Site preparation

10-02-2006, 11:59 PM	#1
vapros Newbie   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 15	Site preparation I'm doing some clearing on a wooded lot, and will take out a lot of brush and small trees (up to 2" - 3" diameter). I cut them as short as I can, but what's the best was to deal with all the little stumps that are left? A lot of them are pines.

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10-03-2006, 12:53 AM	#2
inspects Building inspector     Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ. Posts: 37	Site preparation I don't know about your area, but here you can rent a small stump grinder for about $100.00 per day, which can be moved around in tight areas with a garden tractor. They do a very good job, Vermeer makes a good one that makes shot order of a stump.

10-03-2006, 10:33 AM	#3
RYANINMICHIGAN Member   Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 74	Site preparation Rent a bulldozer

10-03-2006, 06:05 PM	#4
fqp25 General Contractor   Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 37	Site preparation Go with some TNT, maybe not. Stump grinder or bull dozer are good ideas. Just don't hook a chain up to your bumper.