Neighbors helping neighbors sure makes life go a lot better and it'll pay off in the future . Your a kind man Hank . Great video .

Hank, I can’t think of better human beings than you and Calvin. You are both a credit to humanity. What great neighbors ! May God richly blessed you both !

love the ending -that's the way neighbors should be!

Hank, you are a kind man for not charging a fee as you learned how to run the grinder. That machine is a beast and you will gain many customers as soon as they find out you do a professional stump grinding job. Blessings to you.

I run a stump grinding business and there are some tricks to it I learned. Grind the side of the stump nearest you first and go down in sweeps to the bottom in dirt, that way you are cutting with the grain of the wood, don't go directly down from the top as that is cutting across the grain and it takes way longer, your teeth wont last as long, its harder on the machine, its also the cause of the head bouncing which is due to too much of the radius of the cutting wheel in wood, this also causes the wood to get hot and harden making the job even harder for the teeth to cut and shortening their life. Get rid of the hood at the front it serves no purpose in open areas and stops you sweeping on the side of the stump as suggested above. Dont raise the boom up and expose the door to flying debris, stumps can have all sorts of things hidden in them like stones and metal that you dont want fired at the door so keep the boom low between you and the cutting head. I wear shin guards and padded pants doing it as I've been hit a few times and that's just a small machine. Once you have ground the side of the stump to about the 3/4 of it, move the wheel ahead of the stump so you are cutting with the back of the wheel upwards. If you keep going on the side to the far edge cutting with the front of the wheel once you hit the root flair on the back side you will be cutting across grain so back cutting gets you back to cutting with the grain which is much faster and easier on the machine and teeth. Also use a chainsaw to block the stump to near ground before grinding, it saves loads of time and tooth wear, far cheaper to sharpen chains than replace grinder teeth.

This is Russ ! I don't comment but once in awhile someone like you deserves a Big Thumbs up !!

That's what good neighbours do best and stay friends for years! Happy days!

These are 2 good men who get what life is all about working together to understand how everything works love these type of videos bring people together :)

YOU GUYS LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT.

Good on you Hank. I learned from my family long ago that helping neighbors should never involve money, just kindness, fellowship, and a covered dish or pie.

Nice job and God bless those who are helping the neighbors out good job and God bless y'all

That is what humanity is our politicians need to watch this

Hey Hank, paint your self a line on the side that in in the center of the cutter. Then you should be able to see where you are cutting easier. I love your videos!!

Good neighbors hard to beat.

I think Calvin's wife may get a Bobcat and cutter for her birthday😂😂😂.

I love love love this, it's how we humans should be with each other. Blessings ❤

That's what being neighbours is all about. Good on them.

That's how a neighbor should be and I'm glad you told him not to worry about it cause GOD sees that and GOD is going to give you an unexpected blessing. I know you can't do stuff free all the time but sometimes you just have to go the extra mile for people. AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU.

Your a good man the world needs more people like you.

If you have a forestry mulcher stump grinders would be obsolete...... A forestry mulcher can do what that grinder can do and more!!! I kinda prefer the disc over the drum.... Both do great jobs!

Cut those stumps down more before you grind em down. Your having to work harder and longer then necessary . And your costing the customer more money. As Time = Money.

He sees all, Hank. God bless. TFS

I think Calvin might be a natural at this 👍

❤Good neighbours helping oneanother is the best!

I am soooo proud of Yawl's friendship! I'm smiling so "BIG"!!!

What a champion this world needs more guys like this awesome video

That is awesome, I do the same thing Hank, I enjoy working on my equipment helping neighbors and friends. I don't take money from them!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m sure you kept the stumps tall for demonstration purposes, but if I was doing this as a business I’d chainsaw those stumps down low and than grind them down, safe time and ware on you and your equipment. I’m sure you already know this. lol! Nice video!

Notice the way Calvin slid the Dollas in his pocket

I'm impressed with your kindness and attitude. Well done.

great video and looks like you gents had a good time - Calvins a natural in that machine - nice smooth work. Thanks for sharing Hank and Calvin

Great job! Blessings to the both of you!

WE can use more of this kindness God Bless

Nice addition Hank. Set in cool ac cab and grind. Looks like a great way to do it. Grinder looks like a beast

Way way way to cool for school. My kind of neighbors!!!

Hank maybe try finding a spot to mount a wireless camera on the side of the grinder in a spot that you can see the cutting wheel with a screen inside the cab that might help out ...

Sweet grinder! Beats burning that stump and risking root fire.

Thank you Hank. That machine sounds like the cartoon Tasmanian devil😂😂😂.

The way its supposed to be. Great work Hank!

Neighbors helping neighbors👍😊

Amazing piece of machinery. Good neighbors.

Hey Hank! Thanks for the video. That stump grinder is bad ass. Job well done. That’s cool you’re helping your neighbors out. I wish I was able to do the same

I paid a guy 450 to do a 12" willow tree stump. But if you ever dug a stump out, 450 is cheap, not to mention he had to haul his equipment to my house and probably took 2 hours with travel. My body thanked me.

6:20. Here's a thought, as you said depth perception from above, and "position" of the stump after you grind it to ground level? BEFORE you start, use an updown type road spray can, to mark a line through the stump, far out to either side, as well as a line from the stump, directly ahead of your machine, about 2-3M either way. Then when you have a lot of mulching and dirt there, you can still see where the stump was, to grind it accurately, plus a couple of stakes either side, that have a stringline between them, will give you depth perception regards how low your machine head is, in relation to that string line, especially if you make the top of the line/stakes level with the height of the machine head, when sitting on the ground. That way, as you mulch down onto the stump, the stringline ahead of you will provide you the nescessary "height profiles" you are after. Later when well knowledgable in using this, it will be a natural memory, as to how high or low, you are stump grinding anything else, without needing either the paint, or the string.

Neighbors helping neighbors! 👍

This video made my day, Thanks to both of you guys

That's was a good thing you did for the brother man Hank Williams God bless you and yours how about you Hank um Ronnie perdue in melvindale Michigan

If you cut it off as close to the ground as possible before grinding, it would save you a LOT of grinding time and ware & tare on the grinder.

15:30 “Don’t worry ‘bout it neighbor! I might need some help again and you can pay me back that way!”

Hey Hank, that looks like a great setup. I have a woodland mills Pto driven for the tractor, done over 200 stumps. Not sure what the soil is probably sand where your at. I have mostly clay and some rocks and it's hard on the teeth. Keep some spare teeth in stock, you will be able to tell when they get worn. Good job!

I had several implements for my bobcat. Back in the early 90s I charged $60/hour with a 2 hour minimum. I had the roto tiller that was great for horse arenas.

Mount a flag on the guard like plow trucks do with snow plow blade. Help with depth perception

I worked at a Napa store years ago and we had a big sign over the counter PRICES CHANGE ACCORDING TO CUSTOMERS ATTITUDE.

For light small jobs it may do you ok but I'm guess you will want something bigger & lots stronger .Good luck

dang Hank... I used to have a pto powered grinder, but my 24 hp Deere was too small for it... now I just need to get a little smaller one for it,, you gave me the fever. haha Lets go Brandon

Just curious but why not cut the stumps close to the ground instead of extra wear and tear of your new stump grinder?

Thats what friends do for each other love it two good men

That's a nice attachment for your machine! I have a manual stump grinder that I don't use real often because it's such a workout! It does basically the same thing with a much smaller cutting wheel, and the side-to-side motion is all "me" created. One thought... perhaps use some bright colored tape or maybe a paint pen to mark and give you a reference as far as where the center of the cutting wheel is?

My kind of neighbor!

Hey Hank from a side angle it looks like a duck pecking the ground. It's cool

Practice makes perfect. Muscle memory should come pretty quick. And just as I was thinking, Put Calvin in the machine he jumped in. Team stump go.

Y'all got a funny definition of the word stump.

That’s a neat machine. Wish I had one. Looks like fun.

Great video, great heart! God bless you both

*SUGGESTION:* We took two angle hardware and screwed them into the sides of our Baumalight Grinders with self tapping screws. Then we use fiberglass driveway marking rods (orange) drilled through and angled towards the blade on both sides. *When my workers are in the cab they can see the rods move...showing them where the blade is compared to the stump/ground. A simple marker to draw notches onto the poles. Just like a tractor bucket level indicator...but angled & on hinges.* Another option is a remote camera, but we tried that and our workers were crashing into objects focusing too much on the camera, rather than their surroundings.

i see you got them action crocs on getting after it. Lets go

Always cut the stumps as close to the ground with the chain saw before grinding the Stump. It'll save time and money

If the other person is genuine and you know they will get you back in the future, why not. Seems like you 2 already have a friendship and, somewhere down the line, you may need help and he will be there for you. Oh yeah, that attachment shreds!

Put a wireless camera on the side so you can see what you’re doing

He was a good man.,👍💯🇺🇲

Hank, have you replaced your door glass in your BobCat with the unbreakable glass. It would only take once, and you could be hurt really bad. That thing should be a money maker for you.

2:29 And, if you have never seen any of those others, nor your own videos, I'll just skip along the timeline as that's all pomp and yack to me, I'm not just miles away, but a complete PACIFIC ocean away - so "bomberlite" means zip to me also. I'm just here to see it work.

Have a nice week.

Yes Sir i do agree

I'm using same thing but on 3PT on tractor. Like guy said, you gotta not get stuck in the bowl or it bogs down...move forward or backward to knock off the edges. After getting down to the ground and everything is covered with woodchips, it becomes guesswork as to where to grind. I use the bucket or shovel to move the chips out of the way. The stump is a good 2-3 times bigger below grade with big roots going off....getting it down to grade is the easy part and then doing 6-8 inches below grade is the hard part. First 1/2 rows of teeth on the outer edge of the rotor take the most beating...mine nearly shot after like 5 huge stumps...one that was 42 inch diameter on top (4 trees going together) and like 6+ feet wide below grade took me all day (realistically like 5-6 hours). I got a backhoe and on the fence what's faster...anything 24+ inches on top probably best of grinding, but anything smaller can probably dig up similar speed (NP to dig a stump in 30 minutes). Honestly not too impressed with the grinder...it's kind of a pain to use and crude...the bolts holding teeth worn down and loose... makes me wonder if I can even replace the teeth to see if it works better.

Hank You are a good Man.

What a nice pair of gentlemen you are.

What a great neighbor 👍🏼

That was cool good neighbors for life.

The only place i would consider using a stump grinder is in a small city yard. It doesn't completely remove the stump. I prefer to use my dozer and remove the whole stump on the farm.

thats how its works out in the country. neighbor helping neighbor

No stump too tough to grind before 5 !!! Nice Job

MAYBE PUT A CAMERA UNDER THE BOOM SO U CAN SEE WHAT THE BLADE IS DOINT-MAYBE EVEN ONE OF THOSE BACK UP CAMS

Nice that you did that for him !

I moved to eastern Europe from the US. Offering to pay/charge a neighbor here is disrespectful. They will not accept a dime. If you try to hand them money they will just smile and give you a hug.

I think Kelvin should come over to your place and help you drink some of your beers, That's a fare trade.😋

I want both you guys as my neighbors.

Mount a camera so you can see cutter inside cab

My number one thing! Life is about Planting good seeds.........

Great job Hank. Cool tool.

The skid steer version is deffinitely better than the tractor mounted one. *****

I have a grinder much like yours. I always cut the stump to ground level, makes for much less grinding.

Priceless

This is an entertaining video and I learned a bit too.

That's how all the world should be god blessyou

Shoot man you're doing a good job I'd be happy to have it you're a good neighbor

This is way more than a good neighbor that equipment is expensive and fuel ain't cheap let alone your time

How about WiFi reversing camera set up on your lower left and mounted in your cab

Well done

I'd have to raise or remove that deflector on the front.