Designing and looking after the home yard is an important part of the living environment around us. Drilling stumps is one of those jobs that becomes necessary as soon as a tree comes down.
If you have ever felled a tree on your own property, you know exactly what an eyesore the remaining stump can become.
A stump sitting in the middle of the yard spoils more than the look of the garden. It can also create dangerous situations while you work outdoors, and the remaining trunk may hold back the growth of new plants.
So the stump is worth getting rid of. You have several options for removing it: drilling, grubbing, grinding or burning.
When you are tidying up a yard, drilling stumps gives by far the neatest result.
Why choose drilling stumps over the other methods?
Although there are many ways to remove a stump, drilling stumps is the most environmentally friendly and resource-efficient of them all.
1. Drilling stumps and other yard work with one machine
One clear advantage of drilling is that it calls for very little equipment. A mini excavator can handle a remarkable amount of work in a yard, stump removal included.
You can also fit a wide range of attachments to a mini excavator. At Fortal we use the Estonian-made Dipperfox stump drill, which clears a stump in only a few minutes. Most grubbing tools and grinders take considerably longer. You can read more about the tool itself on the manufacturer’s website.
Once the drilling is finished, simply swap the attachment and use the same excavator to prepare the ground for paving. No extra machinery is needed, unlike with grubbing or grinding.
2. Safety
Grinding and burning a stump can both create hazardous situations. A stump drill, however, works at low revolutions, so no chips fly towards bystanders or house windows.
The only real risk is that you start to enjoy the work and run out of stumps far too quickly.
3. Easier to tidy up afterwards
Drilling is also easier to finish off. Grubbing a stump out leaves a hole that you must fill with aggregate, otherwise the ground will subside later. After drilling, that step is unnecessary.
Simply rake the surface level and the job is done. You can even leave the wood chips and sawdust in the ground, where they raise the nutrient value of the soil.
In summary
If you would like to become king of the stumps and take care of your own yard, you can rent a mini excavator together with a Dipperfox stump drill from us. Simply place your booking in our self-service.
If you would rather let a professional operator deliver the best visual result, contact our representative on +372 5555 7700.