Riverbank stump grinding in Granite Falls

Granite Falls has terrain nobody else on our route has. The Minnesota River cuts a real gorge through town, and residential lots on either side often step down toward the river on slopes with granite outcrops right at the surface. That's why the town has its name, and it's why stump grinding here isn't the same job as flat-yard Marshall. Riverbank stumps in Granite Falls need to be evaluated on-site before we quote — slope angle, how close to the edge, whether granite is going to stop the wheel at four inches below grade, and whether we can get the machine to the stump at all without a winch. Most of the time we can, and the finished job is worth it: the view lots along the gorge are some of the prettiest in the region and homeowners here really care about keeping them clean. In-town away from the gorge, Granite Falls looks like every other older southwest Minnesota town — silver maple, ash, elm on standard residential lots, straightforward work. But when someone calls about a stump 'kind of on the slope down to the river,' we know to plan the walkthrough.