PhilMcAvitie

Have a cherry tree stump in the garden, about 18" diametre, sticking up 3".

Need to remove it now as we have 4 cars and it's getting in the way.

Anyone had a stump ground down, at what cost?

judgejules

107 squids

http://www.hss.com/g/62836/Tree-Stum...er-Petrol.html

PhilMcAvitie

That looks like I would have to do it myself

I'm sure a Pikey will do it for less ... I have dug around it and I await the knock on the door

judgejules

Slap a chain around it with a padlock, wait 24 hours and it'll be gone

PhilMcAvitie

You're right ... I'll put a sign on it, "Do Not Steal, valuable, rare tree stump"

TopBanana

Phone a local tree surgeon

Tam the bam

Only problem being, they'll steal your car to transport the stump!

PhilMcAvitie

The local Pikey van says he is ... its painted on the side of the transit .. TRE SERGIN .... Fuly Ensururd ... Mobile number only

TopBanana

Eddie1980

Just done a load of these myself, tree stump grinding is a good way of getting them sub ground to a max of about 18" with a big grinder, but grinders are specialist and expensive.

However do what I did, as long as you know there are no services near by, hire a mini digger (about £50 a day plus delivery) and have the best fun ever, grown men turn into 5 year olds when in diggers trust me!!

Or alternatively if the roots don't flair out as it reaches the soil you can dig a hole round it big enough to get a saw in and just cut it subsurface.

If you do get a digger though I'll come do the driving for free.

Simon C

I if your in Surrey. A friend of mine runs Stump and Grind Ltd

amahrap

Does no one use the old soak in diesel and apply match anymore then?

(a great way of making friends with the neighbours too.........!)

Leslie

My sister has got to get one done too. I'll ask her when she knows how much.

Les

Eddie1980

Same way no one drills a hole down through the middle and dynamites them any more... no wonder it takes an age to get anything done in this modern world!