[Shop-talk] Using a stump grinder

[Jeff Scarbrough]

What I found when I had someone else grind some stumps was that they
will throw any object that they come in contact with.  Any rocks, bits
of iron, nails, etc., and they can go a long way.  When my grinder guy
left with the back window of his truck shattered, I was glad it was
him that took on the risk and not me.

Another vote for letting the pros handle it....

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:42 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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