SkwerI
Treehouser
Yeah, my stump guy would charge me $100 per stump or less on those 9. Leaves me room for a little markup and everybody makes a few dollars.
How long/how much $ for these?
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Kaveman
Treehouser
Right? What good does gouging do anyone? 600 a stump is high, even for me to sneak in with my little tractor and dig them out, cutting and replacing the turf, etc.
Nice grinder BTW. Even if it's yer buds.
SkwerI
Treehouser
That's an old pic, probably 15 years ago. He has a newer, bigger grinder that he bought maybe 6-7 years ago.
Kaveman
Treehouser
OooOOOOOooooo
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
$5,400 for an hour of grinding?
Nutball
TreeHouser
You'd take a whole hour on those stumps?$5,400 for an hour of grinding?
What kind of sand box toys do you play with? I'd have them ground in 5min with the grinder attachment on my 750 excavator.
Kaveman
Treehouser
Put a garden gnome on each stump, no need to beat on equipment or chests, saves everyone money, and the couple can engage in long term subterfuge as they silently trade out normal gnomes for cheeky ones. Like the fat wee Santas that are mooning you.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I was just kidding, seeing how Dave gets to play with the big toys. The time estimates with big equipment aren't useful for those with a couple guys and a truck and trailer, though price comparison would be interesting.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
unless those stumps are 12" and the camera is messing with it, I see close to a full day grinding, plus my price is to cover renting a grinder
my stump guy charges $6 per inch, and I see a lot of roots
without being there, $600 is my best guess, its what I would tell a customer over the phone for those
I get the full day from the SC292 my guy runs, its a sloooooooow grinder, as will be most any rental machine
my stump guy charges $6 per inch, and I see a lot of roots
without being there, $600 is my best guess, its what I would tell a customer over the phone for those
I get the full day from the SC292 my guy runs, its a sloooooooow grinder, as will be most any rental machine
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Nutball
TreeHouser
If the Barreto 37 has the same range of motion as the 30, it is probably better than any Vermeer grinder in its size class. The green teeth make a big difference over Vermeer teeth, and the range of motion saves a lot of time too.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
I've used a Baretto, once. I liked it. Able to reach at odd angles in tight places, and a large swing.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
$x/ inch is good in small stumps, terrible on big stumps.
yeah, id have to do math which aint happening right now, but its something like 5X the wood per inch every time you double the diameter
a 12" stump cost $72 to grind, a 4ft stump cost $288
a 12" stump takes 5 minutes, a 4ft stump takes 3 hours
if it were me I would price by the hour with something like a $300 minimum, but then again theres guys here that do any stump for $25
Kaveman
Treehouser
Don't you math like that in public!
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
What I can see in the pic is small diameter stumps with minimal root flare, and no runners to chase. One setup per stump, grind 6" deep, then on to the next.
Burnham
Woods walker
I recall seeing one of those "dummy did this" youtube videos where a fella launched a stump through the back window of his truck doing it like that @davidwyby
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Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Could be this one. There are others in the same fashion with the same result. It's funny how consistent it is. 
its almost like shock loading a stretchy strap then having a multiple hundred pound chunk of wood break loose is a bad idea?
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
Almost.
