Stump Removal

http://www.AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter demonstrates one method for removing stumps. This method is especially effective if you have many stumps to remove in a short amount of time.

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[flynnlandscaping]

a stump grinder is more effective tim

[AsktheBuilder]

@flynnlandscaping This video was to show but *one* way to remove stumps. That's the bottom line.

[flynnlandscaping]

@AsktheBuilder yeah ur right and the rental is easier i got a question can u do a vid showing the differences between compact tractors like Massey Ferguson and John Deere and Kubota im thinking about one for my business and just cant find the differences

[AsktheBuilder]

@flynnlandscaping Yes, I can do that video. But you need to help. You contact all those companies, tell them about me, tell them they need to get the equipment to me, the model #s, etc. so it's a fair comparison and do all the logistics. When the tractors are up on my land at the same time, I'll show up with my video camera and create the video. Be sure you arrange for all the tractors to be picked up when I'm done.

[murphy4trees]

let's see... rent 2 large pieces of equipment and tear up everything in sight, and then deal with a bunch of huge, heavy, dirty stumps... OR rent or hire a stump grinding company and clean up the chips with a rale and shovel...

[AsktheBuilder]

@murphy4trees Yes, we've already discussed this in other comments on this video. This video just shows another method.

[StumpAway]

You know that grinding the stump is faster and cheaper, the only time I recommend digging up stumps, is if a pool is going where the stump was, and if the stump has grown into a metal fence post, or over a sidewalk, or drive way ect.

And digging up stumps makes a BIG MESS and a BIG HOLE to fill.

[superdave308]

C-4 or TNT would be more fun.

[rexbetts89]

@emigrantgap Roots will sprout only if you don't grind them with the stump.

[emigrantgap]

stump grinders don't keep the roots from making suckers from sprouting.

[woodsjay40]

well i guess if i wanna go to the moon i just rent a shuttle and with a few instructions i'll be there in no time

[WalksThroughLife]

Great tips, thanks for the video. We have a large stump in our backyard we need to remove.

[icex2010]

First, that's not a backhoe. It's an excavator. A backhoe has a bucket on the front and a backhoe attachment on the back, which is what is called a backhoe.

Second, excavators are made for excavation, which fits stump removal. Dig around the stump, break all the roots and then pull it out. Simple and effective.

[bill45colt]

2 sticks of tovex and 1/2 sec works for me. Use the scraps for fire wood. Cost= $2.15 tovex $0.80 blasting cap