Stump Grinder 2.0

[donnk]

Unleash the kracken!

 

https://imgur.com/gallery/uCokThr

[silky fox]

First time i've seen one of those in action...Works like am apple corer...

[Ian C]

Be good at finding underground utilities.

[aspenarb]

What a POS , an ordinary tracked grinder would eat that in minutes .The company also need to have a chat with their TM guys and I dont think Mrs Miggins will let that thing in her garden

 

Bob

[treequip]

Its quite impressive that it can be used that close to traffic and pedestrians without showering the world with dust and chip (lack of TM notwithstanding!)

 

There are others of that type that use an auger and reduce the entire stump to "chip" without the core to deal with.

[peatff]

Would it work as well on fresh stumps? That one looked well rotted and came out of the auger on it's own easily.

[skyhuck]

Would it work as well on fresh stumps? That one looked well rotted and came out of the auger on it's own easily.

 

The core is pushed out.

[Stumpy Grinder]

Interesting concept with very little practical application. Looks good on an old rotten stump that it can slide over but what about a 5' freshly cut oak? It also has to go VERY deep to ensure the core pulls out. You certainly couldn't just skim a stump down 6" below a prize lawn to turf over with minimal disturbance. You also need to make a huge hole for even the smallest stump. Severe narrow access and weight issues! Looks like a lot of outlay for something that you could rarely use in realistic situations.

SG

[skyhuck]

Interesting concept with very little practical application. Looks good on an old rotten stump that it can slide over but what about a 5' freshly cut oak? It also has to go VERY deep to ensure the core pulls out. You certainly couldn't just skim a stump down 6" below a prize lawn to turf over with minimal disturbance. You also need to make a huge hole for even the smallest stump. Severe narrow access and weight issues! Looks like a lot of outlay for something that you could rarely use in realistic situations.

SG

 

Until it rots out and the sink hole appears

[aspenarb]

They always show these augers drilling a small stump of a similar diameter to the stump itself. Can you imagine the grief it would be to keep plunging/centering that thing on a six foot plus stump with any degree of accuracy or even achieving the job at all.

 

Bob