Stump grinder ?

[Eliminator21vdrive]

Did he also add water to the dug hole and leave it for a bit?

I don't know.

 

[River Dirt 2]

Had trees removed and stumps ground out at my Dads house
chipper and grinder were badass!

My dad (92) is an electronics/radio hoarder. I filled a 40 yard roll off and the scrap metal guys made 8 trips with a stake bed….
and that was just the shit outside!

 

[DILLIGAF]

View attachment 1414637 View attachment 1414638 View attachment 1414639 View attachment 1414640 Had trees removed and stumps ground out at my Dads house
chipper and grinder were badass!

My dad (92) is an electronics/radio hoarder. I filled a 40 yard roll off and the scrap metal guys made 8 trips with a stake bed….
and that was just the shit outside!

Damn.....lol

 

[rivrrts429]

Stump Grinders are loss leaders in the rental business. I’m in the business and, although not on that side of the business, I can see the profitability numbers and they’re terrible. They’re maintenance nightmares and 60% of the rental rate is gone before it leaves the branch on its way to you.

I would rent it and let the rental company absorb the costs rather than owning.

It’s all about the prep. Figure out what stumps you need to grind and then go whole hog and get them all ground the day you rent it.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Stump Grinders are loss leaders in the rental business. I’m in the business and, although not on that side of the business, I can see the profitability numbers and they’re terrible. They’re maintenance nightmares and 60% of the rental rate is gone before it leaves the branch on its way to you.

I would rent it and let the rental company absorb the costs rather than owning.

It’s all about the prep. Figure out what stumps you need to grind and then go whole hog and get them all ground the day you rent it.

Getting similar advice from friends. I am looking out the window and I can see 10 that need grinded down and thats just outside the window....lol

Thanks

 

[rivrrts429]

Getting similar advice from friends. I am looking out the window and I can see 10 that need grinded down and thats just outside the window....lol

Thanks

That’s a damn tree farm on steroids lol

 

[monkeyswrench]

Getting similar advice from friends. I am looking out the window and I can see 10 that need grinded down and thats just outside the window....lol

Thanks

Then what you need are some nice shutters
Out of sight, out of mind

 

[FENDERFAB]

i own a tree company and i have a few vermeer units- 5 chippers and 2 stump grinders. If you dont own a business dont even bother with buying them. They are all a maintenance nightmare and cost a ton of money to repair and maintain.

Your best bet is to rent one. Both PDQ and United rentals rent stump grinders.

In the future i do want to get a dipperfox but they are expensive and have to have equipment to operate the attachment.

 

[DILLIGAF]

i own a tree company and i have a few vermeer units- 5 chippers and 2 stump grinders. If you dont own a business dont even bother with buying them. They are all a maintenance nightmare and cost a ton of money to repair and maintain.

Your best bet is to rent one. Both PDQ and United rentals rent stump grinders.

In the future i do want to get a dipperfox but they are expensive and have to have equipment to operate the attachment.

Thanks....

 

[DILLIGAF]

That’s a damn tree farm on steroids lol

The trees here and floor is pretty clean. The neighbors not so much. It is all those Cedar trees

 

[Kenboat]

I have a Woods PTO mounted stump grinder works good. Just stay away from rocks they kill the carbide teeth.
The small drive around stump grinder bounce the shit out of you.

 

[buck35]

The trees here and floor is pretty clean. The neighbors not so much. It is all those Cedar trees

About what size are these stumps?

 

[DILLIGAF]

About what size are these stumps?

They vary of course.....all sorts of sizes. Biggest would be 2' maybe.....not sure plus just started my coffee....lol

 

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Based on the other thread to redeem yourself from buying an electric lawnmower you should hook a chain to the stumps and rip them out with your truck. I believe you have a RAM with the Cummings? If yes, make sure the mirrors are flipped up and put a big C sticker in the back window while you yank out the stumps.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Based on the other thread to redeem yourself from buying an electric lawnmower you should hook a chain to the stumps and rip them out with your truck. I believe you have a RAM with the Cummings? If yes, make sure the mirrors are flipped up and put a big C sticker in the back window while you yank out the stumps.

You are reaching too far now....lol

 

[NicPaus]

I would buy a Skidsteer and Mini X in the 8k lb range for property maintenance. Dig them out. This was a orange tree that I had to remove.

 

[DILLIGAF]

I would buy a Skidsteer and Mini X in the 8k lb range for property maintenance. Dig them out. This was a orange tree that I had to remove. View attachment 1415011 View attachment 1415012 View attachment 1415013

Damn

 

[rivrrts429]

I would buy a Skidsteer and Mini X in the 8k lb range for property maintenance. Dig them out. This was a orange tree that I had to remove. View attachment 1415011 View attachment 1415012 View attachment 1415013

The only issue with an excavator and/or skidsteer is if there’s water lines or other utilities near the tree. Other than that excavators are one of my highest ROI cat-classes. They can get a little wonky when it comes to track maintenance but, over a long period of time, they drive revenue at a high degree. Resell is great too.

 

[timstoy]

I got this stum to remove. It's on top of the city water main. 3' from my water meter. And next to the sewer lateral to street. Afraid to pull it out with my Skidsteer. View attachment 1414304

If this stump is on city property they are responsible for removing the stump and repairing the sidewalk. The sidewalk looks like a trip and fall hazard that the city would be responsible for. Call the city and your councilman.

 

[NicPaus]

Damn

That's a 72" bucket on my Cat. That one was a bitch to remove. It's a driveway now.

 

[NicPaus]

If this stump is on city property they are responsible for removing the stump and repairing the sidewalk. The sidewalk looks like a trip and fall hazard that the city would be responsible for. Call the city and your councilman.

Gottaminute did that 16 years ago. Still waiting.

 

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Gottaminute did that 16 years ago. Still waiting. View attachment 1415048

Write a letter back saying it's an assault stump with the following features: pistol grip, flash suppressor, telescopic butt stock, forward grip, aux. grenade launcher, ect... SWAT should be there in no time to eliminate it.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Write a letter back saying it's an assault stump with the following features: pistol grip, flash suppressor, telescopic butt stock, forward grip, aux. grenade launcher, ect... SWAT should be there in no time to eliminate it.

Paint "Trump" on both the street and sidewalk sides. Some nitwit will complain, saying the "Trump Stump" hurt their feelings. Be gone quick, and be fun.

 

[timstoy]

Gottaminute did that 16 years ago. Still waiting. View attachment 1415048

Call your councilman! They don’t like hearing complaints and will call the city department in charge! LA is a big city, keep calling!

 

[RadMan]

If my wife was joining RDP, for her name, I’d recommend..
Stump Grinder

 

[NicPaus]

Call your councilman! They don’t like hearing complaints and will call the city department in charge! LA is a big city, keep calling!

Buscaino only replies to bribes.

 

[ChumpChange]

Then what you need are some nice shutters
Out of sight, out of mind

Have you priced shutters lately?

 

[monkeyswrench]

Have you priced shutters lately?

Have you priced stump grinders? May be a wash

 

[NicPaus]

Have you priced stump grinders? May be a wash

I got a quote from CAT for a new mini X. Holy shit! But they were offering 0% financing. It was still like $1300+ a month.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I got a quote from CAT for a new mini X. Holy shit! But they were offering 0% financing. It was still like $1300+ a month.

This is why I considered it an investment to sell my hot rod parts and buy the whiz-bang scan tool...new crap is incredibly pricey. In turn, this means keeping older models usable becomes more desirable.
Diversification!

 

[RIVERBORN]

Thought this always gonna be about a call out in the wives….
Who has the best “stump grinder”. lol. Jk

 

[bilz]

You'd think Milwaukee would make something in M 12 and a pack out box to store it

 

[hallett21]

lol hopefully you don’t run into this.

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[NicPaus]

Holy shit I hope that doesn't happen with this 1. I had that happen on the Colinas job you did the main panel on with a few huge palm trees. 1 stump weighed 3300 lbs. That orange tree was in the backyard of pedro job you did the panel on.

I ran my sewer camera. Was thinking I was fucked as the sewer does straight to the stump. But it dove to 13' right in front of it and is in perfect shape. Just had to replace from 15' in front of house and the whole house. Got a Win!

 

[NicPaus]

So that stump has drawn some people to it. 2 weeks ago 4 people were standing around it just looking at it. I asked them what the problem was and they were just tripping out on it.

Few days ago I left at 945pm. Went and swapped trucks and hit the taco cart for dinner. Drove by on the way home and there is a homeless guy kicking the stump. I pull up and ask him what he is doing. He starts telling me stories about the tree. Then tells me a story about 30 years ago him and the neighbor Anthony were throwing peaches at the house. @gottaminute? Comes out and clubs there bikes up. I started laughing and told him I heard that story. He then tells me he wants part of the tree stump when I remove it. He grew up around the corner and recently fell on hard times. Someone has gone in the house a few times lately and figured it was him using the bathroom. Nothing missing. So I befriended him make sure all is good while its vacant. Donny Taylor.

 

[LAKEMAN]

This is the model we use. She is bad ass.

 

[NicPaus]

Got lucky. The tree trimmers showed up after 16 years.

 

[NicPaus]

Not sure how much this one cost. But it made quick work of that stump.

 

[OLDRAAT]

She's a tad small, but cheap.

 

[gottaminute?]

Got lucky. The tree trimmers showed up after 16 years. View attachment 1423199 View attachment 1423200

just way too funny. between my neighbor and I, i would of bet 20 calls to the city to get that tree removed. you are there a couple months and a along with thread on RDP and BNAG the city sends a crew out. i think someone on RDP must have connections.

maybe they will tune up the sidewalk as well. cant hurt to ask about widening the apron as well, since they are there burning up tax dollars.

 

[NicPaus]

just way too funny. between my neighbor and I, i would of bet 20 calls to the city to get that tree removed. you are there a couple months and a along with thread on RDP and BNAG the city sends a crew out. i think someone on RDP must have connections.

maybe they will tune up the sidewalk as well. cant hurt to ask about widening the apron as well, since they are there burning up tax dollars.

They were cutting the trees in the neighborhood. They posted no parking signs at beginning of the week and a cone in middle of the stump and a spray paint mark on curb. I saw them a few blocks over yesterday and talked to the Lady towing the stump grinder. She said if there is a stump they will grind it flat and they had her bring the stump grinder which She normally would not have. I stopped by and he was backed up to it. I asked him what I could do to get it removed instead of flat. He said he would go 18" down but couldn't go deeper without dig alert. He had already exposed the meter at that point.

I offered him breakfast, drinks cash or whatever he wanted. I explained how much of a hazard it is for people on the sidewalk and if he removed as much as possible I would replace the whole sidewalk. He wouldn't take anything. And then he told me a few things I can't post in case anyone digs into it. But I am stoked. 9 years it takes to get them out on average and Tom said it's been 25 years since he has seen them trim the trees.

 

[4Waters]

Got lucky. The tree trimmers showed up after 16 years. View attachment 1423199 View attachment 1423200

I'll see you in a few weeks to fix the sidewalk

 

[Orange Juice]

I got this stum to remove. It's on top of the city water main. 3' from my water meter. And next to the sewer lateral to street. Afraid to pull it out with my Skidsteer. View attachment 1414304

You just need the water main to break, so the city will remove it..

 

[NicPaus]

You just need the water main to break, so the city will remove it..

They removed majority of it today. He wouldn't run the sump grinder below 18" to avoid the main.

I ran my sewer camera and located the sewer. 13' below sidewalk and in perfect condition. It goes under the tree deep enough no roots in sewer!

 

[4Waters]

Got lucky. The tree trimmers showed up after 16 years. View attachment 1423199 View attachment 1423200

I asked the tree guys today at our site if this was them, they said no that was Arturo's (spelling) crew. He said he believes that sidewalk is approved but keep calling anyway like I told you in our PM.

This is part of our site

Grinding the roots today after we peeled the cap

I'm cleaning the grindings out so we can see if they need to grind some more. Turns out they did.

There is a gas line somewhere under the bucket and amongst/under the roots, we can't even locate it by hand because of the roots. Slow and easy