pulling a tree stump
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This is ky. I got friends with tractors if I end up needing one. I just want to find out what my truck is capable of.
I think I'm just going to do the potassium nitrate stump method though and just use the truck for the burning bushes. They're all small and I think they'll come up easy, it will just be time consuming because there's close to 100 of them.
I think I'm just going to do the potassium nitrate stump method though and just use the truck for the burning bushes. They're all small and I think they'll come up easy, it will just be time consuming because there's close to 100 of them.
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the hardest part about burning bushes is getting the chain or strap to stay on them, pulled a couple at my grandmas one time and as soon as the strap and chain (tried both) got snug and you pulled on it a little the bush would bend over and the chain or strap would slip off, ended up digging for about an hour for two bushes
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Dig around the tree a little and try to remove some of the roots with an axe. Set the garden hose in the trench and let some water soak into the ground - feel free to leave the water over night to loosen the soil up. Rent or buy a chain come-along. Secure one end near the top of your main trunk. Then secure the other end to something else that's less likely to move than the tree - this could be your truck, a sturdy tree, a barn, etc. Then slowly crank the tree trunk with the chain come-along. By going slowly you can use your axe to remove anything else holding you up. In the end it should pull out the whole root ball.
Using this method will allow you to remove a very good amount of the root matter. In the long run this will pull off because your grass won't sink when the root matter from the other methods begins to decompose and take up less space below ground.
Using this method will allow you to remove a very good amount of the root matter. In the long run this will pull off because your grass won't sink when the root matter from the other methods begins to decompose and take up less space below ground.
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Well I once pulled a mustang out of a 4 ft ditch all u could see was the passenger side front corner sticking out. I had a the same truck 93 4.9 m5od only difference was I had a locker. Took me a couple of tries but I said f it and backed up to his bumper with a 10 ft strap put it first and floored it pulled it right out and into the other ditch on the other side of the street. That one wasn't nearlly as deep though so u pulled it out of that one it it was a done deal. Truck never skipped a beat and it had 286xxx miles on it. Pretty sure u will be fine just cut the roots and start yanking
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