Most average sized stumps should be ground out in an hour or so. Small to medium Yuccas or plants usually take about twenty minutes to pull or grind, or more if they're still full grown.
So the normal cost at $90 an hour would be:

• $140-$200 to grind a normal stump up to 300mm or so, or three or four smaller stumps.
• $200 - $400 or more, to grind bigger stumps.
• $140 for three medium to large Yucca stumps. Around $40 for each additional Yucca stump. If the Yucca is still full grown and you require it to be cut down first and sectioned into disposable pieces then the hourly rate applies.
• No charge for travel in a 15km radius of Bendigo. $1.20 a kilometre, each way, for travel out of that 15km radius area.
• Minimum $140

STUMP GRINDING or YUCCA REMOVAL - $90 per hour 

• 33hp Rayco grinder
• 86 cm wide to fit through most gateways.
• Normal grind is about 10 cm (100mm) below surface grade, but can go deeper if needed, and at least 10cm around the stump periphery.
• All that's left is wood chips off the stump and wood chips/dirt mulch from below ground level. Normally I shovel this mulch back into the stump hole and level it out, but I can remove and tip it at request. Hourly rates and tip fees apply.
  European tree stumps can mostly be removed entirely but Natives have very deep stumps and root systems that can't be removed entirely. There will still normally be a stump remnant underground. Customers should keep an eye on the area that the stump was removed from and give any regrowth that pops up a squirt with a herbicide, Roundup or similar, until the tree totally gives up the ghost.
• There is an option to poison the stump remnant after grinding. This involves drilling the stump, poisoning with Triclopyr herbicide, covering with cardboard or black plastic and filling in.
  This is mostly useful for stumps in inaccessible spots or those growing too close to utility pipework for normal grinding.
  Hourly rates apply and a poison supply charge of $30 per litre used.
  Poisoning is not suitable if the stump is close to, or in an area that drains into, any water feature, creek, dam etc.
• Deeper roots are left in the ground to decay over time. This poses less risk to underground utilities and pipes that can have roots wrapped around or into them. Yucca main root systems are totally removed to deter regrowth. Yucca feeder roots, the network of red roots that probably cover your entire garden, are left in the ground to rot; they generally pose no regrowth risk.
• Some trees throw extensive root sytems at ground level. Grinding these out is called root chasing and it's up to you to decide how far and for how long you want to go.
  
  
  
  
  YUCCA PLUCKER
   
• Specialist eight tonne plant extractor lifts Yuccas and bushes of small to medium size. Also good for posts, star pickets and poles.
• Triffids removed for free.
  
• Fully insured. Operator has a White Card and a Police Check.

Yucca removal specialist

The more of these horrible invaders that you have removed the better it is for everyone.
They really have no place in Australian gardens and are downright dangerous to children and pets.
Some Yuccas have soft leaf ends but the more common ones have stout, needle sharp leaf ends that can penetrate eyes and ear drums if you're not careful, and woe betide the dog that cocks a leg on a small yucca. It makes me wince to think about it! (see this article)

They are especially dangerous when placed near or hanging over a footpath where the needle leaves are often at eye height.

If you think that they're just harmless beautiful plants then check out these horror stories. It's like having half a dozen Freddy Kruegers in your front yard!

• https://www.smh.com.au/national/popular-pot-plant-causes-string-of-serious-ear-injuries-20180118-p4yym3.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6kXoVpR_JY  (this one even scares me!)
• https://au.news.yahoo.com/pet-owners-warning-over-poisonous-plants-063849223.html
• https://www.lifestylehearingsolutions.com/if-you-have-yucca-plants-in-your-garden-beware/
• https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/home-garden/maureen-gilmer/2016/11/04/yucca-plant-spines-can-hurt-pets/93132380
• ht ps://www.sciencealert.com/yucca-plant-spiky-leaves-dangerous-ear-drums-in

Factors that might effect the time taken, or even our ability to do the job.
If any of this relates to your job then it's best if you could text or email us pics from all sides, or a video, including a soft drink can or milk bottle placed on the stump for scale.

• Rocks, concrete or weed matting in the soil surrounding the stump, or river stones used as a garden bed cover. This will involve extra digging and clearing time when grinding.
• Any stump that has steel embedded in it, such as spikes, star pickets or grown in fencing. This isn't a major problem but we need to know.
• Position on very sloping ground. If the slope is more than about 10 degrees we may not be able to get the machinery to the stump or conditions may be too dangerous to operate.
• Stump is in a raised flower bed or otherwise incapable of getting to without extra work and time; ramps may have to be laid down.
• The ground is too unstable or boggy to get in and out off; we may have to run the machine in on off-road track. This only applies to stump grinding.
• The access, gates etc to the stump are less than 88 cm wide.
• The stump is hard up against a fence or the house. Not impossible it just requires extra precautions. Yuccas often grow right up to, and sometimes over, concrete paths and fences. This involves extra time to remove that part of the stump by hand.
• We're more than happy for you to volunteer to clear away any rocks, stones, metalwork or remove fence panels beforehand, to give us a clear run at the work. Any work like this that we don't have to do will save you money. As will if you have the capacity, and energy, to take tree and Yucca waste to the tip. If you take it it's free, if we take it there's the normal hourly charge as well as a Commercial green waste fee at the tip of around $120 a tonne. An average large Yucca can weigh 700-800 kgs or more!

Text or email for a quote and we'll arrange a time to pop around, or preferably just book your job in and give us a day and time that suits. We'll confirm the details with you and, on the day, we'll give you a time estimate before we start. If it doesn't suit then we'll happily leave it at that, no hard feelings.

Payment is on the day and can be by Cash, Bank transfer by account number or PayId, or Card via the Square network which works with any Australian-issued and most international chip cards or magstripe cards with a Visa, Mastercard, American Express or JCB logo, as well as bank-issued eftpos chip cards. Card payment has a 1.6% surcharge.  

Ross Kevin Williams ABN 76841880384