Just did this today with a few burning bushes we needed to get rid of. Best feeling in the world hearing the sound of the roots break away and having the tension finally released when ratcheting the handle.

@JohnSuchman

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it though! I love it. I have so many trees and little stumps I need to pull that I'm think about renting/getting a backhoe or something haha

Great idea on that brace to sturdy up the jack, thanks for the idea!

@JohnSuchman

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! Got the idea from another KZreadr. Glad to pass on the knowledge!

@brianbaker359

4 жыл бұрын

Two 2x4’s to form a more stable tripod would have been better especially for larger trees or shrubs.

I used this method a few weeks ago to pull out a PT 6x6 that was in the ground 4.5 feet with concrete. Worked great but I had the outriggers at the top like you and bent my 60" jack before I knew it. I lowered them for the remaining posts and no issues.

Great idea on the wood brace!

@JohnSuchman

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I wish I could take credit for it. But I was smart enough to put someone else's idea to use lol

good idea to secure the top. one less thing to worry about

It would seem it is a good idea to have wood legs for the tripod that are longer than the farm jack. The wooden legs appear cut at an angle where they meet the ground. Good idea. I used a similar wood legged tripod pulling a stump last Sunday with a Hi-lift jack. My the steel rod I used was too weak and bent into a V shape.

Good job !

Good job, you had to use all sixty inches. My farm jack is only 42". It was a harbor freight. Worked one time only. When I went back to do another one, the pins had fallen out. I was surprised some of the roots didn't get trapped under the jack. What brand farm jack did you use?

@JohnSuchman

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah haha, I'm of the 'better to have and not need' camp. This one is a Speedmaster 60" 3.3 ton off eBay. I see they are around $60 right now. It's went through a lot this past year. Helped a co-worker lift a mobile home porch and extension one side at a time so he could build it up to get a trailer under it. Worked great. Here's the link to the jack if YT allows it... www.ebay.com/itm/183770552889

@1Igster1

3 жыл бұрын

John's Good Life Go american, get the HiLift farm jacks... the chinese-made ones are crap

Is that "one" wooden leg or "two"?.......The video is not "good enough" to see.....How do you attach the wood to the Jack? Also, what's the reason for the wooden leg(s)?........So, the Jack doesn't fall forward? It seems that the wooden leg(s) sink into the ground, so force is being applied from the Jack. Would it be better to put some hard flat paver as the base for the wood? Isn't there danger for the base of the Jack to slip from underneath, snap and hit you?......Is there any way to ensure this doesn't happen?

@JohnSuchman

2 жыл бұрын

2 legs with a bolt and washers securing them to the top of the jack. And yes for stability - there's no way I could prevent the jack from falling forward or over without that. I guess you could attach chains at the bottom of the base to the wooden legs to prevent slippage.. Good luck! This worked well for me.

I am about to purchase a Farm Jack to pull some stumps. I was thinking buying a 42" but you used all 60" of yours. Decisions...

@steven.h0629

4 жыл бұрын

My 60" can't be beat.. saved my butt many times.. It is getting a bit heavier as I get older :-) PS, I found my Little Giant ladder and my HF chain hoist to be useful pulling a palm tree.. gets it up high enough for wheel barrow transport, I suppose a come-along puller would do that too.

NEVER EVER use one of these jacks with your face above the handle like this. It could bust your jaw in an instant. Instead get behind it and PULL IT DOWN TO YOU.

@hectorcalderon3011

2 жыл бұрын

And if you stand behind the base plate and it gives it will hit you so hard by the time you realize it a bone is sticking out of your leg

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Nice video, but would have stopped after it lifted a few inches and just cut the roots....and put in some Round Up if dont want it grow back.. but that's just me

@JohnSuchman

5 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea too.

@nc3826

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSuchman FYI don't have the jack. so was thinking of using my come-along pulley winch, suspended from a tripod made of scarp...whatever works...

@JohnSuchman

5 жыл бұрын

@@nc3826 I used a come along with other stumps when I was within distance of hooking on to another tree without running too long of a cable to it. This is my favorite method though. Whatever gets the job done!

@hairymanonetwo

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSuchman Why not just clear some dirt from around it with a water hose... cut to ground level...treat with Round Up... put a bit of dirt over it......smile and walk away ?

@JohnSuchman

4 жыл бұрын

@@hairymanonetwo noted above, I said that was a good idea too. Just wasn't aware of that option and it kept growing back every year. So basically, ignorance makes you work a little harder haha

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