legbuh
Silver Member
Hey all!
I have been clearing my lot of overgrown trees and shrubs for a few years and would like to tackle some stumps.
I found a Vermeer SC130 walk behind on CL for about 2k. It's about 3 years old and in "great" shape.
From all the reading I've been doing on them, they seem to work ok for smaller stuff, but give you a workout when using. I'm not opposed to that, but I also don't want to get done with 5 stumps and tire out.
Anyone have any practical experience with this machine? There are a couple others for about the same price.. a bluebird and a dosko. Similar setup with a 13hp motor. But I can't find anything on those lines.
I have found this vermeer is really just a rebranded praxis model, though. But I've never had problems with honda motors (which it has).
I'd say I have in total about 50-80 stumps right now to grind. Mostly in the 8-10" range. I have a couple larger ones too. They're all about 2-3 years old and only a couple inches above ground.
Thanks for any insight.
PS, I don't want to rent... I'd rather buy since I can then do it at my lesiure and I will have more come fall when I start felling more trees/overgrown shrubs.
I have been clearing my lot of overgrown trees and shrubs for a few years and would like to tackle some stumps.
I found a Vermeer SC130 walk behind on CL for about 2k. It's about 3 years old and in "great" shape.
From all the reading I've been doing on them, they seem to work ok for smaller stuff, but give you a workout when using. I'm not opposed to that, but I also don't want to get done with 5 stumps and tire out.
Anyone have any practical experience with this machine? There are a couple others for about the same price.. a bluebird and a dosko. Similar setup with a 13hp motor. But I can't find anything on those lines.
I have found this vermeer is really just a rebranded praxis model, though. But I've never had problems with honda motors (which it has).
I'd say I have in total about 50-80 stumps right now to grind. Mostly in the 8-10" range. I have a couple larger ones too. They're all about 2-3 years old and only a couple inches above ground.
Thanks for any insight.
PS, I don't want to rent... I'd rather buy since I can then do it at my lesiure and I will have more come fall when I start felling more trees/overgrown shrubs.