Stump Battle

[rwork]

VICTORY!!!!......
Well, on one anyway, about four more to go. The first stump is still waiting. After I dug the hole, we got about 2" of rain, so it still has a bit of water in it. It'll have to wait another week.
I managed to hook my bucket under a root stub, and pulled her out like a tooth!!!

 

[mvwicker]

Well I was thinking maybe if you have a sawzall with one of those 12 inch wood blades, you could sacrifice for the deed.. I would not want to use my chainsaw either with all the grit on it, but I would try the sawzall for sure and be done with that puppy.

James K0UA

Alternatively, try drilling a bunch of holes in the stump with a spade bit in an electric drill. After a while you'll have a swiss-cheesed chunk of wood that the bucket can crumple into mulch, which you then bury. This method worked for me on a 6" stump. Also, I read that drilling was used to fell giant redwoods whose diameters were too great for any saw.

 

[rwork]

Alternatively, try drilling a bunch of holes in the stump with a spade bit in an electric drill. After a while you'll have a swiss-cheesed chunk of wood that the bucket can crumple into mulch, which you then bury. This method worked for me on a 6" stump. Also, I read that drilling was used to fell giant redwoods whose diameters were too great for any saw.

Actually, I'm trying to get rid of them quickly, as I'm clearing a building site. I have a couple that are in the foundation area, so I want them gone. The ones that are in the yard area, could be cut off below the ground, as I would not be concerned about them rotting and sinking over time.

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[k0ua]

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VICTORY!!!!......
Well, on one anyway, about four more to go. The first stump is still waiting. After I dug the hole, we got about 2" of rain, so it still has a bit of water in it. It'll have to wait another week.
I managed to hook my bucket under a root stub, and pulled her out like a tooth!!!

Woo HOO!! :thumbsup:

James K0UA

 

[Gary Fowler]

Quick answer to stump problem=backhoe. Dont wreck your FEL trying to dig those big boys out. Contract out or rent a backhoe and get the job done in a few hours. All it takes to warp the frame on the FEL is hanging a corner under one of those stumps when lifting and it wont ever be level again or bend the bottom pan and it is almost impossible to straighten it back.

 

[rwork]

Gary, good point, but I'm not really wrestling the stump with the bucket. The bucket is mainly digging around the stump. When I do lift or push, I try to be in the middle of the bucket so that the weight is evenly distributed. I got lucky on that last one, and after getting it loose, I managed to get the edge of the bucket under that stub, curl and lift, and she came straight up!

 

[jimmpatrick]

This was my stump battle. It is the root of a hazelnut tree cut down last year which I needed out to build a wall. Clearly far too big for my BX24 to move after digging round it, I got a friend in with a full size tractor - to no avail. I burned it out over 2 weeks using chestnut logs which are too sparky for an open fire. I added a 3 feet by 12 inch diameter log every 4 hours. every morning a quick blast with the compressor cleared the ash and gave enough fire to put another log on.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have a big cherry tree stump that I tried to dig out with my B26. It is right in the corner of my fence so I can only dig on 2 sides. After digging as much as as dared (telephone trunkline runs close by it also) I could only wiggle it, so I gave up for now. I may tackle it again and use a sawsall to cut some of the roots that go under the fence into my neighbors property and see what happens. I also need to get the telephone guys to come back and mark the line again as it has been 2 years and lots of dirt work since it was marked previously. Those little TLB's are good for close work, but sometimes you just wish for a full sized 310 JD or 580 Case or something like a 30K pound excavator to just rip those suckers apart in one scoop.

 

[rwork]

I have a big cherry tree stump that I tried to dig out with my B26. It is right in the corner of my fence so I can only dig on 2 sides. After digging as much as as dared (telephone trunkline runs close by it also) I could only wiggle it, so I gave up for now. I may tackle it again and use a sawsall to cut some of the roots that go under the fence into my neighbors property and see what happens. I also need to get the telephone guys to come back and mark the line again as it has been 2 years and lots of dirt work since it was marked previously. Those little TLB's are good for close work, but sometimes you just wish for a full sized 310 JD or 580 Case or something like a 30K pound excavator to just rip those suckers apart in one scoop.

Yep Gary, my place is beginning to look like a prairie dog town with all the dirt piles! I'm just about to get em though. I've found that after digging around them, my ractchet rake works pretty darn good for getting a hold on them, and dragging them out.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Man you got some big a**ed prarie dogs in your neck of the woods. Time to do some hole fill in work.