Stump Erratication

[Gator]

So I'm clearing an acre of land.
I've cut 20-30 trees that are 4-6 inches diameter.
I cut them about 12" tall.
Now I am wondering how to get rid of the stumps.
I hate to stick my chainsaw in the dirt to cut them of at the ground.
I want to mow this area in the spring.

I know... When you guys are searching for solutions to difficult questions you think... "I'll ask a bunch of SxS enthusiast. They know everything.

Any suggestions?

 

[Admin]

 

[Keebler]

In the past I have rented a stump grinder, it makes fast work of removing stumps and is easy to use.

 

[TripleB]

So I'm clearing an acre of land.
I've cut 20-30 trees that are 4-6 inches diameter.
I cut them about 12" tall.
Now I am wondering how to get rid of the stumps.
I hate to stick my chainsaw in the dirt to cut them of at the ground.
I want to mow this area in the spring.

I know... When you guys are searching for solutions to difficult questions you think... "I'll ask a bunch of SxS enthusiast. They know everything.

Any suggestions?

A tractor with a bucket can get some of them in soft ground. May have to chain saw some roots. Rent a mini excavator. Or old school it with a mattock. Mattock and a chainsaw will work also. Just use an old chain.

 

[Backwoods]

Bull dozer

 

[TripleB]

In the past I have rented a stump grinder, it makes fast work of removing stumps and is easy to use.

What he said would probably be best.

 

[rickoshea]

tannerite

 

[TxDoc]

In the past I have rented a stump grinder, it makes fast work of removing stumps and is easy to use.

That's never failed for me.

For big jobs, this was quicker.
The DipperFox

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[tdhanses]

That's never failed for me.

For big jobs, this was quicker.
The DipperFox

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That is cool!

 

[Gator]

That's never failed for me.

For big jobs, this was quicker.
The DipperFox

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That's cool

 

[Cuoutdoors]

Skid steer and tree puller

 

[thashane]

Depending on species, and equipment availability, It's usually easier to remove the stump when the tree is still attached, for leverage. I recently rented the largest stump grinder i could, which was still underpowered for stumps over 2' diameter, but way better and lower than I can get with a chainsaw. It would rip through 4-6"stumps faster than you could walk it to them.
For 4-6" stumps, I would probably cut the roots with one ripper down on the box scraper, on several sides, then try to push it over with the bucket just below max lift.
A mini-ex 3 tons and above should rip those out no problem, with minimal digging.
But without knowing species and soil type, this is all based on my experience in a Sierra mixed conifer forest
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