Hey guys, I have this Idea about using a mini for digging up small trees. Something like a reverse bucket. Do You know of any diggers on the market, Or homemade rigs that can do this? Tips and suggestions appreciated Danny
Hey Danny, Do you mean for transplanting?Like a tree spade? Otherwise I've just used my bucket.Dig down around the tree,break roots until I can drag the stump out (already cut tree,left a few feet of trunk). Currently I'm putting together a 'ripper saw' tooth to pluck out roots w/o a lot of digging. The neighbors tree I'm working on is partially under a wood fence.Got stuck on a large,deep root and had to cover it up. I hope to sneak under the root and cut it with the tooth and drag out the stump.Leaving the fence intact. Skies. Jay.
Hey Jay, I,m looking for a simple way to dig smaller trees 2'-5'......and just wrap them with burlap. Have you see the shovels that go on the front of a skid steer?, That Is something that I'm thinking about, But on the excavator. Danny Ps,maybe the mini x wouldnt have enough down pressure to get under the root??
I really liked your other shop made bucket Danny and am after some idea I could use on my Cat 305 to transplant walnut trees 2" diam. and 3' root diam. I have a quick change digging bucket and a thumb. All the best from farmerboy
I have transplanted plenty of trees. I just use the excavator to dig around the roots and then get under it with the bucket and pull it out. It helps if you have a hole allready dug so that you can plant the tree right away though!
Thanks Farm......I'm trying to come up with some Ideas, On fabbing some kind of digger for these small trees The trees that I have to dig are Blue Spruce, I'm thinking there may be a way just to spade them out from the front.
Yes I do mean Transplating trees, So I do have to take care of the roots while digging:drinkup
I know the Yanmar mini's you can put the bucket on backwards with there quick attach set up. This works really good for digging under utilitys also!
Hi Danny, First thing I would be concerned with is if there is a tap root on the Blue Spruce. Otherwise I think you just figured it out,a spade/blade that you can either attach to your excavator or simply drive into the ground using the excavator. A 2-3 ft. long piece of flat stock with a compound curve (a shallow arc along the length and a slightly more pronounced curve across the width.Like a shovel).I think being attached to the stick would give Much better control and be a lot safer as well. Are you thinning out some wild undergrowth Danny? Skies. Jay.
I have a field full of trees....They were planted way back, And now they are 3' - 8' Tall. I want to dig them, wrap them with burlap, then take them to a near by area and replant them.
Danny they make two kinds of a non-hydraullic spade for skid steers. Check out bobcat's website. You could look at that and give you an idea on how to build one.
I've also just used my baby mini to dig and transplant. Just make sure you dig a big enough spot not to damage the roots. I have moved a crabapple 15' tall at the wrong time of year and it did fine.