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Home-Built Stump Grinder Gets The Job Done Safely
FARM SHOW reader Michael Reedy contacted us to say that he was inspired by a homebuilt stump grinder featured in a past issue of FARM SHOW (Vol. 36, Issue 6). The Powell, Tenn., resident had about 20 stumps around his home, and his mother had a large 4-ft. sugar maple tree stump in her yard.
Reedy built the fr
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Home-Built Stump Grinder Gets The Job Done Safely WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous FARM SHOW reader Michael Reedy contacted us to say that he was inspired by a homebuilt stump grinder featured in a past issue of FARM SHOW Vol 36 Issue 6 The Powell Tenn resident had about 20 stumps around his home and his mother had a large 4-ft sugar maple tree stump in her yard Reedy built the frame from scrap steel He already had a 9 hp side shaft motor to power it For the cutter wheel he purchased 12 Rayco stump-grinder teeth from Baileys www baileysonline com and bolted them on a 48-tooth No 60 chain sprocket with 5/8-in grade 8 bolts “I mounted the motor and cutter wheel to a 3/8-in steel plate that slides to adjust belt tension I added a clutch wheel with a golf ball handle to tighten the belts while operating and a kill switch on the handlebars for safety ” Reedy says He also cut a guard out of two layers of a 15-gal plastic barrel to cover the cutter wheel to stop flying wood chips Making a machine safe to run was important to Reedy as the grinder is operated by his best friend Rickey and his son Reedy is in a wheelchair so he doesn’t operate the grinder himself A 2 3/4-in pulley on the motor and 4 1/4-in pulley on the cutter wheel shaft provides about 2 000 rpm’s to the cutter wheel “Rickey who is only 160 pounds says it works well and he can handle it without straining ” Reedy says “Since it’s only 9 hp he has to be careful not to put too much pressure and stall it out ” The stump grinder operates by pushing the grinder wheel down by lifting up the handlebars made out of bent 3/4-in pipe and moving them side to side Despite its relatively small size the grinder can take out a 12-in hardwood stump that is 6 in tall in about 15 minutes With less than $400 invested in it Reedy says the grinder paid for itself just getting the stumps out of his yard Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Michael W Reedy 225 Over Mountain Lane Powell Tenn 37849 ph 865 805-7119; mreedy06@comcast net
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