stump removal advice

LBrown59 · Feb 15, 2006

( thx for all the help everyone ... it'll probably be a while till I get back to it since winter decided to finally show up with 2-3" of snow and temps in the teens ...

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60 degrees here today so i removed several stumps with my bx23.
We only have 13 days of winter left.

LarryD · Feb 15, 2006

It's cold allright SnoFalls, but we haven't seen snow yet up here yet.

I've been helping the neighbor pull out some stumps as well but his <5" alder stumps are nothing close to your old growth cedar. I can tell you when I had part of my property cleared of the logging slash, the EX-200 was replaced with an EX-300 for a day to pull some 24"+ stumps. The 200 would have done it but since I was paying, faster was better. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

tlbuser · Feb 16, 2006

( I've tackled quite a few monster red cedars on my place and there is no tap root, period. )

I didn't claim there was a tap root. Just a bigger ball of roots that has not been cut yet!

SnoFalls · Feb 25, 2006

Success!

some hand digging found 4 roots (about 4" each) going straight down that I couldn't undercut. wrapped a chain and yanked those then some massaging got the suction broke free.

thx for the advice folks ... the tight quarters made it a PITA, but once it came free, rollin it out wasn't too bad.

escavader · Feb 25, 2006

The victor poses for the money shot.congrats
ALAN

tlbuser · Feb 27, 2006

Cool. Congratulations. Now, what about the other one in your bottom photo /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

CurlyDave · Feb 27, 2006

The victor poses for the money shot.

Why do I think I would have been coated in mud after doing that.

Do I detect a shower and a change of clothes?

SnoFalls · Feb 27, 2006

( Now, what about the other one in your bottom photo /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )
That big sucker is staying! Call it "erosion control" or "landscape interest" ...

there is a line of 4-5 stumps along the edge of the dropoff that I'll "landscape around" (all in the name of "erosion control" of course.

At least that's "my story and I'm stickin to it" /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Ryno1 · Feb 27, 2006

SnoFalls, I have the same type of "erosion control" in parts of my yard. Actually convinced the boss that leaving stumps from waist to chest high was a good thing. She uses them for bird feeders, potted plants, and various other decorative items

tlbuser · Feb 28, 2006

( ( Now, what about the other one in your bottom photo /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )
That big sucker is staying! Call it "erosion control" or "landscape interest" ...

At least that's "my story and I'm stickin to it" /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )

Come on, you need the challenge more than yucky "landscape interest". Where's the thrill of victory in just setting a potted plant on a stump? After removing the stumps, you could break out the welder and powder coater to create some "yard art" in colors see chooses. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif