Stump grinding
in Balfour.
The Waimea Plains grow crops, lambs and milk in the open wind, which is why Balfour, Riversdale and Wendon country carries so many shelter lines. The farms that deal with the stumps properly when a belt comes out get their headlands and fence lines back. The ones that do not, plough around them for years.
How I sort it
The short version
- In through the gate
- The tracked machine gets to stumps bigger gear cannot reach, without wrecking the lawn or the lane on the way in.
- Below the surface
- Stumps are ground out deep enough to grass over, mow, or fence straight through.
- Tidy when I leave
- Grindings dealt with and the ground levelled off - usable ground, not a crater.
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The local picture
Around Balfour
Cropping ground around Balfour cannot afford buried wood where the cultivator runs, so I grind lines out below working depth and clean up properly. On the sheep and dairy blocks it is usually about the fence line - grind the row, level the strip, let the fencer run wire in a straight line. About 45 minutes from home, planned as full days.
Getting to you
Balfour is around 45 minutes north-east of Winton across the plains, so jobs up there get planned as proper full days.
Districts I cover from a Balfour job
- Riversdale
- Wendon
- Waikaia
- Longridge
While I am there
Other work I do around Balfour
One machine on site can knock off more than one job. If any of these need doing too, mention it when you call and I will price the lot together.
Stumps in the way near Balfour?
Send through a couple of details or just give me a call. Free quote, no pressure.