Little Stump Grinder

[Grendel]

Hey guys, I'm going to check this thing out tomorrow afternoon. If everything checks out I'll almost certainly be bringing it home with me.

https://greenbay.craigslist.org/for/6100587821.html

I'd like to put a green wheel on it. Can stop giving away all the grinding around here. . . which honestly, appeals to me quite a bit.

 

[Levi]

That looks like a great machine, I like those 252's although I've never seen one with 4 wheels. The 3 wheelers are money.

edit- looks like a great price too, I like grinding.

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Come to Ohio once a week and do all of my stumps too. I can't stand it! It is the only part of tree work that I don't enjoy. And I'm bad at it.

 

[Levi]

Ha! It CAN be frustrating!

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Also those 252s aren't bad little machines as long as they are sharp. I think you can unlock one of the wheels to make them turn easier too.

 

[Grendel]

Haha, I'm like a dog in the car when I'm running hydraulics. Pretty patient.

 

[Raj]

Nice rig!

 

[Grendel]

Thanks Peter!! I hope I can pull it off.

 

[Raj]

Just an idea, throw it in your boat and I'll fish it out of Erie and give it a good going over for you.... no?

Good luck!

 

[Grendel]

Haha. That totally just reminded me of that story "paddle to the sea". Where the little boy sets a carved canoe loose in an inland stream and the story follows it's adventures all the way out to the ocean. . .

 

[flushcut]

I had that same machine. Sharp teeth are an absolute must! Small to medium stumps it does well but anything over 30" is a real drag you have to clean or move the spoils as the pile grows bigger. The nice thing it bounces off rocks instead of destroying teeth so you can get a few sharpenings out of them before they are junk. Plus the access with that machine is awesome. Both drove wheels unlock so you can tow it behind a tractor or similar slow mover. The only problem I had was the operator presence sensors would go bad often.

 

[squisher]

Grind a few hundred stumps and get back to me on how fun it is.


But. It does come with the territory I suppose.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I don't think I would ever use the word "fun" when discussing stump grinding!

 

[SeanKroll]

I think that I need a butt-rest. Not standing, not sitting. https://www.fully.com/mogo-by-focal...ijQFjcc7QRpQOWLWjmFAgIUFpRPJKKj7O0aAuHJ8P8HAQ

sorta like this. I realized that I was standing for no reason while grinding for hours.

I get a tight hip from too much standing and working positioned too much on my right leg, and driving.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Heck, I'd just pack a nicely padded stool on my truck.

 

[Merle Nelson]

That four "wheeled" configuration is a lot nicer to use than the tricycle set up. Phenomenal price it appears.

 

[SeanKroll]

I'm for sure not buying that. I was thinking of a 2x2 with a piece of plywood on the end, add some foam.

I like the view from standing/ and shielding by the machine.








WHY don't they sell OEM umbrellas with designed in mounts?

For a long time I wondered why heavy equipment didn't have little awnings/ big umbrellas on them...then they started making them, I believe.

I'm going to have to add that umbrella mount to the welding to-do list.

 

[Mick!]

I had the the rayco 1625, same thing really.

The three wheeled version does tip easily but is incredible at wiggling into awkward spots.

It's a good money maker, boring on the bigger stuff of course, but better than a pedestrian grinder.

 

[flushcut]

Umbrella

 

[Levi]

I don't think I would ever use the word "fun" when discussing stump grinding!

Only if it's with the Alpine Magnum!

 

[Grendel]

Got the grinder and the trailer. Old gentlemen didn't really want to let the trailer go I think, but luckily his wife was in charge of the transaction

 

[Mick!]

Fwiw, looks clean and tidy.

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Awesome!

 

[squisher]

That is a clean looking unit. Congrats.

 

[Bodean]

Nice.

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