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Read articles →An owner-operator documents a real stump-removal attempt using only a standard LA435 loader bucket, no backhoe, no stump bucket, on a pair of large pine stumps in heavy clay soil. He walks through his approach: adding ballast, shaving roots lengthwise, and chaining for leverage, while being candid about the tractor's limits and the messy conditions. Best for B2601 owners curious whether the loader alone can handle stumps, spoiler: barely, and with significant effort.
An owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from his own 33-acre New Jersey property, with no apparent commercial affiliation.
Yes, but it is a lot of work for both the owner and the tractor. He got the stump out but says it is not something he would recommend or want to do every day.
He shaves down long roots in the direction they run, scraping away soil until he can break the root off and get underneath it for leverage.
He adds ballast to the back of the tractor before starting, then skims away soil around the stumps going deeper as he goes.
The stumps were 18 to 22 inches in diameter, the loader lacked power to lift thick roots, and wet November clay soil caused slippery, low traction conditions.
