Anyone have a MechMaxx 3-pt stump grinder?

[Runner]

Someone had a picture on here somewhere (unless I'm thinking of a YouTube video I saw?) of a camera they had mounted on their stump grinder. I'm thinking it was a magnetic mount?

This guy uses rear view camera with his WM grinder.

 

[Windblown]

My Mechmax sg24 got delivered yesterday evening. Knocked out 5 oak stumps so far with it before moving onto to other stuff. It took a few minutes to get into a rhythm and get the techinque down. I've got zero complaints. Seems well built.

 

[5030]

Gotta stretch after!

I don't have that issue. One my seat swivels and two I have a rear facing cam so I don't have to look back if I don't want to.

 

[5030]

This guy uses rear view camera with his WM grinder.

Small tractor equals small bites...lol I always cut mine at least 6-10 inches below grade and nice thing about a swing grinder is, it cuts both ways On stumps over 28" in diameter I have to cut them in 2 seperate passes and I can only swing 28-30 inches max.

 

[Airborne173]

I did some searching about a month ago and found this site and this thread. I did end up ordering about a month ago and I just received my MechMaxx grinder this afternoon and the packaging was /is very impressive as is the machine. What also was impressive was the manual in English not Changlish.
I'm looking at the next several days with storms heading my way but can't wait to use it.

 

[John_Mc]

I did some searching about a month ago and found this site and this thread. I did end up ordering about a month ago and I just received my MechMaxx grinder this afternoon and the packaging was /is very impressive as is the machine. What also was impressive was the manual in English not Changlish.
I'm looking at the next several days with storms heading my way but can't wait to use it.

Welcome to TBN, @Airborne173 (yeah, I realize I'm about a month late with that.)

 

[lostcause]

my commentary on the "cheaper to rent" opinions:

I've heard people discuss the issue many times over the years for various things, and the one thing they never seem to factor in is resale after purchase. I try to think long term about most of the choices I make, and i think that you could buy one of these and it would probably only be around a $500 maximum cost. let's say you spent $1500 - i would bet you can have this for several years and still sell it fairly easily for $1000 used if you decide you no longer want it. I can tell you that i've been looking for one of these off and on for about 2 years before i finally bought one. every time i saw a used one listed at under $2000 used, the listing was gone in less than 2 days. i finally gave up my thoughts of buying used and went with the new one since this lowered price came in. Plus, renting sucks for me. probably 2 hour minimum round trip between driving there, filling out paperwork, loading up & getting back. then doing it again to return it. by my math, if i rented twice, maybe 3 times max, then buying would already be cheaper.

 

[John_Mc]

Resale is almost never a consideration for me. If I buy it, it's staying around until either it or I am completely worn out and beaten to death. I'm the same way with cars: I buy them new and keep them until there is nothing left of them. (My most recent one I got rid of was a minivan that would no longer pass inspection due to rust. I gave it to the mechanic who works on our vehicles. It will sit in his lot, slowly being filled with scrap metal until he can cram no more into it, then get hauled off to the scrap metal dealer. When a significant portion of the value of a used vehicle depends on whether the gas tank is full or empty, you know it's probably time to let it go.)

 

[deezler]

Resale value is a good point if you're into finishing a project and then moving on, but I'm with John. When I buy a tractor attachment, the intent is to periodically use it for the rest of my life.

I could definitely have rented a grinder for a day for the amount of stumps I needed to do, and saved some cash. But I would much rather own the tool and use it whenever I dang well feel like it.

 

[blacktruck]

Resale is almost never a consideration for me. If I buy it, it's staying around until either it or I am completely worn out and beaten to death. I'm the same way with cars: I buy them new and keep them until there is nothing left of them. (My most recent one I got rid of was a minivan that would no longer pass inspection due to rust. I gave it to the mechanic who works on our vehicles. It will sit in his lot, slowly being filled with scrap metal until he can cram no more into it, then get hauled off to the scrap metal dealer. When a significant portion of the value of a used vehicle depends on whether the gas tank is full or empty, you know it's probably time to let it go.)

Resale value is a good point if you're into finishing a project and then moving on, but I'm with John. When I buy a tractor attachment, the intent is to periodically use it for the rest of my life.

I could definitely have rented a grinder for a day for the amount of stumps I needed to do, and saved some cash. But I would much rather own the tool and use it whenever I dang well feel like it.

I am total agreement with my esteemed colleagues above. The convenience of just hooking up and using it on my schedule is worth the cost of buying it. The few times I have had to rent a piece of equipment has been way too much of a PITA to go down that road again. The rental companies were not the problem, it was the making a special trip to town to get it and return it. It was the need to rush the work to accomplish what I want to. I am sure there is limit on what I would buy rather than rent but as a homestead type of operation, I haven't found that limit yet.