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Read articles →An owner-operator working through a real stump-removal session on his own property, testing the Artillian front hoe stump bucket on the Kubota B2601 across stumps ranging from two to roughly twelve inches in diameter, some rotten and cooperative, others immovable. He's candid about the B2601's lift limits and where the attachment shines versus where a bigger machine is needed. Best for B2601 owners weighing this specific attachment.
An owner-operator sharing honest hands-on impressions from his own 33-acre New Jersey farm, with no apparent dealer or brand affiliation.
It struggles with large solid stumps like a twelve inch one that would not budge, but handles six to eight inch stumps well, especially if the roots have started to rot.
Around six to eight inches in diameter seems to be the most the tractor can handle, though the bucket itself could probably do more with a bigger machine.
No, the video states that for a freshly cut tree it is not possible, and the hope is that the root system has had time to rot away first.
