[Shop-talk] Using a stump grinder

[Philip Ethier]

Take lots of very light cuts.

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> wrote:

> We recently had a couple of trees cut down to improve the driveway access
> to my new garage.  One was fairly large and the total stump is about 2' by
> 3' (at some point, the tree had a second trunk).  We're getting an estimate
> to have the stumps ground down, but as usual, I'm considering doing it
> myself, even though I've never used a stump grinder before. How hard is
> it?  Can a 65 year old guy - in reasonably good shape for a 65 year old guy
> - safely handle one?  Can a basic rental unit like Home Depot carries (
> http://www.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/mobile/Stump-Grinder/SG1314B/)
> handle something this big in multiple passes?  And more specifically: how
> likely am I to regret the decision if I decide to do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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