Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Sawyer Rob]

Gordon - how did you get the used ties? I tried to get/buy some when some railroad repair was going in near me years ago, but they told me they had all been pre-sold to a bulk buyer.

Easy to get them here, even Tractor Supply sells them.

SR

 

[Molalla1]

Easy to get them here, even Tractor Supply sells them.

SR

Same here, but if you know somebody that works for the RR, free is a great price . . .

 

[FriendwithTractor]

This past weekend I patronized my local rental service for this:

There were three stumps that absolutely needed to go. Two of them I was sick of mowing around and the one in the above picture needed to go to make room for potentially a new fruit tree.

In action:

My experience at the rental place was a snap, easy enough to get the grinder on and off the trailer, steering was a cakewalk and the tricky part was listening to the engine so that it was working hard but not bogging. With this model, I found that if you let it grind away, it will automatically sense the load and sweep slowly allowing the engine to catch up. Once all was said and done, just a nice little pile of woodchips remained. That's on the agenda this evening for some tractor time to clean up and put some dirt back in the hole.

When I figured it out, not counting my time, it was roughly $50 per stump. I hope this helps someone who's considering removing some unsightly stumps.

 

[Gordon Gould]

This past weekend I patronized my local rental service for this: View attachment 930204

There were three stumps that absolutely needed to go. Two of them I was sick of mowing around and the one in the above picture needed to go to make room for potentially a new fruit tree.

In action: View attachment 930205

My experience at the rental place was a snap, easy enough to get the grinder on and off the trailer, steering was a cakewalk and the tricky part was listening to the engine so that it was working hard but not bogging. With this model, I found that if you let it grind away, it will automatically sense the load and sweep slowly allowing the engine to catch up. Once all was said and done, just a nice little pile of woodchips remained. That's on the agenda this evening for some tractor time to clean up and put some dirt back in the hole.

When I figured it out, not counting my time, it was roughly $50 per stump. I hope this helps someone who's considering removing some unsightly stumps.

Looks like it worked well. My son has a new to him place and there are about a dozen balsam fir stumps along his property line. They are probably 14" to 16" with some crowned up roots spreading laterally. We are considering renting a grinder but don't have a clue what it will take for a machine or how much time to figure. This is the machine available locally. Looks less robust than the one you used.

Stump Grinder Rental

The 13SGH stump grinders’ unique design pivots over the center line of the wheels, allowing the grinding head to sweep easily across the stump, while the wheelbase remains stationary. The innovative design and compact stature of this stump grinder makes it ideal for tight access areas. The...

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What do you think ? The fir stumps should not be as tough as the hardwood you did and the machine is totally manual but again no clue what that means having never run one. Thanks

gg

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Looks like it worked well. My son has a new to him place and there are about a dozen balsam fir stumps along his property line. They are probably 14" to 16" with some crowned up roots spreading laterally. We are considering renting a grinder but don't have a clue what it will take for a machine or how much time to figure. This is the machine available locally. Looks less robust than the one you used.

View attachment 930218

Stump Grinder Rental

The 13SGH stump grinders’ unique design pivots over the center line of the wheels, allowing the grinding head to sweep easily across the stump, while the wheelbase remains stationary. The innovative design and compact stature of this stump grinder makes it ideal for tight access areas. The...

www.allaroundrental.com

What do you think ? The fir stumps should not be as tough as the hardwood you did and the machine is totally manual but again no clue what that means having never run one. Thanks

gg

Gordon,

A coworker of mine rented one of those and told me in no uncertain terms to "rent the bigger one." He said the manual one was a hefty workout swinging it back and forth and not worth the price. For the three stumps I did it took me roughly an hour and a half of pure grinding time, so I'd figure a full day of work for a dozen or so.

I don't claim to be an expert, but that's what I've heard.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Gordon,

A coworker of mine rented one of those and told me in no uncertain terms to "rent the bigger one." He said the manual one was a hefty workout swinging it back and forth and not worth the price. For the three stumps I did it took me roughly an hour and a half of pure grinding time, so I'd figure a full day of work for a dozen or so.

I don't claim to be an expert, but that's what I've heard.

Thank you - That is good to know. I really appreciate your opinion !!!

gg

 

[FriendwithTractor]

Thank you - That is good to know. I really appreciate your opinion !!!

gg

Not a problem! Happy grinding!

 

[newkiotiguy]

Cut a couple elm that were in the way of a trail I'm making. Every time I split it I'm reminded why I don't take many down. Some of it split ok. Most of it sucked.

 

[KennyG]

Looks like it worked well. My son has a new to him place and there are about a dozen balsam fir stumps along his property line. They are probably 14" to 16" with some crowned up roots spreading laterally. We are considering renting a grinder but don't have a clue what it will take for a machine or how much time to figure. This is the machine available locally. Looks less robust than the one you used.

View attachment 930218

Stump Grinder Rental

The 13SGH stump grinders’ unique design pivots over the center line of the wheels, allowing the grinding head to sweep easily across the stump, while the wheelbase remains stationary. The innovative design and compact stature of this stump grinder makes it ideal for tight access areas. The...

www.allaroundrental.com

What do you think ? The fir stumps should not be as tough as the hardwood you did and the machine is totally manual but again no clue what that means having never run one. Thanks

gg

Our local rental place has Bluebird stump grinders similar to the one shown. I tried it and never again. Eventually it got the oak stumps out but worked very poorly on the pine stumps. I think the softer wood just bounced back and the unit (heavy as it was) didn't have the mass to actually take the wood. If I need to do more, I will either hire it done or bite the bullet and buy a PTO unit.

 

[deezler]

Cut a couple elm that were in the way of a trail I'm making. Every time I split it I'm reminded why I don't take many down. Some of it split ok. Most of it sucked.

Yeah not so fun to split, definitely no quick pops for easy separation. But it burns well and my family likes how all the strings on it is like "built in kindling". Nice to start a fire with once it's well dried out.