How much do you charge for stump grinding?

[QuattroKev]

Per day? Per stump?

 

I don't own one, and at about £80 a day from the local hire shop, don't think I can be competitive

 

cheers

[skyhuck]

You can buy a saw from B&Q for £150, yet many of us still make a good living using ours.

[Mark Bolam]

Hire shop grinders have all been pretty poor machines from what I've seen.

 

 

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[skyhuck]

Plus an inexperienced operative would be pretty unproductive.

[Mountain man]

All depends on the machine.

But in answer to your question, by the job.

 

Client "how much to grind these stumps?"

Me "150 quid"

That's how I do it anyhow.

[Dorset Treeman]

All depends on the machine.

But in answer to your question, by the job.

 

Client "how much to grind these stumps?"

Me "150 quid"

That's how I do it anyhow.

 

 

Yeah this is how I do it too. If you fill a day stump grinding you can easily earn £400-£500 in my experience.

[arbormonkey]

I know this is slightly of topic but what's everyone's views on the best stump grinder I agree hire shop machines are poor I am also not competitive due to the same factors above

[QuattroKev]

You can buy a saw from B&Q for £150, yet many of us still make a good living using ours.

 

Profound

[Ian Flatters]

£5 inch across the widest part and a depth of 6 inches. Is what the contractors do around my way.

[Ty Korrigan]

Experience is what you need and a decent machine.

When I bid on each job I look at stump size, species and situation, soil type, obstacles, distance to job.

Arisings left on site or removed.

Stump 100% out or just enough to re-sow a lawn.

When I started out using a hire grinder, non-self propelled Laski weighing 195kg with terrible teeth I might add, I just about broke even on jobs and was worn to a frazzle.

Now, I ask eyewatering prices for stumps and more than often get the job.

A formula might help you work out a price for one or two stumps but for larger numbers stumps on teh same job I estimate the time and make my bid accordingly.

Worth remembering that large stumps can create an enormous amount of arisings whilst with a row of 100 10-15cm conifer hedge stumps the chips are almost negligable.

I suggest you just group a few stump jobs together, bite the bullet, hire the horrible hire machine and go to grinder school for the day.

At least you'll be paid for your learning!

 

Ty