Life lesson: No job is complete until you've cleaned up the mess.

@hoofhearted304

3 жыл бұрын

Leave nothing but footprints.

@turboflush

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoofhearted304 If only this was possible. Next service i hire is getting a contract from me. Tired of cigarette butts, bottle caps, excess damage to yard from lazy vehicle parking.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't really apply to the moving business.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

@@turboflush good luck, now a days (covid times) with all the various businesses going out of business the only people left doing anything is inundated with work if you don't like what they do, their price essentially everything on their terms don't expect to get them to answer the phone the next time you need them. This is most certainly a service provider's Market

@RoseUnseen

3 жыл бұрын

Mobster told me the same thing

I love how you take the time to showcase small business in your area. That’s true craftsmanship. Thanks for all the videos Scott and Nate!

@dantovey2785

3 жыл бұрын

Even more, that many of them are trusted friends and they've worked together many times in the past. One of the great things is being able to call up people who you know can tackle a job that would take /cost you more in the long run

I started my engineering career at Vermeer in 1997. I can confirm that it is a great company and I’m glad you support them.

That’s a professional right there. No shortcuts. He put a screen to protect the surrounding structure and used a metal detector to not only protect his machine cutting tips but to protect people from flying metal objects. Great work my good man.

Stumps do provide one service. According to Shel Silverstein, they provide a nice place to rest when you're tired.

@kobelcofan

3 жыл бұрын

To set your beer

@srmofoable

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately most people cut them off too short to be of any value. Keep them tall enough and they are excellent little work spots for sitting hammering, painting, burning, etc

@BruceS42

3 жыл бұрын

Years (OK, decades) ago, my dad cut down a few trees high enough to be nice seats, and then cut the stump to have armrests for the seat. The trees I've cut down, I've mostly cut as close to the ground as I could get, and on some I then stump ground them, others I removed the last bit and major roots with ax, maul, shovel, sledge, etc.

@austen9556

3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa likes to sleep on them and make me think he’s died in moose season

"For most purposes, a man with a machine, is better than a man without a machine"- Henry Ford.

@fordrac1ng81

3 жыл бұрын

Most of our wives would agree

I own a tree service up in Philomath and have spent hours running a stump grinder, so this video is nothing new. But, there is something just so eloquent and mesmerizing about Scott’s narration that keeps me listening all the way through to the end! Thanks Scott and Nate!

I'm glad you guys showcase Vermeer here. I've been watching all your videos for about 4 years now, since the beginning really. When I first saw your videos I was learning how to be a contractor, this channel has been a vital tool for my success. I can also add that I purchased a Vermeer mini skid steer about four years ago and has been the best possible piece of equipment to help me get my work done. I used to landscape and now I build decks. The mini skid steer has been a huge Time saver with arguing holes, hauling lumber, deck demo, concrete demo, I've even used it to take the trash down and haul in groceries from down the hill where we park. We have a Vermeer dealer here in town. Vermeer Midwest in Marne MI. Every time I've done business with them it is been top notch. Without exception that being said thank you so much for the content, and keep up the good work.

More than one farm in my childhood's community had a sign hanging up that said "Vermeer Was Here."

Made me smile to watch this video. "Doing it from deep in the heartland, Pella, Iowa." I'm a farmer from the Pella area and know that Gary was a man of great success but yet remained a humble, ordinary farmer. Thank you also for being an example of hard work and humility. Keep up the good work.

When I was a kid in high school if you got CAUGHT misbehaving, they would make you dig out a stump. Good to see they have make it easier. Jim in Chile

@FreekHoekstra

3 жыл бұрын

Dang thats some solid punishment xD

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@ChileExpatFamily

3 жыл бұрын

@@FreekHoekstra it was called a claim.

@ChileExpatFamily

3 жыл бұрын

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt yea that was the old days.

@vidard9863

3 жыл бұрын

You ended up a better man and they had a lot fewer stumps. Win win! 😉

I like that his wife and kids work with him , good to see a family supporting each other

I wouldn't mind a second channel: Essential Philosopher

@ahaning

3 жыл бұрын

Good news. Your wish has been granted: kzread.info/dron/zr30osBdTmuFUS8IfXtXmg.html :-) I get what you're saying, though, and I completely agree, but I think a second channel would be a waste of time. They're already doing it all here, and people are watching and listening and learning - including me - without even knowing it. This is the kind of click-bait that I'm not sorry to fall for. I clicked to see a stump get ground into pulp. I got it, but I also got much more. Thank you, Gary, and Thank You EC team, and Keep Up The Good Work!

American Exceptionalism in three or four dimensions! Love those Flags! thanks for taking the time creating this - R

Im 19 years old working with an older guy doing large scale tree removal. The amount of work 2 guys can accomplish with a T870 bobcat, and a Vermeer ax19 chipper would stretch the imagination of any old time forestry worker. The chipper we use will devour a 22” diameter tree trunk in minutes given the crown is trimmed. Iowa pride ✊

Credit to you for recognizing the making of the things that make our lives easier and better. I grew up reading the stories of Fulton, Deere, Whitney, McCormick and others.

Cheers to the Newman family, 🍻

Awesome video and great example of an all-American, successful small business owner.

Honestly, there is no better feeling than doing work with the right tools.

Love the message about the value of machine labor. Our long, comfortable life is what is because of machines.

As I'm from Iowa, I'm glad to see you highlight Vermeer. The reason their logo is the "digging Dutchman" is because they started out making affordable trenchers that could be used behind a farm tractor.

On a community project we pulled down a 150 meter long, 6 foot high timber fence one time. Half way through pulling it down a wood chipper turned up on site. After a chat with the operator and pulling out all the nails and chipped the concrete off the posts, we ran that whole fence through the chipper and used it as mulch over the gardens haha. Love the channel boy's

I worked at Vermeer in Pella for several years as a machinist, great company, family owed and operated. They also are a very charitable company.

Stump grinders are great machines and save 100s of hours in labor. I enjoy operating the nice models like you friend used so masterfully on Nate's stumps. And I LOVE his company name and that his family helped get er done.

Patriot Stump Grinding, proud Americans, love it.

@utuberme1

2 жыл бұрын

Those flags flying proud was a sight to behold.

Thank you Scott and Nate for all of your hard work. Your videos are expertly produced and an absolute joy to watch. They somehow also provide the added benefit of motivating me to get right back to work!

your lucky to have that gear available... a few weeks back it took a man two full days to chop up the remains of a stump with a small hatchet and a hand (panel) saw.... This was in rural Cambodia and its not the first time I have seen the intensive labour required without modern tools ..that looked so easy!

My favorite channel for the fact that a video about stump grinding is actually a thoughtful commentary on hardwork, ingenuity, and the American dream Thanks Scott and Nate!!

I could listen to you talk all day long, and it wouldn't matter about what

Needed that service myself. Through a neighbor the contact was made. They arrived with a similar machine. It was Radio Controlled!? The man stood under the shade of the front porch. He then backed it off the trailer. Drove to the stump and went to town. Once the machine had done it's part. Back on the trailer it went. Of course he needed to secure it to the trailer. His crew did all the clean up. I was impressed to say the least.

Oh wow. I work for fedex freight in Des Moines Iowa and I see Vermeer shipments daily. I’ve even talked about random stuff with their truck drivers. I didn’t know Vermeer had such a rich history of innovation and was founded so close to home.

My heart swells with pride at seeing his family out there helping.

Another outstanding video. Who would of thought you could make a very interesting video out of “stump grinding”? But you have not only done that, you showcased another small family business thats doing good work in the community. Thank you Scott and Nate for what you do. We need more content creators like you.

I work at Vermeer mfg in Pella IA. Great company.

It is important to remind ourselves of how hard so many people have worked to make our lives possible.

@bradcavanagh3092

3 жыл бұрын

"If I have seen further, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants"

Another video that teaches! That’s what it’s all about! Glad I took the time to watch! Thank you!

I smile every time I see a Vermeer because Johannes Vermeer is my favorite painter. Nice to hear they make quality equipment too.

In your outtake you see one tree that has been topped by a power company sub-contractor. You should do a episode on where and where not to plant trees and shrubs. Planting next to walkways, next to foundations, buried utilities, and below power lines.

My favorite stump grinding sign in my area. "Stumps ground $5 and up..... (small print)..... Mostly up" Truth in advertising, with humor.

So satisfying to watch, and hear Scott’s narrative, perspective and wisdom. Thank you 🙏🏼 from - Vancouver BC

I truly enjoyed this heartwarming video. Educational as well as entertaining, too. Thank you!

Man that grinder is one heck of a machine! Definitely reinforces having the right tool for the job

Excellent video as usual. It's also a breath of fresh air to see someone who loves our country unapologetically!

I like how you work👍🏻

@remocstudios5351

3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work 👍🏻😆

I just hear youre voice and its so satifying and well relaxed to fall a sleep.

First thing, I really like those screens they made to protect the house from flying chunks! Protect the property, first and foremost. I know its something that is, all too often overlooked.

You betcha! Family run business getting it done! Proud to see other family ethics being taught. We have tried to instill those values with our lawn care business. Lessons taught for the next generation, good honest hard work is reward in its self! Keep it up!

Keep up the great videos, Scott! Quite the machine. I especially like the history and shout out given to Vermeer and their rural Iowa roots. We need more recognition of the ingenuity of our rural entrepreneurs and their contribution to our society. Here in central Michigan, we are blessed to have two world wide producers of chippers, stump grinders, and other forestry related machinery--Morbark and Bandit industries. Also, Simonds International who produce some of the best saws and cutter blades for the forestry industry. American manufacturing is alive and well in rural America for sure!

Wowers that's definitely amazing. Turned out beautiful. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.

Thanks guys. Nice machine. Be Blessed!

Excellent video and showcase of what it means to be human and always move forward with your goals and dreams.

I worked at a golf course for a few years while I was in college. My first summer was spent digging out these holes left from stump grinders and planting grass every day. Heck of a lot of work, but that job was great. Seeing the sunrise on a golf course every day was amazing

I did 2 stumps about that same size and got the grinder back to the rental company within about 2 or 3 hours. Cleaning up was what took the longest.

The camera work and narration is perfect as usual, I am so surprised a big channel hasnt tried to get EC on board. Pure gold.

“Happy confidence; reinforced by good tools, experience, and some strength” is now written on the whiteboard on my bedroom wall. Thanks EC ✊

@davedarling6512

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting slogan for bedroom activities 😎

@borys444

3 жыл бұрын

@@davedarling6512 lmfao

Good Job, Mr. Newman!! Even though I’m Canadian, it’s nice to see those 2 American flags proudly flown on the back of your trailer! Be proud of your county! Especially in these crazy times! America is awesome! Hard working down to earth Canadians love you guys!

I was hoping to get a good close-up view of the cutter head when it wasn't spinning. I found a photo of a similar one. It's basically chainsaw teeth but larger on a steel wheel. Pretty smart. Chainsaw teeth are meant to chip and carry the chips away. The story goes that the inventor of a saw chain was watching bugs eat through wood.

Great video, along with a great conversation to have about where we are today from what we came from.

What a great video, cheers to making the world a slightly better place. From NZ.

Scott, the Vermeer tree spades are quite the marvel too. Thanks for all the great content!

A couple things mentioned in this video really hit home- With all the innovation and advances that make our lives easier, we still manage to complain about our ‘struggles’. Boo hoo. Kudos to Chris Newman and his family, who WERE OUT THERE SUPPORTING THE THE MAN, AND THE TASK. THIS is what’s missing in our society today. Good old hard work and the satisfaction that comes with doing a job correctly. There’s a level of gratification that isn’t monetary, and THAT value is tangible. Not sure how to motivate this generation to seek out this feeling..... I’d like to see Scott on some kind of think tank that had some influence nationally. We’d all be better for it.

When I start the video I hit the like because I always know it’s going to be good👍

Last two green stumps we removed about 4 months after we chopped the trees down. We used dry firewood and set up the area as if it was a kiln. It worked well but was huge in terms of work. This would be done in a day and easily achieved whilst I can do something else... :P

Keep an eye on the spots around where that stump used to be. You might get a fairy ring from the rotting roots.

@fty-ys4ni

3 жыл бұрын

What’s a fairy ring?

@oogenshire

3 жыл бұрын

@@fty-ys4ni where the roots are still alive and sprout new trees around the ends that were cut out

@17Scumdog

3 жыл бұрын

@@oogenshire no it's where mushrooms grow in a big circle, there are a lot of old superstitions about them. Once dated a girl that really believed in fairies, or and all that stuff and she would leave food and drinks and stuff in mushroom circles for good luck. She was kinda nuts but a lot of fun lol

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

@@17Scumdog where was she on January 6th?

@fty-ys4ni

3 жыл бұрын

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt 😂😂😂

Grinding those were the only option for Nate's yard, taking an excavator and digging them out you'd have a big mess you would have to bring material in to fill the hole. I had some firs taken down at my place they were only 30 inch diameter trees I only got two of them out with the 5 ton hoe. Took me a full day getting 3 stumps out, Doug fir trees have a tap root that goes deep the feeder roots run deep.

That looks like a satisfying task, I know what I’ll be searching on YT now... thanks!

@petecarls7226

3 жыл бұрын

Careful of the stump grinding you tube rabbit hole... it is fascinating though!

Or beat it apart with a pick axe when the house has to go to the market on Friday, and the GC didn't schedule a stump grinder, and they're all booked.

Few things in a yard are as difficult as removing a stump. Thank goodness for stump grinders!

I think the first I ever noticed the Vermeer brand was on the big saws used to cut pavement. Not being in that industry I never realized they were an American company. My former neighbor back in Fairfield got impatient waiting for the town get rid of the stump of a tree they had taken down in front of his house. It was always hard to get the town to cut down any trees on their right of way, and in our old neighborhood they would take their time removing the logs and almost never bothered with the stumps even though they had the machinery to grind them. Anyway Napoleon rented a stump grinder from the Big Orange Box. It was a lot of work and noise and he just barely got the stump even with the grade.

Scott Thanks for your content. As it makes one look up the history: Originally conceived by Ummo Luebben circa 1910, the first round baler did not see production until 1947 when Allis-Chalmers introduced the Roto-Baler. Marketed for the water-shedding and light weight properties of its hay bales, AC had sold nearly 70,000 units by the end of production in 1960.[5] The next major innovation began in 1965 when a graduate student at Iowa State University, Virgil Haverdink, sought out Wesley F. Buchele, a professor of Agricultural Engineering, seeking a research topic for a master thesis.[3][6] Over the next year Buchele and Haverdink developed a new design for a large round baler, completed and tested in 1966, and thereafter dubbed the Buchele-Haverdink large round baler.[3] The large round bales were about 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in diameter, 2 meters (6.6 feet) long, and they weighed about 270 kilograms (600 pounds) after they dried-about 80 kg/m3 (5 lb/ft3).[7] The design was promoted as a "Whale of a Bale" and Iowa State University now explains the innovative design as follows: "Farmers were saved from the backbreaking chore of slinging hay bales in the 1960s, when Iowa State agricultural engineering professor Wesley Buchele and a group of student researchers invented a baler that produced large, round bales that could be moved by tractor. The baler has become the predominant forage-handling machine in the United States."[8] In the summer of 1969, the Australian Econ Fodder Roller baler came out, a design that made a 135 kg (298 lb) ground-rolled bale. In September of that same year, The Hawkbilt Company of Vinton, Iowa, contacted Dr. Buchele about his design, then fabricated a large ground-rolling round baler which baled hay that had been laid out in a windrow, and began manufacturing large round balers in 1970.[7] In 1972, Gary Vermeer of Pella, Iowa, designed and fabricated a round baler after the design of the A-C Roto-Baler, and the Vermeer Company began selling its model 605 - the first modern round baler. The Vermeer design used belts to compact hay into a cylindrical shape as is seen today.[9] In the early 1980s, collaboration between Walterscheid and Vermeer produced the first effective uses of CV joints in balers, and later in other farm machinery. Due to the heavy torque required for such equipment, double Cardan joints are primarily used. Former Walterscheid engineer Martin Brown is credited with "inventing" this use for universal joints. By 1975, fifteen American and Canadian companies were manufacturing large round balers

Wow, what a testimonial!

Well said Scott. Keep up the good work! 👍👍

That’s wonderful !

Your comment on Mr Vermeer is great, We as a society owe Him a lot, unfortunately a large percentage of the elected politicians currently in Washington DC, would classifies Mr Vermeer as a rich under taxed capitalist. Your videos are very informative and fair, keep up the good work !

You guys are getting very good at this youtube thing!! Tank you!

You put out a great show no matter the subject. Ken Ross B.C. Canada.

5:59 - 6:20 why I love this channel

I am always heartily encouraged by the way this channel finds people and things to be grateful for. Thank you for continuing to show the colonial spirit the USA was founded with in a time where many have forgotten it existed.

Good job Chris.

Stump grinders... mighty satisfying 👌

Awesome machine and man operating the machine. Hopefully you'll get both. Anyone Scott recommends must great.

Again I was informed and entertained.

Love the flags!! Keep it up patriots!!

@toringeespeland4741

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the one thing the non US watchers scratches their head about. 😂 What is it with those Americans and their flags?! If someone would roll in somewhere like that here in Norway, they would get a lot off weird looks. 😂😂

@davedarling6512

3 жыл бұрын

@@toringeespeland4741 I chuckled out loud when I saw that as well.

Love it!

Vermeer makes some great products. working for a municipality, I get to use lots of heavy equipment and it really is amazing how much time it can save.

Also need to consider the deflationary effect of new technologies on the value of labor. Since the start of the industrial revolution near constant and now accelerating pressures have reduced real wages by a near incalculable amount. The secondary effect of that deflationary pressure is a massive response from governments. Deflation favors the lender while inflation favors the debtor. Governments are the biggest debtors so will always force inflation on the system through monetary policy. Modern machines allow fewer workers to do more work in less hours at a lower net wage. Digital transformation has accelerated the deflation even faster. Love your videos and always watch every time you post a new one. Keep up the good work.

I ran a similar version of that lil-guy back in summers between semester in college for a local logging outfit. Days when I got the stump rotations were the best for me it was solo work. Grab the truck keys fuel everything up and hit the road. As a young man getting this responsibility felt good. Best two summers I can remember solid honest work keep a young man fit. Felt like the guy on the side of the machine.

My uncle has a stump grinding business in Auburn, CA. He was one of the first to buy the stump grinders that Vermeer made. He is semi retired and looking to sell his business soon but he still has his Vermeer sc50tx. It makes this machine look like a toy.

@steveredenbaugh9058

3 жыл бұрын

just the other day I was wondering how Grady Wray`s Uncle was doing with his machine that is so much better than everyone else`s...

@squarecracker

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveredenbaugh9058 That's crazy! Just the other day I was wondering if Steven Redenbaugh was going to come along and make a snarky comment that misinterprets what Grady was saying.

one word. Brilliant

I wish our stump clearers had done such a good job. Chunks of wood and rocks flung into the lawn. Chewed up a set of blades on the lawn tractor with hidden surprises.

I could use that to cope the back edge of my crown moulding.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@janderson8401

3 жыл бұрын

That must be some really big crown!

Lovely video!!

Awesome content as always! Stumps can grow mushrooms, and in that way they are valuable.

You love to see those flags on his trailer. Keep flying them high Patriot team.

Great video. I'd completely forgotten about this channel during the endless house build.

Great video thanks

I’ve seen stump cutters and I’ve used stump cutters, but that’s what I call a real serious stump grinder. That dude means business, he even puts up protective screens.

Nice to see something that's made in the USA!

Enjoy the show guys!

This man is a professor. Another great video.