Patent ID: 11937555
Assignee: VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 18:
19. A method of cutting a stump from a ground surface, comprising steps of:
engaging a stump grinder with a vehicle;
introducing a grinder wheel of the stump grinder to the stump;
initiating rotation of the grinder wheel via a drive assembly of the stump grinder, wherein the grinder wheel rotates in a plane that is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis defined by the vehicle;
rotating a power takeoff (PTO) drive shaft of a PTO assembly of the drive assembly, via a power takeoff of the vehicle, along a first drive axis defined by the PTO drive shaft; and
rotating a grinder drive shaft operably engaged with the grinder wheel, via a belt drive assembly of the drive assembly, along a second drive axis defined by the grinder drive shaft,
cutting the stump from the ground surface; and
engaging cut stump material, via a push blade assembly, on the ground surface.