Yellowdog
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Hmm, well I got the job, estimated $15.7k. I'm getting $125/hr for my time and another $125/hr for my main guy. $50/hr for a laborer. I'll see what I can find out regarding a blaster.
The CBI splitter is made in Austria, I can't fathom why it should cost half that to make one in the US. I'm going to play with that idea in my head a bit and see what I stir out.
I do quite a bit of stump work. When I can't grind the stumps and need to pull them out, if they are too big to handle or burn, I have used a tree shear to nip at them to get them down to reasonable size. A tree shear working with the grain of a stump will start the splitting process just fine. If you have a thumb on your mini, you should be able to finish tearing it apart. I use a 20" tree terminator to split hard live oak that's been dead for a long time. I don't do it on the hardest wood unless it's last resort but it's amazing what it will split. Softer woods, of green wood may work well with a shear even if you have to take multiple bites. You might even be able to use it before you dig to start the splitting process so that the stump comes apart as you are digging it. Good luck. Sounds like a good project.