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Thank you for taking the time to comment. I agree with you, apparently, the engineers regularly see Lombardini's with 10,000 hours on the clock and still running strong. I believe that the oil bath filter is quite an old-fashioned design and I definitely feel I need to look into a better filter system. Roy

Thank you for your comment, I may well do this, it's a bit of a tough one though!

I have a 28 hp Lombardini engine on a Predator P28, the engine has done 600 hours and is basically worn out beyond practical repair, so I am having a new engine fitted. This will be the third engine on this machine, the first engine sucked in some soundproofing material after 30 hours which made the engine overheat, fortunately, Lombardini replaced this engine free of charge. The present engine has sucked in dirt through the air filter, it has an oil bath air filter which I am told is the best, however, dirt has still entered the engine and caused wear that is beyond practical repair. I regularly check the air filter and to be fair in general it doesn't seem to get particularly dirty. However, I carried out a particularly dusty job a few months ago when I was grinding out a very old hedgerow and I believe this is where the problems started. The engine started burning excessive amounts of oil, probably a couple of pints of oil an hour! The engine is actually still under warranty, but it seems like I will have to pay for a new engine as this is classed as poor maintenance. I do clean the air filter regularly, however, it is clear that dirt has entered the engine. My question is; is there any way that I can get a new engine under warranty or insurance, thoughts appreciated. Incidentally, I had the same engine on a Carlton stump grinder and this engine was also replaced under warranty, due to a faulty casting on the block. I don't seem to be having much success with Lombardini engines!

Thank you, Martin, it's always a pleasure to work with you and it's always good to work with a tree surgeon that knows his job extremely well.

I (Essex Tree Stump Grinding) have a Predator Tracked Stump Grinder for hire with operator, I'm based in North West Essex and cover Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. I have been grinding tree stumps since 2004 and I am fully insured. The machine narrows down to 26 inches (66 centimetres), so it will fit through most garden gates. For more details please call Roy Bretton on (07971) 648879, or you can visit my website here. You can see the stump grinder working in the YouTube video below.

I (Essex Tree Stump Grinding) have a Predator Tracked Stump Grinder for hire with operator, I'm based in North West Essex and cover Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. I have been grinding tree stumps since 2004 and I am fully insured. The machine narrows down to 26 inches (66 centimetres), so it will fit through most garden gates. Or you can visit my website here For more details please call Roy Bretton on (07971) 648879 You can see the machine in action on YouTube

I have a Predator Tracked Stump Grinder for hire with operator, I'm based in North West Essex and cover Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. I have been grinding tree stumps since 2004 and I am fully insured. The machine narrows down to 26 inches (66 centimetres), so it will fit through most garden gates. You can see the machine in action on YouTube [ame] [/ame] Or you can visit my website here For more details please call Roy Bretton on (07971) 648879

I have a Predator Tracked Stump Grinder for hire with operator, I'm based in North West Essex and cover Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. I have been grinding tree stumps since 2004 and I am fully insured. The machine narrows down to 26 inches (66 centimetres), so it will fit through most garden gates. You can see the machine in action on [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iC0ZCJH_U]YouTube[/ame] Or you can visit my website here For more details please call Roy Bretton on (07971) 648879

I found this advert on the Internet, I don't know if it is of any help to you, unfortunately, the company is based in Northern Ireland. Here is the link: Carlton 900H 13HP Pedestrain Stump Grinder

I have a Predator Tracked Stump Grinder for hire with operator, I'm based in North West Essex and cover Suffolk Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. I have been grinding tree stumps since 2004 and I am fully insured. The machine narrows down to 26 inches (66 centimetres), so it will fit through most garden gates. You can see the machine in action on YouTube: [ame] [/ame] For more details please call Roy Bretton on (07971) 648879

Thank you for your reply, Shane. I have always used thin sheets of plywood as guards for stump grinding, but I thought that I would try using a windbreak as these are much lighter to carry around! So far, it seems to be working well! I have only had the Predator Stump Grinder a couple of months, prior to this I have been using Carlton stump grinders, hopefully, this will be more reliable. What sort of stump grinder do you use Shane? All the best to you, Roy.

A customer recently took this video of me using a Predator stump grinder. You can watch the video [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iC0ZCJH_U]here[/ame]