D Mc

Therrin, your reasoning is good and we didn't mean to sound like we were pressuring you; just offering possible solutions.

For future reference (if/when you do stump grinding). ALWAYS call before you dig or pull (or in this instance grind). It's the Law! and it's free. We have run into instances where the stump was up like that you could see in the hole, the owner had pulled a bunch of dirt out and when we called and had it marked the lines were in the hole! You just can't tell. Also if you start pulling things, JD's advise of cutting the roots before is good, because you have no idea how far and how deep those roots actually go. You not only have utilities to worry about but anything the land owner might have put in; ie., personal lighting and sprinkler systems.

The problem with pulling is that you still have a stump; with stump grinding you have reuseable mulch.

Definitely try stump grinding before purchasing one; some people like it, some people can't stand to do it. There is definitely decent money to be had with it, though.

Good luck.

S and D Mc