Grinder

[MountainDon]

The forest service has a contractor thinning the forest right near us. I took these pictures today a very short distance from us... probably less than a mile as the crow flies.



He pushes a tree over and keeps on going. The tree is turned into shredded wood.



There are bits and pieces flying here and there but the bulk of the material comes out the bottom and the machine drives over it. The cab is not only protected by a very solid steel cage, but there are 3/4 inch lexan "windows".

[ScottA]

I need one of those. Very cool. 

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Like a chipper-shredder on steroids!  Would make clearing a path through the woods a heck of a lot easier.

[MountainDon]

It was cool to watch it in action. It didn't even slow down, just pushed them over and gobbled them up. I should have thought to switch to video mode for a clip.  

They've done nearly a thousand acres this summer IIRC. We feel a little more safe regarding the fire danger now.  



Say what did ya'll think this topic called "Grinder" was going to be about?

[Sassy]

A wheat grinder or grinder for grinding steel  ...  pretty powerful one there, MtDon!

[sparks]

Can it do double duty as a snow plow?

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

I thought maybe it was some sort of hand grinder to go in the doomsday kits when I read the subject. 

[MountainDon]

Doomsday kit.... hmmm.... this might be handy for warding off the attacking riff raff. 

[glenn kangiser]

I worked for a company that made an alternative to that  -- contract work --- but it had too many problems.

They are cool though.

[MountainDon]

FWIW, close up of the grinder turned off...

[Whitlock]

I need one of those for about one week. Or I could get off my butt and fix my dozer

[glenn kangiser]

So many broken toys....so little time....

[StinkerBell]

I was thinking this thread was going to be about Wheat Grinders.

[NM_Shooter]

You would definitely want to keep your lips off of that thing. 

What happens when it hits a rock?

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