dsmith006
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Hello! My name is David Smith, I'm new to the forum here. I've referenced this forum countless times for information on all sorts of things, so first off I'd like to thank everyone for their help!
I've got a small land clearing business and I do all sorts of odd jobs with a WIDE array of equipment (mostly midsize), but i'm fairly inexperienced with large equipment (40k lbs +).
I've got 19 acres that is fixing to be logged, it's mostly old growth oak with some pine. Most of the stumps are going to be 24-36" oak stumps with the occasional pine stump mixed in. I'm looking at renting a John Deere 290 to dig the stumps with, I want a 350 but none are available locally. My question is, will this 290 dig these stumps adequately? I don't want to spend 10 minutes on every stump digging it out.
I've dug PLENTY of these size stumps with my equipment now, most of which I've done with an older Case 688 trackhoe or a newer 310J backhoe. I can dig a 36" oak stump in about 20-30 minutes depending on ground moisture with these.
I want something that can just man handle these stumps, and if the 290 won't do it economically, I'd be better off branching out further and bringing a 350 in.
Let me know what you guys think!
Thanks again for all your help!
I've got a small land clearing business and I do all sorts of odd jobs with a WIDE array of equipment (mostly midsize), but i'm fairly inexperienced with large equipment (40k lbs +).
I've got 19 acres that is fixing to be logged, it's mostly old growth oak with some pine. Most of the stumps are going to be 24-36" oak stumps with the occasional pine stump mixed in. I'm looking at renting a John Deere 290 to dig the stumps with, I want a 350 but none are available locally. My question is, will this 290 dig these stumps adequately? I don't want to spend 10 minutes on every stump digging it out.
I've dug PLENTY of these size stumps with my equipment now, most of which I've done with an older Case 688 trackhoe or a newer 310J backhoe. I can dig a 36" oak stump in about 20-30 minutes depending on ground moisture with these.
I want something that can just man handle these stumps, and if the 290 won't do it economically, I'd be better off branching out further and bringing a 350 in.
Let me know what you guys think!
Thanks again for all your help!