Removing tiny stumps

[k0ua]

I use a Brush Grabber to pull out small stumps. Works best if you have a helper to hook up the grabber to the stump and release it when pulled and on to the next stump. The heavier the tractor the better.

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No helper needed with mine. Just sit on the seat and clamp and flip em out. The helper starts to complain after about the 20th hookup. Let alone a thousand.

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[4570Man]

I could make fast work of that with the puller on the CTL. 2” stumps for it is child’s play.

 

[lennyzx11]

I did some today. Using the brush blade on my Stihl Kombi weed eater.

There is a circular saw blade offered for it that has chisel teeth that I might get.

I have heard of using a circular saw blade on a weed eater also.

Also a battery operated sawzall with a demolition blade is what I've used on problematic roots.

 

[joecoin]

I would use my grapple brush grabber attachment to grab and flip them out. If there is enough left to grab onto. Maybe 3 inches or so.



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I looked at brush grubber products long and hard 2 years ago. I decided against them because I had cut the trees too low and because a lot of people said it was just as much work as some other methods.

They do make a unit that attaches to your 3 point or sleeve hitch and allows you to back up and automatically clamp onto the target. You don't need to get off to attach it to the stump. I still have more trees to cut so I might cut them at 2 feet high and buy one of those.

 

[joecoin]

I did some today. Using the brush blade on my Stihl Kombi weed eater.

There is a circular saw blade offered for it that has chisel teeth that I might get.

I have heard of using a circular saw blade on a weed eater also.

Also a battery operated sawzall with a demolition blade is what I've used on problematic roots.

I have a "Beaver Blade" for my Stihl weed eater:

Beaver Blades | Trimmer Parts | MFG Supply

I cut some of the trees using it. Problem with that is , it's a chain saw chain so if you contact the ground it will get dull very quickly.

 

[Gary Fowler]

You need one of these to pull thru the ground. It will uproot 90% of the root and stump. Then a pass with a bush hog to shred everything up.

 

[Ford850]

It sounds like you have Sumac trees. I try to keep areas they invade mowed low but they come back for years. A good Stihl weed trimmer with the 3 pointed brush blade swipes them off easily too, as low as you want to cut them.

 

[joecoin]

You need one of these to pull thru the ground. It will uproot 90% of the root and stump. Then a pass with a bush hog to shred everything up.

I like it but my 20 horse Steiner says no.

 

[joecoin]

It sounds like you have Sumac trees. I try to keep areas they invade mowed low but they come back for years. A good Stihl weed trimmer with the 3 pointed brush blade swipes them off easily too, as low as you want to cut them.

Not sumac, I wish they were, those are easy to pull.

These things are very woody, very tough.

 

[hawkeye08]

Have a disc golf party and put a bounty on the stumps.

 

[JamesHW]

It’s difficult to suggest strategies without knowing what species (know your enemy). Since you’re sure it’s not the Tree of ****, Ailanthus, which I am intimately familiar with due to a neighbor who has a full grown one in their yard, then I might suggest the Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) which has fruit, is invasive and is present in Ohio.

 

[joecoin]

It’s difficult to suggest strategies without knowing what species (know your enemy). Since you’re sure it’s not the Tree of ****, Ailanthus, which I am intimately familiar with due to a neighbor who has a full grown one in their yard, then I might suggest the Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) which has fruit, is invasive and is present in Ohio.

No, not Callery Pear. These things produce a white waxy berry sized fruit in late summer.

 

[Haytillnoon]

I could be wrong but it sounds like you have a type of invasive tree growing. If that is the case you need to make sure you get all the roots up. I had this problem with an invasive tree called "tree of heaven". It was a pain getting rid of them. When I rented a mini-ex to clean up some of my property I dug everyone of those suckers out of the ground and burned them. Their roots stretched way out through the ground and would shoot up everywhere. After that I kept cutting the grass/weeds around the cleaned up area to keep them from coming back up.

You might want to check with your local forester or local Co-Op and see if they can tell you what kind of tree it is and if it is invasive. They can usually give you info on how to eradicate them.

Once cut to ground level, another way to prevent grow back is to mix a solution of 50% Roundup and 50% latex paint (best if dark color for cosmetic reasons). Paint (or slop) the mixture onto the stumps. The paint will hold the roundup so it really kills it. Standard round up, not the extended control.

 

[Creamer]

You need one of these to pull thru the ground. It will uproot 90% of the root and stump. Then a pass with a bush hog to shred everything up.

If it were me I would rent a tractor and one of these for a few hours and make short work of those stumps. Once this goes thru the ground a blade might be handy to get out the ones that worked their way between the teeth but they would loosened up and come out easily after a pass with this.

 

[joecoin]

I've been working on these buggers for 4 years. Everywhere I have cut them I have continued to mow, so they are not growing back. That eliminates the need for herbicides.

I've though about renting a tractor with a ripper like Gary Fowler suggests, maybe I will.

I'd still like to know if anyone has tried using a chain saw with a de-barker on it.

 

[Ford850]

I can picture the same brushy trees with the white berries, but I can't think of what they are. Probably some of the brushy dogwood family or something similar. Lots of small stems that are hard and springy. I can't imaging clearing that with a chainsaw debarker, but maybe that's just me since I'm tall and have a 'less than great' back. I still think the weed wacker with brush blade would work best, if you can borrow or rent one.

 

[joecoin]

Update on the tiny stump dilemma:

As I was beating some of the stumps in to submission with the sledge hammer, I had a brilliant idea.

Build a hydraulic ram that would push downward and shove the stumps into the soil. Same as hitting them with the sledge hammer.

How much force (how large of a ram and how much hyd pressure) would be required to match the force of a sledge hammer blow?

I am going to cross post this question in the hydraulic sub forum.

Thanks.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I wonder if something like this would do the job

Jumping Jack Compactor | eBay

 

[teejk]

I've had experience with both box elder and now poplars. A lot of trees depend on "runners" instead of seeds. I cut a bunch of box elders once and was surprised to see that the limbs left on the ground would send out roots half way up the length trying to re-establish themselves. Same with poplars. I think you have to grub out the underground horizontal feeder roots.

 

[denmis]

I have one of these too, works pretty good for me. Usually pull them with my FEL, but you can pull them out too.