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    Stump grinding tips/ tricks/ tools.

    By the way, files don't like to cut through 'rocked' chain and are dulled much faster by it than new chain. That's because the face of the cutter is 'work hardened' up closer to as hard as the file. The grinding stones in the cassette have little challenge with this phenomenon.
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    Oregon's system is a special chain and the cassette combo that work together. Then later you can buy chains and new sharpening stones separately. Say if the system is $70 retail I have gotten them for $35 or so when stores were clearing them out. (Retail price is high for a person that...
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    Deva, you sound like a person who could really benefit from using Oregon's Instant Sharp set up on a stumper saw. Cut roots etc in dirt till you feel you must sharpen, put the sharpening cassette on (oriented same direction each time) and use the saws power to sharpen in 5 seconds. Take...
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    Those vertical stump augers look to be interesting if a person wants to have a large piece of equipment around to handle it. Any idea what they are like if rocks or cement are a part of stump equation Hsell?
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    Deva, as a part of your planning for stump grinder purchases I think you should also ask yourself this. When you have more treework pruning and or removals than you can do, what will be your level of interest in stump grinding? I expect you will be swamped with work in the not too distant...
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    Black Acacia Deva? I have heard that BA is highly sought after by wood workers. I was told a 2 foot dia log 20 feet long could be worth $2,000.
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    I have been amazed at how fast the grind times are that you have been posting. Quite the accomplishment.
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    If a person was ever possessed enough that they wanted to build a business around doing these stumps they would want a New River Stump Gun. http://newriverequipment.com/pages/stump-gun-vertical-stump-grinder
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    Stump grinding tips/ tricks/ tools.

    I love grinding above ground stumps/rootwads with a sharp (sharp) stump grinder. Little dirt to slow you down, no hidden rocks. I grind the roots first while heavy part of stump holds them. Some break off, near end of grind a liftable size piece of wood is left. From six stumps I would...
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