This Was NOT An Accident

[brin]

Thats probably a good idea. ... Those darn picky people who comment when something is off by only a factor of 2.
larry

Spyder...Did you see that tree....? If I had done all that work with that tree I would have posted that it weighed 500,000 lbs...I am sure it would have seemed like that...It was huge..:laughing:

 

[jinman]

After the first few pops, that ol' tree sure groaned loudly as it came down. I don't know who it was screaming, "AWESOME!" after it was on the ground, but they sure were excited.:laughing: Nothin' like having your own cheerleading section nearby.:thumbsup:

 

[SPYDERLK]

Spyder...Did you see that tree....? If I had done all that work with that tree I would have posted that it weighed 500,000 lbs...I am sure it would have seemed like that...It was huge..:laughing:

Yeah, it sure was. I worked with a tree of similar size [40" red oak] harvesting it for firewood after it was put down for a development. As I split it, each 22" section took several high loaded wheelbarrows to transport and each seemed a woodpile unto itself. I weighed one of the larger pieces as a total of its split parts. --- 880lbs. Boy, did it split and stack nice!
larry

 

[The Haymaker]

Speaking of removing limbs from deep in the ground...

Know your equipment!

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Not a bright idea to use a boom to lift things out of the ground.. Must have been a good sized limb. Hopefully the guy will be ok. Those kind of injuries can kill you from internal bleeding and concussions.

 

[RadarTech]

WHAT !!!! ARE YOU SAYING SOMEONE IS EVEN THINKING ABOUT DRILLING OR WELDING ON A ROP ?

Just kidding :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Wait..... What is a ROP?



Jacen........

 

[SkyPup]

After the first few pops, that ol' tree sure groaned loudly as it came down. I don't know who it was screaming, "AWESOME!" after it was on the ground, but they sure were excited.:laughing: Nothin' like having your own cheerleading section nearby.:thumbsup:

That was my 9 year old grandson screaming "AWESOME" in the background.

BTW - GRAVITY is an AWESOME thing.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

How did burning the stump work out?

 

[SkyPup]

How did burning the stump work out?

Not good......

 

[dmccarty]

My wifey's grandfather used to burn out stumps. I think that is how they cleared their farm land back when they still where using mules to plow.....

I have seen him burn out large 36inch stumps from trees around the farm house. I do NOT know how he did it though. He is long gone so I cannot ask him. Sure wish he was still around so we could talk some more....

My only guess is that he let the stump dry out and/or soaked the stump in fuel before burning. What ever he did worked though.

I have tried and not had much luck.

Later,
Dan

 

[J_J]

Have you tried boring the holes in the stump and filling with diesel fuel until it is soaked up? You can bore a hole sideways, or 45 degree angle toward the center. Then set some charcoal at the bottom holes and light. After burning good, place a fan or blower on the charcoal and stump , and the stump will burn inward and up. The fan or blower will add extra oxygen to the fire. Sort of like a forge.

 

[SkyPup]

Dan, I have successfully burnt out a couple of old well rotted stumps that were a few years old by just dousing them with diesel fuel and allowing it to seep and soak in for a couple hours prior to lighting it up with some mineral spirits.

It takes a long time for it to slowly smolder underground down the cambrium into the roots so is kinda dangerous because the root ball burns slowly for so long.

All I really need is to get it down below ground level a little so I can simply put a load of sand over it for cover and filler.

 

[SkyPup]

J.J., one of those 110 mph leaf blowers will fan one heck of a fire for ya like you described!