Stump Grinding as a way of life

[theNakedApiarist]

As richy b suggests, quick startup is interesting. Also, I don't mind traveling around, but with young kids there are lots of days when it helps to start a little late or finish early. Cheshire to Edinburgh to Dublin seems like quite a trek, hertswood! I am not gonna make it home in time for kids swimming from that trip. Was there really no one closer when those scots and irish customers came calling?

 

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[richy_B]

Indeed. That is some serious miles. I was thinking covering your own county and everything it borders.

[HertsWood]

I racked up a lot of miles, had a company discovery van kitted out as a mobile workshop/hotel/office, set of trellborg terra tyres for boggy conditions..., Access credit card for overnight stays

 

MTS used to do all the grinding for the grosvenor estate, plus a 'small' outfit call Fountains Forestry....., as well as Bryant matches

[Ty Korrigan]

For us, over 80% of all trees felled have stumps ground out.

We own our grinder and only sub out very large numbers or when inaccessable for our 4012 which is utter pants 'hors piste'.

I know of only one guy who tried just doing stumps but he found that unless the trees where his jobs no-one bothered thinking about grinding out.

Ty

[theNakedApiarist]

For us, over 80% of all trees felled have stumps ground out.

We own our grinder and only sub out very large numbers or when inaccessable for our 4012 which is utter pants 'hors piste'.

I know of only one guy who tried just doing stumps but he found that unless the trees where his jobs no-one bothered thinking about grinding out.

Ty

Interesting. So your evidence would suggest that telling punters that grinding is possible/available is more than half the battle of creating the grinding work.

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Interesting. So your evidence would suggest that telling punters that grinding is possible/available is more than half the battle of creating the grinding work.

 

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You're already there quoting the job and putting what you want on it, if you have a grinder sitting in the yard doing nothing you can afford to offer the extra service at a competitive rate. Customers happy, and you have a little bonus on the job

[Ty Korrigan]

Interesting. So your evidence would suggest that telling punters that grinding is possible/available is more than half the battle of creating the grinding work.

 

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Exactly!

We all know that a chipper is a key element.

Having a grinder too can be the difference between winning or losing the quote.

Complete clearance, job done.

Ty

[HuntingHicap]

Having spent two days running this thing I pity anyone who chooses stump grinding as a way o life:thumbdown:

[theNakedApiarist]

Having spent two days running this thing I pity anyone who chooses stump grinding as a way o life:thumbdown:

How much would you have paid me to do it instead of you? [emoji3]

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

When grinding I just think about the money, that makes me happy.

 

It's boring but lucrative.