WG24 stump grinder

[nikdfish]

Finished up the last bits of setup. Ended up having to use a crow's foot to torque the last four teeth. The stubby socket was too stubby & couldn't catch enough of the nut flats. Marked the last four with paint & done.

The slip clutch finally got adjusted for 20hp. Setting is done by spring height. Rather than fumble with calipers in an awkward space, I printed up a gauge with the 30hp & 20hp heights. There is only a 0.5 mm difference between the two. Springs got a dab of yellow as they were done.

Then I finally got to grinding stumps! As a quick test, I just did the half dozen small ones that had been bugging me while mowing around the house. Four or so 6" and a couple that were 12"+. It was stuff low enough to hide in the grass but high enough to catch a blade if not the deck edge.

The camera worked out fine. A steady image that made shaving easier. You could see how much to lift, how far back you were & how much to lower. Well worth the effort.

 

[nikdfish]

Got a bit more ambitious & addressed these two

Pretty much had to do the tall one from the side. The deflector didn't have much clearance even at maximum lift.

But got everything at or below grade.

 

[LittleBill21]

Hey nice job, not sure what printer you own, but it needs a bit of calibration, looks a bit hot and over extruded.

 

[nikdfish]

Yep, had been printing ASA parts hot & coarse for structural strength. The gauge is pretty small (~ 35mm) & got printed by itself with the same settings.

 

[nikdfish]

Still working up to some larger stuff.

Trim off the top & work down

Marie has been helping with clearing chips to see where to work

Had to chase roots a bit

Finally below grade

 

[nikdfish]

Did another 4 hours of grinding this afternoon on the various stumps the wife found & wanted gone. Mostly in one of the "cleaned" woods area & impediments to the free use of her CX gator.

 

[RjCorazza]

Looking good! I've only done a few this summer, mostly cleaning up supposed tree companies poor work on neighbor's stumps.

 

[nikdfish]

Did about 6 hrs more grinding yesterday & finished off the wife's "must do" items in proximity to her bordered landscaping, probably a dozen or so of various sizes.

A few large/clustered stumps in other locations will probably have to wait til the 3038e comes back from the acreage. The 1025R 3pt just doesn't have enough lift to get the needed clearance.

 

[LittleBill21]

Did about 6 hrs more grinding yesterday & finished off the wife's "must do" items in proximity to her bordered landscaping, probably a dozen or so of various sizes.
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A few large/clustered stumps in other locations will probably have to wait til the 3038e comes back from the acreage. The 1025R 3pt just doesn't have enough lift to get the needed clearance.

throw some 2x10's under the tires

 

[nikdfish]

throw some 2x10's under the tires

With the WG24, there is a whole lot of back & forth and left/right maneuvering. I'd pretty much need to build a temporary earthen ramp to be effective. Even ruts in soft ground & ground slant can interfere with 3pt clearance at times.