Stump Grinder Carbide Stump Grinders
Fecon offers a wide range of stump grinding attachments in our Stump Grinder line for skid steers, excavators, mini excavators and forestry prime movers. For a low RPM alternative that draws down into the stump rather than chipping across it, see the STUMPEX 2-Speed auger stump grinder. For mini skid steers, compact loaders and PTO tractors, see the Stumper by Fecon line.
The model that fits comes down to one number: the hydraulic flow your machine can actually deliver. Here is how the Fecon line splits.
SEVERE DUTY STUMP GRINDER FRAME, WHEEL & DRIVE AVAILABLE
MODELS FOR SKID STEERS, EXCAVATORS, CARRIERS
BACKFILL BLADE FOR FILLING THE HOLE & LEVELING CHIPS
EASILY TILT UP AND DOWN WITH JOYSTICK CONTROLS
HIGH VISIBILITY DURING OPERATION
FECON STANDARD WARRANTY 12 MONTHS / 1,000 HRS
STUMP GRINDER Features
STUMP GRINDER CARBIDE STUMP GRINDERS OVERVIEW
EXCAVATOR STUMPER
- Fecon offers three different models of excavator stump grinding attachments: SH360-45, SH360-61, SH360- 80, SH360-100.
- The excavator’s curling action provides the Stump Grinder with the ideal level of reach, mobility, and precise control, making this attachment the perfect platform for stump grinding.
- With Fecon excavator stump grinders, the operator always has a full view of the wheel and stump.
Product Specs
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Stump Grinders - Stump Hog
Literature
SH360 Excavator Stump Grinder - Product Literature
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Which Fecon Stump Grinder Fits Your Excavator
Excavators from roughly 15 tons up
This is the Stump Hog SH360 series, and it is a carbide wheel stump grinder built for larger machines. The SH360-45 runs on 40 to 55 GPM, the SH360-61 on 60 to 80 GPM and the SH360-100 on 100 to 120 GPM, with the SH360-80 sitting between them. All of them use a 36 inch wheel carrying 15 cutting tools, and all weigh 2,500 lbs, so check that figure against your excavator’s lift capacity at full reach rather than at the machine. Every model includes a backfill blade for filling the hole and levelling the chips, and severe duty frame, wheel and drive options are available for harder conditions.
Mini and compact excavators, 3.5 to 10 tons
The SH360 series is not the right tool here. The smallest model in the range needs 40 GPM and a mini excavator does not produce it. Fecon does build a stump grinder for these machines, just not this one. The Stumper carbide wheel grinders mount to 3.5 to 10 ton excavators on 8 to 45 GPM depending on model, and the STUMPEX 2-Speed excavator model uses a threaded auger bit instead of a carbide wheel on 8 to 20 ton machines. If you are running a mini excavator, start there.
Skid steers, backhoes and tractors
The Stump Hog SH270 SS is the skid steer model, running 30 to 50 GPM with a 25 inch wheel and 24 tools, so it suits a high-flow skid steer or compact track loader rather than a standard-flow machine. The SH300 is the tractor model and uses a 48 inch wheel with 40 tools per side, the largest wheel in the line. For backhoes, the STUMPEX 2-Speed mounts to backhoes on as little as 20 GPM.
How the carbide wheel and backfill blade work together
A Stump Hog is a carbide wheel grinder. The wheel carries replaceable carbide cutting tools around its edge and the operator sweeps it across the stump, taking material off in passes rather than boring into it. Wheel size sets how much of the stump you cover per sweep: the SH360 excavator models use a 36 inch wheel with 15 tools, the SH270 SS skid steer model a 25 inch wheel with 24 tools, and the SH300 tractor model a 48 inch wheel with 40 tools per side, which is the largest stump grinder head in the Fecon line.
The part that changes the job is what happens after the grinding. Every Stump Hog carries a backfill blade, so once the stump is out you push the chips back into the hole and level it in the same working position. On a residential or municipal job that removes an entire second step, because there is no second machine to bring in and no crew raking by hand. Control is from the cab: the head tilts up and down on joystick controls, so sweeping across the stump does not need the carrier repositioned, and high visibility to the wheel was a design priority so the operator can see the cut throughout. For tougher ground, severe duty frame, wheel and drive options are available.
- Carbide wheel: replaceable tools, 15 to 40 per model, wheel sizes from 25 to 48 inches
- Backfill blade: fill the hole and level the chips without a second machine
- Joystick tilt and clear sightlines: sweep the head from the cab and watch the cut
Not sure which one your machine can run? Send us the make, model and rated auxiliary flow and we will confirm the fit.
Stump Grinder
Frequently Asked Questions
The line covers skid steers, excavators and forestry prime movers. The SH270 SS is the skid steer model, the SH300 is built for tractors, and the SH360 series covers excavators in SH360-45, SH360-61, SH360-80 and SH360-100 variants.
It depends on the model. The SH270 SS for skid steers runs 30 to 50 GPM. The SH360-45 excavator model runs 40 to 55 GPM, the SH360-61 runs 60 to 80 GPM, and the SH360-100 runs 100 to 120 GPM. Match the model to your carrier’s rated auxiliary flow.
The SH270 SS uses a 25 inch wheel with 24 tools. The SH300 for tractors uses a 48 inch wheel with 40 tools per side. The SH360 excavator models use a 36 inch wheel with 15 tools.
The excavator’s curling action gives the grinder the ideal level of reach, mobility and precise control, which makes it a strong platform for stump work. With a Fecon excavator stump grinder the operator also keeps a full view of the wheel and the stump throughout the cut.
Yes. A backfill blade is included for filling the hole and levelling the chips once the stump is ground out, so you can finish the job without bringing in a second machine or doing it by hand.
The head tilts up and down through joystick controls, so sweeping across the stump is done from the cab. High visibility during operation is one of the design priorities, and severe duty frame, wheel and drive options are available for tougher conditions.
The SH270 SS weighs 1,700 lbs and the SH360 excavator models weigh 2,500 lbs. Every model carries the Fecon standard warranty of 12 months or 1,000 hours.
Check hydraulic flow first, not tonnage. The smallest model in the SH360 series, the SH360-45, needs 40 to 55 GPM, which in practice means an excavator of roughly 15 tons or more. The SH360-61 needs 60 to 80 GPM and the SH360-100 needs 100 to 120 GPM, so the larger the machine the larger the model it can run. Weight matters too: every SH360 model is 2,500 lbs and that sits at the end of the boom, so check it against your excavator’s lift capacity at full reach rather than at the machine. If you are running a mini or compact excavator in the 3.5 to 10 ton range, the SH360 series is not the right fit and you should be looking at the Stumper or the STUMPEX excavator model instead.
Both are Fecon carbide wheel stump grinders, and the difference is scale and carrier. The Stump Hog line covered on this page is built for larger machines: the SH360 series for excavators from around 15 tons on 40 to 120 GPM, the SH270 SS for high-flow skid steers on 30 to 50 GPM, and the SH300 for tractors with a 48 inch wheel. The Stumper line is built for the smaller end: mini skid steers, mini excavators, standard-flow skid steers and PTO tractors, running from as little as 8 GPM. If your machine makes 40 GPM or more, you are looking at a Stump Hog. Below that, look at the Stumper. And if you would rather have no carbide tooling to replace at all, the STUMPEX uses a threaded auger bit instead of a wheel.
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