Stump Removal Case Study
Posted on: December 19, 2023
Trevor Gooden of Gahanna, OH wanted to clear about 1/2 an acre of woods to extend his property. After dropping the trees, he was faced with about 40 stumps from 12" to 24" to remove. He had looked at grinding them or digging them out with an excavator but he would still be faced with a number of issues. One the roots would still be there will leveling out for grass and he would have to bring multiple machines in to do the job. Finally, he settled on using a skid steer with 2 attachments: a stump bucket and a rock bucket grapple. The job went like clockwork!
Mr. Gooden stated that between noon and 4 pm they "dug all the stumps out, backfilled the holes, and raked out the root sticks and rocks, and leveled out the complete yard!"
While doing this project, we found that:
- The stump bucket was able to get under the stump and tear loose the roots
- The hole that was left was much smaller than when using an excavator, as well as being much faster
- The rock bucket grapple was able to pick up and shake the dirt off the roots, then rake all the loose roots and rocks up
- The rock bucket also was exceptional in leveling everything back out afterwards for an amazing finish.