Stump grinding,
gone for good.
Old stumps hold everything up - the new fence line, the mower, the next paddock, the shed you want to build. I grind and clear stumps across Southland, from a single stump in the lawn to a whole shelterbelt line, and leave the ground tidy enough that in a season you would never know the trees were there.
How I do it
What the job involves
The machine does the heavy work, but the useful part is the tidy-up. What you get back is usable ground, not a bombsite.
- Anywhere the machine can walk
- The tracked skid-steer gets through gates, up lanes and along fence lines without tearing up everything on the way. One stump behind the house or a full belt along the boundary - same machine, same care.
- Ground out below the surface
- Stumps come out properly below ground level - deep enough to grass over, run the mower, or put a fence line straight through where the trees used to stand.
- Grindings and roots dealt with
- Grindings can be left to rot down, spread out, or cleared and backfilled with soil so the ground is ready to sow. Torn roots and rubbish get heaped or carted, whatever suits the job.
- Left level and tidy
- The ground gets shaped off level before I leave. That is the difference between removing a stump and actually finishing the job.
The payoff
What you get back
Every stump is ground you cannot use. Take them out and the land starts working again.
Grazing and ground back in use
An old shelterbelt line ties up a surprising strip of good land. Cleared and levelled, it goes back into grass and back into work.
Fences go where they should
No more kinking a new fence line around a rotten stump. Grind the line, run the wire straight, job done.
No more mower strikes
A hidden stump wrecks mower blades and worse. Once it is ground out below the surface you can mow, cultivate or drive over it without a thought.
No surprises
The honest bit about stumps
What I sort
- Single stumps, rows and whole shelterbelt lines
- Ground out below the surface, then levelled and tidied
- Tight-access spots where bigger gear would wreck the lawn getting in
What I will be straight about
- Grinding takes the stump, not the whole root system - the big roots stay in the ground and rot down over the years. For grass, fencing and grazing that is exactly what you want, but if you are building over it and need every root gone, that is an excavation job and I will tell you so
- Standing trees need to come down first - get your tree man to drop them and I will take it from the stump down
The work
What it looks like done
Where I do it
Based near Winton, working across Southland
I do stump grinding right across the province. Pick your district for the local rundown, or just call and tell me where you are.
- Winton →
- Invercargill →
- Gore →
- Makarewa →
- Lumsden →
- Riverton →
- Wyndham →
- Otautau →
- Balfour →
- Mossburn →
Somewhere else in Southland? Give me a call and ask.
While I am there
Other jobs I can sort on the same visit
Got stumps in the way of the next job?
Send through a couple of details or just give me a call. Free quote, no pressure.