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Welcome to the Stump Solutions blog. We’re a family-run business, with Dave out on the grinders day to day and Mollie (Daughter) running the social media and marketing side of things, sharing the jobs, machinery and behind-the-scenes side of the business online. We’ll be using this blog to share recent jobs, machinery features, industry insights and a bit more about what goes on day to day here at Stump Solutions. Be sure to check out our socials to keep up with the latest from site.

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Prunus Cerasifera Stump Removal and Surface Root Grinding in Trull, Taunton

This week we completed a stump grinding project in Trull, near Taunton, for a longstanding client. The tree, a Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum), had unfortunately become diseased and required removal. Following the tree work, the remaining stump and associated surface roots needed to be removed to allow the area to be fully redeveloped as part of a landscaping project. The Challenge As well as the main stump, the tree had developed a number of large diameter surface roots exte

MollieJ

Jun 102 min read

Showing What a Tracked Grinder Can Really Do

One of this week’s stump grinding jobs over in the Axminster area definitely wasn’t straightforward, but the Jo Beau made it look that way. The main challenge on this one wasn’t the stump size or access, it was the bank the stumps were sat on. Steep enough that just walking up it properly was difficult, never mind getting machinery onto it safely. We estimated the slope at around 35 degrees. For a lot of stump grinders, that would’ve been a walk-away job. But this is exactly

MollieJ

May 162 min read

Jo Beau vs FSI Can They Even Compare?

We get asked this all the time. “Which grinder’s better?” Honestly, they’re built for two completely different jobs. The FSI B22 is the machine for awkward access work. Tight side gates, narrow paths, small gardens and sites where getting the grinder in is harder than the actual stump. One recent job was exactly that. The grinder had to go through a narrow doorway before being ramped across the whole garden and up another level because both sets of steps were too tight for ac

MollieJ

May 161 min read

From Stump Grinding to Social Media

We’re a family-run business, and like most family businesses, everyone naturally falls into their role. Dad’s out on the jobs day in, day out, long hours on the grinders, travelling between sites and doing what he’s done for years. Meanwhile, I’ve always leaned more towards the media and marketing side of things. Posting photos and videos of the work gradually turned into a genuine interest in content creation, branding and social media, something I’ve recently started freela

MollieJ

May 162 min read