Tree Life: Learn how to clean up a big pile of tree branches on your property and move them to a trailer for transport and disposal
What are tree contractors and farms using for handling barrels, logs and brush? Compact tractors and skid steers are your ultimate go-to machines for accessing tight spots or nice yards for more efficient and effective tree work. Find out in this wrap up of machines or call the team at LandHQ for more information:
Articulated wheel loaders, with telescoping grapple-bucket can be flexible powerful machines and don’t tear up lawns. bucket, grapple, and forks.
A John Deere Compact Tractor can be the ultimate machine for less yard damage & better visibility than skid steer with excellent lifting capacity. Plus, on uneven ground or for winter work you can get improved ground clearance with a Compact Tractor.
Skid Steers can even be used on personal property for everything from driveway work, mowing, or putting out hay for the animals. Very versatile.
Our customers have found - that on all types of tree jobs - a large bucket can easily haul a stump grinder, debris rake, and it will pull all types of chippers on level ground. Add a back hoe, root rake grapple, forks, and Auger, a 3 point hitch with a 2-inch receiver... you can go on and on – all on the same machine!
The biggest advantages with your equipment choice is being able to show up at a job requiring tree work is efficiency and performance. You may need to do haul off the wood, grind the stump, seed the bare ground and get paid all in the one sitting.
Your choice of attachments will also mean no sore backs from crew members (or helpers) flipping wood into the back of the truck, no sore legs from having to log cart the wood out of the backyard and up the ramps into the trailer!
Talk to the team at LandHQ today for your complete tree work solutions. Please Note: USA brand attachment used in this video. Please consult your dealer for local options and availability.
Removing Tree Stumps with John Deere Equipment
Tree stumps can sometimes get in the way when it comes to mowing the lawn or other yard related chores. Luckily, stumps can be removed in less than three hours by attaching a John Deere backhoe to a tractor.
What You’ll Need
John Deere backhoe
Shovel
Chainsaw
Position the tractor and backhoe so you can dig up material and place it as far away from the hole as possible. This will also help to limit the number of times the tractor has to be repositioned.
Set the tractor’s parking brake and make sure the transmission is placed in the neutral position.
Rotate the tractor seat into the backhoe-operating position, lower the stabiliser feet and remove the transport locking pins.
Using the boom and bucket control levers, you can dig on three sides of the stump from a single position and deposit the dug-out material to both the left and right sides of the stump.
The soil around the stump can sometimes be largely composed of clay material. When this is the case, use a shovel to remove the material that’s right up against the stump’s major roots. This will help to free the stump.
You will want to use a chainsaw to cut away some of the larger and deeper roots so the stump can be pulled free. Once it is free, it’s time to get it out of the hole.
Tighten a ratchet winch strap by running it under the freed stump and up to and around the backhoe bucket.
Then, using the backhoe’s boom lift capacity, lift the stump out of the hole and carry it to an area of the property where it can be disposed of according to local regulations.
If you have any additional questions about the tree stump removal process using John Deere equipment, contact our team.