Stump Grinding Two Large Oak Trees

[GaryBDavis]

I cut down two old large oak trees that had been dead for a while and needed to grind the stumps. Earlier this year, I purchase a used stump grinder for $2k that I don't think had ever been used. Its's a Bumalight 3P 24 which is a 3 point mounted stump grinder with a 24 inch wheel and replaceable carbide teeth. The PTO drives the wheel and two rear SCVs control the up/down and side-to-side movement. The 3 point lift is used to raise the grinder when you are moving it around. Otherwise, it rests on the ground when you are grinding away.

The two stumps are well over 24 inches in diameter with one of them being over 36 inches across in some directions. In the first two pictures, you can see a typical men's large leather glove on each of the stumps to give an idea of the size of the stumps.

I can take about a 1 inch deep bite each pass and I get a pretty fine saw dust about like you get from a chain saw. The swing is about 45 degrees to each side which allows me to cover about 30 to 40 inches of swing in a single pass.

I ground the stumps to about six inches below ground level. Total time for both stumps was just less than two hours including cleaning up and spreading the saw dust out. It started to rain just as I finished up so the saw dust looks really dark in the final two pictures.

This has quickly become one of my favorite implements.

 

[GaryBDavis]

More pics...

 

[GaryBDavis]

Final pics...

 

[Ductape]

Great pics! You did really well on that purchase. A similar stump grinder is high on my want list.

 

[cowboy357]

Looks like a nice Unit , I,d have to see it in action before I beleive how good it works , I do have a couple of stumps to practice on . Bob

 

[dodge man]

If you ever want any windshield time and some practice with your stump grinder, you can come and visit me. It seems like I always have some stumps that I would like to grind out.

 

[theboman]

Wow! Bring that puppy to KY.... I need your help.

 

[czechsonofagun]

Could you make it to Northern Virginia too?

Great tool, must be fun to watch too.

 

[jinman]

Gary, I've never seen a stump grinder operate. Do you lower the grinder in the middle of the stump to a depth of 1" and then move it left and right or do you start on one side and move the grinder only in one direction until it clears the stump?

Nice tool and nice job! It would seem that a tool like that would have lots of use when you first get it and then sit idle a lot after you've cleared your stumps. Do you plan to do work for others or resell the grinder when you're done?

 

[The Dougster]

Ya know, what is really, really sad is that I live just around the corner from Gary and I don't have any stumps to grind... <sigh> lol