Stump grinders

[Lee Winger]

What make you use or own? do you have a narrow access machine? do you have/use a big diesel grinder?

 

If you have/use a stump grinder does it go out much?

The reason I ask is I have 2 grinders and neither do that much work, and i'm thinking of selling one.

 

If you don't own a grinder what do you do sub stumps out,hire in a machine or leave all grinding down to the client to organise?

[jpbeaver]

i pass all my stumps onto 2 local companies, in return i do all the climbing for 1 lad and all the larger climbing jobs for the other. i could have the use of an RG20 free of charge from 1 of the companies, id rather stick at what im good at though.

[bob]

vermeer 630b mostly for street trees does not get enough use but needs must

[RPA]

Im in predicament re grinder.

Looking at how to add to range of services I can provide (cost effectivly).

3 out of the last four jobs asked if I could also grind the stump and had someone knock on the door and ask if I could do one. All would need narrow access.

At the same time might not be asked to do another for 6 months!

[Shansen]

Here are my grinders. The towable one is a Vermeer 2465 with a 3-cyl Deutz motor. It works real good if you have access. Like I have said before it hasn't moved for 2 months, maybe longer. The third picture is a 2500-4 Carlton which has a 25 hp Kohler engine. I think it's a pretty good grinder. It is 35" wide so it will get most places and 25 hp isn't bad. It won't compare with the newer tracked grinders. I use the Carlton about once a week.

[Yorkshireman]

i have 1 a pedestrian narrow access with hyd drive 28hp kohlor engine

it mans most jobs

 

the big ones with sweep head on are nice but you have got to access & a lot pf that kind of work to justify one 'nice tho'

[Lee Winger]

My big grinder ''used to'' go out a lot, I don't know how some people justify something like a carlton 7015 or Vermeer sc60tx

[Mr Ed]

Very easy Lee. If you do any kind of volume clearence work, a 7515 would pay for itself in no time.

Last time I used one, I took out 165 big stumps in 2 days.

 

How much do you charge for grinding e.g. how much would you charge for a 4 ft dia stump, 2 foot high, ground out completely?

[Mr Ed]

Oh yes, how narrow does narrow access mean? 35 inches? 28 inches?

[Lee Winger]

my 27hp Danequip goes through a 26'' opening