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AC root digger???

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Topic: AC root digger???

Posted By: AC7060IL
Subject: AC root digger???
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 9:11am

I spotted this online - not mine. I was wondering if anyone here knows what kind of root digging it was made for - regular scrub brush or something more specific??

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Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 2:18pm

Yea be interesting to know the use

Posted By: Painter
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 5:07pm

Made to dig bare root trees on a nursery setting. Cutter goes under the root ball of tree and lifts it out of the ground

Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 8:35pm

It is a HD4 on high tracks. Be easy to put it back like it was. Low hours to boot. HTH Tracy Martin

Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 9:06pm

That unit was for sale a couple of years ago....not sure if it was the same seller or not. Seems like a pretty specialized machine....Tracy I think you should get it!

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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 10:26pm

Eldon, it would be nice to have. My HD4 came from California. 2200 miles from Gallatin. Long haul no doubt. Tracy

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2013 at 11:42pm

Seems there must have been a lot of these units made as have seen a couple around here at large nursery's . Now if one was to get one looks like there might be enough track and extra sprocket or idler material to make up another track or two.

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Posted By: Ages Cat
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2013 at 4:14pm

A nusery here has 2 450 John Deere's, 1 Case 550 , Several HD-4's and two scratch built units. All are tree harvesters.