Stump Splitter

Custom stump splitter fabricated by Sunrise Excavating for a one man operation. We get paid to take the stumps from land developers and the split wood is sold to a co-generation plant for fuel.
Video using the Sony FDR-AX100 4K camcorder.

[@samvalentine3206]

Ro'ber Harpane's comments below state some observations that I had as well. I was/am impressed with how clean his yard was, and the fact that he used his boom as a pivot point to lift and rotate the entire machine without leaving huge gouges in the ground like he might have had he just rotated reversed one tread and forwarded the other. Most impressive that he can handle the splitter via remote control from the cab. At first I was wondering where his helper was, or maybe the photographer was lending a hand. A tip of the hat to you MrShoptaw for your video recording skills and abilities. You're videos are professionally done, with numerous camera angles and letting the subject do the movement, not the camera with crazy zooms and movements. Your videos of the steam mill are most impressive. Thank you for your efforts, your work and the time you take to post these videos on KZbin for folks like me to enjoy from the comfort of our own home. They certainly allow us to "be there" and see how things are done, sharing the experiences of others. Much appreciated!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thank you, we certainly appreciate the positive comments. Thanks for watching. :>)

[@Paleoman]

I have to agree with you re: the operator of the excavator. That man was very experienced and left none of the divots one usually sees from one of these machines moving about. His yard was very clean for such a type of operation.

[@user-re1mj4qm9h]

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[@SebastianVestae]

Wonderful video ! many thanks for this moment....have a nice day

[@MrShoptaw]

Sebastian Vestae Thank you Sebastian, glad you enjoyed it.

[@youenn2180]

Nom de D... ! I'd never seen that before ,you are best at dealing with raw wood ..

[@MrShoptaw]

+Youenn - thanks, it's a good subject for video. :>)

[@gloriareinarevetrialema5267]

Youenn o

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Interesting machine. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing & looking for more interesting videos from you as time goes on. Excellent video MrShoptaw !

[@MrShoptaw]

Low Budget Scale Modeling. The splitter is my brothers brainchild and works like a champ.

[@chefgiovanni]

Very cool ! Looks to be a lot of custom building went into that splitter ! The guy operating has great skills. Time to cook.

[@HubertofLiege]

For those that don’t understand what the purpose is here, in most urban areas you can’t burn stumps. So you grind them in large industrial stump grinders turning the stumps into chips to be burned in cogeneration plants creating electricity. It is more efficient to grind smaller pieces in a grinder, you can’t just chuck a twelve foot stump in a grinder and expect to be efficient and profitable. This appears to work well for large stumps. This guy had a yard where contractors pay him dump fees to accept the wood waste and he creates a product he then sells to the cogen plant. Money coming and going, he’s getting rich, and so can you if you buy it.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Your skills and machinery are a great match.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, I'll pass that along to the operator. :>)

[@DarkVoidIII]

That's really impressive. I'd say it wouldn't be bothered much by an undiscovered piece of metal in a stump. :D The operator's skills are really impressive! Greetings from Australia!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for the comments and glad you watched my video.

[@VgarajeSuRf]

Гидравлический колун с дистанционным управлением - просто и эффективно, and 4K camcorder... wow!

[@MrShoptaw]

Homa526 получает задание выполнено. :>)

[@petersmith5199]

To me, this job would just be wonderful. I expect some days would be stressful, but I would still love it. My problem would be, because I'm a woodturning addict, I would go home every night with a truck load of the best roots! Lovely video. Thank you.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, glad you watched the video.

[@pmtips4482]

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching!

[@ccaaproduction105]

Good job, Thank you for your information.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, glad you watched the video.

[@samking73]

That's pretty cool!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks. :

[@davesstuff1599]

Awesome video, love it.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks :>)

[@jurouli482]

Die Maschine macht ein Lärm.

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes it does. :>)

[@mountfields]

We had some pretty large stumps, gave then serious a pressure wash / clean with an industrial p/washer, and sold them for really good money, as Tim Hyatt said, some wood workers pay huge money for unusual grained timber, The hardwood ones always get sold.

[@MrShoptaw]

+mountfields - we will have to look into that. Thanks, :>)

[@youenn2180]

+mountfields Woodturners like "unusual grained timber" as you say ,I'm an amateur one here in Brittany and my favorite is yew with its twisted grain ,grows everywhere here ,most beautiful wood we got here..

[@lonnywendelin414]

About how much for a two foot walnut

[@10nlydevionhall4]

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[@bdougie3807]

My dad told me back in the 70’s Walnut stumps brought a premium

[@blinko656]

Pretty cool, can see you like what you are doing..

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching. :>)

[@oneshotme]

1 Thing that helps out a lot is that very good operator you have there

[@MrShoptaw]

He does take pride in his work.

[@lanemimnaugh7486]

Russell Anderson "I did notice him at the beginning looking at the controls twice when he was operating it. Not a pro".

[@rajendrakumar8419]

thank you , very nice operation

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, glad you watched the video. :>)

[@suztopher1]

That excavator operator has got a lot of finesse!

[@MrShoptaw]

He is a skilled operator indeed.

[@gurmailsingh4423]

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[@bondo5696]

Impressive and powerful. Used to do everything by hand.

[@MrShoptaw]

Dave Wolfgang It packs a punch.

[@frankvaine7778]

P.s. ours is also remote controlled. great idea

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@jaygallagher8064]

I bet it was fun designing, as well as, building the splitter.

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes indeed.

[@sylenzf4748]

Nice setup you have there.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, I'm glad you watched the video.

[@srdavis37]

Heck, I was more impressed with the precision handling of that excavator. Well Done.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, he does know how to make it do what he wants. :>)

[@MrShoptaw]

He would be the first to agree there are those better than him.

[@larryjennings9937]

Mike Smith Then go get in a rock truck.

[@valdirferreira4861]

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[@mikemehaffey9693]

He sure has my 21 ton fire wood splitter beat. Nice work.

[@MrShoptaw]

thanks.

[@randymaylowski2485]

waw that is really amazing, nice video of that :) that is a one way how to make the tree stamps smaller....lol

[@MrShoptaw]

+Randy Maylowski - it does work well. :>)

[@petetoupin482]

River logging

[@joshpinson5513]

This HAS to be the slowest excavator operator known to mankind!!!!

[@richardsimpson3136]

YEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@Average1212]

Any business owner would rather a smooth slower operator than a goon on the controls always breaking shit.

[@VicsYard]

That things no joke!

[@MrShoptaw]

Gets the job done. :>)

[@ddssdickday]

Funny, we don't get to see much of the surroundings, but I get the feeling that this operation is very organized, equipment is well maintained and clean. Nice video.

[@MrShoptaw]

You would be right about that. Thanks for watching. :>)

[@Paleoman]

Looks like you guys are in gold rush country where they did hydraulic mining. Am I in the ballpark with my hunch? Awesome video, bet there are occaisional rattlers lurking under those stumps now and then. Love these videos you post Mr Shoptaw, right up my alley, many thanks to you for all your efforts and troubles to share these with us.

[@MrShoptaw]

You are right, they did that type of mining close by. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I certainly enjoy making them. :>)

[@bobocaterpillar3697]

wow, you don't see a lot of 3145's anymore! good old engine!

[@MrShoptaw]

It does get the job done. :>)

[@FesterPussbucket]

It's old school reliability and performance. It doesn't fit the hipsters and their organic way of life. Not enough chrome and too much actual work.

[@yojojo8260]

old is gold

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@C99631]

Great brute forcing methodology. Machinery designed and run by the people who know how to use it. So rare these days.

[@domingochuta487]

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[@thanhat7034]

M C Xem🐵🐵🐕🐺

[@brittcofarms5620]

nice setup

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks!

[@kristopherroot7346]

@@MrShoptaw Do you still have this for sale? I saw it on Craigslist a while ago

[@MrShoptaw]

Not mine. I just did the video. You might want to check with Sunrise Excavating.

[@TheNimshew]

Nice operation. Looked like he could pick up a dime with that excavator.

[@MrShoptaw]

Darn near. Thanks for watching. :>)

[@TheNimshew]

My pleasure. Never seen better. You're a pro.

[@Rat-Builder]

I don't know the exact name of the video, but I think it is: Man undresses girl with excavator--------It is impressive, and the girl was fearless!

[@stevewebb1226]

make longer videos please love it boss love it too

[@MrShoptaw]

I'll see what I can do. :>)

[@alram5664]

Reminds me of when I used to watch paint dry.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@mreckes9967]

Ah hydraulic power in action, there's some grunt in that ram, great bit of kit.

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes indeed. Thanks for watching.

[@redwolf230]

That splitter is AWSOME!!!!!!! did you build that yourself? Seems to split those stumps fast!

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes, built from unused items laying around the shop.

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Good job 👍🏻

[@MrShoptaw]

thanks

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

@@MrShoptaw You're welcome :)

[@donaldswink6259]

Super nice excavator.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@zippythechicken]

the accuracy of manipulating that stump is impressive

[@MrShoptaw]

He is good at the controls. :>)

[@nate87465]

To both of U. Not really

[@jasonwilson8517]

Dam good wood

[@MrShoptaw]

indeed. :>)

[@raycity1234]

That is amazing

[@MrShoptaw]

Thank you. :>)

[@richardsimpson3136]

@@MrShoptaw NOT Amazing or Impressed at all!

[@elizabethblane201]

I'm curious to know: what is done with the remnants of the splits stumps afterward?

[@MrShoptaw]

The split wood is then sold to a co-generation plant for fuel

[@doogiehowser78]

He knocked that tiny bit of wood off the far side of the splitter at 6.22 with the thumb before picking up the bigger bit to dump behind it , moving slowly and delicately around the splitter so not to cause it damage , good operator

[@MrShoptaw]

Just like flicking a crumb off the plate with your finger. :>)

[@tvs3497]

I reckon that's better than hauling that Cat around the countryside. I'm looking forward to getting a mini-excavator and having a go at my little acre of jungle paradise very soon.

[@MrShoptaw]

Get er done :>)

[@catdieselpower193]

great vid pard and nice work

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, it gets the job done. :>)

[@tlclandscaping8455]

Awesome splitter, cat powered that's bad ass

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching. :>)

[@maximumhardcore4362]

I’d go insane if I had to do this for even an hr......

[@isbcornbinder]

I suppose you could dig out and clean up around your splitter? Is there a reason to keep you work-space like that?

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes. The operator learned that just the right amount of debris helps support the stump for splitting. Thanks for watching. :>)

[@WOODY11780]

That's American Power !!!

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes indeed. Thanks for watching.

[@Kerosene_Stream]

What are the split pieces used for, firewood?

[@MrShoptaw]

nate379 Most goes to a local wood fired power generation plant.

[@timhyatt9185]

+MrShoptaw its a fascinating bit of engineering, though the part i find truly saddening....the stumps have some of the MOST spectacularly looking grain in the entire tree......it's a shame that at least some of it can't be reclaimed out of these....maybe a local wood turner who'd be willing to come and cut out a few sections with a chainsaw after it's been split??

[@MrShoptaw]

Tim Hyatt- Good suggestion. I'll see if I can find someone in the area that would like to do that.

[@jeffthomas1063]

Kindling wood for Chuck Norris's deer stand heater.

[@kimblastein]

Well im impressed by the operator off the finess he have whit that cat digger if it Was me i probely would have gon for a material handler whit a grappel and wheels instead off tracks and if you guyes see this comment i would love a follow up video on What happens whit the stumps after you have split them and yes i read the description on the video they become fuel butt videos are better

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching the video. Unfortunately we don't have access to the power plant to video.

[@kimblastein]

@@MrShoptaw aaa ok to bad

[@freewill1114]

I was eyeballing that boulder sitting up on top, and wondered if it fell off yet. Nope, still there, and it was fun to watch him flick it off with the excavator, like it was a speck of lint on your shirt!

[@MrShoptaw]

This operator has good control of the machine, Thanks for watching.

[@55JBNC]

Hell I got a log splitter from harbor freight I bet could do that, at least that what the sale man said it could do.

[@MrShoptaw]

Give it a try, who knows? :>)

[@FesterPussbucket]

If you spent $100 for the extended warranty it can also cut the tree down for you. Harbor Freight... I have a burn scar on the palm of my left hand from the time I bought and used a 1/2" Harbor Freight hammer drill to bore a 3/4" hole through a cinder block wall..... and NO I WASN'T IN A COLUMN OR HEADER! That piece of shit melted in my hand. I wouldn't buy a pencil from that Chinese landfill ever again. There are enough American products out there sold by reputable dealers. They just cost more, but you can use them more than once.

[@Paleoman]

Harbor freight sells chinese junk. I bet it broke down 6 months after you got it.

[@FesterPussbucket]

Paleo Man too bad the Chinese products don't work as good as their food tastes. Then again half of everything made I'm America nowadays is full of cheap Chinese parts. I don't know if what Trump is doing is totally being done the right way, but at least he's trying something. Ever since Mr. Nixon went to China, American production went to shit. We can only blame ourselves though. For almost 50 years now all that counts is cheap cheap cheap. But then again if there weren't so many pencil pushing office clowns in every corner being supported by the working class, the workers could get paid better and buy better stuff that they produced at home. The whole country can fall apart and go to shit as long as Wall Street gets paid. People are stupid. This is why civilizations fail. When reality and leadership drift so far apart that galaxies Form and die between them and neither side realizes anything happened. Sooner or later there is a supernova and everything dies.

[@Raymond-mk8cb]

Bingo..........at least Trump is trying to make things better. At least he is not selling us out to foreign interests.

[@scottodonahoe9505]

Pile a bunch of that up and light it in October and be heat free all winter !

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@ginoasci2876]

I see you like your tools. We all do. I have an idea for you. How about a huge broom with three foot-long bristles that you can grab with your excavator bucket and clean off your splitter, for when it gets too caked up with debris from the stumps. Build one, do a video, and let me know when you upload the video. I'd love to see it in action. Y be the first to have one. How cool would that be. Good luck, and take care.

[@MrShoptaw]

Hum? I like that idea. I'll pass it along to the guys. :>)

[@ginoasci2876]

+MrShoptaw I looked them up, and Hill Tip makes brooms for mini excavators but not like the one I described. Those bristles are approximately 12" tall.

[@knotbumper]

In Tacoma, there is or was a splitter with 4 eight foot knives arranged like an "asterisk" the push plate was about 10'x10' and it split stumps into sizes that would fit in a chipper. Why they didn't use a bowel chipper I don't know. The whole thing had a table around 15' and was powered by an old 16-71 GMC with straight stacks. What a horrible machine to work around, but it could break anything that was set on the table.

[@MrShoptaw]

Sounds like a beast! :>)

[@jerrythayer9423]

Great idea for the splitter. Let me start by saying that's a beautiful excavator. We deal with some wood lots and timber products. We purchased a used Cat 325cl model excavator about two years ago, it has a pin grabber coupler like yours, [I think]. We tried to purchase a thumb attachment [tool bar] like yours, four teeth. Our machine, which took us months to find with a pin grabber, and fully progressive thumb has only two teeth on the thumb attachment. Question, if you don't mind: Can the center two teeth of your thumb strike the excavator's boom? Our machine is a little older then yours but has a few additional parts that operate it's thumb. Our machine can not, and the CAT dealer in our area says a two teeth thumb is the only attachment available for our version.

[@MrShoptaw]

Glad you like the video. Sorry I can't help with you questions. I'm just the videographer and know nothing about the equipment. If you want to know about my camera, I can help there. :>) I'll see if I can get the owner of the equipment to respond.

[@sandywilliams1303]

Yes, the thumb will strike the boom. We welded a heavy plate on the boom in the strike area, the boom steel is not thick enough to handel the striking and eventually the boom will be damaged after repeated strikes. The reason the thumb hits the boom is because of the pin grabber, it adds extra length to the stick. Just something you have to live with and be careful with.

[@frankvaine7778]

fantastic. It inspired us to make our own mini monster splitter for big eucalyptus logs. You can see it at facebook frank's firewood. Thank you

[@MrShoptaw]

Very good!

[@DateTwoRelate]

At first, I thought that CAT was going to steamroll over that car. Woops, wrong video.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching

[@joem1413]

I think he should be cleaning in front of the ram more often, dirt wears everything fast

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes it does.

[@jburtd1]

This is the most inefficient ,costly, work intensive machine I have ever seen

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@elbob248]

I'll bet the one you built is far superior.

[@manmeetworld]

How else do you get it done?

[@shadythereok]

LoL, ole' boy is walk'n the dog

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@llamaclub9856]

get a cork screw for your quick-tach. so much faster.

[@richardsimpson3136]

YOU got that right Devin!

[@manuelbettencourt4213]

Are those diggger pines in the background?

[@MrShoptaw]

Yes they are. :>)

[@dr.phil-federalinspector6023]

Good thing those stumps are not walnut..because the wood from them is very expensive...for very fine marble..for expensive furniture..and gun stocks....every expensive wood in walnut stumps..$$$$$$$$$$

[@MrShoptaw]

You are right about that. Thanks for watching.

[@fattyz1]

Make a pile and burn them, Fire does such a neat job, nothing left but a black spot on the ground.

[@MrShoptaw]

Or better yet sell the wood to the co-generation plant and let them burn it which is what was done with them.

[@craigkeller]

Paul Bunyan would be proud.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, Glad you watched.

[@aandrave]

We have a few operations around me that chip giant stumps in a tub grinder or similarly mechanically process them to dispose of them. I have seen the price tags on even used equipment like this and I just don't see how they are able to justify it. It costs nothing to stack the stumps up and let them break down naturally, and with the right potash or whatever sprinkled on them, it doesn't really take all that long. I like the idea of making something productive of them, but I wonder in the end of theres any meat left on the bone.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnny6148]

fuel cheap when this was made

[@cletrac12c72]

I split my stumps out right in the ground, then ready to stack and burn if desired.

[@HubertofLiege]

cletrac12c some hardwoods do not split in the ground well

[@HubertofLiege]

cletrac12c some hardwoods do not split in the ground well

[@michaelmixon2479]

Wow! This guy is good!

[@MrShoptaw]

He has done it before. :>)

[@joefrugoli4970]

These guys need a tub grinder.

[@Rattlerjake1]

I was going to say the same thing. Why in the world waste time slitting these stumps? Not like it will make good "cord wood"!

[@Alex-uy7pc]

Do you know how expensive those damn things are?? We rent one for a 2 weeks once a year to chip tons of stumps. And they bill you by the hour you have it, not logged hours so we run it basically 22 hours a day only stopping to grease it. (Seriously those guys don't joke about how much they want those things greased.)

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnmoore8016]

what do you with them after you split them?

[@MrShoptaw]

The wood is sold to a power generation plant for fuel. :>)

[@richardsimpson3136]

Sells them to Woodworkers. Calls them a BURL at that point.

[@studebakered3787]

Oh wow that almost looks as large as my log splitter

[@MrShoptaw]

It does the job. :>)

[@newatthis50]

Clicked on this just to hear that big diesel run

[@MrShoptaw]

I know what you mean.

[@robertordewald8678]

I suspect the generating power plant built the firebox with a certain wood size in mind knowing the expense of owning and operating a stump grinder/chipper. Likely chips would not work as well for this application. The expense to chip over split would be huge.

[@MrShoptaw]

You are probably right. Thanks for watching.

[@queenofspadz]

Would a stump shear attachment work just as well?

[@queenofspadz]

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[@MrShoptaw]

Perhaps. :>)

[@nyefamily1]

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[@hool-e-ganfuz2047]

Sorting Grapple = 100% Faster than a Bucket with a Claw

[@Hard_R_Fridays]

Who cares...do you even operate?

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@1stFlyingeagle]

Question why put your bucket down and then turn the tracks. What is the reason?

[@MrShoptaw]

I'm just the videographer, but I believe the reason is, it minimizes the damage the tracks make to the ground. :>)

[@SJ-oq1rb]

Grinder is much more productive, but if you split them up you still have large debris, nice excavator btw

[@MrShoptaw]

The split wood is sold to a wood fired plant for fuel.

[@kenclouseau2616]

Payed by the hour..?

[@davidmicalizio824]

Where are you located? That canyon looks familiar.

[@MrShoptaw]

Clear creek road.

[@danielmanfro7380]

Acho que este cara ganha como operador e rachador!

[@MrShoptaw]

Thank you.

[@tracykeenan4449]

What do they use the stumps for

[@MrShoptaw]

The wood is sold to a power generation plant for fuel. :>)

[@cuocsongtaybac868]

Máy hiện đại quá luôn nhỉ

[@MrShoptaw]

We thing so. Thanks for watching the video.

[@AlaskanPotHead]

Skip to 3:18 if you actually want to see a stump being split. Basically, half the video is NOT a stump being split.

[@maheshgairola5421]

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[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks for watching.

[@thegunman9775]

Seems like a lot of work to split a stump we have a 345 we replaced the the thumb with a stump spliter thumb just a wedge but thing works like a champ

[@MrShoptaw]

Very cool. :>)

[@jaytodd5809]

Manual thumbs are better for tree stumps if you don't have to dig and move dirt often...heck the force of the bucket on stump against manual thumb picks it part somewhat..neat machines though

[@MrShoptaw]

Thanks, glad you watched the video. :>)

[@anthonythorp7291]

To each their own but I disagree. I'll take a hydraulic thumb every time. Want to spit a stump, chop it with the teeth. Company I work for has a hydraulic stump splitter for a hoe. Basically take your hand ,split your fingers two on each side and your thumb moves between them splitting the stump. Its also made to tear them out of the ground.

[@jaytodd5809]

Huh..really

[@stevenherrold5955]

i live in Topeka Kansas forestry has a tub grinder that would take that stump in one bite and spin it around like it was trig in less then ten minutes nothing left but splinters that's a small stump you should big ones

[@MrShoptaw]

Sounds cool. Thanks for watching.

[@charlestaylor9499]

How many tons of force is the splitter? Charles Taylor out.

[@MrShoptaw]

I'm just the video guy. Sorry I don't know more about the setup in that regard. Thanks for watching.

[@wompbozer3939]

You guys should just turn termites loose- it may be faster. $150 per hour firewood crew, lol

[@MrShoptaw]

hum... didn't think of that. :>)

[@nate87465]

1 question. Why? I don't get what U do with it after U split it? No good for fire wood. If U want to burn it just burn the stump whole? Seems like a lot of effort for little reward. Unless I missed something?

[@MrShoptaw]

Land developers pay to take the stumps off their hands and the co-generation plant pays for the split wood to use as fuel.

[@Divemedic14]

Aside from splitting the stumps, what purpose is this for? I don't understand the usefulness unless they were getting it into more manageable sizes to go into a wood chipper to use for mulch or fuel for something. I'm kinda surprised they just don't burn them to get rid of them. Before you bash me, I'm a paramedic not a heavy equipment operator. Is there a economical purpose for this much cost and effort to split the stumps?

[@MrShoptaw]

Often on large land clearing projects, the contractor needs to dispose of the large stumps. When burning, or other means is not an option, the stumps are delivered to us free of charge. They are then split and the wood sold to a local co-generation plant as fuel. Thanks for watching. :>)

[@Divemedic14]

Thanks for the reply, and thanks for the videos. Sure makes a slow shift go by easier!

[@austrorus]

what will be gone further with the wood?

[@MrShoptaw]

The wood is sold to a co-generation plant for fuel. :>)

[@davidsnyder2000]

I don’t get it….the stumps are cut in half🤷 Now what?

[@MrShoptaw]

Wood is sold to power plant.

[@aaronfyfe7301]

Have you ever had one It struggles with?

[@MrShoptaw]

Not really. Thanks for watching.