Average cost for Stump grind only. (2015, home, to buy)
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As far as I know your local government would have cut down that tree and planted a new one without charge. Back when I lived in Nassau the village did this free, and even offered a tree selection for replanting.
Now that I live in a low cost/low tax area, the dead tree in the front is my responsibility. You do get a little less at times when the tax bill is 80% cheaper.
In NY, I paid in the ballpark of $150 to grind down a couple of stumps in my yard.
A sawzall has blades that are too small and weak. I tried this. I bought a detachable pole saw and gonna try out the 8" chainsaw to hopefully dislodge some stumps on my property.
Yeah, I have a cheapo Harborfeight pole chainaw that I'm willing to sacrifice on the rootball.
I did buy some large 12" sawzall blades, so I want to give that a shot also.
I love my Kobalt 18" cordless chainsaw too much to ruin. That saw and rotating three 80v 2amp batteries has cut down many trees that have fallen on my property into logs for me.
Harbor Freight could sell you a full size electric chainsaw for about $60. You could burn through that at low cost.
I broke two Sawzall blades trying to cut through the roots of a large bush. Tried out a Milwaukee cordless saw and an electric Dewalt saw. Both failed miserably.
Probably will have to get a tree service to cut down the dead tree in the front, as it's pretty big. I recommend you consider doing likewise.
At some point you will have to weigh the time cost of doing these jobs yourself, and also the risk of hurting yourself. As a professional yourself, you already know the value of leaving things to the pros.
I have a Lowe's Kobolt 18" electric cordless chainsaw. But it took care of that 60ft pine tree. I don't want to mess up the chain by cuttingthe rootball.
I was thinking of pressure washing all the dirt/rocks off and going at it with the sawzall with a 12" blade.
BTW, my wife is embarassed that I'm the only North Shore guy in the Roslyn area cutting up his own fallen tree instead of hiring a crew. Neighbors walking by looking at me funny. But I love doing this kind of stuff, including splitting logs into firewood with my 8lb maul.
You could try to power wash the rootball and yank it out with your vehicle.
Ah whatever. I applaud your manliness and ambition.
Might just be easier and less painful to just pay the 150-200 bucks for a grind.
*shrugs*
As a fellow DIYer I would have done just what you did and would hire someone for the root. That could cause you to throw out your back and do some serious damage. People look at me funny too when they see me working on my car in the driveway but I don't care. I like to save money and take pride in doing the work myself.
As a fellow DIYer I would have done just what you did and would hire someone for the root. That could cause you to throw out your back and do some serious damage. People look at me funny too when they see me working on my car in the driveway but I don't care. I like to save money and take pride in doing the work myself.
I had my car up on ramps a few week ago changing the oil one neighbor stopped as he was driving by and thought I was crazy
If you can have it ground up for <$200 that is worth it. You will kill yourself trying to break it down with a reciprocating saw (plus will go thru dozens of blades). If you use a chainsaw, you will certainly semi-destroy the saw. In the end, you will spend around $100 in tools/blades so why not just hire it out?
I ripped out a 4 smaller stumps from some Diseased hemlocks a few years back that I cut down. It’s worth the $200. I destroyed every blade I had, chain, reciprocating, circular. Probably $60 in blades plus I still had to dig and use brute force. We did drink allot of beer after the power tool usage was done and enjoy some whiskey though.
I'm gonna give it a shot this weekend when I have the time and it warms up a little. Willing to sacrifice some cheapo Harborfreight power tools that are due for a better upgrade anyway. But if it looks like it will be tough, I'll hire a pro.
I don't think it's being cheap to DIY but if you are like my husband who has a bad back then a pro is who he would hire. We ripped out some Bushes and a small tree when we first moved here in 2003 with a heavy chain and his pick up truck. But when it came time to cut down the really big tree we hired someone. also nothing wrong with fixing your own car or changing the oil. My husband does that unless it's big job where he does not have the patience then we take it somewhere. But normal maintenance like brakes, oil changes, wiper blades, fluids, spark plugs etc... he can do himself.
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