killin' stumps
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See? I told ya; it's a proven technique 
Seriously though, if blasting in some form of another is out of the question, it sure sounds like it's axe & shovel time.
You certainly have my sympathy - a 6" tree digs out just like a 36" tree.
. . but the comealong and the 4x4 may be of help a lot sooner!
Seriously though, if blasting in some form of another is out of the question, it sure sounds like it's axe & shovel time.
You certainly have my sympathy - a 6" tree digs out just like a 36" tree.
. . but the comealong and the 4x4 may be of help a lot sooner!
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Originally posted by ctfuzzy
See? I told ya; it's a proven technique
Seriously though, if blasting in some form of another is out of the question, it sure sounds like it's axe & shovel time.
You certainly have my sympathy - a 6" tree digs out just like a 36" tree.
. . but the comealong and the 4x4 may be of help a lot sooner!
See? I told ya; it's a proven technique
Seriously though, if blasting in some form of another is out of the question, it sure sounds like it's axe & shovel time.
You certainly have my sympathy - a 6" tree digs out just like a 36" tree.
. . but the comealong and the 4x4 may be of help a lot sooner!
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i knew a guy who would go to the junkyard and get old vw engine blocks (magnesium). Then he'd just put the block on the stump, and start a fire around it.
The block and the mag block would just take turns burning eachother. Kind of interesting to watch.
The block and the mag block would just take turns burning eachother. Kind of interesting to watch.
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Originally posted by RJR99SS
i knew a guy who would go to the junkyard and get old vw engine blocks (magnesium). Then he'd just put the block on the stump, and start a fire around it.
The block and the mag block would just take turns burning eachother. Kind of interesting to watch.
i knew a guy who would go to the junkyard and get old vw engine blocks (magnesium). Then he'd just put the block on the stump, and start a fire around it.
The block and the mag block would just take turns burning eachother. Kind of interesting to watch.
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Dig as far down as possible around it. Exposing as much roots as you can, poor gas down into there, and let it rip. My g'pa did it for every tree that he would cut down. After the flames go out, you can pull the stump out, and fill the hole back in.
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6" diameter stumps? Are you serious? I've taken down a few of those -- all it took was a big heavy axe. A few swings with the sledge-hammer end, a few more with the axe end, and maybe a few choice curses in between. If it wasn't obliterated within 3 minutes, I'd flex the muscles and really wack it! Granted I didn't exactly take the stump down too deep into the ground, but enough that I was able to kick some dirt into the depression in the ground where the stump used to stick out. From there, nature took care of things for me, sight unseen. I've taken down more than a few this way.
6", huh? Am I missing something?
6", huh? Am I missing something?
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From: N. Florida - The "No 4x4
I'm not so sure about that Greg.
One of the businesses I service recently replaced all the old computers, we are talking 160+ of them, all at once.
They had a "festival" in the parking lot for the employees to celebrate the occasion. At this festival they sold sledge hammer swings on old computer components.
They made over a thousand bucks in 4 hours, at FIFTY CENTS a swing. Seriously.
I spent a couple of bucks there myself
One of the businesses I service recently replaced all the old computers, we are talking 160+ of them, all at once.
They had a "festival" in the parking lot for the employees to celebrate the occasion. At this festival they sold sledge hammer swings on old computer components.
They made over a thousand bucks in 4 hours, at FIFTY CENTS a swing. Seriously.
I spent a couple of bucks there myself
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From: Sarnia, Ontario, CANADA!
Well, a lot of times when customers ask me what they can do (I also work for a tree service like BuiltToughF250) I tell them to put garbage bags (I prefer fabric guard) on the stumps and going onto the ground around the stumps about 6 inches. Then put topsoil and grass seed if you want. The stump grows back because it gets light and rain so with the fabric guard over top it cant get to the sun or get rain. So it won't grow and you'll never see it again! Good luck!
-Matt
P.S. Did you learn anything BuiltToughF250??
-Matt
P.S. Did you learn anything BuiltToughF250??
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From: Kentucky
Originally posted by haroutd
6" diameter stumps? Are you serious? I've taken down a few of those -- all it took was a big heavy axe. A few swings with the sledge-hammer end, a few more with the axe end, and maybe a few choice curses in between. If it wasn't obliterated within 3 minutes, I'd flex the muscles and really wack it! Granted I didn't exactly take the stump down too deep into the ground, but enough that I was able to kick some dirt into the depression in the ground where the stump used to stick out. From there, nature took care of things for me, sight unseen. I've taken down more than a few this way.
6", huh? Am I missing something?
6" diameter stumps? Are you serious? I've taken down a few of those -- all it took was a big heavy axe. A few swings with the sledge-hammer end, a few more with the axe end, and maybe a few choice curses in between. If it wasn't obliterated within 3 minutes, I'd flex the muscles and really wack it! Granted I didn't exactly take the stump down too deep into the ground, but enough that I was able to kick some dirt into the depression in the ground where the stump used to stick out. From there, nature took care of things for me, sight unseen. I've taken down more than a few this way.
6", huh? Am I missing something?
wow, never thought this many people liked stump talk,
thanks all for your replies !
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From: Kentucky
Originally posted by ctfuzzy
I'm not so sure about that Greg.
One of the businesses I service recently replaced all the old computers, we are talking 160+ of them, all at once.
They had a "festival" in the parking lot for the employees to celebrate the occasion. At this festival they sold sledge hammer swings on old computer components.
They made over a thousand bucks in 4 hours, at FIFTY CENTS a swing. Seriously.
I spent a couple of bucks there myself
I'm not so sure about that Greg.
One of the businesses I service recently replaced all the old computers, we are talking 160+ of them, all at once.
They had a "festival" in the parking lot for the employees to celebrate the occasion. At this festival they sold sledge hammer swings on old computer components.
They made over a thousand bucks in 4 hours, at FIFTY CENTS a swing. Seriously.
I spent a couple of bucks there myself