$ 3,500 stump grinding job — full breakdown

How Profitable Is A Stump Grinding Job?

Austin's friend Ty and he dove into one of his $3,500 days on the OWNR OPS Podcast, breaking down every cost from diesel fuel to stump grinder teeth.

Scope of Work: Grinding 12 Big Stumps

Here’s the Job Cost Breakdown:

• $200 for labor (shoveling & final grading mulch)

• $330 in owner’s labor

• $30 for gas & diesel

• $40 for grinder teeth (broken teeth)

• $15 lunch

• $144.31 in daily overhead (split out daily for true margins)  Monthly Overhead Breakdown

◦ $1,000 - Stump Grinder

◦ $175 - Trailer

◦ $500 - Truck

◦ $350 - Insurance (GL & Auto)

◦ $200 - Software

◦ $200 - Repairs & Maintenance

◦ $300 - Website, Hosting, Basic SEO

◦ $300 - LSA Ads

◦ $150 - Grinder Teeth  $3,175 - Total Monthly Overhead

• Monthly Overhead / 22 (Working Days) = $144.31

NET PROFIT CALCULATION

$3,500 (Revenue)

-$615 (COGS)

-$144.31 (Overhead)

$2,740.69 (Profit)

How's that for a day of work?

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