rip cutting into a stump

Bedlam · Jul 21, 2006

Another idea is this site.
http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/landowner/article/0,24672,1113920,00.html

For getting rid of stumps. I wasn't intending to "grind' the whole stump. I make several crosscuts so that the salt, and now powered milk can get into the stump. Most of my stumps are on real uneven ground, so a grinder would be difficult to maneuver.But still a possibility.
Al

jimmysisson · Jul 21, 2006

I would think the gas/whatever would keep the fungi from attacking the stump, and slow the rotting? No?
How does the salt/powdered milk work? And how well?
Thanks, Jim

JimR · Jul 21, 2006

You could drill holes in it and pour stump rot into it also.

Bedlam · Jul 21, 2006

The milk supposedly makes the fungi get to work faster. According to the article anyway.
I looked up the stump rot chemical, and It would be expensive for me. There are about 100 plus stumps of various sizes.

JimR · Jul 21, 2006

Would a backhoe be easier or maybe TNT (smile)?

deerhunterf350 · Jul 21, 2006

It may be a little off the subject but.

From what I have read and heard. The reason stumps take so long to Rot out/Decay enough to be popped out of the Ground. Is that the growing tree is cut down, it tries resprotting and continues "Trying" to grow for 2 or more years after the tree has been cut down.

So What I am trying is Kill the Tree first, in the spring, if it is not standing close to something that can be damaged if the trees should fall during a storm let them stand all summer possibly 2 seasons. Then fall the tree leaving a 4 foot stump, for leverage and try pulling/popping the tap root to remove the Stump.

I found a BroadLeaf herbicide at a Farm supply store , "Lamine 2-4 D" relatively cheap $34.99 for 2.5 gallon, and it has instructions for "Forestry Use". It refers to using a "Tree Injector" and injecting so many ounces below the bark, based on the Size of the Tree Trunk. I put a small Generator on a trailer and drove around to a few "Test" trees and drilled 1/2" holes 3" deep at 12 ,3, 6, 9 o'clock positions downward at an angle, bought a Turkey baster to fill the holes, and I filled the holes with the 2-4 D

I did that May 27th, The trees were in full foliage , after less than 2 months , not any more

, not a leaf on any of the Trees. Now I will wait til the winter, fall one of the test trees and try pulling or digging under stump with FEL in moist spring dirt to see if one season is sufficent or if they need to stand longer for the root system to decay for easy stump removal.

All that being said, if your are on a tight time frame and the trees and stumps must be removed fast, this process is out.