Tree Spade Attachment for Skid Steer R100

Skid Steer Tree Spade Description

The Tree Spades provide a compromised digging angle that falls between truncated and con style, allowing the attachment to adapt to various soil condition. A great all-around option, this Tree Spade Attachment is able to produce several uniform ball sizes, with the ease of only one set of blades. The blades are durable and reliable, made of high tensile, abrasion resistant material and incorporating self-lubricating, high density plastic sides. Ideal for moving large trees and tree balls, the Tree Spade will provide exceptional efficiency to any operation. Standard wire baskets for ball and burlap tree harvesting included.

Skid Steer Tree Spade Specification

Skid Steer Tree Spade Catalogue

2022 RAY Skid Steer Attachments Catalogue.pdf

Skid Steer Tree Spade Video

Skid Steer Tree Spade Features

*Overlapping blades to clean cut roots.

*Adjustable legs slide to control ball depth.

*Wide gate opening to engage tree easily.

*Standard electric control joystick to function the hydraulic valve.

Skid Steer Tree Spade FAQ

1. How does a tree spade work?

A machine consists of a number of blades (generally 3 or 4, but single or dual blade designs also exist) that encircle the tree, digging into the ground and then lifting the entire tree, including its roots and soil (in what is termed a "root ball"), out of the ground and replanting or transplanting the whole ...

2. How big of a tree can you move with a spade?

Generally speaking, any tree with a trunk diameter (caliper) under 10” is movable with a spade.

3. What is a hydraulic tree spade?

Spade is designed with a very short frame reducing the need for stabilizers and counterweights. The blades of the tree spade overlap to ensure clean root cutting and support of the root ball. Tree Spade comes complete and ready to use, including all-hydraulic hoses, couplers, and controls.

4. What does a tree spade do?

A tree spade is a specialized machine that mechanizes the transplanting of large plants whose hand-powered transplanting (using traditional spades, wagons, and other equipment) will be prohibitively laborious. These include large bushes and small or medium trees.