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Does it look familiar? :P

It was hot, but it was a fun job!

He did get an excellent perspective of them 😂

No, the air components and the friction were separate items on my clutch.

I'm sure prices have changed over the last 3 years. It was somewhere in the mid to upper teens.

I bought it from the local (70 miles away) Bandit dealer.

Had to go back and look, the bottom right corner says 30x so the sped up portion is 30x regular speed, 2 seconds of video is 1m real time.

KX057-4

That was a 20x8x4, the KX057 is 13klb.

I wouldn't use it for my primary stump grinder.

That'd be pretty slow by comparison.

@@RutherfordConLLC slow but do able?

Sure, you could grind a stump with an angle grinder, if you wanted.

Most have tap roots that get broken off.

I know this is an old comment but. I have to agree about the pines down here in the lowlands and the sandy soil. The Roots grow straight down and are the size of posts. They are a pain in the ass to get out of the ground. Oaks are easier to remove.

Given the choice, I wouldn't buy a dump for doing my normal tree work.

@@RutherfordConLLC interesting. at first glance it seems like a dump would be easier to unload. do you mind sharing some of your reasoning behind a rear vs a dump? easier backing into jobs then pulling out loaded?

A dump is easier to unload if you don't have to manage the yard after you've dumped. A rear mount unloads in to the consolidated pile. Unloading doesn't take long with the grapple. Being rear mounted gives you more area to work and less pretty paint to drop something on. Depending on what you're doing, a rear mount can pick up/carry something on tires easier than a mid mount (loading large stumps on to a flatbed trailer, for example). If the only downside is unloading, that's not much of a downside.

Rear mounts are much more common. They give you better range and the option to pull a grapple trailer. A good operator can unload brush and logs quickly. Small material such as soil and firewood sized material takes some time.

I sold those machines a while back... from memory it wouldn't apply a brake (there wasn't one on mine), but it would cut power to the mower since the hydraulic flow was being diverted.

Okay makes sense. Thanks for the reply

The machine weighed ~10klb.

Check the description...

Correct, it's a Kubota KX057-4.

Pulling the roots will decrease the stability of the tree, the lean of the tree will dictate what you can get away with. I'd suggest starting where you can't hurt anything else and learn as you go. You can use another machine with a rope/cable/whatever to help control larger trees.

It depends on what the customer wants.

It's a great grinder. I don't use mine very much as evident by the hours on the machine. If I get in a situation where I need another little grinder, this is still on top of the lift. I have it listed for sale fr $15.5k without the trailer, $16k with the trailer.

I’ve had one for a little less than a year. I’m a full time stump grinder. I’ve had mine in the shop a lot. Had a problem with the belt breaking over and over again. They had to put a different type of belt tensioner on it. I’m also having the muffler replaced for the second time. So, that’s an issue. Also, had a problem with the cylinder that the arm sets on. The bearding inside that cylinder had an issue because of some plastic part inside the cylinder. They had to replace it with a metal one. It’s a great machine when I don’t have it in the shop, but I’ve had some problems.

I would highly suggest ear protection before you suffer hearing loss.

@@bobbyherrington7233 Thanks for the info. Is any of that covered in the warrantee or out of pocket? I bought one 3 months ago...only did about 30 stumps... no problems so far maybe they corrected stuff on the later models?

Treeken LLC I’m hoping they did correct it. I’m supposed to get the new model soon. They said, a lot of the issues have been corrected. They ordered mine, but with this virus, production has slowed down. I’ll let you know how it is when I get it.

Glad you liked it! It depends on the tree/situation, but the ripper is great if the tree is small enough to push over without having to dig down to undermine it.

Good talking with you!

No, it's a stock KX057-4.

I liked it, no DEF like on the 95s now. I traded the Mustang for the SVL.