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Ok_Low_1287 t1_j66ab5w wrote

I just logged and stumped 6 acres. If the trees are mature pine and freshly cut, you need a big excavator. It ends up being cheaper because it makes short work of pulling them. If you wait a few years after the root hairs let go of the soil, it's much easier to pull them. But don't mess around with backhoes or digging or burning or any of that other nonsense that's just silliness. I dug a huge trench and buried my stumps. The biggest problem with stumps is what do you do with them after you pulled them

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shapeintheclouds t1_j684yve wrote

Hammond takes stumps over in Orange/Canaan. Getting them there is the trick. Still, just pull in, tell them what you have, and they take em. Free.

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zac1724 OP t1_j66agt0 wrote

Thanks !!! Makes sense

What about grinding them instead ? I’ve found some rentals for the larger drive ones. Helps with not needing somewhere to put them

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Ok_Low_1287 t1_j66bfhz wrote

Grinding is okay, but you won't be able to get anything to grow over them, and you won't be able to get a nice level flat surface if you grind them generally, because the pine trees roots are near the surface and they heave up the soil, grinding is also more expensive. I've had to grind a few that were near buried gas or septic lines lines, so sometimes it's necessary

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zac1724 OP t1_j66bivw wrote

Oooo interesting ! I didn’t realize that about things growing over it!

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