Wireless or Cabled Remote Controls
Control your skid steer tree spade with ease inside the skid steer with cabled controls or from anywhere with a wireless remote that allows for easy operation.
Long time BIG JOHN customers refer to this tree spade as BIG JOHN’s “baby digger.”
It's light weight and hosts cold formed straight blades. It's able to move trees up to 3" in diameter and comes complete with an electric valve bank and wireless remote control. This is our smallest spade available and gives both new and seasoned nurseries and the occasional tree farmer the ability to easily move trees with a minimal investment. We offer truncated and semi truncated versions of our Model 36.
Control your skid steer tree spade with ease inside the skid steer with cabled controls or from anywhere with a wireless remote that allows for easy operation.
Gate hinges designed for stressful conditions, our skid steer spades feature heavy duty gate hinges that beat the competition for longevity.
Add on stabilizers or other optional features to make your skidsteer tree spade more robust with an extra valve section for add-on hydraulic components.
Anyone can learn how to operate a BIG JOHN spade with minimal instruction and successfully dig a tree in a matter of minutes. Maintenance requirements are simple, quick, and affordable with a minimal time commitment to keep your spade at peak performance.
Made with top grade plastics for heavy duty use, our slide blocks dig for thousands of tree moves with ease and simplicity. Fewer moving parts, no bolts to rust, and no small plastic parts to keep track of make the simple design of BIG JOHN spades last decades longer.
Our blades are cold-formed from AR400 steel, making them durable and strong for all kinds of digging conditions and maintain their integrity for decades. The blades are also fluted to distribute the stress of digging better in tough conditions.
Get the level of digging speed you need with adjustable valve bodies on all our skid steer tree spades. Slow spades down for safety with new operators or speed up for seasoned spade users for efficiency.
1" to 3" in diameter and comes complete with electric valve bank and wireless remote control. Specifications below.
| SPECIFICATIONS | 36 |
| Tree Trunk Diameter | 1″ – 3″ |
| Root Ball With | 36″ |
| Root Ball Depth | 29 3/4″ |
| Root Ball Weight | 795 lbs |
| Total Machine Weight | 1,900 lbs |
| Blade Tower Height | 57″ |
| Gate Opening | 13″ |
| Operating Width | 111 1/2″ |
| Number of Spades | 4 |
| Hydraulic Get Lock | Yes |
| Adjustable Hydraulic Pads | No |
| Adjustable Mechanical Pads | No |
| Spade Material | AR400 |
| Drive System | 10 – 16 GPM |
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