guess at how many hours it would take to clear 60 acres of ex bowater property with 3 year old pine stumps and 10 ft. high pine saplings. 12 to 15 in. dia. stumps. using a d75s komatsu loader weight 48000 ibs.? just need a ball park figure. an average with out rocks.

 

There are so many variables in your query that it is near impossible to make an educated guess here.What is the ground like,is it wet?What is bowater?How can a pine stump grow to 12" to 15" in three years?What are your plans to dispose of the spoils?How good an operator will be running the machine?
24 tons is a BIG loader to be running around on rubber tires on wet ground or does the s stand for steel tracks?I didn't look it up.Even steel tracks can have problems on wet ground.There are way too many things to consider before you can pin it down.Sorry to be vague but there are too many variables to put a number on it.Ron G

 

bowater is a large pulp wood company. they clear cut ever so often. the pine saplings are not that big. the stumps are from clear cutting 3 years ago. soil is clay and or chirt. loader is a track loader. soil is not swampy. wood will be piled and burned. i know i am asking a lot but any kind of educated guess would be helpful.

 

The large stumps shouldn't be a problem for a machine that size so it depends on the density of the large stumps which is the only thing that would slow you down.The other growth can be removed with just one pass so I would say maybe a couple acres a day,again it depends on the larger stumps.
I am not sure that the stumps will burn to your liking and if they don't you will have to either dig a hole to bury them or have them hauled off which can be an added expense that needs to be considered.Ron G

 

thank you very much. i have never cleared more than 1/2 acre and very few of them mostly used it in rocks and places most people would not put their equipment. this gives me somewhere to start. i will never be an operator. started too old and have trouble watching what some of you guys do with these machines. got a wide yellow streak up my back. but thanks again.

 

jughead,

Where is this piece of bowater property. We have some bordering our farm in Niota. I have a great uncle that also retired from Bowater. It would probably be a little easier clearing a the stumps with a D-6 or D-7 with a stump blade of a excavator. Just my .02 cents worth.

Marshall.

 

just outside of hamilton county. it is more of a friend of a friend deal. a whole lot more to it than money. the loader is old has over 20k hrs. on it. engine built some trans work. rest original. every thing breaks sooner or later. just trying to get an idea of how many hrs. it mite take. if major drive train broke it mite be scrap.

 

thinking the same as TN hillbilly, I grew up in wartrace near moore county.

d-6 for sure but reading 'run what ya brung' think you will be lucky to get 10 acres clear in four days before the constant use kicks in to the aging engine and idlers.... pine in chert means operator know how to skim it with the rock layer. not chipping in to it. lot of bone jarring and frustration is my honest opinion. pick and choose a site before you get to one that has more than 50 stumps per acre. experience will help some, but that machine can egg out some contact holes on the bucket without the 'right ' touch my friend...

steel spins on chert too, will twist that machine pretty quick if you are on high throttle...take it easy.

don't miss doin' tobacco and tennessee walkers....

 

i know this site is the best out there. thanks for all the information. this gives me some idea of what i am getting into