Pedestrian stump grinder swivel

[simsimo]

Just wondered if anyone had ever tried to build a swivelling platform for a pedestrian stump grinder to make life easier.

I think I read on here that someone always sat it on a plywood board to reduce friction but what about mounting a swivelling platform onto the plywood to swing the machine side to side easier?

Just a thought....

[Shane]

Probably not worth the aggro given the price of the available 'swivellers' on the market.

 

it would also mean carrying and continually moving the home made device.

 

Mind you, it could save a few quid.

[Mark Bolam]

I've got one.

He's called Steve.

[peatff]

I've got one.

He's called Steve.

 

Is he the Mk1 or the Mk2 Steve ? I heard the Mk2 is much faster.

 

You can upgrade the Mk1 by telling it you are getting the Mk2 apparently, not sure how true this is.

[simsimo]

Yeah you'd have to keep moving the device but it needn't be too heavy only big enough for both wheels to sit on.

I don't do heaps of stump grinding so I don't want to spend the extra bucks on a machine that swivels. I was thinking of getting a cheap little rock machinery grinder which is only 125kgs so it needn't be a really heavy duty platform and I figure it's just an extra board to carry onto site along with the guards.

Just wanted to know if anyone had tried our thought it may work?