Massive storm clean up

[groundcover]

Wouldn't want to be without mine !

 

[Hay Dude]

Are you planning on pulling the stumps?

As of now, no. The owner is content to leave them.
I am hoping to get the grass seeding & strawing and the debris pile chipping.

 

[2manyrocks]

As of now, no. The owner is content to leave them.
I am hoping to get the grass seeding & strawing and the debris pile chipping.

What is the thinking behind the owner's decision not to cut the stumps closer to the ground if they intend to leave the stumps?

 

[Hay Dude]

What is the thinking behind the owner's decision not to cut the stumps closer to the ground if they intend to leave the stumps?

The groundskeeper wants to be able to see them when he mows between them.
Not my property and not my decision.

 

[2manyrocks]

I was just curious what they were thinking. One thing about pine is they can rot faster than some hardwoods.

 

[Rustyiron]

In 3-4 years they'll come right out with much less effort and disturbance to the area and you'll appreciate the little "handle" that's left!
Good job HD!

 

[2manyrocks]

The groundskeeper may not want to get into removing the stumps presently because of the size of the overall cleanup to do right now. But he may want them removed later after the hassle of mowing around them for awhile.

 

[nyone]

Took 100 years to grow and gone in minutes

There white pine. I would suspect the biggest 40in tree isnt any older than 65yrs old. At that age they where even more of a ticking time bomb than normal. Breaking in half and loosing branches is what these trees do.

 

[4570Man]

The groundskeeper may not want to get into removing the stumps presently because of the size of the overall cleanup to do right now. But he may want them removed later after the hassle of mowing around them for awhile.

Removing that many large stumps would definitely make a big mess. Grinding would be better than digging with a hoe but removing all the chips and replacing with soil would still be a big job.

 

[Smokeydog]

A taller stump will rot out 2-3X faster than a low stump. Easier to grub out later with less ground impact. Have a 10-20 I’ll knock with FEL to check progress. Both hardwood and pine.

 

[Hay Dude]

Removing that many large stumps would definitely make a big mess. Grinding would be better than digging with a hoe but removing all the chips and replacing with soil would still be a big job.

They are hitting the pause button on further clean up. Family squabbles on what to do. My guess is the stumps will stay and be mowed in between. Groundskeepers don’t give a flip. It’s just work.

This could be the next phase.

 

[Yander]

I think they will regret waiting. There isn't anything you can do with that area where those trees are down. It will be a mess, can't even bushhog it.

It will provide a lot of wildlife habitat though.

 

[Molalla1]

I think they will regret waiting. There isn't anything you can do with that area where those trees are down. It will be a mess, can't even bushhog it.

It will provide a lot of wildlife habitat though.

My thinking would be pulling the stump's but it's not your or my call . . . nice work!

 

[Hay Dude]

My thinking would be pulling the stump's but it's not your or my call . . . nice work!

There’s room for their 60HP tractor and 7’ mower to mow between the stumps. They just need to get the bare dirt seeded asap.

The owner is discussing planting new trees

 

[Thomas]

Darn nice work HD.

"Family squabbles"....hope they realize winter coming ground could soggy before it freezes,if wait until next year might be long wait for service.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

It's not a trivial amount of money. I understand pulling back on the reigns a bit.

 

[Hay Dude]

These folks are worth many many millions and have extensive land holdings in multiple states. They live on the perpetual earnings of their predecessor who invented the tracer bullet.

 

[Rustyiron]

I didn't want to ask, but wondered how a Naval meteorologist (ret) had these "resources".

 

[Hay Dude]

I didn't want to ask, but wondered how a Naval meteorologist (ret) had these "resources".

Yeah he’s the head groundskeeper, but he is well compensated. Great guy.

 

[BleedingOrange]

If that is a rental, I would think the repair cost should be on the rental company. I would think everyone that has ever rented that machine has contributed to that failure along the way. Not right that it just happened to fail during your rental time. Update, nice to see the rental company covered the repair cost. It is nice you have a good relationship with the guy, that always means a lot..