Bobcat e35i Mini Excavator Taking down Big Black Locust Trees & clearing trees
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We decided to try to improve the Mountain View by clearing a small area of black locust trees behind our new home (still under construction). Watch as the e35 works some magic (for a very small excavator). Like and Subscribe to follow all of our land management projects and Country Living adventures.
Joe, you should have some of those locusts sawed up into slabs. I believe you will be surprised by the beauty of the wood, muck like cedars.
AHH Joe. Black Locus(weed trees) have such pretty white white flowers in the spring.
Yeah, we had a yard full of them back in Wis. I'm pretty sure they're growing like weeds all around the place!
you should have the excavator blade behind you when doing this type of job.. it will give you lots more stability.. keep up the good work
Jacob Thykær ya it seems to be kind of a horse apiece. . seems similar either way. according to John deer 6 ton and less machines the blade behind you is best, but the 6k to 8k machines are kind of no man's land for the best blade stability. I'll try it out behind me on my next tree dig.
Boy, black locust makes great fence posts. I sure hope you could run those trunks through a bandsaw mill and make use of that fine wood! Looks like some of those bigger trees are 30-40 years old.
Yep! It's also highly sought after for ship/yacht building.
Black Locust is highly resistant to moisture, rot and insects. Orange Osage is another great wood for fence posts. It seems Kapper does not have a lot of mature hardwood in his woodlot. I hope he conserves it and manages it for best growth and future value.
Rubba Dubdub we've got alot of hardwood stands, mostly oak; white, red and black. it was logged some time ago, but I'm slowly working on tsi for the better trees. I figure I can do without 1/10th acre of locust, especially since it's part of the official forestry plan to reduce or eliminate less desirable stuff..
I am glad to hear your woodlot plans and that you have a forestry plan. I have been studying woodlot management for many years and look at woodlands as a rich resource for any landowner. Joel Salatin derives great benefit from his woodlots and to that end has his own bandsaw mill. Culling the less beneficial trees from your woodlot to open up sunlight and soil nutrients for the more desirable trees is a wise choice for your property. You could cut the locust limbs with a chainsaw, split them, and use or sell them as firewood, for your financial benefit. And, its fun-- at least for me.
Looks like a lot of good firewood hitting the ground
WOW Kap , you got that excavator down !!! it is amazing how much work it can do , can't wait to see what the bigger machine can do !!! Yup , they use Locust for fence posts around here also , supposed to be very resistant to rot . You may have to pick up a saw mill in the future !! LOL stay safe , Bob k
Robert Kavich we'd really like a mill of ourown. Maybe someday we will.
we will! mrs. kapper.
Man I am really anxious over the new machine....
Kapper, Thanks for these videos. I really enjoy them. 42 yrs. ago, I did almost the same thing your dong. Only in the Ozark ' HILLS'. Ha,Ha! PATIENCE, is what I learned.( and how to work on a 1- 45 degree slope!!)
scott foster wow, thanks! I'm just a tiny bit impatient. .., lol! but that's how things get done! :)
Thanks i was looking at the video to see if a mini smaller then mine can do this ive got a 305 got a bog job atarting this week i generally cut trees down but i got the flu and dont wanna postpone the job and im hopeful instead of sawing i can dig and push them
Good luck on the job. The hardwoods take awhile to pull out (Of course I have about 400 hours under my belt now since this video), the 1 foot bucket is good for busting roots. Hope you feel better!
Lots of wood for the fire pit there Kapper
I love taking out trees! I've got a tree puller on my 333g CTL. I've got a deere 60g excavator ordered. Should I get a tree shear or just rely on bucket?
I haven't tested my new ripper yet, might have to do that today! Depends on what size and how many trees you'll be clearing. Now I have my 2nd e42 and use a 1 foot bucket for hardwoods, but I think that ripper will work much better. Best of luck!
Can I ask you why you felled beautiful and robust plants like this?
Boy do I wish I had one of those, even just for a day! I've been out of the loop Kap, when is yours slated to come in?
Wow pretty impressive and the trees were healthy and went down that easily?
chvydrptop yep. the dirt is pretty soft so that helps.
How did you keep standing that big locust up in order to get three different views. That was amazing!
my ninja skills on the Bobcat! :)
Grapple bucket for the kioti next??
My next video is clearing those trees with the Kioti... Without a grapple!! Its a lot more clumsy, but the 4 in 1 bucket still works! ... Besides, after the beast Bobcat we'll be eating pork n' beans and bread and butter for a long time! lol
About 3 score years ago my father was offered 300 acres of ozark hills for 20 dollars an acre. He turned down the offer because 6000 dollars was a fortune & because it was covered with black and honey locust. It looked like something from a fairy tale. And not a fun fairy tale. I wish you luck with yours.
Only good of this is that i could hear matallica....
Kapper; What is the value of the Black Locust?? Can you sell them or do they make firewood?
Bob Cole neither down here really... it's such a small amount. . they burn great once dried out but we're not really in firewood country here...
You will have to move tree stand now right?
John Goodwin yep. it will make the wife happy :)
oh yes! mrs. kapper.
Looks like you made a mess.....Get a chipper!
Heard you say "Cant wait for 42 horse to come in" I assume you got an e42. And Im sure you know the number "35" and "42" is not horsepower but what the machine weighs in metric tons. Looked like the 35 was doing a nice job anyway. Keep it up!
Need a thumb
No doubt, but this was a loaner and my e42 sure does have one! Thanks.
It's a shame so many trees destroyed just so you can have a better view. No one sees beauty in trees, they just want to see as far as the human eye can see.
What a waste
Not really such a waste as you are saying. A diverse property provides much more habitat for all animals as opposed to just having a block of woods or trees. All of the new growth in areas that are open to the sun provide new forage and browse and cover for smaller animals that did not exist before. We have 120 acres of woods, and new 'edges' as they are called (field edges) provide the best habitat the critters can ask for. Much better than all woods...
@@kapperoutdoors So correct we have 180 acres and we then areas to do just that help the wildlife and let the other trees do better.