Stump cutter tooth assembly

A stump cutter tooth, comprising:

• a tooth body having a seating surface, a planar bottom surface and an arcuate outer surface extending from the planar bottom surface;
• and
• at least one hard insert having a boomerang shape mounted on the seating surface of the tooth body, the at least one hard insert having a primary cutting edge at an intersection between a top surface and an outer flank surface,
• wherein the arcuate outer surface of the stump cutter tooth is adapted to abut against an arcuate shoulder of a pocket member to prevent unwanted movement of the stump cutter tooth relative to the pocket member during the cutting operation.

A hard insert for a stump cutter tooth, comprising:

• a top surface;
• an outer flank surface;
• an inner flank surface;
• and
• a primary edge formed at an intersection between the top surface and the outer flank surface,
• wherein the hard insert has a boomerang shape.