rharkins
Member
We're just getting started planning a home on our land in central Missouri. It's native woodland with primarily oak trees. The soil ranges from sand and gravel to some kind of clay that hardens into black concrete once it's been disturbed and wet.
We need to remove about 50 trees ranging from a couple of inches to around 3 feet in diameter.
We'll be hauling in fill to level the site, but one corner will be right at the existing grade.
My question is do we bring in heavy equipment and dig up the stumps and roots, or do I hire the guy with a BIG stump grinder to grind the stumps off 6"-8" below grade?
We dug up some stumps for the road into the site, and despite filling and packing, most of the holes settled leaving significant divots. Keep in mind that we had to go 3'-4' deep to get them out.
On the other hand, if the tops are ground off, will the remaining stumps rot in the ground and eventually collapse leaving depressions?
Any opinions or advise?
Rick
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NH Boomer T3040
We need to remove about 50 trees ranging from a couple of inches to around 3 feet in diameter.
We'll be hauling in fill to level the site, but one corner will be right at the existing grade.
My question is do we bring in heavy equipment and dig up the stumps and roots, or do I hire the guy with a BIG stump grinder to grind the stumps off 6"-8" below grade?
We dug up some stumps for the road into the site, and despite filling and packing, most of the holes settled leaving significant divots. Keep in mind that we had to go 3'-4' deep to get them out.
On the other hand, if the tops are ground off, will the remaining stumps rot in the ground and eventually collapse leaving depressions?
Any opinions or advise?
Rick
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NH Boomer T3040