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Read articles →A real-world friend-rescue job where Tim uses a John Deere 1025R with a 260 backhoe and hydraulic thumb to pull a dead, wire-basket-bound tree stump that the homeowner had already spent seven hours attacking by hand. The video is conversational and light on specs, but does offer a practical tip: with stump removal, persistence is the key. Best for 1025R owners curious about backhoe thumb usefulness on stubborn stumps.
Tractor Time with Tim is an owner-operator lifestyle channel focused on compact tractor projects, so expect a casual, experience-sharing tone rather than a technical or dealer-driven presentation.
The stump was planted inside a wire basket, and Tim didn't want to get into all that steel wire by grinding it.
The number one rule is keep digging. Stump removal requires more persistence than most tasks with compact or subcompact tractors.
It lets the operator reach down and release or control the grapple from the seat, instead of having to get off the tractor each time.
