3 point stump grinder
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jkelley8
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I have an older model Stumpster that works great. You can grind any stump that
you can get the wheel over to about 8" below ground. This unit is direct drive by
the pto and the grinding wheel is pushed thru the stump by a hydraulic cylinder.
There is very little viberation with sway blocks extended to fullest width.
I do not believe I have ever had any to resprout, so for me it works well.
Current pricing; I have no idea as my unit is probably 20 yrs old. (1500.00 then)
you can get the wheel over to about 8" below ground. This unit is direct drive by
the pto and the grinding wheel is pushed thru the stump by a hydraulic cylinder.
There is very little viberation with sway blocks extended to fullest width.
I do not believe I have ever had any to resprout, so for me it works well.
Current pricing; I have no idea as my unit is probably 20 yrs old. (1500.00 then)
Rara Avis
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jkelley8
New member
The up/down is by the 3 pt hitch. You get the cutting wheel over the stump
and the wheel is pushed foward thru the stump, then back the wheel, lower
the 3 pt and push thru again. This is repeated until it`s all gone leaving a nice
mixture of wood shavings and soil.
I use an old JD3020 row crop tractor (tall) gets over most stumps. I did see
this grinder on a small kubota; so small in fact the guy had to leave tractor on
his trailer to get over a large stump. Once stump was low enough he unloaded
and finished on the ground. I am sure there is some minimum hp requirement
but I don`t the number. This unit does not use the tractors hydraulic system.
The frame of the grinder is the tank that feeds the piston and is controlled with
a lever mounted on the tractor fender.
The only down side is you get neck strain looking backwards while sitting foward
all day
and the wheel is pushed foward thru the stump, then back the wheel, lower
the 3 pt and push thru again. This is repeated until it`s all gone leaving a nice
mixture of wood shavings and soil.
I use an old JD3020 row crop tractor (tall) gets over most stumps. I did see
this grinder on a small kubota; so small in fact the guy had to leave tractor on
his trailer to get over a large stump. Once stump was low enough he unloaded
and finished on the ground. I am sure there is some minimum hp requirement
but I don`t the number. This unit does not use the tractors hydraulic system.
The frame of the grinder is the tank that feeds the piston and is controlled with
a lever mounted on the tractor fender.
The only down side is you get neck strain looking backwards while sitting foward
all day
cheesehead
Silver Member
I have a Worksaver Stump Grinder that cost $4200. It uses 2 cylinders; one for height and the other for sweep. Horsepower is critical as the 32 horses I have (24 at the PTO) are enough if you are patient for most stumps, but more means more work done faster. I've cut over 400 stumps at this time. If I'd listened to some people on this forum I'd have rented equipment to do the job and would have paid over $10K in rental to do what I've done. It's been a great investment so far.
pharmer phred
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- Frankfort, OH
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- Kubota 3080Mower; JD 5325, Kubota KX91 mini-excavator
Did you buy a stump grinder? Are you pleased with it?
