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Read articles →A working homestead session showing the Mahindra 2638 running backhoe, bucket, and grapple to pull stumps from frozen ground and level a site for a sawmill installation. It's a practical task video rather than a tractor review, no specs, no operator controls tour. Best for owners curious how the 2638 handles real clearing work in cold conditions, as part of a longer site-prep series.
Posted by the Crooked River Homestead channel, whose content follows an ongoing homestead build-out, suggesting an owner-operator perspective focused on project progress rather than equipment evaluation.
Yes, despite the ground having a couple inches of frost on top, the operator was able to get the stumps out, clear the area, and level it.
The video shows the Mahindra 2638 using the backhoe, the bucket, and the grapple together to pull stumps, clear the area, and level it.
The area is being cleared and leveled so a Norwood LM30 sawmill, a log bunk, and eventually a shed can be placed there.
