Anyone have a MechMaxx 3-pt stump grinder?

[John_Mc]

I ordered one today. $1400 seems like a bargain to me so rolled the dice before John_Mc directed to this thread. Thanks John!

Thanks to everyone who shared their experience. Looks like I made a good choice.

Let me know how it works out. I'm still on the fence about ordering.

Financially, it would make more sense for me to rent. However, the convenience of owning and working on my own schedule for future needs is a major consideration.

 

[Runner]

Let me know how it works out. I'm still on the fence about ordering.

Financially, it would make more sense for me to rent. However, the convenience of owning and working on my own schedule for future needs is a major consideration.

I know what you mean. Seems like when I rent something like that I always realized that there was another stump I forgot just about the time take the unit back to the rental yard.

I look at it this way, even if I don't use it all the time, I'm still using it more than my landscape rake which seemed like a good idea at the time.....

 

[5030]

It seems like when you rent a piece of equipment like a stump grinder, the carbide teeth are always shot (dull) and you get to work 2 times as hard and 2 times as long to accomplish the task.

 

[shooterdon]

I made the mistake of telling my buddy about getting one. He has a number of stumps he wants to grind down. He has realized the stump bucket he purchased is not a great tool for larger stumps.

 

[5030]

Stump buckets and small tractors don't marry well together. Not enough azz.

 

[deezler]

I made the mistake of telling my buddy about getting one. He has a number of stumps he wants to grind down. He has realized the stump bucket he purchased is not a great tool for larger stumps.

Haha yep. One or 2/3 stumps, ok, but "a number"? Might need some compensation for that. Pizza and beer at a minimum.

Welcome to the mechmax team. I started this thread when it was priced at somewhere around $2000 and still looked like a bargain, but a year later when it hit $1400 is when i really couldn't resist any longer.

After my memorial day weekend of tree and stump work, my neck took a few days to recover. Depends on your tractor setup, but I'm guessing for most of us, you can really only turn your head around to the right side, to watch the grinder and work the controls simultaneously. Gotta stretch after!

 

[shooterdon]

Haha yep. One or 2/3 stumps, ok, but "a number"? Might need some compensation for that. Pizza and beer at a minimum.

Welcome to the mechmax team. I started this thread when it was priced at somewhere around $2000 and still looked like a bargain, but a year later when it hit $1400 is when i really couldn't resist any longer.

After my memorial day weekend of tree and stump work, my neck took a few days to recover. Depends on your tractor setup, but I'm guessing for most of us, you can really only turn your head around to the right side, to watch the grinder and work the controls simultaneously. Gotta stretch after!

I plan to use a wireless camera. Not sure if I can jury-rig something that will attach to the stump grinder, but if not, I will set up a folding stool and mount the camera on it.

 

[John_Mc]

I plan to use a wireless camera. Not sure if I can jury-rig something that will attach to the stump grinder, but if not, I will set up a folding stool and mount the camera on it.

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?

 

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[LittleBill21]

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?

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i did, it works ok