stump grinding

[winger]

good thinking, cheers for the advice:wave:

[benedmonds]

We hire in a grinder and man for bigger stumps. But you would be supprised how easy it is to dig out stumps under 10 inches. You need a sharp spike and some hard work. But as the minimum charge for grinding is £70-£80 if I set a groundy at it all day it's still cheaper!

 

We've started digging out more stumps that normally we'd have got the grinder in. £ of us Dug out 20+ conifers last week, only small 3 -5 inches but had them out in half a day. We don't have to wait to get paid, we don't have to organise a visit for the stump guy it's easier..

 

I don't think a small grinder is worth it as presumably it won't be good enough for the big stuff and you can dig the small stuff.

[John Shutler]

weld an old axe head to a scaffold pole filled with ballest and chop your way through

[Dean Lofthouse]

weld an old axe head to a scaffold pole filled with ballest and chop your way through

 

Screwfix do a post hole digging bar which is excellent for chopping thru roots.

[Rich Rule]

weld an old axe head to a scaffold pole filled with ballest and chop your way through

 

why not use a mattock?

[Dean Lofthouse]

why not use a mattock?

 

I have both a mattock and the digging bar. Sometimes you cant get a swing of a mattock in.

[The Rutland Arborist]

I recently brought a Carlton SP2000 and it was one of my best investments, you can charge a min call out and do loads in one day ( providing work for 1-2 guys), or if the job isn't really worthy of charging a full day rate, grind their stump out and charge a full day rate!! Every ones a winner! Complete tree care service! Also the Carlton SP2000 has as much grunt as some of the bigger machines(25hp) and is only 29" wide.

We've ground out a 5ft poplar stump with it, not much fun but it did it! It also goes a lot deeper than some of the bigger machines!

[winger]

i take it you fell the trees as well?

[The Rutland Arborist]

Oh yes!

[winger]

would you recomend going into stump grinding only or would it not be worth it?