Stump grinders can be as big as a truck or as small as a lawnmower.

The more powerful your engine, the easier it is to grind stumps. Most consumer-grade stump grinders are powered by gas engines in the 10-15 horsepower range. Grinding dense, hard woods requires enough power to drive the cutting wheel through the wood at high speeds.

Consumer stump grinders are built to be operated by a single person, and so are limited in the size of stump they can manage.

Commercial stump grinders are usually far too large and powerful for a single person to operate safely and effectively.

You can bury your ground-up chips where the roots were or collect them and use them when you need to absorb spilled oils and fuels. Make sure you have sturdy work gloves, a good pair of safety glasses and noise-rated ear protection. You cut row by row with strong, sharp teeth that spin around a horizontal axis, much like a rotary saw does when cutting through lumber. Stump grinders work by running a multi-tooth cutting wheel across the stump to cut a path with a defined width and depth. What to know before you buy a stump grinder If you’re looking for a stump grinder with an electric starter, take a look at the DK2 14-Inch 14 Horsepower Gas-Powered Commercial Stump Grinder. When you grind the stump down to below the surface of the turf, you are able to reclaim open space that you can use for many different purposes.

An easier way is to grind the stump down and leave the roots in place to die. Removing stumps and roots requires burning, lots of pulling power or strategically placed dynamite. When trees are removed to clear land or are knocked down by weather, the trunk, branches and leaves are taken away, but the stump and roots remain.

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