stump removal

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jamesg08

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• Jan 4, 2009

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i've decided to clear small hilltop of trees and brush. i'm just wondering what the best way to get rid of the stumps... one thing i've been told is putting epson salt on the stumps. anyone else heard of this method or anything else thats cheap?

 

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Michael Soldan

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• Jan 4, 2009

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Ordinary white granular salt, drill some holes in the stump and use salt. I have heard Round Up is effective at that stage as well.

 

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John B.

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• Jan 4, 2009

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I don't know if epson salt works on getting rid of stumps but it keeps your tomatoes from splitting when it's put around the tomato plants.

There is a chemical you can put on stumps, I don't remember the name of it but if you go to your local fertilizer dealer or seed dealer they should be able to point you in the right direction.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jan 4, 2009

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I have heard of people drilling holes with a large spade bit and filling them with old drain oil and burning the stumps out. This takes some time, but I guess it works well. Just a suggestion. Best of luck to you.

 

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keh

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• Jan 4, 2009

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The chemical John B referred to is potassium nitrate.(KNO3 I think) There is a commercial stump remover with that as its main ingrediant. Directions are to drill slanting holes in the sides of the stump and put the stuff in the holes. Let sit a month or 2 and then set fire to the stump. Supposed to burn the stump up, which is not surprising since the KNO3 is the main ingrediant in black powder. I've never tried it for stump removal or anything else either.

KEH

 

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Rob Hartman

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• Jan 4, 2009

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You can get Tordon at your local fertilizer dealer but it is pricey. I think it's around $60 a quart. Don't quote me on that because I can't remember for sure. You only need to put it on the very outside of the stump, like on the first ring and the bark.

 

omahagreg

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• Jan 4, 2009

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We know a tree trimmer quite well. If you are not in a hurry, they say to drill the stumps with 1/4" drill as deep as you can reach, pour table salt in the holes. Rots out well, just takes awhile. Greg

 

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flying belgian

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• Jan 4, 2009

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This works much faster if you drill slant holes all around the side of the stump as opposed to the top.

 

Janicholson

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• Jan 4, 2009

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Stump X (a product) works withnatural bacteria. I do not know what is in it, but it shortens the time to rot by more than 1/2. Drilling is needed. JimN

 

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Eric SEI

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• Jan 4, 2009

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I bought Tordon at Orscheln this year for around $20 for a quart in an applicator bottle. It's an herbicide, it will keep the stump from sending up shoots, but will have no effect on eliminating the stump.

 

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Clodbuster

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• Jan 4, 2009

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If you want to watch some fun, get your eye and ear protection and hire someone with a big stump grinder.

It will happen fast if they are good, so they usually price by the tree or inch of diameter.

It will not tear up a large area like an excavator or backhoe will.

It has been some of the best money I have ever spent to hire a $40,000 diesel grinder.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jan 4, 2009

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Becarefull on burning the stumps out.

I was burning a soft maple stump out and another stump five feet away was burning nicely by the next morning. Roots caught fire and burned underground to the next stump.

 

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RodinNS

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• Jan 4, 2009

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When you're ready to remove them, get someone in with a 20 tonne excavator and either a root rake or hydraulic thumb on the machine. It'll make short work of the stumps.
Pile and burn them.

Rod

 

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Sean McDonnell

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• Jan 4, 2009

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My recomendation is a stump grinder, wether it's a rental or a service. Last winter My buddy and I cut down a couple trees in his back yard and figured we could surely remove the stumps in some way that was more entertaining than a grinder. Boy were we wrong. We tried everything short of atomic weapons and the stumps were still there laughing at us, beatup and slightly charred, lol. The grinder he rented after admitting defeat took care of them in a few hours and made some nice mulch in the process.

 

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Mike Veen

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• Jan 4, 2009

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Blow em" up.Fun even if it doesn"t work.

 

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Mike M

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• Jan 5, 2009

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I"d say it depends on what you want to do with the land ? If you can live with the remains and roots then a grinder is a good way to clear them enough to mow over.
If you need to be able to dig there for say a building ? or crops ? then get someone in and dig them out.

 

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Bill(Wis)

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• Jan 5, 2009

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After the stumps are dead I drill holes in them and pour a little waste oil in holes. Later, I stack brush on top of the stumps and build bonfires. Away goes the stump clear down to the ends of the roots. Works best when super cold. Note: I"ve gotten pretty good at this. I first started doing this in about 1952. You have to tend the fires. Takes some work but results are worth it. Fast and cheap.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jan 5, 2009

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I've used it. Drilled holes out, filled the holes with potassium nitrate and soaked it with diesel fuel. Waited a couple of months, stacked a few pieces of wood on top and lit a fire. The stump was gone by the next day.

 

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Walt Davies

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• Jan 5, 2009

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If you want to get the job done quick then rent one of the big (large) tract-layer back hoes with the jaws for grabbing things and it won't take long to have them out and piled up to burn. You would be surprised as how little money it take to rent these.
Walt