Changing Stump Teeth

[ROLLACOSTA]

how do you guys change your stump grinder teeth ..i use a torque bar to loosen them and a small socket spanner to finnish off opening them..i do the teeth up as tight as possible with the socket spanner and finnish off with the torque bar..then i go to bed for an hour

what im saying is its not to bad with only 16 teeth to change ,but a machine with 30+ it must be very time consuming ..is there a quicker way ..like some air tool

 

[Menchhofer]

Air ratchet..... with allen head ......like air tool used to on auto wheels.

We tighten and loosen with it and very seldom do we need anything else. Have never lost a tooth.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

i was looking at buying a compressor and air ratchet but unfortunatly no one /dealer could recommend the right size commpresor..

anyway hows that new bucket truck working

 

[Menchhofer]

Bucket is GREAT.


I use a little Sears compressor $300 or less air chisel with pointed end to clean out the allen heads, and a cheapo air ratchet. I would like a larger one with more cfm and larger tank, but this one works and it is 115v.

Recently swithed to Greenteeth, but the jury is still out on whether this was a good move or not.

 

[a_lopa]

let me know how the new teeth go im still a bit suspect all the bigger stump contractor use ordinary finger teeth but with a fatter shank,i think with stump teeth you need to get set up with compressor rattle gun and green white wheels on your grinder just so its not such a chore doing them,ive been changing them over in stages pulling a third of the dullest off its a quik fix

 

[Plyscamp]

I use a 19 volt Chicago Electric rechargeable impact wrench which delivers 225 Ft Lbs. of torque. I do recommend at least one extra battery. I purchased mine from Harbor Freight. Works great and does not require a compressor, so it can be used anywhere.