Saw a comment on another video that was saying these little stump grinders are too small for anything bigger than 4” diameter. Thanks for the regular speed video showing it getting that 27” done in 13 min. I have a massive mess of trunk and root system from an old oak in the middle of my lawn to smooth down and I’m now convinced this will be the best tool for the job.
Extremely helpful to see it in real time. Thank you. I was goign to rent a giant tracked one but this looks perfectly sufficient. 10-15min is super chill.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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i just cut down 4 palms on the side of my house. i thought i'd dig around the stumps and yank them out with an engine hoist. piece of cake, yeah right! try that when the soil is gravel and clay. you've convinced me to go this route. thank you for that slap on the head.
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
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 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’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
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!
Thank you for this. I have about 8 stumps I need to grind. About 2 are this size the rest are smaller going down to 6 inches. I know it would cost alot to pay somebody. Home Depot rents these for 170 for the day. I want to give it a shot.
I bought a used one from home depot and after a few adjustments... it works great. There were some things I had to fix and probably the bearings soon too. For the price I already made my money back and more.
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.
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!!! 👍
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 💪
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.
Banshee I got a one at homedepot....I like also that you are using without lock.....I think I would like it better if I did the way you did it......with caution as always...thanks for fast reply.... Rick
Thanks man, been on the fence about renting one or hiring some company to do it. Large birch stump about the same size diameter and surface roots of a large pine tree where we are keeping the stump for decorative purposes.
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!
goes to show you what a handy person can accomplish ive looked at these machines new and for what you have into this one is a great deal i’m kind of in the same mindset as i’m not in a hurry and i like saving money plus i also like the portability of these units
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.
It made quick work of the stump that was above the surface, but it did not go very deep. You would have to go deeper to ever have grass, or to ever plant anything there.
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.
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.
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.
Great video and honest feedback. As you said the internet is sadly full of knuckleheads eager to criticize with self serving comments and unfortunately often from over charging idiots that drive people to DIY. There are lots of bad DIY stories out there but this is for anyone who is handy that can easily do this. A solid customer base is built on honest fair priced quality service, not fear and criticism. I have a skid steer with an auger and stump planer attachment and your machine is comperable in the time it took.
For a small gas powered stump grinder it's not bad at all. It can't compete with a big diesel powered hydraulic grinder, but that things will easily set you back 10 grand. Honestly, your cheapest option for a one time use, just clear the yard of stumps, is going to be hiring a landscaping company to come out and clear them. For a couple stumps, I'd rent this baby.
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.
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.
Thank you for this video, i was curious how a rental quality machine would work. I have some very large stumps to get rid of and was curious if my body can make it through all of them in a single day (12 stumps ranging from 20 inches to a big 25x40 that had 3 trees in 1.
Nice job for a smaller machine. Im looking at renting a smaller machine to do two medium size stumps and after seeing this i think it should do the job.
I always say what gets the job done the way one wants it then that's ok. This is a nice setup. I wonder if a pivot could be added with a slider to go forward and back and a brake of some sort to hold in place. Theres garden tractor rear units for units like deere 420s with 20hp and up. Great film
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.
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 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.
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.
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!!!!!
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
Saw a comment on another video that was saying these little stump grinders are too small for anything bigger than 4” diameter. Thanks for the regular speed video showing it getting that 27” done in 13 min. I have a massive mess of trunk and root system from an old oak in the middle of my lawn to smooth down and I’m now convinced this will be the best tool for the job.
Extremely helpful to see it in real time. Thank you. I was goign to rent a giant tracked one but this looks perfectly sufficient. 10-15min is super chill.
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.
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.
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
Awesome work! Exactly what we needed to see, no long intro or section of talking without actually showing the work. Thank you
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
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
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.
Appreciate the honesty & simple, effective demonstration. Very helpful.
Well thought out (considerate w voice over) video. That you gave an honest hands on opinion is what most viewers look for. Thanks.
Great video and thanks from the bottom of my heart for not using obnoxious "music"
I like your voice over explanations! 👍
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
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!
You make it look so easy! As a woman, this makes me confident I can do this myself. Thanks for the video!
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.
i just cut down 4 palms on the side of my house. i thought i'd dig around the stumps and yank them out with an engine hoist. piece of cake, yeah right! try that when the soil is gravel and clay. you've convinced me to go this route. thank you for that slap on the head.
They all cut good as long as they're sharp...... I like those small machines
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
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👍.
Exactly what I needed to know, thanks
Thanks for a real time video, to better see how it works, and how long it takes.
Thanks for the "real time " really appreciate it !
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!
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!
I agree, many videos not showing anything useful!! Albeit for a living a larger machine would definitely make things easier
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
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!
YeAh buddy I’m buying one this video was perfect man I appreciate it.
Thank you for this. I have about 8 stumps I need to grind. About 2 are this size the rest are smaller going down to 6 inches. I know it would cost alot to pay somebody. Home Depot rents these for 170 for the day. I want to give it a shot.
Best stump grinding video on TH-cam. Thanks for posting this. It was exactly what I was looking for! 🌳
I bought a used one from home depot and after a few adjustments... it works great. There were some things I had to fix and probably the bearings soon too. For the price I already made my money back and more.
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.
Great video brother!! Thanks for sharing and teaching us the importance of patience. I digging this. No pun intended.
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!!! 👍
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 💪
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, enjoyed watching it.Made my decision to rent one for a couple of stumps.Thanks for making it look easier than I thought.😁👍
Banshee
I got a one at homedepot....I like also that you are using without lock.....I think I would like it better if I did the way you did it......with caution as always...thanks for fast reply....
Rick
There are other punctuations besides just three dots. Ever heard of periods or commas?
Thanks man, been on the fence about renting one or hiring some company to do it. Large birch stump about the same size diameter and surface roots of a large pine tree where we are keeping the stump for decorative purposes.
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!
goes to show you what a handy person can accomplish ive looked at these machines new and for what you have into this one is a great deal i’m kind of in the same mindset as i’m not in a hurry and i like saving money plus i also like the portability of these units
Thanks for the video I've been looking into Renting. a stop grinder. You covered everything I need to know thank you
Have 3 stumps to grind. This weekend I attempt it and this helps a lot. Thanks for sharing
How did it go? I am thinking about renting one.
@@bpekarek1986 It was amazing man. It took me about 45-50 minutes to grind three stumps.
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.
Thanks man I appreciate this video, nice work! You made my decision to rent one easy, glad I did
My friend had one years ago, they are great. Good video 👍👍👍👍
Rentals often have worn teeth, yours works well with good teeth on it.
Well done best vid on operating a small stump grinder. 👍
It made quick work of the stump that was above the surface, but it did not go very deep. You would have to go deeper to ever have grass, or to ever plant anything there.
Thanks so much for the captions they are so helpful!
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.
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?
Great Easter Egg in the video. That’s the best part.
That was fast work for a small unit 👍
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.
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.
Great video and honest feedback. As you said the internet is sadly full of knuckleheads eager to criticize with self serving comments and unfortunately often from over charging idiots that drive people to DIY. There are lots of bad DIY stories out there but this is for anyone who is handy that can easily do this. A solid customer base is built on honest fair priced quality service, not fear and criticism. I have a skid steer with an auger and stump planer attachment and your machine is comperable in the time it took.
For a small gas powered stump grinder it's not bad at all. It can't compete with a big diesel powered hydraulic grinder, but that things will easily set you back 10 grand. Honestly, your cheapest option for a one time use, just clear the yard of stumps, is going to be hiring a landscaping company to come out and clear them. For a couple stumps, I'd rent this baby.
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.
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.
Thank you for this video, i was curious how a rental quality machine would work. I have some very large stumps to get rid of and was curious if my body can make it through all of them in a single day (12 stumps ranging from 20 inches to a big 25x40 that had 3 trees in 1.
Thanks for the video. Have to do my first stump grind in a few days.
Nice job for a smaller machine. Im looking at renting a smaller machine to do two medium size stumps and after seeing this i think it should do the job.
I always say what gets the job done the way one wants it then that's ok. This is a nice setup. I wonder if a pivot could be added with a slider to go forward and back and a brake of some sort to hold in place. Theres garden tractor rear units for units like deere 420s with 20hp and up. Great film
I'm convinced. Thanks for sharing in real time!
I would like to see how it would tackle a freshly cut pine tree. Just a idea.
Good video man. Going to purchase a grinder in a few years and wanted to see how to do it.
Great narration, common sense. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time. Good video.
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.
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
Thanks for the video. I am renting one from HD this week.
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
Very informative video. Thanks for posting
Awesome video! The internet needs more people like you!
I need a small machine like that so I can load it in my truck without a trailer
Well done. This video has helped me make a decision. Thank you.
You are an awesome video maker
Worked pretty good. Thanks for the video...
Great video exactly what I needed to see! thank you!
Thanks for an honest and informative video.
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.
Appreciate this video!
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.
I just reserved one for Saturday morning. You scared me at first. Lol
Thank you for making this video it's really good
Good narration with good points. Thanks
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!!!!!
Best part was the ending, thanks!!
well done video I plan on renting this similar item for a 117 inch diameter tree stump. 12:33 lol Just like my kid when I am doing something similar
sure seems to work better than burning something for 6 days
Thank you for making this video. Super helpful.
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. Good video… it gives me a good idea what to expect 👍
Appreciate it thanks for the video.