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The red line shows the actual grinding area that gets measured on this uneven stump.

Daniel is just starting to grind a stump that has had many suckers growing together for many years. He has ground approximately half of the stump away and you can see the stump grinder machine is sitting on a pile of chips as it moves the grinding blade across the stump.

Every stump is different

Measuring:

Stumps are like icebergs. You see the top of it, but the big part is just under the ground.

If you don't take out the roots you can have regrowth of suckers, nothing will grow on top of the root area, and you won't be able to dig or plant on top of it.

This being said, you won't want me to just grind what you see sticking up. You will want me to get down below.

So measuring the stump requires looking at the stump at ground level to see how wide the stump is.

This is where you measure, at the widest diameter.

If you need any assistance give me a call and I will walk you through it.

Daniel 503-704-7645

Daniel Cook

Daniel is just starting to grind a stump that has had many suckers growing together for many years. You can see roots coming out from around this stump radiating out around it.

The biggest part of the grinding is actually below the ground of the visible stump.

Daniel ground a stump that had had many suckers growing together for many years. There were multiple visible roots radiating out from the stump also. This picture shows only a large mound of chips that were left after the stump was ground. The radius is larger than the actual stump itself was because he followed and ground the roots coming out from the stump as the homeowner requested. The stump was also mounded up due to the nature of the roots so the area is flatter than when he started grinding. The dirt is mixed with the chips and will settle as the chips decompose.

No more stump! What is left behind is a mixture of chips and dirt. This will settle back down into the "hole" that is left.

Still grinding away! But almost gone.