Stump grinder-advice

ssray · « **on:** August 12, 2007, 10:01 »

Having chopped down 20 trees from our garden(just moved in-all overgrown 30-50ft high) i now have the stumps to get rid of, how near to the ground do i have to cut the stumps to? stumpbusters want just under £900inc vat to rid us of them-Hss about £150 to hire.
I cant really drill them and let them rot as i would like the patch where they are is a veg plot next year.
Cheers
Ray

shaun · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2007, 10:03 »

what trees are they ray ?

splodger · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2007, 11:14 »

why not dig a pit around each stump - and burn them down. it works for my dad - he has a small patch of woodland and has been using this method for years.

the ashes wil be good in your veggie plot too

ssray · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2007, 11:21 »

Its a bit of a built up area around here and most of the stumps are right next to a fence(not mine either).
There are a few that are mid garden that i will do that to, thanks

ssray · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2007, 15:34 »

sorry shaun i ignored your question, they were all conifer types, they had been let get too big by the last owner and blocked views of at least 4 other houses.
i may drill some of them and put sweet stuff in the holes- jam etc - i dont want to use diesel but i have heard that kills and helps them rot.
Ray

WG. · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2007, 16:26 »

Quote from: "ssray"

they were all conifer types

You can apply a solution of urea which greatly accelerates decomposition. http://solutions.psu.edu/Horticulture_Gardening_Landscaping_747.htm

richyrich7 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 12, 2007, 21:18 »

Last time we cut loads down, we left them as bare trunks about 5' high. This gives you plenty of leverage to rock them out, dig all around, tie thick rope to one and use the next one along as a pulley. Was not too bad. we had 10 to take out and the trunks where about 6"-9" across.

jack russell · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2007, 21:36 »

hi

richy has the right idea.. but as they are now down your best option is to hire a stump grinder, but please take the size of the machine into consideration before it is delivered and wont fit through your garden gate. these machines aren't for the faint hearted and if you want to plant you are going to have to take it well below ground level. this wont be much of a job with conifers as there root system is pretty much like a big ball.

good luck and take some pics to post on here

cheers
jr

shaun · « **Reply #8 on:** August 13, 2007, 20:37 »

hey up ray the best way is to dig em up and be done with it,
2 ways to do it
1 by hand (pay someone else to do it)
2 hire a 1.5 ton mini digger for the day it will cost around £100 in a few hours they will be history,
like JRT says theres no big roots just a mass of small roots

ssray · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2007, 01:02 »

I thought about a mini digger and i could level a bit of garden at the same time,I think for the mo` i will drill them and add something to help rotting, i shift work so i have to plan weeks in adance-then i end up looking after the kids!!!
cheers Ray

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Stump grinder-advice

splodger

WG.