Hey Adam! Got my first paying stump grinding job today. You are a big part of that! I could always use your prayers. Thanks so much for all your advice and kindness in your videos.😊
@@mustangrebuilder Just got done . Clean up kicked my butt (I'm 54 and overweight) but I made more in 2 hours than all day at my other job. Thanks again man!
I stumbled across your video because I'm renting a stump grinder for the weekend, tight budget and fierce independence force most of my DIY. Not to mention I enjoy it. All that to say, your video is awesome. I learned a ton, and I'd gladly work for you anytime. You're my kind of people.
Man, I 've been wanting to start stumpgrinding for about a year now. Just pulled the trigger and bought a woodland mill 3point hitch implement stumpgrinder mainly for personal use around my property, but within a months time I've done 30 stumps. Now I'm ready to up grade to a big boy stump grinder and this video has answered a lot questions Ive been searching for and give me the confidence to grow my business. Thanks
I am a regular suburban home owner who never worked in the industry. In the past I have hired a stump grinding machine to do the work. The hire company charges by the half day period but that includes the moment it is loaded onto my trailer and unloaded after I return the grinder to their premises. Their charges are $200 for half a day. Last time I needed stumps ground, I decided to get a quote from a tradesman who does it for a living.. The contractor arrived with an assistant and what would have taken me at least 3 hours work, they had done in an hour and were cheaper than me hiring the stump grinder from the hire shop.
Great video! My late father had his own tree removal buisness and he was the most level headed and genuine man I have ever met. You very much reminded me of him in this video,I kinda teared up at the end when you said "Always learn something new","Compliment people" and "Don't be an asshole". Sorry to sound corny but this video made my day,almost like my father was speaking through you to me. Thanks for the video and you have a new subscriber!
Great video, amazing information. Now I know how to make my machine last!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! Yes you're blessed and sharing that blessing!!!! Thank you. My first grinder is the Toro 26. Love that your paying it forward. I'm in the tree business, because I love to service and give people a great deal. Your not dumb at all, your successful and spreading your knowledge.
your awesome dude. you need a show. thanks for the tips. lost my job and I have my first Stump Grinding job tomorrow with my new business. thank you sir
thank you for sharing your "business secrets". i appreciate every bit of knowledge you delivered. i just bought my first stumper after 6 years in the tree care business. its a small machine, a vermeer 206 i got for a few pennies. i fixed the engine now its time to switch from vermeer teeth to greenteeth. thank you again for all the valuables informations you give us 👌👌👌👌
I have family in sw Missouri. O live in ne ks. Thinking about getting in the biz, but all I can afford is a machine that "beats the hell" out of u. Hahaha!
@@jupitercyclops6521 I quit stump grinding. It was a pretty decent business but it's very tough in this area. Every tree service has a grinder and every customer thinks they can diy. I ran the business with a $2500 20hp handlebar machine. I only rented a bigger one when I had to.
@@ozarkscarguy540 Right on. I would do something similar if I were to try it, but I would probably run into same issues in my area. A lot of do it yourself good old boys & tree guys that grind. Thanks for your reply.
HaHaHa - Love candidness. Very interested now in not just DIY, but helping neighbors, friends, and perhaps a small side business too. Thanks Much, God Bless you and those who help others.
Video #2 that I've watched and again thank you, I thought I was the only one who set the depth way out in front of the stump, watched way to many videos of guys engaging 1/4 or half the cutter wheel then bitching about the machine. I do run a full service tree care company but am the only one to run the stumper. Thank you again, good information.
Thanks for a wonderful video with an abundance of very good tips, best one I've watched . You obviously have alot of wisdom and knowledge, thanks again
Just started a lawn and landscaping business, this video was great, very informative. Will definitely help in my upcoming job. You have a new subscriber!
Thank you so much for help. I pray that God blesses you for it. I am going to start in this after leaving the ministry. I like your attitude about service.
I love your videos. I live in Virginia and have been thinking about getting into the business for a year or so as a part time gig. I've been watching your videos for a month or so and they are really helpful. I've been in touch with a bandit salesman about purchasing the SG40. Thanks a lot for your sharing all your knowledge.
This is how I was taught to do stumps. Starting a bit further back and setting your depth early is key to doing it successfully. I've got a few thousand hours on stump grinding and all this info applies to even doing massive stumps with a smaller stump grinder.
Great video! I started my stump grinding business last Sept. and has been going pretty good to be new in business. I have one tree service I get a lot of business from and working on getting all the business from a second tree service. Love the videos!!
You're a great guy! 20yr retired Army Vet-female, Whoa!!! Thank you very much for your video, going to your channel now. Gotta big yard, time on my hands, and a will to learn from good folk like you. Don't stop sharing, it's how we stay Blessed. I sure hope you'll be willing to answer questions like you said... lol, I'm nervous but, you're inspiring and I know I can do this! Tired of being deceived by people, going to go it alone. So thanks again. Blessings to you and yours. Your Words at the end, are truly words to live by. Be well partner!😉
I been grinding for 7 years now, they way you explain is how i do it to. I used to remove debris in the beginning to, and i have stopped it, sometimes if it's just a small stump and it's elderly folks i remove it. Great video, i intend to start making videos to.
Hey love your channel I'm here in Ontario hour away from Detroit I bought a rayco 1625 off a buddy that was geting out of the business it needed some TLC I went throw the hole thing its needs a paint job but I'm a semi retired truck driver and a signal dad and I just love stumping my son does the clean up work we work to gether your videos are very help full thanks keep up the good work
I really appreciate the time you take to explain these things, and to pass on your sage advice. I also live in the Midwest, St. Louis to be exact and about 40 years old. I’m changing my career everything I think I’m gonna buy a stump grinder and just grind them stumps a week or two ago my neighbor and I paid some guy $400 to do an hours worth of work and it wasn’t even an hour. It was more like 20 minutes of work. You know what I’m saying, and that was supposedly a hell of a deal for us so man I really appreciate your video. I hope you’re still doing great. I just realize this is a four year old video. Yeah I’ll buy me a nice used Vermeir or something and start tearing it up!
Still learning how to use my DK2 14" which is a terrific grinder except for my first broken tooth at 2.9 hours. A defective tooth throat which didn't seat against the grinding plate and resulted in sheared the bolts. Enjoyed your technique and approach. Going to employ your ideas particularly since I have just over 200 stumps left to destroy! I'm a subscriber now to hopefully learn more from you.
I've been grinding as a side job for 17 years. I agree with alot of what you say. I especially agree that sharp teeth are worth MORE than every penny they cost and if you aren't learning a new lesson or reinforcing an old one, hang it up.
_How to Win Friends and Influence People_ is an excellent read. Even better if you can go through the Dale Carnegie training. The best people aren't afraid to share their secrets.
Love your attitude, delivery, opinions, and Dale Carnegie reference. Thanks for sharing the info on grinding. I was going to rent a small unit to do a couple on my property but now am considering starting a biz here in central Texas. I will subscribe and check out your other videos for more insight.
Like I said before my machine is down and I came across your channel i actually came across alot of channels but I seem to have the most in common on how we treat our machines and almost same way we grind but I'm learning little tricks hear and there that you do different that I'm going to try i think its our age your very soft spoken and give advice not like these younger fellows that know everything and try to tell you how to run your business just want to let you know I enjoy your video
I been stump removal for 17 years now and always learning new things yet. I retired 18 years ago and do this on the side to make a little bit of money. Every job I do some of the people always ask me back every year. I charge $2.00 an inch whatever the size of the stump. But everything you say I agree with you very much. Keep up the good video. TB Stump removal. Tony Bahr Severy Kansas
That’s the reason I’m watching this video😀I’m tired of dealing with the unprofessional jerks and renting a grinder to do the job myself! Thanks for sharing!
The public servant attitude shows. Was grinding for 25 plus years on my off day from my 24 hour shifts with the LRFD. Massive heart attack has me out to pasture now. I did get the old Levco fuel filter changed and tank cleaned and the hole brazed in the tank and finally bled and ground five pretty big stumps for my neighbor who has helped me out when needed. Perhaps I can hit it little more but haft to improve a lot more. The one thing know to do after years of daylight to dark grinding. I tried employees also. Best just me as well. A lot of up keep and proper bite take longer but so much easier on the stump grinders as you have mentioned. Levco Doug.
Great video! Really helpful tips. I’m working with a few irons in the fire, lawns, small tree projects and wanting to do stumps as well as bigger trees. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. New Stump grinder here also. Using a DK2 so its a bit of a bear to push around. I've done around 10 stumps now and getting the hang of it. I had been starting at the top, I will try to come in from the side next time to try it. Also the book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People", great book, it has changed my life and how I relate to people. I read it back when I was an Instructor at the Army Drill Sergeant School. After reading it, I was Instructor of Class for all of my remaining cycles. Great read.
Good video and advice, i also tend to dig around the stump with a spade just a few inches deep to look for any big stones or concrete as these things normally get put under trees !!
Awesome video and the best explanation on proper stump grinding that I have seen in a RU-vid video. I have ground thousands of stumps and I learned over time to do exactly what you recommend starting farther away and working your way in. I currently run a Rayco RG45 wheeled machine and I really like it.
Good tips. Got a construction background and a few big stumps in my yard for a rental this weekend. Going to save a few hundred bucks hopefully. Never actually used one but just what I needed to avoid some pitfalls.
I hear you on the ear protection. I build fences and I"m curious about stump grinding as well. I love my 3M headphones with bluetooth. I listen to podcasts all day and learn while I work and absolutely love it. So it's great for me to see another guy who does the same.
Great video man. Thanks for the pro tips. Just into stump grinding, but we're an established dirt moving business. Truly appreciate man good luck in your ventures.
Good advice I have a stump business also I use a Carlton 4012 diesel sharp teeth make all the difference. I charge the same way u do also. Great video 👍🏼
I grind stumps in Finland. I was happy to see that we are in about the same price range. I charge 2,75 dollars/inch = 1 eur/cm. Sometimes more as you, too. I'm doing the job with Avant 860 & Avant stump grinder. A bit slower but way more comfortable 🙂
Man I just bought a sc 252 & you have not only inspired me. You have educated me with everything i have needed thus far when it comes to my new machine & your tips & tutorials on how to grind stumps have been tremendously helpful. If you ever doubt yourself or your channel when I comes to educating others about stump grinding or how to fix then or maintain them… don’t sir. You are an inspiration to me. fuck the haters & keep those videos coming sir. I will be purchasing two of your stump grinding mafia shirts. With many thanks. James west with Elite Quality Tree & Stump-Grinding LLC SARASOTA, florida
@@mustangrebuilder what you are doing is great work man, you are educating so many people. Can I have a link to buy one of your stump grinding mafia shirts?
Good day sir, a few days ago I hired a tree service company to remove a tree from my backyard. The tree service guy hired another guy to remove the tree stump that was left. I was very interested in the machine, I had never seen one and I had never seen how to remove a stump with a stump grinder. I asked him a bunch of questions and after he left I told my wife "that's what I wanna do, I want to have a stump grinding business". She is being very supportive and I'm super exited. I am still developing some sort of business plan and I look forward to your very helpful stump grinding business videos. I'm currently active duty and would like to get into this part time maybe do residential. My goal is to go from part time to full time and split up the residential jobs with the private company jobs. Kind of what you are doing. PLEASE keep up your videos. my wife and I look forward to what you have to say about your experience, success & failures. what not to do that kind of stuff. God bless brother stay safe.
I was a climber for 20 yrs had knees replaced so I started my own stumper business its not cheap there's a lot of money on maintenance and repairs i bought used stumper to see how i was going to do after 2 yrs bought a new stumper bandid 2550 its big enough to do big stumps also small enough to take tires off to get through gates most of my business is from tree services alot don't own a stumper also work for paving companies to get rid of roots work for some fence companies landscaping and a pool company i do good work and have many clients that do alot of different services i recommend have insurance and put about 40 percent from each job for taxes and repairs good luck
@@tonybabineau5642 hey man thanks a lot. I haven't purchased anything yet, i'm still on the market for a stumper. I appreciate the tips. I'll post something when this thing kicks off.
I just put my machine into dealer yesterday I take very good care of it I put tarp on it or garage it every day to keep it out of elements but my grinding wheel is warn out so I'm putting a new 1 on cost 2000 for wheel and haven't got bill for labor yet Iet dealer do all the major repairs but I have a good mechanic that can do just about every thing else and while machine is at bobcat I'm getting a new deck put on trailer its always something whether its a $20 strap tires for trailer new rake shovel files for saw your always going to have hidden expenses if i ever had to work for someone i wouldn't ask for a raise after being in business for yourself you don't make as much as people think
I’m new to the game I love your videos man. I work full time at americold logistics my wife father runs a stump grinding business in de soto Missouri which is hour from St. Louis! We live in Rochelle Illinois which Chicago is hour away! I’ve been renting a 252 Vermeer on my days off I litterly ride around knocking on doors passing out business cards. I’ve been doing this for 2 months now! I love it I have such a passion for this! Your videos our awesome brother! Once I got a taste of the money in this I wanted to do it full time but part time is perfect for now because im having problems finding work but I gotta have patients lol I want things to happen over night an that’s not how things works!
You made my day brother ... look up TCI expo it is in Nov and all the equipment guys will be there and I will be there Friday / Saturday morning till noon
I’ve done a lot of work since my last comment brother. I bought a rayco 1625 35hp engine. I’ve been sniffing the stumps out. I’ve been working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin done work in Freeport Illinois the Quad cities and all the small towns around my area. Me and uncle Inlaw just got back from portage Michigan, where the tornadoes hit a lot of wind damage out there honestly bro if it wasn’t for your videos, I probably wouldn’t be out here hustling and bustling like this, listening and watching you definitely gave me that drive I needed. Keep on stumping. Stumping is life
Ahh shit brother, I am glad you don't listen to the haters. Non of us knows what we are doing coming out of the gate! It's awesome that brothers like you take the time to educate the next generation cause shit! That's how it has worked for centuries, I love when someone asks if I want to know or learn something. Heck ya I do, any advice that makes my adventures/life funner, easier, better and smoother I am so on board to learn that next lesson! So on behalf of anyone who listened to your advice and will take some forward with me, thank you very much! It is greatly appreciated
I change my teeth almost every morningthat way my machine cuts good and the teeth are easier to sharpen because they're not in that bad of shape and we definitely appreciate your videos
Wow, great video. I'm replacing the jackshaft on my son's Vermer 252 and thought there must be a way to sharpen all these teeth they have. Anyway I started watching your videos and I'm hooked. I'll be subscribing when I get done this comment and looking for the winning friends and Influencing people book. Keep up the great work.
Love the videos, im starting my buiness next month, im starting with a smaller machine, that I will have to work manually. I will be the sweeper 🤣 until my buiness scale to get a hydraulic one. But you motivate me so much, to start somewhere. Thanks for the good info brother, greatly appreciated 🙏🏽
Hello...I remember seeing your ‘business card’, ‘door hanger’ video. Cannot find it again. I would like to see it again for ideas (imitation is the best for you flattery). Thank you Adam L.
Sir i appreciate the info ! You seem like a good man and youve got my sub! Bout to go rent a stump grinder and cant wait to use the info you provided and get rid of these stumps and i also appreciate the extra tip on the book as well!
Hi this is William Costello from Palm Beach Florida I recently been following you through RU-vid and I like to thank you for all the information you put a not there I decide to start a stump grinding business on the weekends though afternoons and I desperately need your help did decide what machine stump grinding machine
I just bought a Dk2 from Lowes..it's only $1,500 did my first stump and made $200 in two hours..but you better be in shape because it's a Beast to handle
