Pilot
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2004
- Messages
- 1,208
- Location
- Oregon
- Tractor
- JD 770, Yanmar 180D, JD 420 (not running), had a Kubota B6200
3 stumps, 2 are Douglas-fir and the third is a noble. Got the DF's out, but the noble is really tough. All about the same size. DF's had a few large roots, one of which was about 8" in diameter from a 14" stump. The noble has many, many smaller roots, the largest so far only about 3". I've dug around the perimeter and cut all the roots down to about 10" below ground level and about 6" under the edge of the stump. Having trouble digging farther under the stump--hard soil and root stubs in the way--but I have cut all the roots I can find.
Worked it over with the bucket on my JD 770 (about 26hp) and it doesn't even quiver. Worked around it with my spring tooth cultivator and it made no difference.
Took the hose and washed away all the soil I could under the edges of the stump, but haven't gotten back to it yet as I am waiting for the mud to dry a little. That didn't reveal any more roots that I hadn't already cut.
Supposedly, noble doesn't develop much of a tap root--according to a prominent ecologist. However, I am not sure this is correct.
Besides dynamite, does anyone have any other ideas?
Worked it over with the bucket on my JD 770 (about 26hp) and it doesn't even quiver. Worked around it with my spring tooth cultivator and it made no difference.
Took the hose and washed away all the soil I could under the edges of the stump, but haven't gotten back to it yet as I am waiting for the mud to dry a little. That didn't reveal any more roots that I hadn't already cut.
Supposedly, noble doesn't develop much of a tap root--according to a prominent ecologist. However, I am not sure this is correct.
Besides dynamite, does anyone have any other ideas?