Seen on road today

Was going down the interstate about 7am this morning doing all I could do; 65mph.
This guy in a work van passes me doing 70 to 75 mph. Not a problem as most drive that fast.

Then I notice he is pulling a walk behind stump grinder behind the van.
It is not on a trailer; he is actually pulling the walk behind stump grinder behind the van running over 70 mph. It has what looks to be 8 inch tires that are hitting the ground every 5 to 10 feet as it bounces down the highway.

This got my curiosity so much I had to search the internet when I got home to see if I could find a picture of this thing.
And I did..............

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I wonder how long the wheel bearing are gona last on this thing pulling it 70 mph.
NorthStar Stump Grinder
 
Knew a guy that bought a fancy log splitter. Had fenders and all. Pulled it 20 mile behind his pickup. He don't know when the fenders come off.
 
According to the website, the tires when equipped with the hitch package are 15x4.80, so they are not as small as they look, but even so it recommends a maximum speed of 45mph. But then the last time I looked, U-HJaul recommended the same speed on their trailers.
 
A rancher friend of mines,dad borrowed his towable wood splitter. He came back after a couple hours and told his son I lost the wood splitter !!! His son asked where ? Dad says not sure, so son spends several hours back tracking where pop had been . Found it in the bottom of a creek ,just sticking out of the water upside down.When it came loose it flipped off the bridge over the creek.When they finally got it out,the motor was trashed,but the rest was still good ,put a different motor on it,and still going yet to this day 40 years later!
 
Read the fine print on those tires. They are rated at certain speeds at specified air pressure with a specific load.

The higher the weight and/or the faster the speed, the more the tire is likely to fail. But then, even if the fella could read, he probably didn't understand what he read anyway.
 
It's not so much the size of the tires, but the lack of suspension and narrow track! One wrong bounce and it's on it's side!

I know I could never get away with pulling something like that down the highway, but then I wouldn't ever try!
 
You just have to do the math. If one tire is rated a 45 mph and you have two, shouldn't you be able to go twice as fast? :lol:
 
I saw a wood splitter upside down on the side of the road with 2 guys scratching there heads.
 
If a tire is sized like that it is 15" outside diameter so probably a 6" rim, possibly an 8" but more likely the 6".
 
I once towed a boat on a trailer with 8" wheels from North Carolina to Nebraska, then from Nebraska to South Carolina and back to Nebraska. All at prevailing highway speeds.

No problem.

If the bearings are in good condition and serviced, it doesn't make much difference.
 
it was probably a rental unit he was pulling.

we all know the tender care rental stuff gets.
 
Maybe he forgot he was pulling it. Heard of an old timer one time was pulling a Ford 8n down the road to dealership and forgot he was towing and got up to 55 or 60 for a while . Guy steering tractor was sweating bullets.
 

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