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I'm planning on cutting down several small trees over the spring, probably around 15 trees, all hardwoods none bigger than 8-12" trunks at the base.

What would be my best option to get rid of these stumps? I've thought about burning them, or borrowing a tractor to dig/pull them out. I'm sure somebody here has had a lot of experience in this, and I'm all ears.

Check your local listings. You should find someone that has a stump grinder. In this economy you should be able to dicker on the price. Money well spent.

C-4 works.

explosives.

never pass on an opportunity to blow something up.

I use a backhoe

depends on how quickly you want 'em gone.

home depot rents a stump grinder, which will reduce the stump (s) to wood chips in an hour or so. one can also use a paddle bit on your drill, drill a few holes in the stump, then pour fertilizer all around it and on top of it. it'll be gone when spring is over.

-tom

Tannerite and a .223.

Matt,

I took out 4 large pecan stumps, one being 36"+, the rest being 24-30" (courtesy of hurricane Gustav) by boring multiple holes down in them using a long, large bracing bit and 1/2" drill motor. I had ~ 6 gals of old motor oil that I kept pouring into the holes and over the stump tops over time (3 days or so), allowing it to soak in. When all oil was used up, I poured diesel (about a qt.) on each, allowed to soak in and lit them off. It burned them out such that I took a maul and broke off the rest. Added dirt later to fill it in and level them off for mowing over. The stumps were pretty dried out when I did this.

Just one idea for you.

Dig it out. Most of the roots spread out to the side and few are deeper than 8".

Leave some stump to attach a line to and you can pull them out with a truck without having to do too much digging.

Cut the stumps down to ground level, bore some holes in them, and put in Stump Remover (Sodium Nitrate-Salt Peter)from Home Depot. The fertilizer promotes fungus and such growth to eat the stump.

BACKHOE___one days rental or if ya know someone - simple' easy no mess - then ya can drag or haul away or advertize free fire wood - u cut haul - be suprise

If your not in a hurry, you can cut the stumps low (even with the groud) sprinkle a little 10-10-10 fertilizer and cover with top soil (preferably from the forrest floor).

This will activate the bacteria that will rot the stump away.

Also you can add a little epson salt to help kill the stump.

had several pine and sweetgum stumps ground and the roots ground out. The guy charged me $10 each for the pines(30" or more) and $5 each for the gums as they were smaller.

Whole tree harvester is what I do. Probably don't have access to that however, and then you gotta fill in the holes in the ground.

The stump grinder is the way to go ,the only thing to clean up is wood fiber and it can be used for mulch. Don

Anhydrous Ammonia pellets & Diesel!

Black powder pipe bombs.

As others have said, use a stump grinder.

I've tried digging them out, chaining them out, the holes full of oil, and holes full of stuff to rot the stump.

Most don't work, or work only partially, take lots of time, and still leave you plenty of hand work.

I got a guy with a grinder last summer to take care of about 10-12 stumps in my front yard. He was there about 45 minutes, and charged me $80. All I had to do was drink a glass of iced tea while he worked, then fill in the holes with a truckload of top soil, spread some grass seed, and forget I ever had stumps to cut grass around.

Some of the best money I ever spent.

Sometimes it's a lot easier to write a check than to think you're saving a little money (and wasting a LOT of time) doing something yourself.

Stumps is one of those times.

AMEN to that...

I would use a stump grinder...Its way easier and cheaper than DIY... but if you need to do it yourself..


Leave 15-20 feet of the tree standing. attach your chain or cable to the top and the other end to your truck. Use precautions for a broken cable if using cable.


Pull them over using the leverage of the tree.