Joe Williams you call Stump Depot from Florida . They grind stumps big as your truck for $99. They can grind your stump cheaper than you can rent them machine
Liked the video and especially the narrative that went along with it. You told us the condition of the machine, what you were doing, and why you were doing it that way. If we wanted to watch 10 minutes of stump grinding we could and we then knew it would take that long. That is one of the things I wanted to know. Great video quality as well. Thanks!
Excellent. I have around 100 smaller stumps on the property after clearing a few acres a couple years ago. I was seriously debating on buying this exact grinder, or to get a PTO grinder for my tractor. It also almost seemed I should get both since this will get into places the tractor can't fit, even though the tractor will be faster. Thanks for the video. This is the first time I've seen someone use the tool right.
Excellent video! This is exactly the video I was looking for. Someone who knows the machine and how to operate it. No drama just how to do the job and how long it took them. You've got a new subscriber!
thanks for posting.. i'm considering buying something similar and just wanted an idea of what I was getting into.. and not a sales demonstration, this video is perfect.. sometimes simple is better
Thanks for the video. Good content. I actually turned down a job a few years ago to grind stumps because I didn't think the little chipper from the rental place would be good enough.
Great video, very helpful and a realistic approach. Also I'm a dad too so I think it's cool you left your son in asking about the grinder/video in the end too👍.
Brilliant video. Have watched others where people are slapping the stumps. Very methodical....the approach I,ll be using tomorrow here in the UK 🇬🇧 . Thank you
Ive rented one of these a couple times and the teeth were always beat to hell because its a rental after all. I think now that I need one again, I'll just buy one and then use it at my leisure and sell it when Im done.
Great Video. Yes, your correct, most other videos, don't give a true picture of how its done as well as how long it really takes. It gets a AAA rating!
That was the very best video I personally have ever watched on TH-cam and I watched it 3 times from start to finish. Please make some more great video’s like this in the future!!! 👍
Just took out 3 large stumps about 2 foot across each, took 6 hours to grind them down, if the Chippings look like "pulled pork" it's not working properly, blunt and or worn bearings, it should chip not rub. Hope this helps
35 yr tree man here, i do 4 foot stumps with the same machine. I can throw it on the back of the truck and bring it almost anywhere. Maintenance is a breeze.
You are best advised to start grinding 3 feet back from a big stump, make broad sweeps and clear away the loose soil you displace. Then as you approach the body of the stump you are grinding the large anchor roots and are low enough to grind the 'floor' of the stump from the side approach or at least get the floor without having to 'dig deep' for it. This way you will do some work clearing loose fluffy soil in the beginning and avoid finding yourself on top of a pile of chip-soil mix that is both preventing you from reaching your work and obscuring the location of the deeper stump. You will know what I mean when you get at it.
Thank you for an honest and great video for this stump grinder. I am going to pick one up at a rental company and put it to work. Thank you for this video bra.
This and the bandit are excellent machine for most homeowner applications. Hope you also consider the PREDATOR a handheld model quite useful in confined working spaces. Don't forget plywood planks serve as runners for hard to access spots.
Thanks for the video. I'm looking at renting a stump grinder but didn't think it was powerful enough to grind an old maple tree stump in my backyard. It's a large stump. I do everything myself, don't want to pay thousands of dollars to some contractor!
Well done. I began stump grinding perhaps many years ago with a 13 HP unit that was a lot like yours. I used it for several years and they can be quite the workout. I have seen people rent units like yours, but unfortunately the rental companies didn't know enough about the stump grinding unit to replace or sharpen the grinding teeth so the customers ended up having a bad experience. Having sharp grinding teeth makes a huge difference.
That’s Awesome you really explain about this machine it’s also like the price you got it for it looks like you can take it like you said to places that most can’t go . Thanks for sharing
Great video and thanks for the real time!! My wife and run a lawn care and small trimming business, just getting around to doing some stump work for some customers. Renting from Home Depot first then maybe we'll purchase our own.
Thanks for posting. Most videos online show folks abusing these machines & are brutal to watch. This is a great video. I was wondering if this machine could handle bigger 36" D to 48" D stumps....but seeing yours was 27" D at 13mins, I have my answer. Thanks again!
You ground this one down to 3” below grade and said that was enough considering you weren’t planting grass above it. How deep (ideally) would someone need to go if they planned on planting grass seed over top of it? Thank you, great video
5" for the roots to fully establish, with most grasses. I've seen grass grow over 2" deep stumps no problem. Source: 10 years experience stump grinding 💪
I just ground a stump yesterday, but my wife wanted it all the way down to the bottom. We went down 14 inches to remove as much as I could. Took 2 hours and it just about killed my arms.
I have a dosko it had a14hp on it I ripped it off and put a 22hp predator from harbor freight I found on marketplace for 300$ and it's a beast now that stump will take 10min. Also put a 2500 pound winch on the deck up front to load in a pickup with ramps works great.
Like my son asking me what I'm doing and why. Those are the most important years to fill their heads with some serious knowledge. My son has been driving zero turns since he was five, because he was always asking me what and why. My son is 9 now and helps to cut the yard. He strangely loves helping do yard work and gets mad if I don't let him help. Especially if I'm using a zero turn.
Pretty good job..Hardest part is seeing what you're doing and not being able to push the machine forward when you get a huge pile of chips piled up in front of the wheels..I own a DK2 I bought from Lowes for around $2,000..it's a Heavy Beast
I rented one from home depot and it was sooooo dull it did not cut at all, it only "rubbed." The friction would actually burn the stump!!! I took it back and got another one, but no improvement. I spent at least 10 hours on one stump!!!!!
Thanks for the vid, I have like 4 stumps to remove, they're not that big like that but I have big river pebbles around them I have to remove them cause I don't want them flying around and possibly breaking some glass or something. thxs.
Moving chips is the key to doing stumps fast. Chips get machine off level and slow cutting wheel. Weather small machine or large if chips are backed up around wheel your losing time.
Thank you for a very informative video. I have many oak stumps where I had cut the dead tree and left about 6 inches above ground. I am thinking of renting a stump grinder and need your advice on how to check the rental machine that I don't get a blunt machine that will take hours to grind through a stump.
That's about an inch down. Even though it's a shallow grinding I'm a bit surprised by that little machine. I wouldn't trade mine for yours but good job. I still wouldn't rent one that small cause most rental places don't send any machines out sharp, big or small
Thanks Banshee for the video. One thing I was wondering if you or anyone else here can help me with, is I'm thinking about renting one of these machines to grind a stump. It's actually quite a bit smaller of a tree than the one you ground. I would say maybe they're only 16" diameter max, maybe even as little as 12". The trick is, I have to get down further because i need to plant grass where they are. They are ornamental trees that are on mounds that come about 8-12' out of the ground, so not only do I need to take these root infested mounds down, but get I'm guessing 5-6" beneath the surrounding ground level. Do you think that is possible to do all that with a machine like this? I'm guessing the one I want to rent has similar specs. It's a Bluebird with a 14" cutter wheel.
Keeping in mind this machine begins with new or newer sharp teeth. You’re not getting new teeth if you rent from homedepot. Keeping in mind he doesn’t grind below grade, only flush. So what’s the point of even doing this if you can’t plant grass or flowers when your done?. Watch any stump grinding video on TH-cam and observe the massive mulch pile left behind after grinding a foot below grade. This video there’s almost no mulch pile since he doesn’t go below grade. But you guys go ahead and go rent lol. When your arms are beat to death, and you’ve wasted 3/4 of a day with a worn out rental wreck give your local pro a call...
Can I skip cutting the tree down with the chainsaw and just cut the tree down and grind the stump at the same time with the stump grinder, seems like it would be more efficient.
Thanks for the video. I was considering renting a 13 hp stump grinder for two similar sized stumps and was concerned that it may not be powerful enough.
This guys stump must be old. It took me 8 hrs for a stump over twice this size. Mine was cut like 6 months ago. I wished I would have rented the larger one. These people make it look easy. Does the job, but unless your stump is real old, or low...good luck!
Bud, unless it's rotten, an older stump is going to be much harder than a fresh cut green one. Once a hardwood stump dries and cures it's like concrete. Sounds like you had a lemon of a grinder or your teeth were dull
@@wpog8453 Not to argue, just stating facts. It was a 2017 Toro 13hp. Maybe the teeth were dull. But it was a Norfolk Island Pine and took a long time. Stump was huge. I should have got the larger one.
Also, I disagree with you on the rotten part. If it was rotten it would have chipped away, or decomposed a good bit. The fresh large tree was very difficult.
Blake B yes that what I was saying. Unless it was rotten, an aged stump will be harder. Cut a large tree and let it sit for about a year and it's as hard as it will ever be. But yes a rotten tree would obviously be softer. The tree in this video doesn't look rotten at all though. Teeth make a huge difference and in my experience rental companies neglect things like that all the time
As a kid I was familiar with the commercial grade large grinder. So glad I found this for the 13hp I have like 3 32x27 in stumps and 5 tree to fell and grind some roots. So good to k on these are adequate for that size. Decent amount of time so to be safe ill do a day rate. Is it wise to get a second blade?
Single best stump grinding video on TH-cam.This gave me the courage to rent one for a day rather than pay $600 to get two stumps grinded. Thank you!!
Joe Williams you call Stump Depot from Florida . They grind stumps big as your truck for $99. They can grind your stump cheaper than you can rent them machine
@@MrPbip how is that even possible to remain in business
@@HolySaker Side gig and paid for equipment.
Liked the video and especially the narrative that went along with it. You told us the condition of the machine, what you were doing, and why you were doing it that way. If we wanted to watch 10 minutes of stump grinding we could and we then knew it would take that long. That is one of the things I wanted to know. Great video quality as well. Thanks!
Totally agree Vic
13 minutes, no drama, from a machine that you own. Thanks for the video, it is very well done.
DUDE THAT WAS THE BEST STUMP GRINDER VID IVE SEEN. STRONG WORK
Awesome work! Exactly what we needed to see, no long intro or section of talking without actually showing the work. Thank you
Appreciate the honesty & simple, effective demonstration. Very helpful.
You make it look so easy! As a woman, this makes me confident I can do this myself. Thanks for the video!
Well thought out (considerate w voice over) video. That you gave an honest hands on opinion is what most viewers look for. Thanks.
Excellent. I have around 100 smaller stumps on the property after clearing a few acres a couple years ago. I was seriously debating on buying this exact grinder, or to get a PTO grinder for my tractor. It also almost seemed I should get both since this will get into places the tractor can't fit, even though the tractor will be faster. Thanks for the video. This is the first time I've seen someone use the tool right.
Excellent video! This is exactly the video I was looking for. Someone who knows the machine and how to operate it. No drama just how to do the job and how long it took them. You've got a new subscriber!
Just watched. HD guy wanted me to get big machine for $300 a day. 13 HP should be enough for 14" palm stumps. Thanks for putting my mind at ease
Exactly what I needed to know, thanks
thanks for posting.. i'm considering buying something similar and just wanted an idea of what I was getting into.. and not a sales demonstration, this video is perfect.. sometimes simple is better
Thanks for the video. Good content. I actually turned down a job a few years ago to grind stumps because I didn't think the little chipper from the rental place would be good enough.
Great video, very helpful and a realistic approach. Also I'm a dad too so I think it's cool you left your son in asking about the grinder/video in the end too👍.
Great Easter Egg in the video. That’s the best part.
Well done best vid on operating a small stump grinder. 👍
Best vid I’ve seen so far using a small grinder on a large stump. Thanks for your posting.
Brilliant video. Have watched others where people are slapping the stumps. Very methodical....the approach I,ll be using tomorrow here in the UK 🇬🇧 . Thank you
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I can't wait for my husband to see this. You just saved us a fortune. Ty so much!
Ive rented one of these a couple times and the teeth were always beat to hell because its a rental after all.
I think now that I need one again, I'll just buy one and then use it at my leisure and sell it when Im done.
Great Video. Yes, your correct, most other videos, don't give a true picture of how its done as well as how long it really takes.
It gets a AAA rating!
Rentals often have worn teeth, yours works well with good teeth on it.
That was the very best video I personally have ever watched on TH-cam and I watched it 3 times from start to finish.
Please make some more great video’s like this in the future!!! 👍
Just took out 3 large stumps about 2 foot across each, took 6 hours to grind them down, if the Chippings look like "pulled pork" it's not working properly, blunt and or worn bearings, it should chip not rub. Hope this helps
35 yr tree man here, i do 4 foot stumps with the same machine. I can throw it on the back of the truck and bring it almost anywhere. Maintenance is a breeze.
If you wanna go deeper you gotta clear away the chips.
Grind mostly the SIDE of the stump, grinding down from the top is a lot slower.
Great tips!!
You are best advised to start grinding 3 feet back from a big stump, make broad sweeps and clear away the loose soil you displace. Then as you approach the body of the stump you are grinding the large anchor roots and are low enough to grind the 'floor' of the stump from the side approach or at least get the floor without having to 'dig deep' for it. This way you will do some work clearing loose fluffy soil in the beginning and avoid finding yourself on top of a pile of chip-soil mix that is both preventing you from reaching your work and obscuring the location of the deeper stump.
You will know what I mean when you get at it.
@@erikbostrom.9318 thanks boss!
@@erikbostrom.9318 Can you please offer any advice on how I could be successful starting out a side business with a machine like this?
Thank you for an honest and great video for this stump grinder. I am going to pick one up at a rental company and put it to work. Thank you for this video bra.
This and the bandit are excellent machine for most homeowner applications. Hope you also consider the PREDATOR a handheld model quite useful in confined working spaces. Don't forget plywood planks serve as runners for hard to access spots.
Thanks for the video. I'm looking at renting a stump grinder but didn't think it was powerful enough to grind an old maple tree stump in my backyard. It's a large stump. I do everything myself, don't want to pay thousands of dollars to some contractor!
Well done. I began stump grinding perhaps many years ago with a 13 HP unit that was a lot like yours. I used it for several years and they can be quite the workout. I have seen people rent units like yours, but unfortunately the rental companies didn't know enough about the stump grinding unit to replace or sharpen the grinding teeth so the customers ended up having a bad experience. Having sharp grinding teeth makes a huge difference.
YeAh buddy I’m buying one this video was perfect man I appreciate it.
That’s Awesome you really explain about this machine it’s also like the price you got it for it looks like you can take it like you said to places that most can’t go . Thanks for sharing
Great video brother!! Thanks for sharing and teaching us the importance of patience. I digging this. No pun intended.
Thanks so much for the captions they are so helpful!
My friend had one years ago, they are great. Good video 👍👍👍👍
Great video, enjoyed watching it.Made my decision to rent one for a couple of stumps.Thanks for making it look easier than I thought.😁👍
Great video and thanks for the real time!! My wife and run a lawn care and small trimming business, just getting around to doing some stump work for some customers. Renting from Home Depot first then maybe we'll purchase our own.
Great video exactly what I needed to see! thank you!
Great narration, common sense. Thank you.
I'm convinced. Thanks for sharing in real time!
Thanks for posting. Most videos online show folks abusing these machines & are brutal to watch. This is a great video. I was wondering if this machine could handle bigger 36" D to 48" D stumps....but seeing yours was 27" D at 13mins, I have my answer. Thanks again!
That was fast work for a small unit 👍
For what it’s worth, we rented one this size for $86, the self propelled model was $114. If I could do it over I would op for the self propelled model
You ground this one down to 3” below grade and said that was enough considering you weren’t planting grass above it. How deep (ideally) would someone need to go if they planned on planting grass seed over top of it? Thank you, great video
5" for the roots to fully establish, with most grasses. I've seen grass grow over 2" deep stumps no problem.
Source: 10 years experience stump grinding 💪
This one works much better than the Home Depot Toro rental option, it took me about an hour per stump, I had 5 to do they were about 14" in diameter.
Thanks for the video I've been looking into Renting. a stop grinder. You covered everything I need to know thank you
I just ground a stump yesterday, but my wife wanted it all the way down to the bottom. We went down 14 inches to remove as much as I could. Took 2 hours and it just about killed my arms.
Very informative video. Thanks for posting
I just reserved one for Saturday morning. You scared me at first. Lol
I have a dosko it had a14hp on it I ripped it off and put a 22hp predator from harbor freight I found on marketplace for 300$ and it's a beast now that stump will take 10min. Also put a 2500 pound winch on the deck up front to load in a pickup with ramps works great.
You are an awesome video maker
Thanks man I appreciate this video, nice work! You made my decision to rent one easy, glad I did
Awesome video! The internet needs more people like you!
Good narration with good points. Thanks
Like my son asking me what I'm doing and why. Those are the most important years to fill their heads with some serious knowledge. My son has been driving zero turns since he was five, because he was always asking me what and why. My son is 9 now and helps to cut the yard. He strangely loves helping do yard work and gets mad if I don't let him help. Especially if I'm using a zero turn.
Pretty good job..Hardest part is seeing what you're doing and not being able to push the machine forward when you get a huge pile of chips piled up in front of the wheels..I own a DK2 I bought from Lowes for around $2,000..it's a Heavy Beast
Thank you for this very practical video
sure seems to work better than burning something for 6 days
Appreciate this video!
I rented one from home depot and it was sooooo dull it did not cut at all, it only "rubbed." The friction would actually burn the stump!!! I took it back and got another one, but no improvement. I spent at least 10 hours on one stump!!!!!
Thanks for the video. Have to do my first stump grind in a few days.
Thank you for making this video it's really good
Very helpful information. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video. Super helpful.
Exactly what I was looking for thanks
Appreciate you taking the time
Thanks alway good to say the truth on video n showing real time thanks
Thanks for the vid, I have like 4 stumps to remove, they're not that big like that but I have big river pebbles around them I have to remove them cause I don't want them flying around and possibly breaking some glass or something. thxs.
Moving chips is the key to doing stumps fast. Chips get machine off level and slow cutting wheel. Weather small machine or large if chips are backed up around wheel your losing time.
Thank you for a very informative video. I have many oak stumps where I had cut the dead tree and left about 6 inches above ground.
I am thinking of renting a stump grinder and need your advice on how to check the rental machine that I don't get a blunt machine that will take hours to grind through a stump.
Great video! Thank you!
That's about an inch down. Even though it's a shallow grinding I'm a bit surprised by that little machine. I wouldn't trade mine for yours but good job. I still wouldn't rent one that small cause most rental places don't send any machines out sharp, big or small
Good video man. Going to purchase a grinder in a few years and wanted to see how to do it.
Thank you
Wonderful insights👍👍👍
I would like to see how it would tackle a freshly cut pine tree. Just a idea.
Awesome just made up my mind on what to get ! Thanks
Thanks Banshee for the video. One thing I was wondering if you or anyone else here can help me with, is I'm thinking about renting one of these machines to grind a stump. It's actually quite a bit smaller of a tree than the one you ground. I would say maybe they're only 16" diameter max, maybe even as little as 12". The trick is, I have to get down further because i need to plant grass where they are. They are ornamental trees that are on mounds that come about 8-12' out of the ground, so not only do I need to take these root infested mounds down, but get I'm guessing 5-6" beneath the surrounding ground level. Do you think that is possible to do all that with a machine like this? I'm guessing the one I want to rent has similar specs. It's a Bluebird with a 14" cutter wheel.
Keeping in mind this machine begins with new or newer sharp teeth. You’re not getting new teeth if you rent from homedepot. Keeping in mind he doesn’t grind below grade, only flush. So what’s the point of even doing this if you can’t plant grass or flowers when your done?. Watch any stump grinding video on TH-cam and observe the massive mulch pile left behind after grinding a foot below grade. This video there’s almost no mulch pile since he doesn’t go below grade. But you guys go ahead and go rent lol. When your arms are beat to death, and you’ve wasted 3/4 of a day with a worn out rental wreck give your local pro a call...
Ha that machine's running so slow! I used the same machine for years, it wa called "The little David" Turn the throttle up mate
Right to the point. Thank you.
Thanks. Great video.
Good video!
Thanks for the video, helped a lot.
Another Great Video... Thank you so much...
Love the kid with the cape cod chips shirt
I have the same one and it will do big stumps you just got to help it but lower the stump but the blades are hard to get
How low to the ground did you cut your tree before grinding?
Great video
Good video thank you
Thanks for the vid!
Can I skip cutting the tree down with the chainsaw and just cut the tree down and grind the stump at the same time with the stump grinder, seems like it would be more efficient.
Thanks for the video. I was considering renting a 13 hp stump grinder for two similar sized stumps and was concerned that it may not be powerful enough.
This guys stump must be old. It took me 8 hrs for a stump over twice this size. Mine was cut like 6 months ago. I wished I would have rented the larger one. These people make it look easy. Does the job, but unless your stump is real old, or low...good luck!
Bud, unless it's rotten, an older stump is going to be much harder than a fresh cut green one. Once a hardwood stump dries and cures it's like concrete. Sounds like you had a lemon of a grinder or your teeth were dull
@@wpog8453 Not to argue, just stating facts. It was a 2017 Toro 13hp. Maybe the teeth were dull. But it was a Norfolk Island Pine and took a long time. Stump was huge. I should have got the larger one.
Also, I disagree with you on the rotten part. If it was rotten it would have chipped away, or decomposed a good bit. The fresh large tree was very difficult.
Blake B yes that what I was saying. Unless it was rotten, an aged stump will be harder. Cut a large tree and let it sit for about a year and it's as hard as it will ever be. But yes a rotten tree would obviously be softer. The tree in this video doesn't look rotten at all though. Teeth make a huge difference and in my experience rental companies neglect things like that all the time
I want that Cape Cod chips shirt
hi, it is a great video. Can I ask you how many horse power and now many teeth this machine has?
Great video I have a stump that grew in diagonally through a fence I share with my neighbor. Do you have any recommendations ?
Ty helpful video
As a kid I was familiar with the commercial grade large grinder. So glad I found this for the 13hp I have like 3 32x27 in stumps and 5 tree to fell and grind some roots. So good to k on these are adequate for that size. Decent amount of time so to be safe ill do a day rate. Is it wise to get a second blade?
Almost could have done it quicker with an angle grinder and a couple sanding wheels!🤣🤣
Lol jk I like the machine
depends if you got newish teeth on a small stump grinder how long it would take dull teeth would b harder and longer to do a stump as big as that