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Remember Michael Keaton in the 1983 Thriller - Mr. Mom - where he wants to impress his wife's boss by carrying around a running chain saw? Enter Harry and his stump grinder. A stump grinder might remind one of a chain saw on wheels. Fortunately it is a lot more docile and quieter than it looks. The stump grinder has a Honda 9HP super quiet OHV engine. It is relatively vibration free. One grinds the stump by moving the machine left and right while the wheel chips away making big piles of saw dust.
The stump grinder arrived Monday and was immediately used to take out 10 stumps in the front yard. This morning 10 more stumps were removed from the back yard near the pool.
Nancy captured the stump grinder and the "Woodlands Resident Stump Grinder" in action. Note our mixed forest of palm trees - pine trees and live oaks. We intend to clear all of the brush from the house to the lake - take out a few smaller trees - and then remove all the stumps and exposed roots to make a "park-like" landscaped area. We are considering putting a guest house/workshop/boat house down near the lake.
At roughly $20 a stump - I have already done about $400 worth of work.
Next toy is supposed to arrive Friday - the chipper/shredder. I have mounds of underbrush all cut and ready to shove into the chipper/shredder.
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