Anyone Got A Laski F450 Grinder?

[Steve Mack]

Anyone tried the Laski F450?

 

The way things are going here I need a narrow access self propelled grinder. These are a lot cheaper than the others available. 25hp Kohler, same as on my Vermeer, but price has me a bit worried not much more than the Rayco 13hp.

 

I'd be grateful for any info.

[old hand]

Laski 450 is O.K. It is sold as a Greenmech stump grinder. The hydraulic drive version is better than the electric drive version. Brake cables are a little bit vunerable over rough ground.

[PeteB]

It was sold by GreenMech as the STM25-18, I preferred the hydro drive to the electric drive too. It was a good grinder with plenty of poke, with a slightly bigger cutting head with a couple of extra teeth. Narrow, but not too so that it was easy to tip over. The biggest shame was the Laski cutters were not the same hole centres as Vermeer or Rayco cutters which were plenty cheaper. Easy enough to get the head cross drilled to accept them tho'.

[Steve Mack]

Thanks. I don't think I like that electric drive idea.

 

There's one for sale close to me but I found the specs and it's too wide,[810mm] unless they have a narrow wheel option.stump grinders

 

The other 3 are 74cm/29" and I need that. I had a Dosko that I could change wheels on to get through a doorway but sold it a few years ago, a bit old.

 

Now I need one that can go through a doorway and up stairs, you'd think with all the space here they wouldn't build fence to fence.

[PeteB]

Click the link on the Danequip site, apparantly they do a good and narrow grinder

[Lee Winger]

I wouldn't touch a Laski with a barge pole, utter rubbish imo, and hydraulic drive grindrs are utter rubbish imo , belts or drive shaft thats what you want!

[A_lopa]

I wouldn't touch a Laski with a barge pole, utter rubbish imo, and hydraulic drive grindrs are utter rubbish imo , belts or drive shaft thats what you want!

 

 

I will second that:thumbup1:

 

Give me a belt drive any day.

[PeteB]

Lee, when I said hydro drive, I meant that it was hydro static drive to the transpoprt wheels not the head. In all honesty they were a good grinder - but then what is so different from other small grinders. They all have an engine (mostly Kohler V2), most have an electric clutch and the same muscles to use them, they all have a couple of bearings and a dead man's handle. Some are heavier than others and there are a variety of cutters available from Patrick Watts 50p peice to sSandvik tips, greenteth etc etc.

 

But they all do the same job.

[Lee Winger]

Lee, when I said hydro drive, I meant that it was hydro static drive to the transpoprt wheels not the head. In all honesty they were a good grinder - but then what is so different from other small grinders. They all have an engine (mostly Kohler V2), most have an electric clutch and the same muscles to use them, they all have a couple of bearings and a dead man's handle. Some are heavier than others and there are a variety of cutters available from Patrick Watts 50p peice to sSandvik tips, greenteth etc etc.

 

But they all do the same job.

 

Oh that model, I demoed one, when it was being sold by Wessex, horrible balance and very flimsy handle bars.................

[skyhuck]

Lee did your big Vermeer not have hydraulically driven head???