Stumps from toppled trees - Page 2

ragtoplvr · 11-13-2012, 07:07 AM

I assume this is from Sandy. Wait a bit. I am in the Joplin Area and part of the FEMA response was hiring contractors to remove and dispose of stumps.

Rod

scooteraug02 · 11-13-2012, 08:07 AM

Out here there are places that haul off the stumps. They recycle the dirt surrounding the stump. It makes good top soil. Then they grind up the stump.

A friend got hit by Katrina in Gulfport. He documented all his damages. Receipts totaled $93K. He turned in his documentation and got $93K. Everyone around him without receipts got $135K no questions asked.

Rental tools are crap. Get a pro. He does the job, you watch and it is done well. Dirt tears up chainsaw chains.

Tiz · 11-13-2012, 08:18 AM

These did come down in Sandy but they are in a woods area and did no damage. I doubt FEMA will be involved. There are people who really need that money.

We just like to keep the woods cleared of large trees on their sides. I'll let the landscaper deal with it. He has machines and crew and could use the work. It's too much wood for me to cut and split alone.

They are all tulip trees which has little value as far as I know. I'll burn it but it takes a lot to make any heat. But I'll have a shitload of it so that works ok.

--Kevin

concours · 11-13-2012, 06:23 PM

I used to build these.. 1200 hp 3412 twin turbo Cat.. stumps? what stumps? The owner would dump a 3 yard bucket of cinder blocks in just to show how tough it was. POOF! Just dust. http://www.cbi-inc.com/

Tiz · 11-14-2012, 10:58 AM

"The Annihilator"

I.So.Badly.Want.One.

--Kevin

HuckFarley · 11-14-2012, 03:59 PM

Before the tree that fell on my house was cut at the stump, my tree guy attatched a come along to another tree and pulled it back into the hole. Then he cut it off at the stump and got the stump grinder out. Around here it's much cheaper to grind it than to get a toppled tree stump hauled and have to pay dump fees.

hahmule · 11-16-2012, 12:39 PM

Dynamite!

Merlin III · 11-16-2012, 01:32 PM

The times that I have built homes, I dig a big hole with an excavator and bury them. That is generally the way it is done. The alternative around here is to have the stumps taken to a State DEP approved dump site that is allowed to take stumps. For us it means trucking them an hour away to a site in New Hampshire. The cost for a home owner who is not making a lot of money on the a commercial project is prohibitive and not feasible.

So, either bury them or cut them flush and buy yourself a goat. A goat will eat off all the thousands of shoots that will spring up. If you do this consistently over a period of years the root system will eventually die.

sieg · 11-16-2012, 02:33 PM

IDK, but doesn't your insurance cover this? You're going to need more than normal homeowner tools, hire someone with the big stuff.

Pike Bishop · 11-16-2012, 06:14 PM

Whatever you do, don't let anyone stand where the tree once stood when you cut the fallen tree away from the toppled stump.

That's a great way to get killed when the stump flops back down after the cantilevered weight of the tree has been removed.

11-13-2012, 08:07 AM	#17
scooteraug02 Dog Rancher Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Oddometer: 4,181	Out here there are places that haul off the stumps. They recycle the dirt surrounding the stump. It makes good top soil. Then they grind up the stump. A friend got hit by Katrina in Gulfport. He documented all his damages. Receipts totaled $93K. He turned in his documentation and got $93K. Everyone around him without receipts got $135K no questions asked. Rental tools are crap. Get a pro. He does the job, you watch and it is done well. Dirt tears up chainsaw chains. __________________

11-13-2012, 08:18 AM	#18
Tiz ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Milford, CT Oddometer: 579	These did come down in Sandy but they are in a woods area and did no damage. I doubt FEMA will be involved. There are people who really need that money. We just like to keep the woods cleared of large trees on their sides. I'll let the landscaper deal with it. He has machines and crew and could use the work. It's too much wood for me to cut and split alone. They are all tulip trees which has little value as far as I know. I'll burn it but it takes a lot to make any heat. But I'll have a shitload of it so that works ok. --Kevin __________________ R1200GS-2005 ex-DL650K5 ex-2001 XR400 ex-2002KLR650

11-13-2012, 06:23 PM	#19
concours WFO for 41 years Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Kensington, NH USA Oddometer: 3,995	I used to build these.. 1200 hp 3412 twin turbo Cat.. stumps? what stumps? The owner would dump a 3 yard bucket of cinder blocks in just to show how tough it was. POOF! Just dust. http://www.cbi-inc.com/ __________________ Too much is just barely enough..... 2007 Tiger 1050 2005 Royal Star Tour DeLuxe 1973 Yamaha TX750 1974 Norton 850 Commando Roadster

11-14-2012, 10:58 AM	#20
Tiz ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Milford, CT Oddometer: 579	"The Annihilator" I.So.Badly.Want.One. --Kevin __________________ R1200GS-2005 ex-DL650K5 ex-2001 XR400 ex-2002KLR650

11-16-2012, 12:39 PM	#22
hahmule Balding Gloriously Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Nowhere Valley, CA Oddometer: 565	the easy way.. Dynamite! __________________ What a lovely bunch of coconuts. Better to be a fast mule than a slow race horse.

11-13-2012, 07:07 AM	#16
ragtoplvr Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: S. W. Mssouri Oddometer: 4,545	I assume this is from Sandy. Wait a bit. I am in the Joplin Area and part of the FEMA response was hiring contractors to remove and dispose of stumps. Rod

11-14-2012, 03:59 PM	#21
HuckFarley Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: SE PA USA Oddometer: 58	Before the tree that fell on my house was cut at the stump, my tree guy attatched a come along to another tree and pulled it back into the hole. Then he cut it off at the stump and got the stump grinder out. Around here it's much cheaper to grind it than to get a toppled tree stump hauled and have to pay dump fees.

11-16-2012, 01:32 PM	#23
Merlin III Mean SOB Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Maine Oddometer: 373	The times that I have built homes, I dig a big hole with an excavator and bury them. That is generally the way it is done. The alternative around here is to have the stumps taken to a State DEP approved dump site that is allowed to take stumps. For us it means trucking them an hour away to a site in New Hampshire. The cost for a home owner who is not making a lot of money on the a commercial project is prohibitive and not feasible. So, either bury them or cut them flush and buy yourself a goat. A goat will eat off all the thousands of shoots that will spring up. If you do this consistently over a period of years the root system will eventually die. __________________ "I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of certainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure about anything." Richard Feynman, Scientist.

11-16-2012, 02:33 PM	#24
sieg Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Southern Illinois USA Oddometer: 1,389	IDK, but doesn't your insurance cover this? You're going to need more than normal homeowner tools, hire someone with the big stuff. __________________ I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but let's take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself. Current bikes: '12 WR250R, '10 F800GS, '08 Versys, '07 WR250F, '85 RZ350, Wife's bikes: '10 F650GS, '09 XT250,'03 WR250F

11-16-2012, 06:14 PM	#25
Pike Bishop Banned Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Your Back Yard Oddometer: 6,505	Whatever you do, don't let anyone stand where the tree once stood when you cut the fallen tree away from the toppled stump. That's a great way to get killed when the stump flops back down after the cantilevered weight of the tree has been removed.

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