Can you remove a tree stump with a compact tractor? Kubota B2601 with the LA435 front end loader #38

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.