Has anyone pulled out a tree stump with thier expy?

[HawkX66]

Maybe our friend can get ahold of one of those trucks that pulls the sled for distance like you see on TV. Pulls a wheelie huh! Sounds like a man who's tried pulling a stump with his tow truck. Must be one hell of a slam when the front wheels come back down.

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Nah, I wouldn't do that to a friends truck. It wouldn't have slammed down though unless the cable snapped. I have had them do wheelies more than once though. Especially small ramp trucks that you had to get creative with a load... It's more than a little disconcerting when you go over a small hill and you loose steering for a minute.

 

[Adieu]

Now you know why I suggested the tow truck. $50.00 vs $1,000 or more in damage to your Expedition. Seems like simple math to me. Tow truck drivers have a lot of down time. If you play your cards right, you might be able to use your AAA card. Tell them it's a flat tire change. Probably won't go for it, but who knows, the kid may hate his boss!

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You DO know a tow truck is usually just an F250/F350/Ram HD chassis with crap bolted on the back?

It's not actually particularly different


PS if you're sure it's a risk of damage, you COULD just do the azzhat thing and rent a hardware store heavy duty pickup for a couple hours

 

[cmiles97]

If not using a tree stump grinder, use pulleys and you don't even need a big truck. Check this out:

 

[HawkX66]

If not using a tree stump grinder, use pulleys and you don't even need a big truck. Check this out:

Lucky for them those were some pretty shallow roots...

 

[1955moose]

I think back in the old days, they probably dug around it, then hooked up some strong ropes or chains, and had 2 mules pulling together yank it. Poor mules. Dynamite sounds fun to bust it loose. Depending on where you live, it could mean jail or no big deal!

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[Adieu]

I think back in the old days, they probably dug around it, then hooked up some strong ropes or chains, and had 2 mules pulling together yank it. Poor mules. Dynamite sounds fun to bust it loose. Depending on where you live, it could mean jail or no big deal!

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Old days?

Hell, me and my late grandfather pulled half a dozen with just shovels, axes, and straight prybars on his land in the late 90's one summer

They were big-azz things, too, maybe 1.5' - 2' trunks for the most part

 

[Kevin Esplin]

I've pulled out roots and shrubs. Its amazing how strong they are. I made a mess of my front yard with ruts from tires. I thinks its better to cut and dig.

There are special ropes for certain towed water sports that are Kevlar and don't stretch. A normal poly rope or strap will stretch and store energy like a rubber band. Or use a chain at least. Chains no stretch.

Chains under tension will still snap back, better to dig and if you cannot pull out with "gentle" torque, keep digging

 

[EightIsEnough]

PLEASE POST VIDEO!!!

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[EightIsEnough]

By the way...I have tried this. Chain snapped and dinged up my tailgate on my last Expy. It was only an 8 inch tree. Fortunately it missed the glass. I have also done this with an excavator, a D8 dozer and a backhoe. I prefer the D8.

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[Plati]

By the way...I have tried this. Chain snapped and dinged up my tailgate on my last Expy. It was only an 8 inch tree. Fortunately it missed the glass. I have also done this with an excavator, a D8 dozer and a backhoe. I prefer the D8.

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Interesting. I love this real world engineering stuff. My chain suggestion was based on the "thing being pulled" breaking loose. If the "thing pulling" breaks loose, that's an alternative scenario. I'm sticking with don't do it. Never knew steel would stretch. I don't understand that. Believe you just don't understand how that happens. I guess it does though. Steel will stretch until permanent deformation occurs. I googled it

Years ago we pulled a wood stove pipe chimney off a house with a pickup truck and it went flying past the truck. Oops but nobody got hurt.