Stump Grinders

bonner1040

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Who has bad-azz stump grinders here?

This one is pretty cool:

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Wow:

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Then they have this new GreenWheel:

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Nice videos. Nots sure how I feel about the last video. The idea is good but I bet it sucks where the rubber meets the road. Id bet one broken tooth and your machine goes way our of balance. Or one rock and all 6 teeth are dull.
 
I prefer the new river wheel. Green teeth are nice, but the new river setup is a seriously smooth cutter! The only thing the 7015 lacks is a proportional remote! Which I'm sure Carlton would build if you asked.
 
That Green Wheel is amazing. When the video is over you can click on Youtube link and go to a 10 min 42 sec vid that shows its performance a lot better.
 
I've had good service with Greenteeth on my 252 grinder, probably won't switch from them any time soon.

But how about that new Bandit 2550XP grinder with 44hp Kubota diesel, 4x4, blade and hydro drive cutter wheel all at 35" wide? Makes my 252 look like a toy.
If I'm upgrading that's what I'm going to.
 
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Whats that cost?

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We rent one of these a lot, its pretty awesome. I am not sure it is this model exactly buts it looks just like this:

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I use this a lot. Its ok. At best.
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I've seen the video for those. Not a huge fan, heard mixed things about it. For tight access work it's nice, but for grinding anything over like 2', no thanks. It looked slow as molasses grinding big stuff.

When I was in Louisiana working with Keith he ran a Carlton 7500 tow behind with green teeth and a Carlton 7015 tracked with the new river or revolution wheel I think it was. Both sweet machines, but damn, could the 7500 grind a stump. I was super jealous, that thing is just a beast when it comes to grinding. The 7015 is an impressive machine as well, if we had one machine to do everything it'd be that one.
 
Whats that cost?

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From what I read , with the 44hp Kubota diesel, 4x4, and blade, $33,500 US. The remote control option is another $5000 extra, for that kind of money I don't need a remote control.
When you google Bandit 2550XP you will find 2 attachments from Arborist Site both have good discussion on this machine. One poster named Old Man Grinder bought one and has alot of positive feedback on it. Big selling feature is no belts, jackshaft and bearings to maintain.
 
If I were buying another tracked grinder, if get the 7015trx all over again. It's a great do all machine. We have the "sandvik" wheel, which looks like what they are calling the new river now. The 7500 Carlton is a monster in its own right, and the green teeth cut faster than the new river to me. But the 7500 is limited to where you can get your truck, or if you put it behind a loader, then you can't load wood while someone else grinds the stumps. Either way, the Carlton belt drive is way cheaper to maintain and fix than those gear box/hydro driven machines. So I'll stick to Carlton either way.
 
Either way, the Carlton belt drive is way cheaper to maintain and fix than those gear box/hydro driven machines. So I'll stick to Carlton either way.
In the 10 years I have owned my Vermeer 252 grinder I have spent in the thousands of $ in belts, bearings ,shafts and time wasted replacing and adjusting all this extra crap. Plus only I have operated this machine.
This new hydro drive machine looks pretty attractive to me.
 
Sounds like you've had some odd issues with your machine.

That Bandit doesn't look that spectacular, but the remote is a redeeming quality.
 
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