How much will i pay to have someone grind/remove the palm tree stump?

we're having our palm tree taken out by the local utility company,..they'll do it free of charge because its on the power lines....but there'll be a stump to remove too.....what does that usually cost in sacramento?





thx

How much will i pay to have someone grind/remove the palm tree stump?
The easiest way to get out a stump is to do the following, as long as you are comfortable doing it and the stump is away from your house and the stump will fit inside a 5 gallon bucket





1. find a 5 gallon bucket and cut out the bottom so that both bottom and top are open.


2. place bucket over stump and fill with bag of charcoal.


3. douse charcoal with lighter fluid and light.


4.keep watch so that flames do not get out of control.





The charcoal will burn for almost 24 hours but when it is done the stump Will be ashes and you can work the ashes in with the dirt around where the stump used to be. Cover area with top soil and plant grass seed.





This is a inexpensive way of getting rid of the stump, it was taught to me by my dad and he learned it from his dad. It works great as long as you are comfortable doing so.


If not, it will probably cost at least $100 to have the stump ground down, depending on your area.





And not to question your intelligence here, but DO NOT use a plastic bucket for obvious reason. One time I could not find a bucket and used bricks to build a pit around the stump and that worked pretty well too, although it did not burn all of the roots and I had to dig some of them up before I could fill the hole.
Reply:In your town , I don't know what they charge . But in my town , Dallas,Texas , I paid $100.00 per stump and I had 23 of them taken out . Best thing I ever did .
Reply:you can rent the grinder and do it, if not you can usually figure 2 men to do the job, usually at 75.00 an hr
Reply:If they won't remove the stump, I would ask them to cut it as low as possible and cover the stump with a big planter or disuise it with vegetation. That is the easiest way.





The best way to remove a stump by hand is to leave the trunk about six feet high, dig down around it and pull it over with a truck and a rope. Pull and cut underneath at the same time. It is much harder to remove the stump when there is no leverage on it. I have never removed a palm tree though.





Can't you persuade the utility company to pull it out?