Your videos always make me smile. As I said before, they are very professional, your explanations are clear and easy to understand. You seem like such a nice guy!
Great job Evan, glad you got thru that tree as easily as you did. They tried to kill that tree for many years and it kept on fighting back. Hope the rest of the job gets easier for your shed area. Thanks for sharing with us.
You will find the area where the stumps were, they will settle and sink over the next few years. I had three oak tree stumps ground in my front yard five years ago and am still filling with dirt as it sinks when the stumps rot. Good video and you did very well using the grinder the first time.
Actually, that is an coming project. I have some magnets that came out of some industrial machine. They are about 4"x6" magnet and 1" thick. And I have 4 or 5 of them. They will make a great pick up took.
When we bought our place 10 years ago, it seemed like the folks who owned it before us just threw car parts all over the yard. We found brake pads, springs, pulleys, whatever. Our area is largely sandy soil, and every time it rained, I would find something new. Amazing how little foresight some people have.
I bought a "me powered" stump grinder around 2 years ago. It does the job pretty much the same way as that machine, but man is it a workout! I dig out the smaller stumps with my backhoe and just grind the larger ones. I estimate that my machine has pretty much paid for itself from the number of stumps I have cut up not to mention my good friend also using it around his place.
Yup. Stump grinding memories. Loved this video. Eager to see a building on that site. My dad had a machinery row. Everything lined up ready for hookup and use. Really love your videos. Thanks for great tv!
Nice job with the stump grinder. The cost was reasonable for the rental. Sure beats six days work on a half burned stump. Finding those old bottles is cool. Lets see your collection in a future vid
Good job grinding out the stumps with the rental! I am surprised they don't send replacement teeth with the unit to replace broken teeth. I would do as Bert suggested, remove all wood chips from the area to give yourself a solid base, otherwise when the chips decay they will leave a depression in the surface that will have to be filled in later.
I would love to be able to use a stump grinder. The family before me planted a White Oak tree..then promptly built a chain link fence right next to it so of course it absorbed the fence post and chain link fencing into the stump I'm trying to remove. It won't burn with any good effect, and it destroys chain saw chains, recip saw blades, axe edges...grand fun. That stump has to go away so I can put in a workshop exactly where it is. that is the only place available I have for such a building. It's been a big stupid delay.
I have twice rented stump grinders. Third time I got a quote from a private contractor and the quote was cheaper than renting and I didnt have to do the work. The contractor got the job done in a fraction of the time it would have taken me. Get a quote from a professional next time. You might be pleasantly surprised.
We discovered our yard was a metal graveyard last year when tilling a new garden location. Thankfully, our tiller didn't end up broke. Funny thing, every time it rained, pieces of broke glass would appear in our garden. I can only imagine what we would find while digging with a backhoe. Great video as always!
Just popped in seen this video in my suggested videos and thought I'd see how the Vermeer stump grinder did. I own a Rayco with a 27hp engine and do stumps for a living. I must say you did a good job for never running one before. I've seen video of people renting machine and just cringed watching them. As far as the tooth breaking probably wasn't your fault but it look like you were grinding top of the stump instead from the side. Could have had something to do with it maybe. But good job anyways.
I was just wondering when you was gonna rent one of those stump grinding machines. Other than owning your own back how to dig the stump out. That would be the next best thing.
One other comment, having cleared land is like the farm got bigger. We ground 63 stumps in five days and then built a hard rubber paved play area for the kids.
Burning them (saw your other video) is so much better. Just use charcoal and get it hot. Ideally start getting charcoal inside holes you drill or slits you cut in the stump. Keep in mind if you burn a stump it won't rot underground creating a sinkhole that grinding them will eventually create. If you just want a stump below ground just dig a hole around it and cut it below ground with a junk chain saw or sawzall (if small enough). This creates the same issue as the stump grinder though: the underground stump will eventually rot and sink into the ground causing a sinkhole.
NOW THIS FINALLY MAKES SOME DAMNED SENSE! good thinking and good on ya, homeboy! i was gonna recommend a stump grinder the last time but i had no idea you would efficiently go about getting her done! i know a guy who bought him a Komatsu and kicked all sorts of ass! digging that shit outta there.... well at least you got good taste in music... yeeeeehah!
Stump grinder teeth are tungsten carbide, they will chew up cast iron even, glass no problem, I'd have made the company come out to replace parts on their machine, no fault of customer on such simple straightforward jobs like yours.
I would rent one of those machines if there was any place around that had one. Most places around here are so rocky I doubt it would work without tearing the machine up.
Where I live in Europe the insect population is down to next to nothing. I left the windows open day and night all last summer and we counted two flies that came in! 2 Flies in a whole summer! To save the insects they use a back hoe to dig around a stump and then pull it out of its hole and leave it sit next to the hole for 2 weeks. This way, all the insects have the time to leave their former home and crawl back in the hole. Then they take the stump away and push the dirt back to fill in the hole. Then they let it settle for two weeks before finally leveling it off and re-seeding with grass. In summer, they cut down the weeds and leave them where they cut them for a week or so, this way the bugs and insects can find new plants to live on. In neighboring Germany, they are down 75% of insects in the last 20 years. Boys and girls, something very strange is going on. We've got to save insects.
Id there any woodworker in your area who would want to buy big stumps and root systems on your larger cut trees? I hear they do that not sure though. Worth looking into for future stumps. Might be able to make some money from it.
Depending on what kind of tractor you have, you might be able to get a stump grinder for it at a reasonable price. Should pay for itself over time if you're always taking down more than a single stump in a day.
Love watching stump grinders in action, can't wait to see the final result of setting up this new equipment area. You said there's a concrete pad; any plans on cleaning debris off, power washing, touching up cracks and actually bolting down the carport?
Next time do the prep work before you rent the grinder, then grind, grind, grind until you have all of the stumps removed. Then and only then back fill and smooth,
I think you have irrevocably proven the best method of getting rid of stumps is a backhoe and an above ground burn pile!! Only quick and total way I know.
You’ve had to mess with that stump for days! Just drill holes next time and pour gun powder in the holes.. Works every time for us. If you’re reluctant to do that find someone who is licensed to handle explosives.
stump re-moving is a pain in the neck no matter how you do it. Personal I it's better to have a company do the work it cost a lot bu when you figure your time . Well it's a mess lol
I would remove all those grindings and soil to a pile on the side. Then bring the site back up to grade with road base or gravel. Later you could screen the pile of mixed material through a 2" heavy gauge hardware cloth. This would be a great soil amendment material for a garden bed as most petroleum products have already leached into the ground or been consumed by the soil bacteria. And a lousy base for a parking pad. A $175 well spent if you put any value on your time. Even though trying to burn out the stump did get rid of a lot of garbage wood and made wood ash for the amendment mix pile. the old guy Bert
As usual, nice video editing and commentary. A word to the wise is raking the chips and burning them. Otherwise they will invite ants and termites to the grounds and the stumps and elsewhere. I know from experience with the nasty bugs. :-)
Your videos always make me smile. As I said before, they are very professional, your explanations are clear and easy to understand. You seem like such a nice guy!
Frosty rootbeer, blast from the past. Loved frosty rootbeer.
I love that stump grinder. That is so cool. I should tell my daughter. She has huge stumps in her yard.
Great job Evan, glad you got thru that tree as easily as you did. They tried to kill that tree for many years and it kept on fighting back. Hope the rest of the job gets easier for your shed area. Thanks for sharing with us.
Nice job Evan. So glad that big old stump is gone for ya...have a good week. Hi Rebecca!
Great video Evan! Another job well done! Just love watching you work around the homestead! Your video makes me happier! God bless y'all!
Evan, you learned real fast not to bit off more then you can chew, well done.
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Thanks for the education on a stump grinder 👍🤠
That was a smart move renting that stump grinder.
You will find the area where the stumps were, they will settle and sink over the next few years. I had three oak tree stumps ground in my front yard five years ago and am still filling with dirt as it sinks when the stumps rot. Good video and you did very well using the grinder the first time.
Nice job with the stump grinder. Especially it being the first time using one. Keep up the good work & posting your progress on the place. Stay safe.
You might want to invest in one of those really large magnets to sweep over the ground to find all the hidden metal.
Actually, that is an coming project. I have some magnets that came out of some industrial machine. They are about 4"x6" magnet and 1" thick. And I have 4 or 5 of them. They will make a great pick up took.
Another big job done. Looking good
I really enjoy watching your videos I am thinking about buying 20 acres or so I'm starting a small farm so your videos have been a learning
When we bought our place 10 years ago, it seemed like the folks who owned it before us just threw car parts all over the yard. We found brake pads, springs, pulleys, whatever. Our area is largely sandy soil, and every time it rained, I would find something new. Amazing how little foresight some people have.
I’m learning so much from this channel, thank you!
love watching trees being cut down and burn pile. Great video
Great job Evan.
You’re gonna love your new implement lot!
I bought a "me powered" stump grinder around 2 years ago. It does the job pretty much the same way as that machine, but man is it a workout! I dig out the smaller stumps with my backhoe and just grind the larger ones. I estimate that my machine has pretty much paid for itself from the number of stumps I have cut up not to mention my good friend also using it around his place.
That thing is awesome. Thanks for another great video.
That's a wide swath of land which is good for organic vegetable gardening.
I wish I could have that sunny areas land good for water Mellon plantation.
Yup. Stump grinding memories. Loved this video. Eager to see a building on that site. My dad had a machinery row. Everything lined up ready for hookup and use. Really love your videos. Thanks for great tv!
Great video, thanks. Now I know a lot more about stump removal.
Nice job with the stump grinder. The cost was reasonable for the rental. Sure beats six days work on a half burned stump. Finding those old bottles is cool. Lets see your collection in a future vid
Good job grinding out the stumps with the rental! I am surprised they don't send replacement teeth with the unit to replace broken teeth. I would do as Bert suggested, remove all wood chips from the area to give yourself a solid base, otherwise when the chips decay they will leave a depression in the surface that will have to be filled in later.
ITS A PRETTY EFFECTIVE TOOL AT STUMP REMOVAL
easy peasy and made it go that much faster..great video!!
Impressive video well put together Butch from Florence Texas
What a great christmas gift Melissa..... Metal detector.......
Great job👍 Your wife must love you❣️
Fun one! Those grinders are effective!!!!
You really make great videos.
Nice job
Nice job, keep up the good work thanks for Sharing.
An Excellent movie mate
You are making us pretty jealous here in Michigan
Amazing job
You found their old garbage pit. Frostie Root Beer that’s old. Good job it’s gonna b great. 😁
That was awesome
What an adventure.
The clear Frostie root beer soda bottles came around early 1950’s. Before that, the bottles were of brown glass.
Great video
I remember those Frosty’s Root Beer bottles from the late 60’s.
I would love to be able to use a stump grinder. The family before me planted a White Oak tree..then promptly built a chain link fence right next to it so of course it absorbed the fence post and chain link fencing into the stump I'm trying to remove. It won't burn with any good effect, and it destroys chain saw chains, recip saw blades, axe edges...grand fun. That stump has to go away so I can put in a workshop exactly where it is. that is the only place available I have for such a building. It's been a big stupid delay.
I have twice rented stump grinders. Third time I got a quote from a private contractor and the quote was cheaper than renting and I didnt have to do the work. The contractor got the job done in a fraction of the time it would have taken me. Get a quote from a professional next time. You might be pleasantly surprised.
that really looks like fun!
Looks like you're getting all set up for that new tractor and equip. Just a thought.
We discovered our yard was a metal graveyard last year when tilling a new garden location. Thankfully, our tiller didn't end up broke. Funny thing, every time it rained, pieces of broke glass would appear in our garden. I can only imagine what we would find while digging with a backhoe. Great video as always!
Just popped in seen this video in my suggested videos and thought I'd see how the Vermeer stump grinder did. I own a Rayco with a 27hp engine and do stumps for a living. I must say you did a good job for never running one before. I've seen video of people renting machine and just cringed watching them. As far as the tooth breaking probably wasn't your fault but it look like you were grinding top of the stump instead from the side. Could have had something to do with it maybe. But good job anyways.
I was just wondering when you was gonna rent one of those stump grinding machines. Other than owning your own back how to dig the stump out. That would be the next best thing.
that bottle with the top broken off,grind it down and use it as a pencil/pen holder on your desk.
One other comment, having cleared land is like the farm got bigger. We ground 63 stumps in five days and then built a hard rubber paved play area for the kids.
Love, love, love your videos. I'm surprised you didn't put that blue poison stuff on the stumps
the breaking of the stump grinder is not your fault the hire company should grant you an extra day
Good job!
Burning them (saw your other video) is so much better. Just use charcoal and get it hot. Ideally start getting charcoal inside holes you drill or slits you cut in the stump. Keep in mind if you burn a stump it won't rot underground creating a sinkhole that grinding them will eventually create. If you just want a stump below ground just dig a hole around it and cut it below ground with a junk chain saw or sawzall (if small enough). This creates the same issue as the stump grinder though: the underground stump will eventually rot and sink into the ground causing a sinkhole.
I always enjoy your videos,thank you..it seems like you have the same luck with rental equipment as I do, not good experiences.
Evan use the chips in your compost pile. Do waste them by covering them over.
NOW THIS FINALLY MAKES SOME DAMNED SENSE! good thinking and good on ya, homeboy! i was gonna recommend a stump grinder the last time but i had no idea you would efficiently go about getting her done! i know a guy who bought him a Komatsu and kicked all sorts of ass! digging that shit outta there.... well at least you got good taste in music... yeeeeehah!
Thx again
Stump grinder teeth are tungsten carbide, they will chew up cast iron even, glass no problem, I'd have made the company come out to replace parts on their machine, no fault of customer on such simple straightforward jobs like yours.
Rent on Saturday morning, return Monday morning, you get a free day (as long as they are closed Sunday which they generally are).
I would rent one of those machines if there was any place around that had one. Most places around here are so rocky I doubt it would work without tearing the machine up.
Where I live in Europe the insect population is down to next to nothing. I left the windows open day and night all last summer and we counted two flies that came in! 2 Flies in a whole summer! To save the insects they use a back hoe to dig around a stump and then pull it out of its hole and leave it sit next to the hole for 2 weeks. This way, all the insects have the time to leave their former home and crawl back in the hole. Then they take the stump away and push the dirt back to fill in the hole. Then they let it settle for two weeks before finally leveling it off and re-seeding with grass. In summer, they cut down the weeds and leave them where they cut them for a week or so, this way the bugs and insects can find new plants to live on. In neighboring Germany, they are down 75% of insects in the last 20 years. Boys and girls, something very strange is going on. We've got to save insects.
How much does it cost to rent?
Great job .. thumbs up !! :))
Id there any woodworker in your area who would want to buy big stumps and root systems on your larger cut trees? I hear they do that not sure though. Worth looking into for future stumps. Might be able to make some money from it.
Wonder if that Coca Cola bottle came from Green Cove Springs, Florida?! As the college football players like to say, We been grindin'!
Depending on what kind of tractor you have, you might be able to get a stump grinder for it at a reasonable price. Should pay for itself over time if you're always taking down more than a single stump in a day.
I think Tractor Supply has a large magnet you can run over the ground and get all that metal out of the ground.
I have some really really large magnets, I plan on making one soon.
Love watching stump grinders in action, can't wait to see the final result of setting up this new equipment area. You said there's a concrete pad; any plans on cleaning debris off, power washing, touching up cracks and actually bolting down the carport?
Yes, I plan on bolting down the car port. I will be cleaning it off soon.
Those old bottles are stamped on the bottom if they s as re old enough.
Next time, leave a longer stump so you can put a chain around it and pull it out with your tractor.
Thx😎
Good stuff as usual. Question, why not use the backhoe and just pull the stump out all together?
More expensive, keeping the cost down.
Easy peasy !
You might want to put down some fabric before you put the stone down, it wil help to control weeds.
Next time do the prep work before you rent the grinder, then grind, grind, grind until you have all of the stumps removed. Then and only then back fill and smooth,
I think you have irrevocably proven the best method of getting rid of stumps is a backhoe and an above ground burn pile!! Only quick and total way I know.
Do u think u could rent backhoe to dig that stump out ?
I love the music must be Robson Carver.
You’ve had to mess with that stump for days! Just drill holes next time and pour gun powder in the holes.. Works every time for us. If you’re reluctant to do that find someone who is licensed to handle explosives.
You should cut it flat to the ground with the chain saw
hire a small trommel to separate metal and bottles etc
Hey Evan, you are still young and strong. Use an axe and keep yourself fit, hahaha.
What is the name of your background music I love it
stump re-moving is a pain in the neck no matter how you do it. Personal I it's better to have a company do the work it cost a lot bu when you figure your time . Well it's a mess lol
it amazes me how much trash and pollution we dumped back in the days
Yes back in the woods, I still have hog feeders, old freezer, washing machines. That people dumped.
@@CountryViewAcres maybe you could get a scrapper to clear it out for ya they get the money from the scrap and you get your land cleaned lol
How much was to rent the machine?
8:01 It seems like you lost a tooth as the machine suddenly / instantly started to shake because the grinding wheel is now unbalanced.
I would remove all those grindings and soil to a pile on the side. Then bring the site back up to grade with road base or gravel. Later you could screen the pile of mixed material through a 2" heavy gauge hardware cloth. This would be a great soil amendment material for a garden bed as most petroleum products have already leached into the ground or been consumed by the soil bacteria. And a lousy base for a parking pad. A $175 well spent if you put any value on your time. Even though trying to burn out the stump did get rid of a lot of garbage wood and made wood ash for the amendment mix pile.
the old guy Bert
As usual, nice video editing and commentary. A word to the wise is raking the chips and burning them. Otherwise they will invite ants and termites to the grounds and the stumps and elsewhere. I know from experience with the nasty bugs. :-)
I guess im not a ass hole .. I lerrned some thing from you today
i just rented a stump grinder way smaller than that 25hp 8hr rental $427 from sunbelt were did you rent for 175?
A local rental company called jjet in casey Illinois
Go over the area with a metal detector ? could save some dig time
What state is on the bottom of the coke bottle?
Is this a video or a sound track?