Don't have a stump grinder ...

[Bootstrap]

I felled a bunch of trees where I want to put another raised bed. Now I have a bunch of stumps. I don't have a stump grinder.

Now what?

I could rent one for $110 / 4 hours. I could hire someone to grind my stumps. I could try putting in another hour or five getting the stumps out by hand ...

[Valerie]

I felled a bunch of trees where I want to put another raised bed. Now I have a bunch of stumps. I don't have a stump grinder.

Now what?

I could rent one for $110 / 4 hours. I could hire someone to grind my stumps. I could try putting in another hour or five getting the stumps out by hand ...

I thought you usually had an ax to grind? (sorry, trying to be OJ which I am not)

How to Get Rid of Tree Stumps

1.Insert Epsom Salt into the Tree Stumps.
2.Use Rock Salt to Dry Out the Wood.
3.Do a Controlled Burn.



3 Natural Remedies to Get Rid of Tree Stumps and Roots

www.organiclesson.com/get-rid-of-tree-stumps/.

We have the same situation- trying to find an inexpensive way to resolve-

[Judas Maccabeus]

I felled a bunch of trees where I want to put another raised bed. Now I have a bunch of stumps. I don't have a stump grinder.

Now what?

I could rent one for $110 / 4 hours. I could hire someone to grind my stumps. I could try putting in another hour or five getting the stumps out by hand ...

I thought you usually had an ax to grind? (sorry, trying to be OJ which I am not)

How to Get Rid of Tree Stumps

1.Insert Epsom Salt into the Tree Stumps.
2.Use Rock Salt to Dry Out the Wood.
3.Do a Controlled Burn.



3 Natural Remedies to Get Rid of Tree Stumps and Roots

http://www.organiclesson.com/get-rid-of-tree-stumps/.

We have the same situation- trying to find an inexpensive way to resolve-

My fathers method was faster:

Dynamite. 1 stick per stump

J.M.

[Neto]

If they are the type of tree that dies after being cut down, just cut them off as close to ground level as possible, and put the raised garden over the top. Eventually they'll rot, and the area may sink a bit depending on the size of the tree trunks. I dug out a lot of stumps in the Amazon around my house in the village, and quite a few here, too. It get's wearisome. (Maybe especially for someone who grew up where there were virtually no trees at all.) I've tried burning them out, and it has seldom been successful, unless you can get a pretty big hole underneath the main part of the stump. Fire just doesn't burn downwards very much. (On the village airstrip, the stumps had to all come out. Couldn't allow for a future sink hole that might drop the front wheel of the aircraft down through, and have the prop hit the dirt. Some stumps were 2 1/2 or more feet in diameter, and we had to dig them out. Something down to nearly 5 feet or so. We did have a small cable winch, running on a 4 hours diesel engine. We cut down through the trunks to be able to pull out one root at a time.) If it's that bamboo you mentioned in the past, build a hot fire on top of the spot to kill the roots. Not much else will (at least in my experience).

[Bootstrap]

My fathers method was faster:

Dynamite. 1 stick per stump

Yeah, but I don't think I could convince local authorities to allow me to do that. Or my wife.

[MaxPC]

Dynamite. 1 stick per stump

J.M.

BUT only if you know how to place the stick. I had one relative who used dynamite (~60 years ago) and because he didn't know how to place the stick, he shattered the windows on one side of his house. Thankfully no one was hurt. Trees cement themselves into the ground so one stick might not do it. We prefer the following.

For trees 12"/30.5 cm in diameter or less: Get the children to have a digging contest and dig a tunnel underneath the stump. Cut the largest lateral roots and run hd chain underneath and loop together at the top with a link connector; attach the chain to a tractor or pickup and in low gear ease it out of the ground. Saturating the ground around the stump also helps. Just don't saturate the ground around your truck or tractor.

Bigger trees are cut flush to the ground and covered with burlap and dirt to speed rotting. Don't use salt or you won't be able to grow anything in that spot for years.

[Robert]

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3. Tell your friends Tucker Carlson is under it. They will come and dig it up by hand just to get at him.

[MaxPC]

3. Tell your friends Tucker Carlson is under it. They will come and dig it up by hand just to get at him.

Video 1 works okay if you don't want to plant root crops or plow the area but he would have needed a chainsaw for larger trees and that would mean more digging to make room for the chainsaw. I would have taken his tractor in the background and just yanked that small tree out of the ground.

[Robert]

the area but he would have needed a chainsaw for larger trees and that would mean more digging to make room for the chainsaw.

I have used the sawsall on stumps before. I find it much better than a chainsaw. Chainsaw will dull so fast in dirt. Sawsall blades seem to hold up better. Long ones can be much easier to snake in to cut deep roots.

My Sawsall is not cordless. I have 150 ft of extension cord I can use. If those stumps are not close to a house, the cordless may not work so well since battery life is an issue.

[MaxPC]

the area but he would have needed a chainsaw for larger trees and that would mean more digging to make room for the chainsaw.

I have used the sawsall on stumps before. I find it much better than a chainsaw. Chainsaw will dull so fast in dirt. Sawsall blades seem to hold up better. Long ones can be much easier to snake in to cut deep roots.

My Sawsall is not cordless. I have 150 ft of extension cord I can use. If those stumps are not close to a house, the cordless may not work so well since battery life is an issue.

What was the diameter of the trees that you used the reciprocating saw on? Trees larger than 12" really need the chainsaw in my experience unless you have a strong means of detaching the unsawed center. The weight of the tree that size bears down on the reciprocating blade and can trap it.

You do end up digging a slightly wider perimeter to use a small 12" bar chain saw but with a steady hand and a proper job of digging, the chain won't come in contact with the dirt. I recommend the use of a sharpened mattock for a quick job of creating the hole. My two Stihls stood me in good stead for many such efforts. I had a 12" bar and a 20" bar saw and neither needed an extension cord.
With all that said, YMMV.