I've heard Studebakers refered to as "Stump Pullers" because they were geared so low. Today we put it to the test. Old Fred passed!
I cut down a small oak. About 6" dia. I left 18 or so inches of the stump sticking out of the ground. Old Fred,my LWB 58 Truck has a very HD bumper on the back so I rammed the stump with it a couple of times to loosten it up a little. Then wrapped a chain around the stump and hooked it to Fred's rear bumper. Old Fred has a Champion 6 with a Granny 4 spd. Josh shoved it into 1st gear and took off.At the end of the chain,the tires started to spin so he backed up and tried again. This time he drove away with most of the stump and half of the roots. After some shovel work, we wrapped the chain around the main root that was still in the ground. Josh did his thing again and pulled the rest of the stump and most of the roots out.
We were both very proud of Old Fred. Even impressed G-Ma. Plus increased the size of the Woodpile. Supposed to be 30f in South Ga. tonight.
I cut down a small oak. About 6" dia. I left 18 or so inches of the stump sticking out of the ground. Old Fred,my LWB 58 Truck has a very HD bumper on the back so I rammed the stump with it a couple of times to loosten it up a little. Then wrapped a chain around the stump and hooked it to Fred's rear bumper. Old Fred has a Champion 6 with a Granny 4 spd. Josh shoved it into 1st gear and took off.At the end of the chain,the tires started to spin so he backed up and tried again. This time he drove away with most of the stump and half of the roots. After some shovel work, we wrapped the chain around the main root that was still in the ground. Josh did his thing again and pulled the rest of the stump and most of the roots out.
We were both very proud of Old Fred. Even impressed G-Ma. Plus increased the size of the Woodpile. Supposed to be 30f in South Ga. tonight.
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