I went with the 40 was it had the same engine and hydraulics as the 50 but was on a smaller chassis. That helped to keep me on smaller trailers and stay below CDL weights in NC. Now we both are getting our class A CDLs so we’ll be looking to upgrade everything. 👍

[@mattd8411]

@@MyTractorGuy good deal yeah I didn't think about that. Just sell me that 40 lol I'm in tn below you a little ways.

[@garydodson6737]

Is that safety pin on the bucket required or can you work without it?

[@MyTractorGuy]

You can certainly work without it. It's just there in case you lose hydraulic pressure of course. If I'm switching out buckets a lot ill save myself the hassle of getting in and out of the cab sometimes.

[@arjaya]

Did you ever have an issue with the tail swing not being a zero tail?

[@MyTractorGuy]

No it's never been a problem. I just have to remember that I have a 4-5” overhang on the sides. With the additional counterweight, it's closer to a 9-10” overhang. I can imagine that would be a pain, but this machine is incredibly well balanced and I've yet to need the additional weight. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

[@StuffBobbyDoes]

Do you have the optional counterweight? I just bought a SV40 without one.

[@MyTractorGuy]

We did not opt for the additional counter weight at the time. Hindsight I wish I had because this machine is a little light in the rear and sometimes that extra weight comes in handy.

[@thunderfoot007]

Did you buy it or do you rent it? How much was it if you did buy it? What do you haul it around with trailer/truck? thanks

[@MyTractorGuy]

We bought it new. It was around $50k with some additional buckets. We have an equipment trailer and pull it with a 2500

[@thunderfoot007]

@@MyTractorGuy Hey thanks for the reply, yeah best price I can find is 62400 with one 24 inch bucket

[@garydodson6737]

What size buckets are those?

[@MyTractorGuy]

The bucket I'm using on the machine is the 24" bucket and the one you see on the trailer is the 12" bucket. I had a 36" grading bucket we use quite a bit as well. That 12" bucket is much better for stumping out, but I was in a hurry to finish up and just used the 24" instead. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ottohonkala6861]

with the sped up video its hard to tell what the machine is capable of in real time....

[@MyTractorGuy]

No doubt. I hate speeding it up but it keeps me from needing to edit as much stuff out because it's already long enough as it is. 😁 Thanks for watching an commenting. 👍

[@diggerupdude2484]

Do you require a permit to do this job Nice work

[@MyTractorGuy]

Thanks! This type of work does not require a permit where we are located. We just have to make sure the utilities are marked.

[@1bertski]

A skid steer would be faster. A few minutes and all the rubbish would be gone.

[@MyTractorGuy]

Thanks for volunteering to get me a skid steer. That’s right nice of you. 😉 Also, I’d like to see a skid steer dig out that large stump we took out as well.

[@StuffBobbyDoes]

I just kicked my skid steer to the curb in favor of a compact wheel loader with the universal attachment plate and PTO hydraulics. Never looking back.

[@urbancowboyinct2161]

Like watching paint dry

[@ScottTheMarine]

Yet like a loser you commented. Let's see your channel chief! 🤣

[@ScottTheMarine]

“Urban cowboy” in CT? 🤣🤣🤣 With 6 subs? I think we've seen all we need to see from you.

[@MyTractorGuy]

@@ScottTheMarineeasy devil dog. Everyone can talk big online but few can back it up. We welcome watching his content showing us all how it's done. I don't know it all but perhaps if I watch his channel I might. 🤣