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I have a job to remove a 10ft Pampass Grass. Quite a big one. Problem is the stuff just blocks my chipper. Does anyone have any experience of removing these including rootball. Cannot stump grind as it's planted right next to a services manhole. Can they be dug out easily?:confused1:

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I have a job to remove a 10ft Pampass Grass. Quite a big one. Problem is the stuff just blocks my chipper. Does anyone have any experience of removing these including rootball. Cannot stump grind as it's planted right next to a services manhole. Can they be dug out easily?:confused1:

 

If its possible, burn the rubbish. If not, cut all the lose growth with a hedge cutter and bag it up (its very light). Cut the dense middle into blocks with a saw or hedge cutter. The roots are quite easy to dig out with a mattock.

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tie a rope around the grass ultra tight, running bowline / timber hitch style, into a big tight bundle.

 

cut it off at the base with the 66 (may find the odd toad or tennis ball). and stick your bundle on the back of the truck - put on bonfire at the yard.

 

stump grind out as best you can. alternativley use a herbicide for moncotyldons.

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tie a rope around the grass ultra tight, running bowline / timber hitch style, into a big tight bundle.

 

cut it off at the base with the 66 (may find the odd toad or tennis ball). and stick your bundle on the back of the truck - put on bonfire at the yard.

 

stump grind out as best you can. alternativley use a herbicide for moncotyldons.

What an EXCELLENT bit of advice. Hitting 50 on monday and would have never thought of that!

 

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We got rid of two yesterday, not quite 10 footers, though.

Cut them down as far as possible, then whilst one person pulled the root up, the other cut/dug underneath it, with a skinny, post digging spade. We then chucked it on the back of t'tranny.

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We got rid of two yesterday, not quite 10 footers, though.

Cut them down as far as possible, then whilst one person pulled the root up, the other cut/dug underneath it, with a skinny, post digging spade. We then chucked it on the back of t'tranny.

 

have you disposed of them alex?

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