Power stump removal action

Removing a 4' diameter eucalyptus stump is tough. It's tougher when it's on a hillside and, despite exposing 6 feet of the roots, you can't chainsaw it apart because it's full of dirt and rocks. Here's what it looks like after chomping off all you can with a 28" chainsaw above the dirt.



Driving a stump grinder up to it won't work, because the grinder weighs 300lb and has a reach of only 2 feet.

So, build a ramp to the top of the stump with the handy Bobcat!



Then, after chewing off 2 yards of stump chips with much noise and great effort, remove the ramp and excavate the remaining root bits. And you now have a big hole in the ground.



And a big pile of dirt.