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Mxrdad,

Yes, it's the same one.

After felling this monstrous cottonwood tree, sawing it up, removing the logs to the burn pile, by way of manually loading, log by log into a garden cart and then pulling it manually to get it there (slightly less than a 1/4 mile) over a dirt road and then a heavily grassed field) and emptying it log by log, I was left with a huge, ugly, stump.

Given the stumps diameter that my 18" bar can't cut all the way around, I came up a solution. I cut about 8" or so deep all around and then take an axe and whack out big chunks all around leaving a much smaller diameter stump that I then, do this method again, until I CAN cut off the rest of the top with my limited length bar. Voila' I will do this method until it's almost at ground level, which I then will chop out with an axe. Easy peasy!

All of this physical activity constitutes a fine workout, although my heart beat at times is thunderous and my arms, shoulders and legs ached, even now...

Lynyrd,

Thank you sir!

Abraham wrote:Mxrdad,

Yes, it's the same one.

After felling this monstrous cottonwood tree, sawing it up, removing the logs to the burn pile, by way of manually loading, log by log into a garden cart and then pulling it manually to get it there (slightly less than a 1/4 mile) over a dirt road and then a heavily grassed field) and emptying it log by log, I was left with a huge, ugly, stump.

Given the stumps diameter that my 18" bar can't cut all the way around, I came up a solution. I cut about 8" or so deep all around and then take an axe and whack out big chunks all around leaving a much smaller diameter stump that I then, do this method again, until I CAN cut off the rest of the top with my limited length bar. Voila' I will do this method until it's almost at ground level, which I then will chop out with an axe. Easy peasy!

All of this physical activity constitutes a fine workout, although my heart beat at times is thunderous and my arms, shoulders and legs ached, even now...

Lynyrd,

Thank you sir!

You can use "Stump Rot" powder to get rid the stumps. Takes a while but it works.

puma guy,

Thanks for the Stump Rot powder idea.

I just might, in fact probably will go that route once I get the stump a bit lower.

In the past, all the stumps I produced I've dug out by hand with a shovel and relentless use of an axe and a 6' - 16lb bar with a sharpened end, because I'm a glutton for punishment...

Given my diminishing appetite for such National Geographic specials, hand digging, hacking, chopping, cussing, more hacking and more cussing, stump rot sounds absolutely delightful!

Thanks again!!

Drill some holes in it, bigger and deeper the better. Pour in some old motor oil until the holes fill up and let it soak for a day or two. Put some charcoal on top the next day and light it.

Lynyrd wrote:Drill some holes in it, bigger and deeper the better. Pour in some old motor oil until the holes fill up and let it soak for a day or two. Put some charcoal on top the next day and light it.

That's what I do, but I use kerosene, usually pile leaves and other small branches etc around it. Burns it down below ground level.

No chainsaw, but I have a Husqvarna shotgun. Actually 2 of them.

Yes! Who knew they made shotguns?

Abraham wrote:puma guy,

Thanks for the Stump Rot powder idea.

I just might, in fact probably will go that route once I get the stump a bit lower.

In the past, all the stumps I produced I've dug out by hand with a shovel and relentless use of an axe and a 6' - 16lb bar with a sharpened end, because I'm a glutton for punishment...

Given my diminishing appetite for such National Geographic specials, hand digging, hacking, chopping, cussing, more hacking and more cussing, stump rot sounds absolutely delightful!

Thanks again!!

Unless you have one of these in your barn - Even if you don't it is the cheapest, easiest way to get it taken care of. When I leave a job the dirt is back in the hole and grass will grow. You'll never know there was a tree there. A 36" stump comes out to about $150.

When I saw this post title in General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion my first thought:

warpdrive,

Thanks for my first belly laugh of the day!

On another note: I've been looking into various brands of stump rot/remover and one I found intriguing is simply using Epsom Salts, which sounds (at least to me) the least toxic.

Why, do I care about toxicity?

My back yard which is rather large and is filled with critters, from squirrels, to rabbits, to possum, to coons and many others, which I get a big kick out seeing gamboling about, especially early in the morning while chugging down 2 big mugs of extra strong black coffee. Right now, I have 2 big swamp rabbits and a ton of cat squirrels running and playing all over the back yard. I don't want to chance injuring them. Yeah, from a life long hunter to an old softee...

Abraham wrote:warpdrive,

Thanks for my first belly laugh of the day!

On another note: I've been looking into various brands of stump rot/remover and one I found intriguing is simply using Epsom Salts, which sounds (at least to me) the least toxic.

Why, do I care about toxicity?

My back yard which is rather large and is filled with critters, from squirrels, to rabbits, to possum, to coons and many others, which I get a big kick out seeing gamboling about, especially early in the morning while chugging down 2 big mugs of extra strong black coffee. Right now, I have 2 big swamp rabbits and a ton of cat squirrels running and playing all over the back yard. I don't want to chance injuring them. Yeah, from a life long hunter to an old softee...

I used Spectracide to remove the remainder of a small [6-8 diameter] stump. I used it on a small tree that was right next to my back yard fence.

It's funny to me that the brand name suggests some fancy toxic chemical, but it is 100% potassium nitrate.
I think it works by over fertilizing and rotting the wood. It took a while for it to work, but I was able to dig out the root and fill in the hole with dirt.
It is pretty cheap so probably worth a try.