Taking out tree stumps

[KennyV]

I have owned some fair sized Cat equipment... even my big track equipment was not a good match for 'pulling' stumps. They can be very stuck, and you need to do a lot of digging to remove them.
A standing tree can be pushed over with a crawler or excavator, taking the root ball along with it... But you are actually using the bulk of the tree to assist, like a big lever.
Stumps are tough to remove, grinding them down is the most cost efficient way to be rid of them in the shortest time, with the least disturbance of the area around it. KennyV

 

[mamaA]

We have about 10 stumps (cut low-low-low to the ground) in our yard. My husband said we'd rent a stump grinder but that was 5 years ago. Nowadays they are to the point a tractor could push them out because they are rotted and soft.

 

[Zeroturn]

Burning them out? Seriously how does that work? We had a stump removed when we first moved here and we threw the stump on the burn pile. I have to say it's still there (smaller but still there), it's been 5 years.

 

[Rip]

Back in the day before everyone got scared of everything you could go down to the hardware and buy a couple of sticks of dynamite to work out a stump. Using about 1/2 stick at a time a stump could be loosened up enough to pull out easily with a tractor. The noise wasn't much louder than a shotgun blast. With a little common sense no one got hurt and it was pretty fun!:confused2:

But that was then...

rip

 

[KennyV]

Yep... use to make a lot of things go boom... and no one ever thought anything of it , blasting stumps was very common. KennyV

 

[NewportNic]

Dynamite tree stumps

sounds like a skit from the RedGreen Show...
Edgar the Dynamite Expert

 

[KennyV]

Red Green +++

 

[RockHound]

I have to say, I love Red Green. Very nice!:laughing: On the issue of tree stumps, you can drill deep into the stump and it will rot quicker that way. The stump grinder is the best thing if you want to do it right away, As far as pulling them out, nothing beats a team of good Percherons. :biggrin:

 

[BlueGrass]

I would check with your local Home Depot or Rental shop and see if they have any machines to use. Sometimes they require a hefty down payment though so I would shop around.

 

[Zeroturn]

Now I love the thought of using Dynamite on them! I bet I would not blow myself up either! Ok well maybe I would. I'm thinking of drilling out the middle of them. Maybe I could start them on fire after.