Tips on getting large stumps out of the ground?

[future_vision]

I thought about that. I have a 8K lb come-along but I am not sure if it will reach to the nearby tree. At least not one with any ability to yank a rootball that size of the ground

 

[woody]

Show us some pictures when you get that stump to give up

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

that's how I would do it if one wouldn't budge, I would dig a big hole behind it, snap the roots around it then push it in the hole.

Then you always seem to get a sinkhole. When we had this house built we had the builder haul all the stumps away and not bury them for that reason.

 

[MattB4]

I have a few stumps this size and a bit bigger. I've done completely around them but they do not budge. Any tips how I might be able to get them out? I'm running a CAT 306 which I believe is around 15,000 lb. I want to say that I pulled a stump out bigger than this with roughly the same size excavator before, but I don't remember exactly what I did.

If you can see the root holding it, clean it up as much as you can, put a near worn out saw chain on the chainsaw and cut it. That out to make pulling the stump a lot easier.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Then you always seem to get a sinkhole. When we had this house built we had the builder haul all the stumps away and not bury them for that reason.

I do not suggest to leave it there, I only said how I would snap them free if they are stubborn by the method I describe once its free it's up to ops to do what he must with it I did not suggest ether or.

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

I saw a neat tool on the web. It was a long wooden beam with chains attached. They attached one end to stumps, and on the other end, there were horses. They would walk the horses in circles until the stumps twisted out. I wonder why nothing similar is made for tractors.

 

[big bubba]

OP: am sure you've considered to hire grinder? or rent one?

 

[pacosperson]

I have a few stumps this size and a bit bigger. I've done completely around them but they do not budge. Any tips how I might be able to get them out? I'm running a CAT 306 which I believe is around 15,000 lb. I want to say that I pulled a stump out bigger than this with roughly the same size excavator before, but I don't remember exactly what I did.

There's not much left to the top but several snatch blocks and some cable will quadruple your pulling power. Enough so that you need another tree as an anchor because your pulling device will simply be tugged backward. Snatch blocks are miracle workers.

 

[Mudfarmer]

Looks pretty rough in the background, what are you planning to do with the land that the stump even needs to come out? I usually just cut a stump off at ground level so I can drive over it.

 

[DGF]

I have a few stumps this size and a bit bigger. I've done completely around them but they do not budge. Any tips how I might be able to get them out? I'm running a CAT 306 which I believe is around 15,000 lb. I want to say that I pulled a stump out bigger than this with roughly the same size excavator before, but I don't remember exactly what I did.

I have had really good luck by tapping the stump with the bucket to see where the ground shakes to determine where the bigger roots are. Then expose the root 2-3 feet out and slip the bucket under it. Don't try to pul it out at first, just curl the bucket so it stays against the ground. This way the force isn't all on the machine. Work it to free or break the root. Sometimes a large portion will break free and can be pulled out. Then move on to the next one. After the roots have been cleared grab the base of the stump itself and give it a tug using the same technique and they usually pop out. If not find the next root and repeat. I've been able to pull stumps well beyond my machines capability using this method and a couple were too big to even lift afterward. The best I could do was to slide them across the ground.