Making pasture from forest - leaving stumps

IslandTractor · May 17, 2012

Phil48 said:
This seems to be a splendid invention, is it already available in US?

Phil

John Deere 8100 and Rotor S stump grinder - YouTube

Interesting. Pretty big tractor to do that both for stability and HP though. I suppose a smaller unit might work but it would not be easy to "drill" large stumps with a small bit. They chose the perfect size stump to show off this particular type of stump grinder. Really much safer and quieter than other types of stump grinders though.

Here is a European press release: http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/05/03/2007/102065/Italian-rotor-stump-grinder.htm

They say it costs about 33,000 Euros ($40,000) and requires 125 horsepower.

Phil48 · May 17, 2012

This vid is even more impressive...

Phil

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgR3d95jsQ]McCormick ZTX 280 & Rotor S stump cutter levaceppi by Peletta - YouTube[/ame]

BeeferMan · May 17, 2012

An old farmer told me the way they used to get rid of stumps was to take an iron bar and make several holes around the stump, as much underneath the stump as possible. Then they'd put a handful of grain in each hole. Then they'd let the pigs loose. Said the pigs would have the stump dug out in no time.

Might be a little more prep (building pig-proof fences) than a stump grinder or ripper, but can you put the grinder or the ripper in the freezer when you're done?

Oh, and cattle won't hurt themselves on a stump, not sure where that rumor came from...