tomahawk stump grinder teeth

Drouin Tree Service · 4th October 2007, 11:13 PM

Eds pretty good at copying others ideas!

Eric Frei · 4th October 2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Eds pretty good at copying others ideas!

Most who have no idea are.

Steve Tipton · 5th October 2007, 05:47 PM

That handled the Umbrella tree alright. How does it go on Ironbark or Grey Box etc?

Eric Frei · 5th October 2007, 06:21 PM

That was an African Tulip tree, but I did a bauhinia stump, cuban palm, alex palm, cocs palm plus ... undoubtedly the toughest and hardest of them all, harder than iron bark.

Leopard tree (Caesalpinia ferrea aka Brazilian ironwood).

But that stump on the video had the most stump protruding and best camera shot. The others were a dust bowl.

It slaughtered the leopard tree, cut beautifully, real nice chips coming off not powder.

I give them the thumbs up, and I have ground a lot of stumps, the Leopard tree is the hardest no doubt. Palms, friggin blew them into the next neighbourhood, smashed them!

Tomahawk teeth RULE!

Drouin Tree Service · 5th October 2007, 08:54 PM

Be interesting to hear trev mc revs thoughts with them on his super junior,Im just out of standard teeth on mine so ill be changing over to tomahawks shortly on that,I did a fair few stumps this week with the tow behind and new (re-tipped) teeth brezed thru them...

Eric Frei · 16th October 2007, 11:25 PM

Well, did a ton of grinding today, the ole Tomahawks are well and truly worn but they powered on really well.

Most impressed, they stood up to rock and steel abuse really well too, I hit the old rio rod in the stump and also ground some granity rock.

Drouin Tree Service · 17th October 2007, 11:06 PM

Yes you get good life out of them,Ive been impressed in the same way..

Ace Master · 17th October 2007, 11:29 PM

We run Red Roo teeth they rotate 120o and have three working edges ,quick to do.

Eric Frei · 18th October 2007, 06:36 AM

Yeah, I haven't tried them and they have different sizes. The tungsten tip is slightly dished to give a sharper angled cutting edge.

Does the nut you have to undo to turn the tip 120 degrees ever get rounded off and unserviceable?

Ace Master · 18th October 2007, 05:00 PM

Yes the nuts do round off a bit ,but you ues a ring spaner.

TrevMcRev · 18th October 2007, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a_lopa

Be interesting to hear trev mc revs thoughts with them on his super junior

Got em up n running. Pretty good. Grab the stump and stop the cutter wheel pretty easy if you gotta come down on top of a stump when theres no room to take a cut in front of it at the start. Like when its near a path or whatever.
Once your past that though they cut good.

Lets see how they wear. I'll probly change the straights more often but let the bents run down a bit more.

defex · 10th November 2007, 10:20 AM

how much depth do you guys usually grind at?

Eric Frei · 10th November 2007, 01:51 PM

On average I go maybe 200mm to 300mm deep, depends what the client needs, just lawn over the top or concrete or new tree going in the hole.

Eric Frei · 13th December 2007, 07:53 PM

Well, I switched back to the Super Teeth as I had a new set and wanted to get them used.

So they're brand new right. I swear I started grinding and hmmm, something wrong here I thought.

Turn off and have a look, all is good, they're on the right way etc and sharp.

Start grinding and it was crappy, poor chips and the dirt wasn't getting chucked out too good.

It was an ironbark stump so I figured it was perhaps the stump.

Off the the next stump, washingtonia palm stump, again similar it was doughy etc and fluffing up the below ground roots rather than cutting them.

Next stump was alex palm, similar again.

Conclusion, THEY LEAVE SUPERTEETH FOR DEAD!

So, gonna get me some more Tomahawks, I would say they're 30% more efficient, you just sweep and blow the stump away. Below ground with clay etc they go great. They handle rock well, the old ones were blunt not chipped.

Drouin Tree Service · 13th December 2007, 08:20 PM

They do hold an edge well from new.

Red Roo · 17th July 2008, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

When I first heard of the round adjustable teeth I thought what a good idea,I mean all you have to do is rotate when blunt..this sounds real good but I heard and mind you it's just hear say,rumor,that they rotate back to the blunt section in use ???? have you heard this? or can anyone else elaborate further?
All The Best
JayD

The tungsten tip is located on a special carrier bolt that has keeper that aligns with the groove on the pocket. It is impossible for the cutter to rotate if the nut is tensioned correctly.

The nut can be subject to wear if the OD of the tungsten falls below a minimum diameter. Nut is removed with a standard ring spanner.

bill24 · 19th July 2008, 11:07 PM

If the dirt is cleaned off the cutter and the vicinity of the hole in the pocket, then it seats home cleanly and when the bolt is tightened cannot rotate.
My current teeth have done nearly 30hrs, sharpened twice. Getting a bit 'doggy' on the grinding now, will try one more sharpen, see how they go.
On a SP4012 33hp...20 cutters.....the smallest size.

JohN Dee · 23rd July 2008, 09:51 PM

I did find out direct from Bandit Sydney what the go is with them not selling any tips retail. To buy tips retail its about $8 per tip and about another $20 per tooth to solder it on professionally by a "serviceman?"... $28 all up on an old tooth compared to $20 a tooth brand spanking new. Bandit figured it wasn't worth it...

Drouin Tree Service · 23rd July 2008, 10:17 PM

I pay $3 a tip which i thinks too much,and $3 to braise it on with me buying the correct equipment.

Sunraysia Tree Solutions · 11th July 2010, 10:58 PM

Has anyone noticed red roo and green teeth have two different recommended ways to sharpen what are esentially identical teeth ?

Green teeth recommend sharpening the bottom of the tooth
http://www.greenteeth.com/sharpening.php

And red roo sharpen the sides ?

RED ROO - Commercial Environmental Equipment

4th October 2007, 11:13 PM	#31
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,724	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Eds pretty good at copying others ideas! __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

5th October 2007, 05:47 PM	#33
Steve Tipton Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 821	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth That handled the Umbrella tree alright. How does it go on Ironbark or Grey Box etc?

5th October 2007, 06:21 PM	#34
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth That was an African Tulip tree, but I did a bauhinia stump, cuban palm, alex palm, cocs palm plus ... undoubtedly the toughest and hardest of them all, harder than iron bark. Leopard tree (Caesalpinia ferrea aka Brazilian ironwood). But that stump on the video had the most stump protruding and best camera shot. The others were a dust bowl. It slaughtered the leopard tree, cut beautifully, real nice chips coming off not powder. I give them the thumbs up, and I have ground a lot of stumps, the Leopard tree is the hardest no doubt. Palms, friggin blew them into the next neighbourhood, smashed them! Tomahawk teeth RULE! __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

5th October 2007, 08:54 PM	#35
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,724	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Be interesting to hear trev mc revs thoughts with them on his super junior,Im just out of standard teeth on mine so ill be changing over to tomahawks shortly on that,I did a fair few stumps this week with the tow behind and new (re-tipped) teeth brezed thru them... __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

16th October 2007, 11:25 PM	#36
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Well, did a ton of grinding today, the ole Tomahawks are well and truly worn but they powered on really well. Most impressed, they stood up to rock and steel abuse really well too, I hit the old rio rod in the stump and also ground some granity rock. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

17th October 2007, 11:06 PM	#37
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,724	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Yes you get good life out of them,Ive been impressed in the same way.. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

17th October 2007, 11:29 PM	#38
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 385	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth We run Red Roo teeth they rotate 120o and have three working edges ,quick to do. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

18th October 2007, 06:36 AM	#39
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Yeah, I haven't tried them and they have different sizes. The tungsten tip is slightly dished to give a sharper angled cutting edge. Does the nut you have to undo to turn the tip 120 degrees ever get rounded off and unserviceable? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th October 2007, 05:00 PM	#40
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 385	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Yes the nuts do round off a bit ,but you ues a ring spaner. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

10th November 2007, 10:20 AM	#42
defex Sappling Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 24	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth how much depth do you guys usually grind at?

10th November 2007, 01:51 PM	#43
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth On average I go maybe 200mm to 300mm deep, depends what the client needs, just lawn over the top or concrete or new tree going in the hole. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

13th December 2007, 07:53 PM	#44
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,990	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Well, I switched back to the Super Teeth as I had a new set and wanted to get them used. So they're brand new right. I swear I started grinding and hmmm, something wrong here I thought. Turn off and have a look, all is good, they're on the right way etc and sharp. Start grinding and it was crappy, poor chips and the dirt wasn't getting chucked out too good. It was an ironbark stump so I figured it was perhaps the stump. Off the the next stump, washingtonia palm stump, again similar it was doughy etc and fluffing up the below ground roots rather than cutting them. Next stump was alex palm, similar again. Conclusion, THEY LEAVE SUPERTEETH FOR DEAD! So, gonna get me some more Tomahawks, I would say they're 30% more efficient, you just sweep and blow the stump away. Below ground with clay etc they go great. They handle rock well, the old ones were blunt not chipped. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

13th December 2007, 08:20 PM	#45
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,724	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth They do hold an edge well from new. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

19th July 2008, 11:07 PM	#47
bill24 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Victoria, AUST. Posts: 148	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth If the dirt is cleaned off the cutter and the vicinity of the hole in the pocket, then it seats home cleanly and when the bolt is tightened cannot rotate. My current teeth have done nearly 30hrs, sharpened twice. Getting a bit 'doggy' on the grinding now, will try one more sharpen, see how they go. On a SP4012 33hp...20 cutters.....the smallest size.

23rd July 2008, 09:51 PM	#48
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world Posts: 848	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth I did find out direct from Bandit Sydney what the go is with them not selling any tips retail. To buy tips retail its about $8 per tip and about another $20 per tooth to solder it on professionally by a "serviceman?"... $28 all up on an old tooth compared to $20 a tooth brand spanking new. Bandit figured it wasn't worth it... __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

23rd July 2008, 10:17 PM	#49
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,724	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth I pay $3 a tip which i thinks too much,and $3 to braise it on with me buying the correct equipment. __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

11th July 2010, 10:58 PM	#50
Sunraysia Tree Solutions Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mildura Posts: 117	Re: tomahawk stump grinder teeth Has anyone noticed red roo and green teeth have two different recommended ways to sharpen what are esentially identical teeth ? Green teeth recommend sharpening the bottom of the tooth http://www.greenteeth.com/sharpening.php And red roo sharpen the sides ? RED ROO - Commercial Environmental Equipment Last edited by Eric Frei; 17th July 2010 at 06:02 PM. Reason: fixing busted link

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