As those of you following my "thinking about" threads have noticed, we're going to build a runway (and a hangar) on our property. This weekend we're hosting a chainsaw massacre in which we're going to chop down the trees that are going to be on the runway in some form. Some are more or less down the centerline of the runway, some are off to the sides where we're clearing them just in case of some idiot with long blonde hair not able to keep the plane centered on the runway. Most of them are pretty small - I think the largest one is maybe 18" diameter, most are under a foot.
The question then becomes the best way to deal with the stumps. Options that come to mind:
1) Set them on fire (literally)
2) Pull/push them out with tractors or bulldozers (some of them I'll be able to do myself with my tractors and front end loaders, some I won't)
3) Have the stumps ground down
Pros/cons of each? Airplane will be a Cub. Putting tundra tires on it is something I'm considering doing (and in fact a lot of me wants to do that). My understanding is the primary problem with grinding the stumps down is that they'll continue to decay into the ground. Although if they just get pulled and then have the dirt filled in then they also will need some "touching up" as time passes. Not having much experience with this, curious on thoughts for the best ways to go.
