Jack Pine Stumpin

JbirdNC · Mar 12, 2020

Week one of my new Yanmar SA424, my wife has me pulling out 8 stumps from an area she hopes to garden. The first 3 were the smallest, maybe 6-8” diameter. I did all 3 of those last Saturday. The 4th was a good one... about 16” diameter. I had to dig down pretty deep to cut all the roots I could find with a Sawzall. Even then, it took a combination of some vertical hand-winching with my 4T Comealong along with a good couple pulls with the tractor in a similar direction. I think I need to find a way to get more upward leverage on these stumps. They stay pretty thick all the way down and have very deep and solid taproots. I need to pull them UP not sideways. Any ideas?

bigtiller · Mar 12, 2020

Next time it may be easier to pull the stump out first and then cut the tree down. :greenthumb:

airbiscuit · Mar 12, 2020

MossRoad · Mar 12, 2020

I've done something similar to that video with a 4' stout log on end next to the stump.

MossRoad · Mar 12, 2020

bigtiller said:
Next time it may be easier to pull the stump out first and then cut the tree down. :greenthumb:

That would work great if someone hadn't cut the trees down already. Thanks! :thumbsup:

MossRoad · Mar 12, 2020

MossRoad said:
That would work great if someone hadn't cut the trees down already. Thanks! :thumbsup:

See, that ain't so hard to be nice.

HawkinsHollow · Mar 12, 2020

What about the old tire rim trick. Get as big of a rim as you can find and drape the chain over the rim to redirect the pull upwards.

airbiscuit · Mar 12, 2020

bigtiller · Mar 12, 2020

I made this "A" frame out of 1.5 X 3/16 angle iron for pulling out some large bushes before I had my tractor/loader. It worked pretty good but it is only about 5' tall. I think taller one would do the work a little faster.

JbirdNC · Mar 12, 2020

airbiscuit said:

Yes! That’s what I need to make! That looks like 6x6 maybe? I really like the A-frame design too. Looks sturdy enough to use over and over. Thanks airbiscuit!

JbirdNC · Mar 12, 2020

HawkinsHollow said:
What about the old tire rim trick. Get as big of a rim as you can find and drape the chain over the rim to redirect the pull upwards.

I just emailed my dealer to see if he has an old rim I cans use! Thanks!

JbirdNC · Mar 12, 2020

bigtiller said:
I made this "A" frame out of 1.5 X 3/16 angle iron for pulling out some large bushes before I had my tractor/loader. It worked pretty good but it is only about 5' tall. I think taller one would do the work a little faster.

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I like the metal approach but I’m not a welder. Using the big wooden posts might be more my capability though! Thanks!

ovrszd · Mar 12, 2020

I would have kept digging with the hoe. But maybe there's a goal I don't see?

Egon · Mar 12, 2020

Make use of the backhoe!

airbiscuit · Mar 12, 2020

Jack pines do have a pretty substantial tap root.

JbirdNC · Mar 13, 2020

I went to Lowe’s and bought a few 4x4s and bolted them together with threaded rod. The middle one is cut 6” short to and capped with a metal plate to provide a channel for the chain/strap to be kept in and no worry of it slipping off. Tomorrow it will get tested.