Stump Removal...Best Method?

[rabidracin]

I have found the best way for me to remove small stumps (6" and -) is to use draw bar and 3 pt hitch. Drop bar to bottom of stump hook chain and pick up. you may have to re-hook a few times as it comes out. Tedious, yes, but I don't like beating up my loader and 3 pt hitch has a higher lifting capacity.

 

[bcp]

One of the more fun ways:

 

[dmccarty]

Planting seedling is done with a special tool called a dibble. I know of and own two types. Here is one type, Container Seedling Dibble

I do not know anything about the company in the link, it was just the first hit with a picture of the dibble.

Your state Forestry department likely sells seedlings. When I bought the price was about $25-35 for 250 pines.

We have logged part of our land. One 3-5 acre section was all but clear cut because of the pine. 11 years later and the natural seedling have taken over. I built trails through the area and just built around stumps. Now our stumps are kinda big up to 30 inches. Smaller stumps I would try to pull out or just cut low to the ground. My pines would be very hard to pull out of the ground with my tractor. Eastern Red Cedar is real easy though.

Later,
Dan

 

[foggy1111]

Last summer I purchased 40 acres of land that has about 5-10 acres that was logged maybe 10-15 years ago. It has many Jackpine stumps left in the ground...maybe 12-18" tall with 6-8" diameters. I kicked a couple and they sure seem very "firm" still.

I was chatting with a friend that has done a lot of commercial road work and just about anything that takes heavy equipment...regarding getting someone in with a dozer to clean out the stumps. He advised to get a stump grinder from a rental place and grind them all down.

What are you thoughts/experiences? Quite a lot of stumps that I want out sooner rather than later before I work on replanting in the future...it is very nice part of the property on a ridge with a nice view (and good place for a deer stand).

I do not own a tractor at this point but will likely "someday". How could you attack this with a tractor and attachment...and what size/HP would you need? What method of "bulk" stump removal has worked "best" for you?

Thanks in advance...TMR

BTW...property has a built in "nursery" of red pine seedlings just ready to be thinned by transplanting...red and white pine are my "hobby". TMR

Never saw this thread till today. Your needs appear to be quite similar to mine. I have 100+ acres of former timber company land. LOTS of red and jackpine stumps - everywhere. Could not drive from one end to the other with a 4 wheeler when I bought it....without going over stumps.

I have since ground out over 1200 stumps.....maybe more (I have lost count). First with self-propelled rental grinders and now with my Woods SG50 3-point grinder. I've got trails and food plots everywhere.

If your doing trails and small food plots for a deer / recreational property....and if you don't have lots of rocks to deal with.....I think grinding is the only way to go.

See for yourself....you can rent a 25 hp self-propelled grinder for $150 per day. At the end of the day you will know if you can grind more or dig more out. I expect you will be grinding 'em. :thumbsup:

IMO........A 30 hp tractor with a good FEL and a grapple on the front....coupled with a stump grinder on the back.......MAN....you can do allot of work!!