Which equipment to rent ?

[eyeseeker]

I just bought an 65 acres adjacent to my original 100 and am to the point where I need to rent a piece of equipment to get a few things done. I can't decide if a dozer or a backhoe would be better. I need to make a few small water holes throughout the property, but I also need to remove a bunch of stumps from my plots. The price difference in renting a dozer verses a backhoe is about $150 a day from what I can tell. Further down the road I know I will be needing a dozer to build a pond in large valley, but I am planning on doing that a couple years down the road. What do ya'll think ? Which would be better for removing stumps (25-30 inch ) a dozer or a backhoe ? Will a backhoe be able to do the water holes and have them hold water? We did the last ones with a dozer and it worked great.

 

[jmb4wd]

We are in the excavation business and in my opinion you would be better off with the backhoe. Those stumps are a lot easier to dig around and break off the roots than trying to do it with a dozier. as far as the water holes go, you can did them with the back bucket and then roll the dirt with the back tires to compact them.

I think this would work best if you are going to wait till later on dig the large pond.

 

[TN RDG RNR]

You will need a backhoe to get those stumps out of the ground.

 

[Jarred525]

We are in the excavation business and in my opinion you would be better off with the backhoe. Those stumps are a lot easier to dig around and break off the roots than trying to do it with a dozier. as far as the water holes go, you can did them with the back bucket and then roll the dirt with the back tires to compact them.

I think this would work best if you are going to wait till later on dig the large pond.

X2, I am about to do the same thing with my father in law's backhoe.

 

[Football Hunter]

Not if you use a D 9

 

[jmb4wd]

Not if you use a D 9

Well, there are always exceptions to conventional thinking!!
:grin:

 

[AllOutdoors]

Track Hoe?

 

[jmb4wd]

Track Hoe?

That would work but would be way more expensive than a rubber tire backhoe. Plus, speed of travel and the ability to move the stumps longer distances would lean more toward the backhoe.

 

[mike243]

rent a 4x4 backhoe,it makes pushing with the front bucket 2x easier

 

[Football Hunter]

I have a lot of experience with heavy equipment,I would not waana fool with trees ,stumps etc,with anything on tires,, JMO

 

[landman]

Track Hoe?

That would work but would be way more expensive than a rubber tire backhoe. Plus, speed of travel and the ability to move the stumps longer distances would lean more toward the backhoe.

I dont take our trackhoe in the woods, but haved used rental for $1,800 per week, a back hoe is faster moving but track hoe will pop more stumps per day

 

[jmb4wd]

Track Hoe?

That would work but would be way more expensive than a rubber tire backhoe. Plus, speed of travel and the ability to move the stumps longer distances would lean more toward the backhoe.

I dont take our trackhoe in the woods, but haved used rental for $1,800 per week, a back hoe is faster moving but track hoe will pop more stumps per day

That's why you need more that one track hoe! We have a couple of "woods" machines and a couple that are too nice you take in the wood's.

 

[Baxter83]

We are in the excavation business and in my opinion you would be better off with the backhoe. Those stumps are a lot easier to dig around and break off the roots than trying to do it with a dozier. as far as the water holes go, you can did them with the back bucket and then roll the dirt with the back tires to compact them.

I think this would work best if you are going to wait till later on dig the large pond.

x2

I'm not big into excavation or anything, but I've always heard you can't "dig" a pond, you've got to "cut" it in with a dozer if you want it to hold water good. The soils got a lot to do with it too. But for the small watering holes what jmb4wd said should work great.

 

[Football Hunter]

Track Hoe?

That would work but would be way more expensive than a rubber tire backhoe. Plus, speed of travel and the ability to move the stumps longer distances would lean more toward the backhoe.

I dont take our trackhoe in the woods, but haved used rental for $1,800 per week, a back hoe is faster moving but track hoe will pop more stumps per day

Way more stumps,stumps are tuff!

 

[jmb4wd]

We are in the excavation business and in my opinion you would be better off with the backhoe. Those stumps are a lot easier to dig around and break off the roots than trying to do it with a dozier. as far as the water holes go, you can did them with the back bucket and then roll the dirt with the back tires to compact them.

I think this would work best if you are going to wait till later on dig the large pond.

x2

I'm not big into excavation or anything, but I've always heard you can't "dig" a pond, you've got to "cut" it in with a dozer if you want it to hold water good. The soils got a lot to do with it too. But for the small watering holes what jmb4wd said should work great.

Good point, We have dug dozen of ponds with an excavator(trackhoe) and loaded out the dirt to haul some where else, and cleaned up the bottom with a dozer, and in some instances rolled it with a 84" pad foot roller and they hold great. Others will fill up and never stay full. IMO the soil had more to do with how good a pond hold than the methods of digging it.

Even some we have disced and applied Bennoite (spl??) and they just never hold, especially here in Rutherford co, with all our sink holes, and limestone caves and junk in the ground.