Stump Grinding?

[biggamefish]

 Anybody know about how much it is to get some stumps ground? This is definitely subject to how many and how big etc.. Just looking to see if anyone had any experience with it. 

[moog5050]

I think I paid around $100 for a 12" diameter ornamental pear.  But I know it was the minimum since its cheaper by tree if you have more.  Driving out and set up was a greater percentage of cost with a single stump.

[Jeremy K]

I think i paid 100 for a decent sized silver maple , the issue i had was the guy didnt remove enough of the chips and put dirt over them ,it took a few years to get grass to grow there ,most of what grew in is weeds though. 

[Nomad]

I’ve had somewhere around 20  ground in my yard , and I have no clue !  Most were not done by the guys who took trees down , a secondary crew came , to many years ago to recall price .

Last  year I had three trees taken down , before that guy could return at a later date to grind , a guy driving by to grind some down the street ,offered to do the one in the front yard ( the only one visible to him ) for $50 , probably 16-18 diameter.

That was way cheap from  what I recall .

Ive never had anyone remove the grindings , I always took care of that , something to consider when pricing it out .

[Marion]

Can always just put topsoil over it. Depending where it is and what you're planning on doing

Call Me The Teflon Don

[Jeremy K]

19 minutes ago, The Jerkman said:

Can always just put topsoil over it. Depending where it is and what you're planning on doing

Call Me The Teflon Don
 

Over the stump ? 

[Marion]

Over the stump ? 

Yup just pile that stuff right on over it. It will obviously be a mound but that's why I said it depends on where it is and the intended use of the area

 

Call Me The Teflon Don

 

 

 

[Moho81]

If you are a do it yourself kind of person you can rent a stump grinder for about $100 for the day. Might be worth it if you have multiple stumps to remove. I did that at the last house when we took down 2 big pine trees. 

[mowin]

I charge $75-100 a stump. 

[NonTypical]

I used to charge about $3 per inch of diameter of the stump. Minimum price was usually $60-$75. That was 20 years ago. 

[Just Lucky]

I did some last year, big maple stumps. The guy had 4 of them. I charged 600 dollars. 150 per stump but they were large.

I figure 100 + per stump.

[Five Seasons]

Call your neighbors too, you might get a group deal. One time at my first house we didn't have much extra cash and there were 3 very visible stumps in the front yard. The neighbor was getting some ground up and the guy from the crew came over and knocked on my door asking if I was interested while he was already there with the crew and equipment. I think we settled on $60 or $100 for 3. 2 were pretty old and rotted, which I imagine makes it much easier.  I remember it being reasonable and I was happy and so was he. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

3 hours ago, Belo said:

Call your neighbors too, you might get a group deal. One time at my first house we didn't have much extra cash and there were 3 very visible stumps in the front yard. The neighbor was getting some ground up and the guy from the crew came over and knocked on my door asking if I was interested while he was already there with the crew and equipment. I think we settled on $60 or $100 for 3. 2 were pretty old and rotted, which I imagine makes it much easier.  I remember it being reasonable and I was happy and so was he. 

We just had three houses on our street do that, the guy was thrilled. I do the same with driveway sealing

Edited May 6, 2020 by The_Real_TCIII

[Moho81]

3 hours ago, Belo said:

Call your neighbors too, you might get a group deal. One time at my first house we didn't have much extra cash and there were 3 very visible stumps in the front yard. The neighbor was getting some ground up and the guy from the crew came over and knocked on my door asking if I was interested while he was already there with the crew and equipment. I think we settled on $60 or $100 for 3. 2 were pretty old and rotted, which I imagine makes it much easier.  I remember it being reasonable and I was happy and so was he. 

 

12 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

We just had three houses on our street do that, the guy was thrilled. I do the same with driveway sealing

That sounds awful! 

I would have to talk to my neighbors then. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

1 minute ago, Moho81 said:

 

That sounds awful! 

I would have to talk to my neighbors then. 

Andrew, I get it

[biggamefish]

interesting I was looking at renting one. I have bunch of stumps and even if it was 50 dollars a stump it would 500 or so. I should buy a small one and go into business!!!