We don't always have the option of cutting 'em off high (-:
A neighbor calls, "I just dropped this tree and was wondering if you could.......", etc.
I have learned to ask what species and size before the conversation gets too far.
If it was a Cherry tree I suggest they find someone with a stump grinder, go 6 inches or so below grade, mix some dirt with the chips and rake it over - done, no hole to fill.
IOW; beware neighbors with tap roots.
To SOME extent it is like riding a bike; We can tell you how, just put your feet on the pedals, keep you balance, don't actually STEER with the bars, etc., but you will have to develop the feel for it yourself.
I generally don't try to pull a stump over or out until it has rotated in the hole as I pull tangentially at the roots.
A neighbor calls, "I just dropped this tree and was wondering if you could.......", etc.
I have learned to ask what species and size before the conversation gets too far.
If it was a Cherry tree I suggest they find someone with a stump grinder, go 6 inches or so below grade, mix some dirt with the chips and rake it over - done, no hole to fill.
IOW; beware neighbors with tap roots.
To SOME extent it is like riding a bike; We can tell you how, just put your feet on the pedals, keep you balance, don't actually STEER with the bars, etc., but you will have to develop the feel for it yourself.
I generally don't try to pull a stump over or out until it has rotated in the hole as I pull tangentially at the roots.
