need advice on stump grinder

[jefflovstrom]

Thanks for all this great info!
Jeff what type of machine is that? D76?
If so then that would confirm what I was told.
If that the case .... Damn I'm a lucky dude.
You know I was on my way to start my 300 mile road trip to buy the D76 when I got the call from my cousin at 6:50 am.
He says that the D76 was super slow and did I aready buy it ...... Like I said I'm a lucky guy

No wait! You gotta see it!!! Super cool radio remote!! Wow, look where it can go!. Ha! It does have alot of cool features, but not if you are into production unless you bid it in.
Jeff

 

[JP Services]

Ha. That is an old timers saying meaning they have the money to buy it and plenty of room to store it but have no use for it.

ha ha ... is it a secrete or are you going to tell me the make of the machine?
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[mckeetree]

ha ha ... is it a secrete or are you going to tell me the make of the machine?
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A Rayco 1625 or a Vermeer 252 either one.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Oh, 2900xp
Jeff

 

[JP Services]

Oh, 2900xp
Jeff

oh ,, now I got it a bandit
I think I am going to stay away from the Bandit and the morbark track machines.going to start to research the vermeer annd the caralton tracks machines with expandable tracks
let me know what you think guys
thanks

 

[sgreanbeans]

You need to acquire more patience and experience.

:agree2:
I have seen a small Carlton grind a massive stump with no issues, a very experienced operator can do amazing things with very little.

 

[jefflovstrom]

Lots of bells and whistles but slow and over 60k.
Jeff

 

[arbor pro]

:agree2:
...a very experienced operator can do amazing things with very little.

chuckle, chuckle

 

[gorman]

I got a little 20 hp carlton self propelled. had engine rebuilt 2x... Blew another oil control ring... kept adding oil... now losing compression... don't have the moola for another machine so I gotta bite the bullet and put a new 27hp engine on it. I've found that if you take the time to sharpen the teeth yourself (providing you aren't running green teeth) you can get alot more done if you just keep up on it. gonna look into re-tipping my spare set so I don't have to keep buying new teeth when I run out of carbide.

Anyone else send out their teeth for retipping??

 

[pdqdl]

Re-tipping is just brazing on new tips, you can do that yourself, but you need just the right brazing flux to get the carbide to stick.

Don't sharpen yourself, it isn't worth the problems. In addition to the time spent grinding, the carbide dust is very dangerous. It causes long term health problems, particularly in your lungs. Bad stuff, I quit sharpening my own because of the risks. This should say something, 'cause there isn't much that I am afraid of.


http://nj.gov/health/eoh/survweb/wr...v/health/eoh/survweb/wra/documents/tc_bro.pdf

 

[jefflovstrom]

Chew them up, spit them out , and buy more. Makes the world go round.
Jeff

 

[gorman]

I'm not totally stupid about it. Knowing the health risks I don a respirator and have a shop vac running with a micron filter the whole time. I just destroy teeth with this new england rocky soil. I kinda envy outfits around the grain belt who grind stumps. I hear in those parts of the country you can dig three feet in topsoil and rarely encounter a stone.

 

[pdqdl]

We make up for it by filling all the old trees with concrete prior to cutting them down.