Wanted to get and opinion from some of you that may tried this before. I have an acre or so that was clear cut about 2 years ago. It is full of sweet gum and Virgina pine stumps as well as lots of debris from logging; limbs and small dead trees about 5 to 10 inch in diameter. What I am thinking of doing is cutting a fire line around the outer edge of the area and burning off the debris, then come back with my 955L and digging the stumps up. The last area I cleared like this without burning, I tried to push as much of the debris in a pile as I could and then dig the stumps, but this was tough because I couldn't get all the sticks and limbs up without hanging the bucket up on all the stumps and then all those sticks just got ground up and mixed with the dirt making the final grading a PITA. I bet I loaded 10 or 20 bucket loads of sticks and roots by hand on the last acre I cleared. Is burning the area prior to grubbing a good idea or will this cause to much harm to me and the machine due to working in all the ash? My Cat loader has a GP bucket and an aftermarket cab. Thanks.
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