Stumpgrinders in forestry...

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

I own a Bandit HB20 which is great for domestic work and earns good money.

However, I have a client who wishes to have 200 picea abies ground out.

All various sizes, all planted as a plantation 25years ago.

I have done 80 stumps before now taking me 24hours of grinding time over 4 days, the rest being grubbing time, teeth turning, fueling etc.

Question is, over my HB20 just how much faster would a larger (say 35hp diesel) machine be?

Cheers

Ty

[Le Sanglier]

Hi Ty, for something like that a tractor-pelle would be more economic (or something bigger)

[WoodED]

a tractor and pto machine be cost effective?

[arbwork]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/maintenance-help/32328-stump-grinder.html this one is good

[Trigger]

My calton sp7015 trx will do a 18" stump in about 3 to 5 minutes:001_smile: though it is a 60 hp machine.

[Ty Korrigan]

Yes, I'd rather thought that the 200 stumps would take me about 7days to grind out at least.

I reckon 15min per stump on average at 15euros per stump.

I don't get enough large jobs like this to warrant a bigger machine and I pick up excellent money doing domestic jobs.

Customer had a budget of 1000euros

Any-one any idea how much my client will need to cough up for these 200 stumps?

You can give me your sterling prices as example.

I will try to help them with their project as much as possible and find them a solution.

Cheers

Ty

[openspaceman]

Hello,

I own a Bandit HB20 which is great for domestic work and earns good money.

However, I have a client who wishes to have 200 picea abies ground out.

All various sizes, all planted as a plantation 25years ago.

 

Might be cheaper to use a 12 tonne digger to hook them out of the ground in a day and windrow them, then pass over with a plaisance mulcher, UK prices about £1200 plus diesel and machinery movement.