Removing A stump

[BobRip]

Yesterday I decided to remove a large stump left over from hurricane Isabel. Previously I had cut the roots with the stump grinder, but was unable to pull it up. I decided to trench around it with the minihoe. Then I cut more roots with the stump grinder. Then I dug around some more with the trencher. I rigged up a strap and post and comealong to pull it up. This did not work. I went out and bought a high lift jack and put it under a root that was hanging out. I was able to lift one side of the stump over a foot. I then stuck a few logs under that side to keep it up. At that point I attached my Toyotoa Tundra (60% parts and labor made in America) with 8000 pound staps. One of them broke with out even moving the stump a little. I have attached a picture. Does anyone have a suggestion. My next step will be to grind it up.
It probably should have been my first step.
BobRip

 

[BobRip]

The tree was a Red Oak and does not have a tap root.

Bob Rip

 

[pajoube]

Thats a monster. Not trying to be a wise guy, /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif but would you consider making it into a really nice bench?
PJ /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Dig a big hole next to it, roll it into the hole and bury it. Then use the dirt from the big hole to fill where the stump was. It won't rot away for many years, and when it finally starts to go, you can just fill any low spots each spring with a couple shovels of top soil or make a flower bed around it and put a nice large pot on it.

 

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<font color="blue"> ( Does anyone have a suggestion. ) </font>


<font color="red"> Do you have a large amount of fuel oil and fertilizer, and a U-Haul truck??!!

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PS: It's past midnight again!!

 

[MossRoad]

On a serious note, these days home made explosives will most likely land you in prison. Times have changed. We use to play with firecrackers, then M80's, then gunpowder in bulk, etc... but now there is zero tollerance for that kind of stuff.

 

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( home made explosives, firecrackers, M80's, gunpowder in bulk, etc... )</font>


<font color="red"> Should only be used during a thunderstorm or on 7/4 weekend!!

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[jol1269]

rent a track excavator and pull it up and be done with it

 

[pah]

now that you've pulled it up some can you start a fire underneath?

 

[menchhofer]

Why have you not used your stump grinder to grind the stump out? Seems like a reasonable idea.