They are great for clearing.

Jun 17, Looking for some insight for those that have done it. I currently have a cat c that I use a br highflo deck to do clearing with.

It does great a but I am finding the need to do selective clearing of" young trees as well as clear around the bases of larger trees weaving the with a 72" deck in and out of small trees can be tuff at stumpdelimbing.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Jul 23, Guessing maybe stumps/acre what can mini excavators do with stumps when clearing land. Some of the trees were pretty mature so I have some good size stumps. From what I have read I will work myself to death with a mini-excavator (unless pounds).

The bigger 30, lb+ machines that can really do the work seem pretty expensive, even fairly used, like k easy. Feb 13, My technique is to drop the trees with a chainsaw, move the trunk in pieces and dig the stump. All hardwood here and rocky soil. The lb excavator works but it is slow digging bigger stumps (18+ inches) in this soil, requiring more digging and repositioning to get the stump free.

Bigger is definitely better for stumping. Oct 24, How to Remove Tree Stumps with a Mini Excavator October 243 Comments.

Do you own the Kubota, so you can take stuff down with the hoe steady for 2 weeks if need be?

I remember the first time I ever tried to use an excavator to remove a large stump on a side job we were doing for a customer. It was one of the most difficult experiences ever. I'm not sure if it was the size of the stump or the huge root system but one thing I am.