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Best tool to remove a small tree stump?
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:28 pm
Have a tree stump I’m finally getting around to removing. It looks like it was chopped down at some point in the past, but it’s right against my neighbor’s fence and is trying to grow again. It’s about 3”x4” in diameter but is pretty solid. Been looking at smaller axes and chainsaws, but a chainsaw seems kind of overkill for this one small job.
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Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:33 pm to shutterspeed
probably tallow or some other kind of shite tree.
I would go get a bag of ice cream salt and dump it on top of it. There are also chemical stump killers you can use. Once you kill it it will rot
unless of course you feel like digging
I would go get a bag of ice cream salt and dump it on top of it. There are also chemical stump killers you can use. Once you kill it it will rot
unless of course you feel like digging
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:44 pm to cgrand
Thought about the chemical means, but I’ll probably still have to grind up the stump regardless, dead or alive. Was thinking I might as well just get rid of it in one fell swoop.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:48 pm to shutterspeed
I’d just hit it with some triclopyr unless you want to plant right there or something.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:57 pm to shutterspeed
Sawzall/ reciprocating saw will work fine for that. Or a chainsaw. Got any neighbors or friends with either of those?
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:59 pm to shutterspeed
I’d dig all around it with a shovel and use an axe, sawzall, and heavy pruners to get as much roots as you can out. I’ve used that method on a crepe myrtle tree about that size and worked like a charm.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:19 pm to sledgehammer
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I’d dig all around it with a shovel
Tried a shovel. The stump and root system are in the ground pretty good.
What kind of axe you think? Seems like there are about a dozen models per each brand.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:20 pm to shutterspeed
I would probably pile some charcoal on and burn it. If you are afraid of burning the fence down, light the charcoal in a bucket (or grill) and when it is ashes over, dump it on the stump
Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:32 pm to shutterspeed
Maddock to get after the smaller surface roots and loosen dirt 6 inches around. Shovel out loose dirt. Heavy digging bar to work around and pry out.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:33 pm to shutterspeed
Before choosing a high-powered cutting tool, I’d put some shoes or boots on. Those flipflops could cause a bigger problem — another stump.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:03 pm to shutterspeed
if you are dead set on working yourself to death on that thing any axe and mattock will do. I would walk out there with a cup of coffee, dump some salt on it, and come back in a month
if it is tallow that somebitch is going to have roots that look like tentacles. Not fun
if it is tallow that somebitch is going to have roots that look like tentacles. Not fun
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:32 pm to cgrand
I dug up some crepe myrtles recently. I took my reciprocating saw w a 10" blade. Cut into the ground the depth of the blade all the way around the stump about a 6-10" out from the stump. Used my shovel to lift one side of root ball and cut more roots. Them did that again on the other side. Took about 15 minutes to remove each stump.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:38 pm to weadjust
crepe myrtles are shallow rooted. You can dang near push them over. No way I would waste time on that stump OP posted. That’s a tree
Posted on 7/19/24 at 11:08 pm to shutterspeed
I've used a farm jack with a chain to remove small stumps. Works well. It works even better if you have child labor.
Posted on 7/20/24 at 5:49 am to shutterspeed
Simply get a shovel and dig a full shovel's length around it. Then get yourself a sharp axe and it shouldn't take more than 3 or 4 whacks to remove the stump. You may even see the roots and if so, just continue digging and pull it up, roots and all!
Posted on 7/20/24 at 9:10 am to Lutcher Lad
Drill some holes in it and get some stump/root killer type of granules and put them down in the holes you drilled and coat the top. Wait two weeks and coat it again. When it’s mostly dried out and dead you dig it out. Dead roots are easier to get out than living ones.
Posted on 7/20/24 at 9:13 am to shutterspeed
I bought a farm jack to pull posts and it works wonders on small trees and stumps but I am not sure you have enough stump to get a chain to grip around it. You could always drill a hole through it and pull from there.
I thought I was buying this thing and only using it once, and as cheap as they are, it would have been worth it, but I find myself pulling it out all the time to make quick work of more difficult tasks.
I thought I was buying this thing and only using it once, and as cheap as they are, it would have been worth it, but I find myself pulling it out all the time to make quick work of more difficult tasks.
Posted on 7/20/24 at 10:31 am to TU Rob
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Drill some holes in it and get some stump/root killer type of granules and put them down in the holes you drilled and coat the top. Wait two weeks and coat it again. When it’s mostly dried out and dead you dig it out. Dead roots are easier to get out than living ones.
^^^ this
Posted on 7/20/24 at 10:41 am to Fraid Knot
yeah. farm jack and sawzall worked wonders out at my camp. until I got a tractor and a post puller FEL attachment. that works wonderful wonders.
Posted on 7/20/24 at 12:10 pm to tgerb8
Pay someone….
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