xrjohndeere
Gold Member
I have been cutting wood and fighting stumps.. I decided I am going to build a stump grinder. I could buy one but what is the fun in that. Let me run this idea by you guys and see what you think. This is my plan. I am going to use an old manual flywheel off some sort of big engine.. As I recall most of them are about half to one inch thick. This will save me the trouble of cutting and truing a wheel.. I will drill and tap the flywheel for replaceable cutter teeth on the mill. I need help in locating the gear box. My buddy has a woods, I might just use the same gear box on a pto slip clutch. I considered using a hydraulic motor but I am pretty sure the JD 4520 will not have enough hydraulic flow to do much good.
I want to build the grinder so it hooks up like my backhoe onto the backhoe mounting plates. I am going to build a platform like my backhoe with the out riggers, seat. ,etc. I am going use the power beyond hydraulics to run a hyrdaulic valve system just like my backhoe so I can run the cutter up and down, side to side, and in and out. I want to be able to set up in one place and cut the whole **** stump without moving. I know there are a lot simpler setups but I want something that is different, easy to use and functional. I can not tolerate having to set in the tractor seat and look behind me like a regular 3pt implement. Ok what do you guys think? I know this is going to be a big project but it will be interesting. Let the ideas fly.
I want to build the grinder so it hooks up like my backhoe onto the backhoe mounting plates. I am going to build a platform like my backhoe with the out riggers, seat. ,etc. I am going use the power beyond hydraulics to run a hyrdaulic valve system just like my backhoe so I can run the cutter up and down, side to side, and in and out. I want to be able to set up in one place and cut the whole **** stump without moving. I know there are a lot simpler setups but I want something that is different, easy to use and functional. I can not tolerate having to set in the tractor seat and look behind me like a regular 3pt implement. Ok what do you guys think? I know this is going to be a big project but it will be interesting. Let the ideas fly.