Top positive review
It’s worth the money. Just learn how to set belt tension properly.
By Edwin Rivera on Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
I read many of the reviews before purchasing so I tempered my expectations. When it arrives and you assemble it, beware because it is not always set up correctly. For example, the belt on mine was routed improperly. I didnt realize this and ran it as-is and the belt broke within the first 2 hours. Luckily I had purchased two extra belts based on the reviews and I’m glad I did. I realize now, that the trick to the belt is to keep it as loose as possible when you install it. Move the engine as far forward as you can. The pulley will provide enough tension to operate the belt properly without breaking it. You don’t need to install it with any extra tension. I can now run the machine for many many hours without breaking belts. The other thing I learned is never to let the machine all the way down when it’s running, even if you have the pulley tension off. If you wanna set the machine down, turn the engine off. This will also help you save belts. With these tips in mind, it’s a great little machine and I’ve ground about 30 stumps so far. Well worth the money. I also wrapped a little bungee cord around the handle to keep the engine running so you don't have to constantly hold it down and contribute to hand fatigue.
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7 people found this helpful
Inexcusable Bad Service.
By James M Petr on Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
Like most people I hate writing bad reviews. It feels like I'm tattling on someone, but I had to do it on this product so more people don't make the $900 mistake that I made. I had a white pine stump with a 12 inch diameter to grind. About 7 years old. It was one inch above the grass so pretty short and soft. The "Super Handy Stump Grinder" belt broke (see pic of old and new belt) after about 15 minutes. The worst part is that when it did work it barely ground the stump. I couldn't help but think that I could have done much more grinding in 20 minutes with my chain saw. I've used stump grinders many times and normally when you grind you will see pretty large chips of wood. With this you get tiny chips and saw dust (see pic). I tried to be proactive and purchased two new belts that I picked based on the Amazon "Often Purrchased with This" recommendation because no where does the manufacturer tell you the specs on the belt. I spent about an hour in my garage trying to figure out how to install a new belt without taking the whole grinder apart. With no luck and NO youtube videos or even instructions on their website or in the manual that comes with the unit to be found I contacted the seller via their website. Note there isn't a phone number anywhere. I asked them for instructions on how to replace the belt. It took them 4 days to respond. Unfortunately they sent me a video regarding replacing the belt tensioner and not a video regarding replacing the belt. I immediately responded informing them of their error. Two days later and no reply. My advice is don't buy anything from them. Knowingly selling a faulty product is bad but zero service is inexcusable!
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