Jo Beau B13-90 stump grinder

[treefolk]

Need to replace my stump grinder that was stolen recently and been looking at a few options. Looking for around 13hp turntable models. I like the look of the jo beau but cant find out much about them (i have an m400 chipper which is awesome). Has anyone used one of these? Seems to retail at the same price as the predator 360 which is obviously a tried and tested machine but both come with a honda gx390 engine and look well built. It looks like the jo beau may be able to grind a bit deeper due to the design. Any thoughts or other ideas to look at? thanks

[treefolk]

and no I cant afford an Hb20 unfortunately

[treefrog]

The Jo beau is a great little grinder but unless they have changed they are very wide. When I had one on demo once it could not get through the gate. I would consider the fsi or predator machines.

[treefolk]

The Jo beau is a great little grinder but unless they have changed they are very wide. When I had one on demo once it could not get through the gate. I would consider the fsi or predator machines.

 

thanks for the reply. I think the width of the JB is a deal breaker as you say, shame it looks like a well thought out machine apart from that. How do fsi compare price wise with predator?

[GlobalNewark]

The B13-90 is 30" width which is a little wider than the other two but this is reflected in the swing arc where the JB is the biggest at 36". The cutting depth is also double so as with most grinders it's swings and roundabouts. I have one machine left in stock which is on our show stand at Lamma, I can offer a good price on this.

[treefrog]

Worth looking at then as I am sure it was wider in the past i looked at it when it first came out. Quite a few years back now. You ll get a first class service from dean unlike some suppliers. I bought a used predator 350 from him highly recommend.

[rapalaman]

The Rredator fitted with the Kohler engine can go a bit deeper than with the Honda I was told when I bought mine - something about oil level cut out switch I seem to remember