elsievo
Bronze Member
I purchased a Woodland Mills WG24 stump grinder to take care of stumps on the property. Put it on the back of my TYM T254 sub compact. (For those who noticed the ROPS down in the photo, it was put up before using the grinder. Just didn't bother stopping to put it up on the 20' trip from the garage to work site. Photo was taken on day 2 of grinding when we did some more grinding to ensure the "big one" was ground below grade.)
Was surprised how well it worked. Tightening up the sway on the 3pt is a must (don't ask me how I know). The T254 has about 18hp at the pto and drove the grinder adequately. Like any work with a sub compact, you have to finesse a bit more than you would with a larger tractor.
If the grinder catches the stump on the right side of the cutting wheel (facing forward) it would swing and bounce a bit. Lifting it up, backing up and moving the cut to the sweet spot would correct that. The six inch stumps were eaten up quickly. The 30" maple was a different story. Took multiple attack angles to finally reduce it to size. I know I should have had a before picture.
When considering this purchase I knew that a tree service would grind them for about $600 less than the price plus shipping. But I do have a few more trees that will need to come down in the next few years. Besides there is an "entertainment value" to owning a tractor, right?
Would I use this stump grinder for business purposes or grinding all day? Probably not. Looking over the shoulder and down for a couple hours leads to a pretty good "crink" in the neck. I did see where a guy used a backup camera on his which would help, if the screen is big enough. Having a helper to clean out the debris periodically would also help. I had to pull the tractor out and clean around the stump so I could see where I was and what still needed work. For doing 5-6 stumps periodically it was worth the money, in my opinion. Maybe I'll get a trailer and do a few stumps in the local area to support my tractor habit.
Was surprised how well it worked. Tightening up the sway on the 3pt is a must (don't ask me how I know). The T254 has about 18hp at the pto and drove the grinder adequately. Like any work with a sub compact, you have to finesse a bit more than you would with a larger tractor.
If the grinder catches the stump on the right side of the cutting wheel (facing forward) it would swing and bounce a bit. Lifting it up, backing up and moving the cut to the sweet spot would correct that. The six inch stumps were eaten up quickly. The 30" maple was a different story. Took multiple attack angles to finally reduce it to size. I know I should have had a before picture.
When considering this purchase I knew that a tree service would grind them for about $600 less than the price plus shipping. But I do have a few more trees that will need to come down in the next few years. Besides there is an "entertainment value" to owning a tractor, right?
Would I use this stump grinder for business purposes or grinding all day? Probably not. Looking over the shoulder and down for a couple hours leads to a pretty good "crink" in the neck. I did see where a guy used a backup camera on his which would help, if the screen is big enough. Having a helper to clean out the debris periodically would also help. I had to pull the tractor out and clean around the stump so I could see where I was and what still needed work. For doing 5-6 stumps periodically it was worth the money, in my opinion. Maybe I'll get a trailer and do a few stumps in the local area to support my tractor habit.
