Thank you very much. No I’m not using carbide. I use the fecon Axe blades.

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Thank you Keith.

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I found all the parts at my local Vermeer dealer.

Thank you. It is fun to grind wood.

Great advice thank you.

Thank you will keep on going.

Thank you

Yes we had to pull the feed wheel, but not the blade drum.

Thanks haylee, first I don’t have anything as big as the 1100 series, so you probably have a lot more horse power than I do. I’ve noticed as I sharpen I loose the cup and they gradually get flatter. They seem to be less aggressive. But they still work great and last a long time. I use to use the old style with a shank and a fingernail tip of carbide. Those would get dull pretty quickly. And much harder to change. I hope that helps a bit. I would love to hear how you feel about them when you have a chance to use yours the next time you grind a stump.

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 Thanks for the reply. I acquired a Rayco RG 1642 pull behind that was literally in pieces. It's a 42hp diesel that was fitted with 1100 series at that time. To tell you the truth I'm not sure these large teeth don't hinder the machine's overall performance. I'm going to drop down to 500 or 700 series when I use up the 1100 series that's currently on the machine. I burned up a second hand Chinese grinder last night after sharpening 5-6 teeth.

Thanks for the info. I have an old pull behind stump grinder I was thinking about putting bigger teeth on. It’s 35 hp. I don’t think I will do that now. I’ll go with the 500. That way I have all the same teeth for both machines. Also it’s time to replace this machine. I’ve been thinking seriously about the bandit Sg 40 with tracks. Any thoughts on it? The tow behind I have is an old Hodges from the late 80s. It’s a pain in the a$$. All I usually need is small enough for most gates and take my time grinding. I also have an old dosko I’ve replaced everything more than once. It runs great and Will remove large stumps if you have the time and energy. I’m getting too old for that. I want something that takes a little less effort if you know what I mean.

That was the problem I was having. I couldn’t find the repair parts. I scavenged all one weed eaters I could find. I finally made my own as the video shows. You need a splined shaft. I happened to have an old one that was broken. So I salvaged the parts and made my own. I’ve made several and I don’t need them. The first ones I made are working years later.

Yes, I’ve tried that. Jb weld and epoxy. Nothing holds for long. I’ve had no problem with the technique I made in the video. In fact, I’ve not needed to repair them again. They are still working several years later. You just need a spare shaft .

Just need a spare splined shaft and if you can save the small square shaft inside.

I don’t know what they recommend for this sizes. But that wheel would probably work just fine on them as well. If they are still only 20 bucks I would just start there.

Thank you, good perspective.

5 gallons per hour in fuel, teeth are 2000 per set. Cost of everything has skyrocketed in the last couple years.

Thanks Chris, these coyotes have been pretty regular around my place for awhile now even caught a young one in a skunk trap. Apparently they have pups right now and are vigorously hunting for squirrels. Me and my dog go out and chase squirrels with the truck. Well the coyotes have been around during the day and the weeds are so tall they are hidden until we spooked them up. My dog likes to run them off, but this time they ganged up on him. That was a little too close. Not sure what to do next. I have a golf course that wraps around my place and a neighborhood across the street. Difficult to use a rifle with so many people around and the danger of bullet going astray.

Yes

Yes that is a really nice machine

No Grafting on this project. Just cutting them back to start over.

It was very scary in a few places.

Was mulched very heavy a few years ago. The ground just eats it up. It’s amazing how fast it disappears.

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 they love their own mulch. We chainsaw it all up on both our Orchards. Best weed supressor of all. Labour intensive but goes a long way. Then just top up and gap up with chipped trees or pine bark We are in New Zealand.

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Awe come on. I promise not to hurt it.

Sometimes you just got to get the work done. Give it hell, grind it up and move on to the next job.

We don’t water these trees after stumping. Trees without leaves can’t use the water. No evapotranspiration. If the weather is warm it will evaporate. So occasionally we need to water. As the leaves start to grow we increase. A lot of farmers stumped during the drought to save water.

My small machine has a 3/8” wheel, regular pocket and use short bolts. They should work well. Use the 500 series of green teeth they are smaller.

I totally agree. If I can leave it I am a happy guy.

These were at the Santa Barbara butterfly grove

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 just stunning!!

Thank you Rose, we absolutely love it when they appear in such beautiful numbers as this year. We hope it’s another great year next fall.

I totally agree, but that’s what my bird identification guide said he was called. Thank you for your reply

Thank you Moh, yes it will take 3 years to start growing new avocados fruit again. This block of trees produced huge crops of fruit for many years. It became a bit over crowded and the farmer wanted to add mulch to the soil and give the trees more room to grow. It was time to stump them and start over. If they didn’t stump them they trees slowly loose production and grow closer together. This saves water as the smaller trees don’t need much. Water in our area can be very expensive and due to drought sometimes not available. This technique helps in overcrowding as well as saving water during a drought. Thank you for watching and asking questions.

That’s what we try to do

I have a KOYO bearing number is 6210RDC3 I hope that helps

Hello Kash, I have a few farmers that take most of the chips. Also home owners want some for home gardens and landscaping

Yes we did

Hello Francisco, yes it is in the Santa Barbara area. Thank you for watching my video. Please let me know if you are in need or assistance. That’s what I do.

What a small world..... I thought the area looked familiar. If I was to guess Possibly North of Goleta or Carpinteria. Keep up the good work. I’m a landscaper in the Santa Ynez valley. Occasionally we do travel to Hollister Ranch/SB/ Montecito area. I’ll keep you in mind if an Avocado job comes up. Our climate out here is a little too cold or Hot for Avocados unfortunately. 😩 We plant olive trees, prune and harvest in our area. 👍🏽

You are pretty much spot on for the area. I do tree trimming work from Hollister ranch to carpenteria and Santa Barbara to santa Ynez. I started farming about 40 years ago and got into trimming about 25 years ago. the brush chopping is going to be part of my retirement plan , it’s a little easier to drive a brush chopper than drag brush and climb trees. The tree work is getting harder to do every year.

If you are talking about the plate attached to the pump, it’s probably best to pull it all out. It’s not that hard to pull if you have something to lift out the wheel. It’s really heavy. But I didn’t pull the plate off so I don’t know about that part. I did have to weld an older machine and I didn’t pull it out. I just used a grinder and cut a huge V and was able to put weld back into the v cut with out removing it. I covered all the parts to I wouldn’t burn anything. Best of luck to you. Really sucks fixing stuff.

Sounds like a plan.

Thank you

Sorry, the video is from the spring of this year, they are Hass

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Awesome videos - thanks for sharing