Where the Stump Grinder Pays Off (Cutting New Trails)

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  • @mikewatson4644
    @mikewatson4644 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watching the stump grinder cut through the dirt and wood and keep on going like it was nothing made me think how great it would be to have a chainsaw that you could cut through the log, into the dirt and have it keep cutting like nothing had happened.
    Thanks for the video.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sure is nice compared to my chainsaw that dulls almost immediately after hitting dirt

  • @MySelfReliance
    @MySelfReliance 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have the same grinder and used it for the first time this weekend - it’s so much better having smooth trails but I’m also using it to create a food plot

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sure is nice having the trails all cleared flat. Even walking around it's nicer to avoid slips and trips. Hope all is well with you!

  • @tjjewell4115
    @tjjewell4115 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sandy, great work with the stump grinder, you have your hands full cleaning up the trails, great Video.

  • @wallacefrey6247
    @wallacefrey6247 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stump grinders are a great asset to have. Mine is a little different in that it swings side to side and cuts both ways, but yours is nice that you don't need an extra function to use. Hope all is well,and get ready for the spring and summer bugs that we will all be fighting soon.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Wallace! Those blackflies will be joining me right soon I bet

  • @jamesbainton
    @jamesbainton 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow Sandy - that think makes quick work of those stumps. That would be really handy to help keep the trails clean rather than waiting for the stumps to rot.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey James! Great to hear from you!

  • @scubatraveler100
    @scubatraveler100 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great action shot's wonderful camera placement. Thank you.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the different views

  • @mikefromwv1010
    @mikefromwv1010 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The camera placement watching the grinder work was nicely done. Very enjoyable video as always, Sandy. Thanks for sharing.

  • @kevinbenincasa1
    @kevinbenincasa1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just bought me one from woodland mills. Absolutely love it works great even on my mahindra max 22. They make some great equipment

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Kevin! I’m very happy with the stump grinder

  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow ! that' s what you needed Sandy :) You will have some pretty nice skidooing trails Or skid trails all good either way , Woodland mills has a lot of goodies :)

  • @Roseau1
    @Roseau1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I also have a Woodland Mills stump grinder. That machine is a beast. Big Oak stumps here but the grinder takes them out. Two feet across and three inch's high takes about 20 minutes.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s a solid unit for sure!

  • @joeromanak8797
    @joeromanak8797 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a great way to make and maintain trails. Getting stumps slightly below grade makes trail travel a lot more fun. Good work. 🥸👍👀✅❗️

  • @gusswenson7811
    @gusswenson7811 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Howdy Sandy
    That stump grinder is a great tool to have.. It sure make short work of them stumps..
    I just got a landscape rake a few weeks ago.. Back in January we had a guy come in with a Forestry mulching machine and did about an acre and while he was here I had him extend so of my trails and man That thing was a beast.. He chewed up trees 10 inches thick with out a problem… So that’s why I got the rake to clean up everything.. It is looking Great..
    Thanks for sharing my friend..
    Cheers

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Guss! I’ve seen a few of those forestry mulchers in action before and they sure are the ultimate land clearing tool!

  • @jeffhuffman5433
    @jeffhuffman5433 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like a lot of fun plus making good clear trails great video Sandy

  • @TheBeardedCarpenter
    @TheBeardedCarpenter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Howdy Sandy- that sure beats a pick and pry bar. Hope your weekend is going well. God bless

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I feel like at heart but my days of hacking up stumps are behind me I hope haha

  • @kenbowers8423
    @kenbowers8423 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good afternoon, Sandy. That stump grinder sure does a great job. Cool one today, 6C and windy. Greetings from Peterborough.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Ken! I saw some snow again this afternoon briefly. Was worried haha

  • @carlmclelland7624
    @carlmclelland7624 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well, thank God for hydrostatic transmissions. You would wear out a clutch in no time going as slow as you need to with the stump grinder. Someone below suggested a backup camera so you could see what you're grinding. I second that suggestion. I also noticed (and you commented on it), the rake was loading up and then pulling the load over the top of the pine needle path. Would your land plane be better for this project? It also seemed, if you took out a few 'strategic trees,' you could make your path a lot straighter, wider, and you wouldn't have to 'slalom' through the forest so much. My takes from what I see... I'm not in your seat to pass judgement. I will add, you do a great job of camera placement to show what your - and in this case - the stump grinder is doing. Play safe, buddy........

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Carl! Thanks for coming along for the video. I think since the pine needle layer is so deep it likely needs a few passes with the landscape rake to get it down to something more solid. Main reason I don’t cut down more trees is Ive got a large backlog of trees waiting to get sawn. I’ll probably go through and widen things out when I get on top of the backlog just so I know I’ll use them before they rot

  • @tomt8320
    @tomt8320 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Sandy. Great video with good camera views. Hope you don't send a rock through the lens. Good luck with the stumps.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Tom! Thanks for coming along for the video today

  • @brianwestveer9532
    @brianwestveer9532 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice work Sandy, you need a camera with a monitor in the cab, to watch out back,that rack could catch a tree

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree with ya there Brian

  • @alwebster9052
    @alwebster9052 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like a fun project

  • @contrafax
    @contrafax 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was a good days work!

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Trails are certainly nicer to get down without the stumps

  • @deprived56501
    @deprived56501 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is one handy piece of equipment. I'm almost jealous because I could use one, at times. Good vid. Thanks.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It sure is one of those pieces of equipment that come in handy when making trails like this. I don’t mind digging out stumps but this way is a lot less intrusive and faster I find

    • @SawdustandSweatNC
      @SawdustandSweatNC 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good on you mate!

  • @johntillotson4254
    @johntillotson4254 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thx for your show Sandy

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for your support John

  • @bruceguidosh2120
    @bruceguidosh2120 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    " Son! Ya need to make those trails wider, so ya don't have to give yerself whiplash!"😅
    I've thought of getting an RV rear view camera to see the flywheel as I grind.( May save my neck!) Have you done this?!
    Having my WM stump grinder has been great, especially in wet areas with groves of maple and pin oak! That way chipping the stumps below ground beats making a muddy mess with the Backhoe, digging out the stumps!

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Bruce! I hear ya there. Nice being able to leave the roots to avoid the big muddy ruts and holes for sure

  • @johnaddis1022
    @johnaddis1022 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Sandy, that will definitely keep from destroying your golf cart axles. Snow time about over I hope. Have a great weekend! John Toccoa GA

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey John! Yeah those golf carts sure catch everything since they’re so low to the ground

  • @saintaugustine1715
    @saintaugustine1715 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I sure was fun watching you go in that tight trail hope you cut a few more to widen the trail in the future I don't think you would be able to use the log trailer in that trail you will have to use the skidding winch so more dirt in you trees more blade sharpening but it a trail to access more of your wood so it will help in the time been you have a great day

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re right there. Sure is a tight one in there. Makes for a challenge and would be nice having some more wiggle room

  • @miguelfreytes3498
    @miguelfreytes3498 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’re the best soon coming bigger explain the best’s learn more thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @richardlafrance7827
    @richardlafrance7827 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow sandy you have a many inventory of machinery you is a boss in a tractor store hahaha

  • @marvindiamonjr.9631
    @marvindiamonjr.9631 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those pine stumps sure make that stump grinder look like a monster! I've been considering one for my property, but I think it will take a little more time with the big oak stumps. I rented an excavator to make some trails, and while I had it here I dug out some oak stumps. Those holes were ten feet across and about eight feet deep! It was at that point that I thought a stump grinder would work just fine. It wouldn't take many excavator rentals to pay for it. I worried that the stumps would rot and cause dips in the ground, but the holes where I dug the stumps need constant work as the dirt settles. Do you get a good view of the grinder from up in your cab? My tractor is an open station, so the visibility would probably be as good or better than from a cab. Stump grinders are much cheaper than excavators and much easier to store. That may be the way I will go. Thanks for sharing!

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Marvin! I know what ya mean about the large space left when digging out stumps. Sure can make for a big hole too. I get a decent view from the tractor but I bet open station would be even better. I think a perfect setup would be a backup camera mounted down low but even as it is now it’s not a big deal for me

  • @roger2394
    @roger2394 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Sandy, although the stump grinder looks like it's working great, have you ever thought about just pulling up the entire tree instead of cutting it down and then having to grind the stump? Don't think your little micro-x would do it, but a skidsteer probably would for those pines.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Roger. For sure it would work well but in the tight forest I prefer to grind flush with the ground to avoid having to fill in the holes

  • @kensmith4918
    @kensmith4918 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    good job on those pesky stumps

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had to show them the exit haha

  • @buddyreed2623
    @buddyreed2623 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Sandy. It seems that one time you mentioned thinning out the forest. When you do that, do you take out every other row or just some around the largest ones to enable then to grow larger? I had forgotten about the stump grinder. It's a lot easier than using hand tools or even dynamite, lol. Have good days!

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good question. For thinning I’d remove ever fourth row of trees in the red pines and then that would allow good sunlight for the trees left behind

  • @DaninPNW
    @DaninPNW 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sandy, have you ever struck a big rock next to a stump?

  • @rickchapman3051
    @rickchapman3051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are like my wife. If she is awake she is doing something productive. Me...after 5 it is time for a beer or 3 and my youtube subs. 😂

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I certainly don't sit still much

  • @lornesteed2417
    @lornesteed2417 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Sandy... Always enjoy your videos! How many acres of forest is your property? Just curious as there seems to be no end of trees.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Lorne! The red pine forest I was filming here today is around 14 acres I believe

    • @lornesteed2417
      @lornesteed2417 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sawingwithsandy Thanks Sandy,

  • @weldypants4347
    @weldypants4347 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sandy
    Have you ever felt like you need more HP at the pto for that stump grinder?
    The tractor sounds like it’s working, but not bogging down much at all?
    Do you have bigger stumps that would load the tractor right down?
    I’m thinking of getting one of those stump grinders, but my tractor is a bit smaller!

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good question. I’ve never felt like it needed more hp. Even on hardwood stumps it goes right through

    • @weldypants4347
      @weldypants4347 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sawingwithsandy OK thanks
      Good to hear it from someone with experience!

  • @WVhillDweller
    @WVhillDweller 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good evening Sandy. What one piece of equipment would you deem absolutely necessary, other than the saw mill to run a saw mill?

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A cant hook for sure. Also some way to sharpen blades which could included your own sharpener or a service you can send your blades to to sharpen

    • @WVhillDweller
      @WVhillDweller 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @sawingwithsandy thanks Sandy, but I'm talking like a piece of equipment like a tractor or a saw house or a or a way to get other logs to the mill like a log truck, log trailer, log arch ect."

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’d say if I was only doing log loading I’d get a skid steer but if you are doing any work that uses a pto I’d get a tractor

  • @delmanicke9228
    @delmanicke9228 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder how that stump grinder would work on bigger trees.I just took out 4 trees around the house, and all of them are twenty-four inches to thirty-eight inches in diameter. It might not be big enough, what do you think? 👍

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hey Del! I’ve ground a few 30” white pines and it did great. Even ground them down 6” below grade

  • @donaldhederer2038
    @donaldhederer2038 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Put your bucket on fill hole as you go save time.

  • @donnawade2225
    @donnawade2225 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    have you ever broken a window going amongst the trees like that

  • @paulfrizzell31
    @paulfrizzell31 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

  • @Z-Bart
    @Z-Bart 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those little guys are nice. One pass.

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The small ones sure don’t take much from the grinder

  • @rodneywroten2994
    @rodneywroten2994 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    PLEASING TO WATCH

    • @sawingwithsandy
      @sawingwithsandy  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great to hear that Rodney! Thanks for all your support