Grinding a Monster Stump! 

With how much steam was coming off that stump, I'm surprised you didn't catch it on fire with the machine and burn it down. It might have been faster too. Sometimes I saw more steam then wood chips. All in fun. Speaking of old skid steers, I use/drive an old skid steer made by a "Mustang", that the only "functional" electrical things in that thing is the starter, alternator, and the fuel shut off. Every time we get it repaired, the different repair men ask if we would sell it to them. I'm guessing the fact that it has all mechanical systems is a rare thing anymore and highly sought after for its reliability. Great video!

That thing sounds like a pissed off Grizzly Bear when that drum is really digging in...Lol.

Doing some great work and your bringing those boys right, no video games or cell phones just some manual labor tools in their hands and out enjoying mother nature. that is how its done... Looking forward to the rest of the work at this work site.

Hi John! Just to let you know that your videos are so satisfying to watch. Congratulations to you and your team for 'projects' well done.

Great video. U guys are awesome. Great work. Thanks for the video guys. Great to see the kids with u. Yes something about the little fires always keep them happy.

I was thinking you'd need one of those Dukes Of Hazzard dynamite arrows to take care of that stump.

Wow! What a difference! Great work.

Cap'n I think we're going to need a bigger grinder!

Another fine job Fellas

Just amazing what you did to that huge tree stump with mode4n machinery!!!!👍👍😆

Ok guys I was looking for a t-shirt for ladies with your logo but I wanted a pink one, you have the hat but no 👕 in pink... What's up with that? Don't we count? Love you guys , you are the top of the line .

Intimidating size of a stump right there bud..👍👍👍

On an old episode of Alaska The Last Frontier, they used Black Powder to blow up a stump. I am sure that their TV Ratings went up because of it, because they now bring in an Explosives Expert now.

The fecon shaves like a Gillette. I love seeing chips fly

That's what more little boys need camp fires and creeks to play in.

Got some good distance on some of the material when grinding on the stump.

Family of 2.5 kids can live in that thing ...

Question - is that smoke or steam? Guessing there is a wee bit of friction produced while grinding like this. Lots of moisture held in the stump. Can see it going either way.

Good job, that stump was big.

Is this what's known as "Coming To A Grinding Halt"? You're right, Jon, it is what it is. Or, eventually, what it was.

I keep bugging Letsdig18 about getting a fecon just to make it easier to get the stumps in the haul truck. But i guess you also have to figure in the time and wear on the skidsteer and fecon.

Coolant passing through heater coil in DEF to prevent freezing, I inherited a company truck from another driver that said he bumped snowbank and damaged front bumper, behind bumper was temp sensor that controlled DEF temp,the damage shorted a wire so computer was telling def heater it was -40,°f ,I had truck several weeks before the in tank def pump was effectively boiled to death...$3,000 repair. Oops!!!

looks like the old sked steer had a heart attack, or went on a no way am I bush hogging that monster, hehehe.

"I'm feelin mean, I'm feelin mean!"

I heard a lot of tubers saying GoPro 9 has a lot of issues.

You should have removed the stump and split it with a wood screw, financially that would have been more advantageous for you !! even for future work. Next acquisitions for you: stump removal tooth and wood splitting screw :) And you could also recover the wood to make fires in the winter!

Looks like you're trying to shave that huge stump lol

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a 12 foot stump

I appreciate you have those big bars on the Fecon, but every time I watch now I think Dirt Perfects reasoning for buying a single arm skid steer makes a lot of sense

That stump would have taken 8 months and 23 days to grind with a stump grinder lol

Hey, if your scared, just say your scared! But my question is "do you have to replace knives on the drum or can you regrind them a few times"?

What kind of tree was that huge stump from ?

Preference, knifes or carbide teeth?

If that machine is under 5 years old I think emissions work should be under warranty. Seams like there is a government requirement that the manufacturer has to cover emissions system for 5 years.

I’m not trying to tell you how you do your job you’re doing your job real good trust me I don’t got no where is it playing challenge? Had anybody had to run your business but what I was thinking if you got to what are the JUNOs mom she’s you’re running now and you should get one big one for big jobs. Has somewhere to run a big job doing that and somebody else to run the other two for another job so you can do to cure three jobs you get what I’m saying I don’t know if you do that or not but yeah

WOW can I borrow that machine for 2 days

I split all my stumps and large logs then grind em , Handsfree screw splitter , Fecon Bullhog with carbide mulching hammer knives, not sure if I should cry or laugh at this video !

I guess I'm a rookie for not knowing why you wouldn't run a chainsaw on it?

Hope those were old Teeth

Выкопал экскаватором яму и закопал, с экономил бы топливо.

You gonna grind that thing or make love to it? Don't be afraid to put your purse down and get after it.

audio is crap in places

seeing the stump alone I was like 'hmm doesn't look that big' .... then you put the skidsteer next to it and 'whooops, ok, you win!" ... that thing is massive.

Very cool video, thank you! My son and I were riding bicycles in the neighborhood once and a stranger stopped his car to tell me I was setting a horrible example for my children ( I was not wearing a helmet)! I said you should go home and drink a big glass milk. He asked me why? I said it’s good for your teeth and ,by the way, so is minding your own effing business 😎 ie “Don’t worry about the safety glasses comment from the jerk”

I have never run into a problem yet that C4 couldn't handle.

John: Hey kids, wanna ride on the dozer? Kids: Nah, we’d rather burn sticks. Way more fun. Good stuff man! Always fun the bring the little guys out on the job! Is there any big difference between the Bullhog and the Blackhawk?

Dang..that stump was huge,good job on letting the kids enjoy the outdoors instead of sitting in front of the TV or x box !

Nice work man! Sharp knives make a huge difference, I want to try one with knives at some point. Looks great

On a job like that, why don't you just pile everything up and burn it?

Just wonder if those stumps are more taxing on that machine/ head that just standardized mulching. Seems like that put a lot of stress on everything’s. And eats those cutting blades much faster. But an awesome setup. I have been wanting one for many year. About to pull the trigger.

Hey great vid just wondering if you owned the big excavator and the dozer

Nice to see your boys on the job with their Dad. Won’t be long & they will be learning how to drive a machine.

The coolant ran to the DEF tank is to keep the def from freezing in cold weather, not to keep DEF cool.

You know, the music that you play, when you speed up the video? You should make it into a tape or recording for us( your viewers) to play and listen to. Sounds good? Terry- rific

Such a dad thing to do: give the kids a hatchet, an axe, and a live fire and then go about your work. 😄

such a satisfying process to watch, great work 👏👏👏

seems like it would be wayyy more cost effective to haul that away then grind it up. that had to take a couple hours to do so you got 2 hours labor to the operator and 2 hours to the machine. must be more than to just dump it.

15:30 now you got it how to handle this machine efficient and correctly. In general, you are too nervous and too quick. Half as fast and you'll do it right

Was Josh going to trim up lower part of tree to the right of new driveway, close to the road? Seems like it would block site distance for on coming vehicles.

Brother if I had the money. I would buy you a splitter. Keep up the amazing work. God Bless you all and your families.

Time to take advantage small business COVID money.

hi friend !! warm regards !!! how much "FECON " paid you for that publicity ....? amazing machine !!! very nice team you have with you working ! Keep strong friend !

Why not load it onto a trailer and find a hole to dump it in? Lots of wear on the blades that could have been avoided? Or even dig a bury pit somewhere ?

Poor ol' ChewBarker. That was a real test.

Nice Job when you have the machines. WATCH BACKING UP WITH KIDS AROUND

It’s like eating an elephant one bite at a time but it can be done 😂🤣👍👍👍😉

Bet those blade teeth needed sharping after that massive meal

i did a stump like that with a e 26 took like over a hour lol

Ресурс техники при работе с пеньками вещь спорная

It doesn’t even move when you get to grinding on it,wow 😊

Nice job, love seeing the boys outside playing teach young brother !! U the man💪💪

Great video, keep'em coming 👍

I like watching you grind stumps and brush up. Basically, running the skid steer is something I'd like to do. Work for someone who owns a business like you do and work for them. There's really nothing around here like that where I live.

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this one!,, WOW

Do you run aftermarket hydraulic connectors that supply less resistance on the hydraulic fluid at the connection point. Thus building less heat due to friction on the oil. I found a company online that as an after-market coupler that says they can reduce up to 15 percent of your hydraulic oil temp due to their design that reduces.. what is the average temperature of your hydraulic fluid when you're running the head heard? Thank you I enjoy watching your videos. We're located in Ohio.

You could have cut that job down by a lot, if you had some one who had a blasting permit. Drill a 2 inch diameter hole to the center of the stump - place 1 'quarter stick' of TNT in there - BLAM!! Not such a big stump anymore.

Short,Back & sides with a bit off the top please!

Some People Carve with a Chainsaw, John Carves with a Fecon Mulcher. He's Trying to Make a Toothpick for a Million people. Lol

Shit ! Those rather young boys with a fire and bladed tools ..... a proper accident waiting to happen ... Is it me, but your new Blackhawk doesn't seem as ' meaty ' as your old one ? Sounds more tinny and lightweight. The heavier drum takes more to slow it down doesn't it ?

that machine is too small for that job, that stump is for a big excavator... like this, the machine is being wrecked for nothing, very stupid!

Stump? What stump? Nothing to see here!

Great job as always and fun to watch. Love seeing Wyatt and Levi being boys playing outside. Who doesn’t like playing safely with fire?! It’s warm and mesmerizing.

That is an amazing machine!!!

You could of accomplished the same thing by rounding up ten thousand hungry beavers...

I get this makes for fun tv, but as a contractor, that was the biggest waste of time and money both in human resource and the wear on the blades. Especially when you had a perfectly good excavator with a grappling thumb to just dig it out and drop it a few times to break loose all the dirt. Then load it out. to sit there and piece grind for more than an hour was just painful to watch.

Where are the rocks?Are they a problem for the machine?

That wear and tear is not funny.

Looks like you may be needing a stump grinder if you’re going to morph into land clearing in addition to brush control.

Neat video-lovely to see Levi and Wyatt having fun with their dad !

At one time, this stump took on the looks of a Gemini Capsule that those first astronauts flew.

That’s pretty cool about those cutters on the asv, I didn’t know that. Nifty and Spify

Thanks for the video. Great content! Its fun to see your operation in a little more depth.

I would love to hear your thoughts on knives versus carbide teeth. I run the carbide teeth as it seems like every job in my area has chunks of quartz laying around everywhere.

I have a Black Splitter for my Kx080. Mainly split large rounds with it, works awesome. Never tried stumps with it. I'd spend the extra money and get the one with planetary drive if your feeding it giant stumps. Nice work 👍👍

What a great ad for FECON.

Not sure how often you do stumps but it would be a lot faster to hire a stump grinder (that has carbide teeth) or get an attachment and just chip the whole stump in the ground in situ and save having to pull it out and then slowly grind away at it with the brush grinder that was laboring.

Gotta say bro...the versatility of your operation and your team is impressive! Keep growing!

That stump grinder is devastating!!!

Music beats the hick out of rap any day I can tolerate anything but rap.

Can you answer me this? What do you do with really big trees?