Cool video to watch. I had 5 large stumps to remove. Hired a company and they made several weeks worth of work into about 45 min. Good do it yourself job but I still prefer $350 for 5 stumps and coming home from work to them being gone.
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Years ago in Texas a friend had some large stumps in his pasture and he sat a salt block on top of some for his cows. Cows will lick the block of salt and yes a small amount will melt when it rains. He noticed after the salt blocks are gone ( in about 3 months) the deer would eat on the wooden stumps and finally eat them up hunting salt. ( now this wont work if you keep putting salt blocks out at the same place but the deer would not come up close to his house and barn but instead ate the stumps) If I had not seen this I would never have believed it. Thought others might be interested!
I would suggest drilling some other holes at a 30° - 45° angle. The trunk is a mostly vertical network of vascular tissue and doing some cross drills will allow the tissue to transport the brackish water up and down more easily. Vertical holes are good for depth, but some angled holes intersecting the vertical holes will make the water transport in more active sites. Additionally, the angled holes will reduce the overall integrity of the trunk, allowing for weaker sections to form. Just an idea
Thanks for the info! We learned that a great place to buy Epsom salts is at our local feed store. We buy it by the 50 lb bag which ends up costing less than 0.75 cents per pound. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
You definitely have the correct bit this time around. I've wired about 500 houses and it's the bit that we used. And yes, those bits will eat a nail, no problem.
If the idea is to use the MgSO4 as a drying agent then you'll want to drive off the water that it's already absorbed by baking it in the oven first. As soon as you get the MgSO4 wet it isnt going to do much drying. I think you'd be better of drilling holes, adding something high in nitrogen, and covering it with dirt and leaves. This will encourage fungus to break down the wood.
Salt preserves wood. In Florida it's salted wood is found along beaches, called driftwood. Can put decorative pieces in the yard and they last for decades!
I drilled many holes with a big long drill bit. Plus angle holes from the side. Left uncovered. Bugs love those holes and go to work all spring, summer, and fall. Winter the holes fill with water, freeze, expand, and crack open more. Rots and softens naturally. Then with all those holes next summer fill them with diesel. Pile on all the tree branches laying in the yard. An light it up 1 or 2 yr after cut the tree down. Then kick back test of the day and enjoy the fire.
I discovered this same technique by accident. I had a few stumps in my yard and put deer salt lick blocks on top of them, thought it would be cool to watch the deer come in my yard. I noticed a year later the stumps were all gone. I don't understand the science behind it but it worked. Maybe when it rains the salt soaks into to stump thus breaking down the wood fibers or something. Or maybe little critters munch away at the salt saturated wood. It works and it's cheap.
Go to the hardware store and buy some stump rot. It works but it still takes time. This guy will turn this project over to his grandson when he gets tired of waiting. Use that auger bit to drill four horizontal holes at the base of the stump all the way to the center. Then drill a large hole straight down the center where it intersects with the other four holes. Pour some old diesel fuel in the big and small holes and light it up. It will burn it to the ground.
The salt thing does the opposite of promoting decay. A stump grinder is the way by far, but you can try burning if you have the room to do it safely or build a compost pile on top of it and add manure to promote microbial growth. Or wack it with an axe until your arms fall off. The last one is not recommended! Good luck.
Had some stumps from 🌴 palm trees we had removed. Drilled holes like yourself. Poured hot boiling water over them a few times per week . We are cutting another palm tree very soon. I'll be using your ideas. A better deeper drill and the Epson salt . Thought about poring gas on it and burning it out. Could tick off a few people. Or at least scared 😱 them, hehehe.
Great idea but I think I have another tip to make this system better. 1) Drill 1 1/2 inch holes using a Spade Drill Bit. You can only go about 6 to 9 inches deep but this will allow you to hold more Epson Salt in the holes. 2) after drilling the 1 1/2 inch holes get your long drill bit and drill deep inside the middle of the large holes you just created. 3). Use a vacuum to suck up all wood shavings so they don’t go back into these holes since we only want Salt in there anyway. 4) fill each hole with Epson Salt but there will be an air pocket in those holes so put your long drill bit in reverse to help drive and pull all the salt to the very bottom of the holes,... each one! Now you have a reservoir of salt in each of those long deep holes which allows you not to have to check on it so often and will speed up the process by having more salt at the surface.
The Pine Roots are just below the Ground - I had 40' Pines and they would be a lot of Grinding to Rip that all apart.I watched the guy do three of mine, I see why they used a Monster of a Machine But took him about a Half Hour each.
One of the difficulties you will run into is the tree being a pine will take forever to decay in the manner you are hoping. The stump, and the area where the branches grow from the tree have immense concentration of sap. You may dry the sap up some but it is still going to be like crystallized glue. Best of luck to you on your endeavor though. Hope it works better than I'm thinking it will.
Love ur videos , I've burned many stumps over the years. I think I tried every way possible. The Epson salt I never tried. Thank u for the info. Keep the videos.
Thank you Dan!! That is a Great idea. Because my wife isn't to thrilled with the cooking oil idea in the dirlled holes of the stump and then burning it, with it being to close to the house.
Quick and easy take your chainsaw and bore cut down into the center of the stump in cross pattern so just bore cut one way flip the saw the the other way and make the cut ... take used motor oil roughly 5 quarts pour it over the stump let that sit for a few days build a hot fire on top of the stump and keep feeding the fire all day and shell burn it helps to contain the fire with a burn barrel of some sort
Might it help to drill some holes in an angle around the sides of the stump? I don't know but it seems like it might help break down the side walls. I'm just guessing but I am learning from you! I have a couple tree stumps I need to remove in the backyard from trees broken down from a hurricane last year. I appreciate the info you are providing. 👍🏽
I'm sure someone has already addressed this, but salt will only serve to "kill" a stump and roots, but once "dead" will only serve to preserve the stump against microorganisms and fungi, which would otherwise serve to break down and decay a dead stump. So essentially, while you may have ensured the stump will not sprout suckers, you are slowing the process of decay. -ISA Certified Arborist
Cutting a Pine Tree Stump is Brutal on the Chain saw Chain. I had a Tree guy Grind down three Pine Stumps a few years back, The Root Material must of Rotted. The Round area they used the Machine on Dropped about 3-4 Inches over time.Needless to say I need to re-Plant and add soil to the Area. I just cut an entire root ball out - It was a lot of work.I got one stump left - I hope this stuff works....
That is so funny!! What a dry sense of humor. I've been following this because I have the same problem and the Epson salt does help....along with a tool I use to hack at it occasionally. It becomes an obsession.
Hello, I'm an arborist who would obviously use a stump grinder; fyi, my small machine would take 10 minutes tops and not 2 hours as you had estimated. The use of salt will not promote decay and will only do the opposite as it will preserve the stump by keeping microbes and other things like fungi that would have started decaying the stump. Even so this would still take months or longer to completely remove the stump. Another way would be to (if it could be done safely) build a fire pit and burn over time. This would take a day or two. But the best way would be to hire someone like me that would charge in the neighborhood of $100 to simply grind the thing. Good luck.
Summer of 2016 I had a big maple stump that was there when I bought house. A guy came and cut it level with the ground. I poured old soda, orange juice, and any sugary liquid I was throwing out my refrigerator. I’d also soak it with water when I was washing my car or whatever. You can’t tell it’s there anymore except for a little mound in the yard. The grass has rooted into it and I can run my lawnmower straight over it. My theory was the sugar would help the rotting process. Seemed like a lot of insects were eating at it too. Maybe because of the sugar? A smaller stump in the backyard that was there when I moved in that I haven’t done anything but cut it low the same time as the maple stump hasn’t seemed to rot at all. Don’t know what kind of tree it was though. Just glad the one in the front is gone.
Just a thought but if you would have done the very same thing, using kerosine instead of epsom salt, drilled the top and all around the side, soak with kerosene. Light it and two days later the stump would be gone. But this was fun to watch
The heat of a compost heap placed on top would make the chemical more active. It would also protect from rain and let moisture out better than plastic.
It's good that you've used a larger drill bit. Apart from any chemical properties associated with Epsom and dry salt will draw moisture from the surrounding material. Thus, you should consider the following methodology: 1/. Ensure that your plastic covering has a space above it to allow air flow which will assist moisture from the timber and salts to be released. 2/. Use your drill bit to extract the salts in place and subsequently air (or even oven) dry what you pull out which can then be reused. 3/. Every so often, try to send some fire down there. Gasoline may not float everyone's boat, but it'll help burn away any dried and dead timber and kill off organisms. Repeat, as desired. If you think about it, this procedure does make sense.
Yeah, black plastic is how Ranger School trains you to cull water. . An Auger bit would suck - just a 3/4" wood bit used to tear into the top - multiple angles works, too. I just put charcoal on in and let combustion really tear down the integrity of the wood.
Adding epsom salt to stump. Add water. Cover with some garden soil. This stimulates sulfate reducing bacteria which are decomposes of organic compounds. Will help to speed up natural decomposition.
i have 2 stumps i want to get rid of. one is growing shoots out of it, i get cutting them off. i was recently told of this process, so im glad you're sharing the experience. My question is if the purpose of salt is to dry out stump to be able to chip away at it, why do you keep putting water on it?
If that drill bit catches on something (suddenly STOPS) that drill motor has enought torque to break your wrist. You will not be able to let go of the trigger or drill in time. That's why it has the extra handle at right angle to the bit (the one that says Dewalt on it), Twist that handle slightly to unscrew and loosen it, swing it around so you can hold it with your left hand while you're drilling, than tighten it back up firmly. Now you're holding the drill the drill with both hands while drilling. MUCH safer. Great video! DIE STUMP!
I've tried this on my stump twice but it wasn't until I removed my prosthetic limb that I was able to really drill right into my stump! It hurt but not as much as rubbing in that salt did! Oh, and there was significant blood loss, which bothered me and the kids!
Use a funnel, get your salts to the bottom of the holes! Never tried this but it makes sense. Drilled holes to a certain depth and never fill them to said depth? Just an idea, Thanks for the video
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Thank you! I have a black walnut stump I need to remove! It was killing my garden and the trees around it so iI took the tree down but the roots need to die so I can grow again!
If you buy large diameter auger drill bits, check it the star of the bit is a little bit wider then the rest, cheaper brands tend to not have this feature.
he'd have to add a whole lot more water for it to not be effective at all. The salt is only going to draw moisture out where it's in contact with the wood. Adding water effectively increases the contact area. Ideally, he'd just have put water in the holes, but it's still going to do the job.
Get a 1 inch spade bit, a couple of gallons of diesel, and a 50 gallon drum. Cut out the bottom to the correct size and let the diesel soak in good. Pack it full of trash and set her a flame. If you hadn't cut it so short you cut the roots with an axe while another truck pulled the stump.
I have seen different stump-removal chemicals at the local home store that call for boiling hot water be poured into the drilled stump holes. Not sure if that would make any difference for this application but I far prefer natural Epsom Salts over other herbicide chemicals. For people who are not familiar or used to working with power tools, do not used the trigger-keyed feature where the drill stays on when drilling into the stump as this can be very dangerous and hazardous if the drill-bit binds into something hard. Drilling a pilot-hole and then following-up with the auger bit is not necessarily a bad practice.
it really feels like a angle grinder with a wood carving disc would do the job for such a big stump. Smaller ones can be removed by a 1.5 inch spade bit and a hand drill.
The bit is classically called a 'ship's auger'. And they are the easiest, best way to drill a deep hole. 5/8ths to 3/4 inch ,, electricians. 1 3/8ths newel posts, carpenters. For your in-line drill motor,, 3/4 is perfect.
I have the same drill, use the brace like you are and hold on to it. If the drill ever grabs and stops turning the drill will then try to throw around like a rag doll.
The price paid for the tools ,ales this an fairly expensive project compared to burning it with coals. I think I would have tried to use a spade bit or even an old fashioned brace and bit (cheap at garage sales!).
Even better is short speed auger bit with hex shank and then use also foot long or longer extension bar for hex shank and you will get less friction from drilling because drill bit is short and therefore you can drill larger holes without heating drill a lot.
So I’m sure at this point you’ve already heard, but forget drilling holes. Take a chainsaw and cut a checkerboard pattern as close as you can to ground level …then add your epsom salt like you normally would. This gives the salt way more surface area of contact as opposed to several holes.
Legend has it he's still waiting and watering to this day.
Just get an mini scavator dig ar and pull it out 30 minutes at leasts 👌
No kidding! I don't quite have the patience for this technique!
Hahahahahahahah 😂
Cool video to watch. I had 5 large stumps to remove. Hired a company and they made several weeks worth of work into about 45 min. Good do it yourself job but I still prefer $350 for 5 stumps and coming home from work to them being gone.
I don't even have a stump to grind but I'm still glued to this saga. Will the stump be defeated? The suspense is killing me.
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Years ago in Texas a friend had some large stumps in his pasture and he sat a salt block on top of some for his cows. Cows will lick the block of salt and yes a small amount will melt when it rains. He noticed after the salt blocks are gone ( in about 3 months) the deer would eat on the wooden stumps and finally eat them up hunting salt. ( now this wont work if you keep putting salt blocks out at the same place but the deer would not come up close to his house and barn but instead ate the stumps) If I had not seen this I would never have believed it. Thought others might be interested!
That is pretty cool. I think I must use a funnel to fill the holes and a thin rod to pack it down in there. Interesting series.
I would suggest drilling some other holes at a 30° - 45° angle. The trunk is a mostly vertical network of vascular tissue and doing some cross drills will allow the tissue to transport the brackish water up and down more easily. Vertical holes are good for depth, but some angled holes intersecting the vertical holes will make the water transport in more active sites. Additionally, the angled holes will reduce the overall integrity of the trunk, allowing for weaker sections to form. Just an idea
Thanks for the info! We learned that a great place to buy Epsom salts is at our local feed store. We buy it by the 50 lb bag which ends up costing less than 0.75 cents per pound. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
I’ve looked everywhere and have not been able to find it for less than a cent a pound.
You definitely have the correct bit this time around. I've wired about 500 houses and it's the bit that we used. And yes, those bits will eat a nail, no problem.
At the rate your going with this we’ll be here for the next 20 years
Great video - I'll probably never have to remove a tree stump but it was still very interesting to watch. Thanks.
If the idea is to use the MgSO4 as a drying agent then you'll want to drive off the water that it's already absorbed by baking it in the oven first. As soon as you get the MgSO4 wet it isnt going to do much drying. I think you'd be better of drilling holes, adding something high in nitrogen, and covering it with dirt and leaves. This will encourage fungus to break down the wood.
Hi from the uk 🇬🇧 I found this really interesting thank you for sharing . I am a new newbie .
Salt preserves wood. In Florida it's salted wood is found along beaches, called driftwood. Can put decorative pieces in the yard and they last for decades!
i've always used old buttermilk.... tip passed down from Grandma. All kinds of critters love it and go to work. The hotter the day, the better :)
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Would sour milk do the same thing?
Yes
I drilled many holes with a big long drill bit. Plus angle holes from the side. Left uncovered. Bugs love those holes and go to work all spring, summer, and fall. Winter the holes fill with water, freeze, expand, and crack open more. Rots and softens naturally. Then with all those holes next summer fill them with diesel. Pile on all the tree branches laying in the yard. An light it up 1 or 2 yr after cut the tree down. Then kick back test of the day and enjoy the fire.
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What about termites?
I discovered this same technique by accident. I had a few stumps in my yard and put deer salt lick blocks on top of them, thought it would be cool to watch the deer come in my yard. I noticed a year later the stumps were all gone. I don't understand the science behind it but it worked. Maybe when it rains the salt soaks into to stump thus breaking down the wood fibers or something. Or maybe little critters munch away at the salt saturated wood. It works and it's cheap.
J Cobb I wood suspect the deer ate the salt soaked stump. Got deer.
An auger drill bit...brilliant! Thank you.
I look forward to watching part 85.
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Go to the hardware store and buy some stump rot. It works but it still takes time. This guy will turn this project over to his grandson when he gets tired of waiting. Use that auger bit to drill four horizontal holes at the base of the stump all the way to the center. Then drill a large hole straight down the center where it intersects with the other four holes. Pour some old diesel fuel in the big and small holes and light it up. It will burn it to the ground.
God Bless you sir. This is the video I was looking for to remove my stubborn tree stump. Looking forward on the next one.
The salt thing does the opposite of promoting decay. A stump grinder is the way by far, but you can try burning if you have the room to do it safely or build a compost pile on top of it and add manure to promote microbial growth. Or wack it with an axe until your arms fall off. The last one is not recommended!
Good luck.
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Yes, I enjoyed your informative video in regards to removing a tree stump the cheapest way possible. Thank you so much... Romano C.
Had some stumps from 🌴 palm trees we had removed.
Drilled holes like yourself.
Poured hot boiling water over them a few times per week .
We are cutting another palm tree very soon.
I'll be using your ideas. A better deeper drill and the Epson salt .
Thought about poring gas on it and burning it out.
Could tick off a few people. Or at least scared 😱 them, hehehe.
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Great idea but I think I have another tip to make this system better. 1) Drill 1 1/2 inch holes using a Spade Drill Bit. You can only go about 6 to 9 inches deep but this will allow you to hold more Epson Salt in the holes. 2) after drilling the 1 1/2 inch holes get your long drill bit and drill deep inside the middle of the large holes you just created. 3). Use a vacuum to suck up all wood shavings so they don’t go back into these holes since we only want Salt in there anyway. 4) fill each hole with Epson Salt but there will be an air pocket in those holes so put your long drill bit in reverse to help drive and pull all the salt to the very bottom of the holes,... each one! Now you have a reservoir of salt in each of those long deep holes which allows you not to have to check on it so often and will speed up the process by having more salt at the surface.
Will the roots of the tree die off?
@@marilynpfleiger3621 absolutely. After a while you can just kick it over. Lol
Awesome. I have been drilling and poisoning a stump for weeks now. It’s slow but cheaper and safer than renting a stump grinder.
Grinders are extremely safe if used correctly and if you account for paying minimum wage by the hour needed to remove the stump they are MUCH cheaper.
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The Pine Roots are just below the Ground - I had 40' Pines and they would be a lot of Grinding to Rip that all apart.I watched the guy do three of mine, I see why they used a Monster of a Machine But took him about a Half Hour each.
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think of it as a 'hobby project' , hah !
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One of the difficulties you will run into is the tree being a pine will take forever to decay in the manner you are hoping. The stump, and the area where the branches grow from the tree have immense concentration of sap. You may dry the sap up some but it is still going to be like crystallized glue. Best of luck to you on your endeavor though. Hope it works better than I'm thinking it will.
I have sap all over my Sweatshirt from all the Sap. Its Everywhere. I agree with you.
@Glen Spivey this is what I did in my front yard. Added some knothole type garden decor and called it well enough.
Epsom salt and white vinegar are also great for cleaning blocked drains.
You speak very well
Love ur videos , I've burned many stumps over the years. I think I tried every way possible.
The Epson salt I never tried. Thank u for the info. Keep the videos.
Thank you Dan!! That is a Great idea. Because my wife isn't to thrilled with the cooking oil idea in the dirlled holes of the stump and then burning it, with it being to close to the house.
Thanks for sharing this video. A big help and very informative..
Quick and easy take your chainsaw and bore cut down into the center of the stump in cross pattern so just bore cut one way flip the saw the the other way and make the cut ... take used motor oil roughly 5 quarts pour it over the stump let that sit for a few days build a hot fire on top of the stump and keep feeding the fire all day and shell burn it helps to contain the fire with a burn barrel of some sort
Might it help to drill some holes in an angle around the sides of the stump? I don't know but it seems like it might help break down the side walls. I'm just guessing but I am learning from you! I have a couple tree stumps I need to remove in the backyard from trees broken down from a hurricane last year. I appreciate the info you are providing. 👍🏽
I used a 1” spade bit that makes a nice size hole and it doesn’t take as many holes… Good-Luck!
I'm sure someone has already addressed this, but salt will only serve to "kill" a stump and roots, but once "dead" will only serve to preserve the stump against microorganisms and fungi, which would otherwise serve to break down and decay a dead stump. So essentially, while you may have ensured the stump will not sprout suckers, you are slowing the process of decay. -ISA Certified Arborist
WHAT ABOUT bAKING SODA INSTEAD OF THE SALT?
that new drill bit deffo does a better job
Thanks! I'm going to give this a try this with some river birches I recently had removed.
Cutting a Pine Tree Stump is Brutal on the Chain saw Chain. I had a Tree guy Grind down three Pine Stumps a few years back, The Root Material must of Rotted. The Round area they used the Machine on Dropped about 3-4 Inches over time.Needless to say I need to re-Plant and add soil to the Area. I just cut an entire root ball out - It was a lot of work.I got one stump left - I hope this stuff works....
Drill a bunch of 1.5 inch holes into stump, put in raised bed dirt along with flower clseeds, water, enjoy your flowers as stump rots.
Try mixing the salt and water and pour it into the hole via a funnel. Also, if you drill enough holes an axe will bust it up pretty easily.
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For the salt to absorb the moisture from the stump, shouldn't the salt be dry, so it will absorb the moisture from the wood?
Yes , he's right. It also helps to speed up the process..
Use a funnel
Good luck growing anything there, youve salted the earth
Hahaha
Hahaha
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Can't wait to see how this ends up killing the stump! Great video.
Good news... I used Epsom Salt on a stump... I'm happy to say that after 45 years, the stump is almost gone!
That is so funny!! What a dry sense of humor. I've been following this because I have the same problem and the Epson salt does help....along with a tool I use to hack at it occasionally. It becomes an obsession.
And everything in my yard is dead.
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I love it!
Sounds about right.
Hello,
I'm an arborist who would obviously use a stump grinder; fyi, my small machine would take 10 minutes tops and not 2 hours as you had estimated.
The use of salt will not promote decay and will only do the opposite as it will preserve the stump by keeping microbes and other things like fungi that would have started decaying the stump. Even so this would still take months or longer to completely remove the stump.
Another way would be to (if it could be done safely) build a fire pit and burn over time. This would take a day or two. But the best way would be to hire someone like me that would charge in the neighborhood of $100 to simply grind the thing.
Good luck.
Good video, I just fount a 7.8 / 2 foot. will get started soon. good luck sir
Summer of 2016 I had a big maple stump that was there when I bought house. A guy came and cut it level with the ground. I poured old soda, orange juice, and any sugary liquid I was throwing out my refrigerator. I’d also soak it with water when I was washing my car or whatever. You can’t tell it’s there anymore except for a little mound in the yard. The grass has rooted into it and I can run my lawnmower straight over it. My theory was the sugar would help the rotting process. Seemed like a lot of insects were eating at it too. Maybe because of the sugar? A smaller stump in the backyard that was there when I moved in that I haven’t done anything but cut it low the same time as the maple stump hasn’t seemed to rot at all. Don’t know what kind of tree it was though. Just glad the one in the front is gone.
Probably the acid in the soda.
Thank you for the update!!!
You can mix fuel oil with the salt to speed things up some brother or wood grain alcohol with the salt both work nicely
Just a thought but if you would have done the very same thing, using kerosine instead of epsom salt, drilled the top and all around the side, soak with kerosene. Light it and two days later the stump would be gone. But this was fun to watch
Good job man I'm going to do the same thing, the bigger drill bit is the way to go .Good video, gracias amigo.
I had a similar thought about the bit... but I couldn't think of what it would be called... auger bit. nice. ;)
I am cutting down a dead maple. I’ll be trying this method. Wish me luck!
The heat of a compost heap placed on top would make the chemical more active. It would also protect from rain and let moisture out better than plastic.
I can hear those chickens! I’m envious!
It's good that you've used a larger drill bit. Apart from any chemical properties associated with Epsom and dry salt will draw moisture from the surrounding material. Thus, you should consider the following methodology:
1/. Ensure that your plastic covering has a space above it to allow air flow which will assist moisture from the timber and salts to be released.
2/. Use your drill bit to extract the salts in place and subsequently air (or even oven) dry what you pull out which can then be reused.
3/. Every so often, try to send some fire down there. Gasoline may not float everyone's boat, but it'll help burn away any dried and dead timber and kill off organisms.
Repeat, as desired. If you think about it, this procedure does make sense.
Yeah, black plastic is how Ranger School trains you to cull water.
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An Auger bit would suck - just a 3/4" wood bit used to tear into the top - multiple angles works, too. I just put charcoal on in and let combustion really tear down the integrity of the wood.
This is a really nice video. I enjoyed watching you work. Thank you for all the really good information and advise. :)
Great video and outlook on learning from your subscribers. Best wishes on defeating the stump.
i live in an apartment.. this series rules!
Adding epsom salt to stump. Add water. Cover with some garden soil. This stimulates sulfate reducing bacteria which are decomposes of organic compounds. Will help to speed up natural decomposition.
i have 2 stumps i want to get rid of. one is growing shoots out of it, i get cutting them off. i was recently told of this process, so im glad you're sharing the experience. My question is if the purpose of salt is to dry out stump to be able to chip away at it, why do you keep putting water on it?
Thank you for the update sir
If that drill bit catches on something (suddenly STOPS) that drill motor has enought torque to break your wrist. You will not be able to let go of the trigger or drill in time. That's why it has the extra handle at right angle to the bit (the one that says Dewalt on it), Twist that handle slightly to unscrew and loosen it, swing it around so you can hold it with your left hand while you're drilling, than tighten it back up firmly. Now you're holding the drill the drill with both hands while drilling. MUCH safer. Great video! DIE STUMP!
Thanks! Planning to try this tomorrow.
I'm stumppped!!
I've tried this on my stump twice but it wasn't until I removed my prosthetic limb that I was able to really drill right into my stump!
It hurt but not as much as rubbing in that salt did! Oh, and there was significant blood loss, which bothered me and the kids!
Freaking awesome I love it
Use a funnel, get your salts to the bottom of the holes! Never tried this but it makes sense. Drilled holes to a certain depth and never fill them to said depth? Just an idea, Thanks for the video
Today eye learned that condensed milk is a good solution if you're not in a big hurry. My friend is an arborist and gave me this information with the most purrfect thyming, because eye live in a high desert climate. Should rot them out by summer's end if eye am lucky. Thanks so much for your suggestion as well.
LOVE THIS VIDEO!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thank you! I have a black walnut stump I need to remove! It was killing my garden and the trees around it so iI took the tree down but the roots need to die so I can grow again!
Thank you for this video.
I used a 1 1/2 inch auger bit on a figus stump filled it with Epson salt and 6 1/2 month all gone. in joy
If you buy large diameter auger drill bits, check it the star of the bit is a little bit wider then the rest, cheaper brands tend to not have this feature.
I’ve been using a 1 inch paddle bit with extensions 1 inch holes diameter
Could a funnel be used to get the salt in the holes?
Thank you. Would like to also see equipment used or recommended in the description section. All the best
Doesn't spraying it with water defeat the purpose of drawing moisture out???
Yes.
he'd have to add a whole lot more water for it to not be effective at all. The salt is only going to draw moisture out where it's in contact with the wood. Adding water effectively increases the contact area. Ideally, he'd just have put water in the holes, but it's still going to do the job.
i was thinking the same thing. lol
Yes. I was also thinking, why tarp it to keep the moisture out if he's wetting it
Epsom salt is also almost completely water anyways.
Just a city boy from Toronto Canada with a chest nut stuff to get out .thanks tons
Get a 1 inch spade bit, a couple of gallons of diesel, and a 50 gallon drum. Cut out the bottom to the correct size and let the diesel soak in good. Pack it full of trash and set her a flame. If you hadn't cut it so short you cut the roots with an axe while another truck pulled the stump.
Videos are great 🙂
Thanks and keep up the good work
Thanks alot for the video!
now that the right drill
Thank you for video it’s really helpful
Would it make more sense to use a funnel to target the holes rather than merely spreading the Epsom salts around and hoping the salts fill the holes?
You could use a funnel to put salt in each hole
The salt now looks like ice where he added water to it in the first video. Neat LoL
I have seen different stump-removal chemicals at the local home store that call for boiling hot water be poured into the drilled stump holes. Not sure if that would make any difference for this application but I far prefer natural Epsom Salts over other herbicide chemicals.
For people who are not familiar or used to working with power tools, do not used the trigger-keyed feature where the drill stays on when drilling into the stump as this can be very dangerous and hazardous if the drill-bit binds into something hard. Drilling a pilot-hole and then following-up with the auger bit is not necessarily a bad practice.
it really feels like a angle grinder with a wood carving disc would do the job for such a big stump. Smaller ones can be removed by a 1.5 inch spade bit and a hand drill.
The bit is classically called a 'ship's auger'. And they are the easiest, best way to drill a deep hole. 5/8ths to 3/4 inch ,, electricians. 1 3/8ths newel posts, carpenters. For your in-line drill motor,, 3/4 is perfect.
Try using hammer drill with the hammer engaged with the drill bit.
Use a large speed-bore with an extension. sharpen if necessary. as large as you can get.
Someone suggested putting wax over after the salt also but I’m just curious also.
I have the same drill, use the brace like you are and hold on to it. If the drill ever grabs and stops turning the drill will then try to throw around like a rag doll.
The price paid for the tools ,ales this an fairly expensive project compared to burning it with coals. I think I would have tried to use a spade bit or even an old fashioned brace and bit (cheap at garage sales!).
Blow the sawdust off before pulling the bit out of the hole. This will help keep the holes clean.
Even better is short speed auger bit with hex shank and then use also foot long or longer extension bar for hex shank and you will get less friction from drilling because drill bit is short and therefore you can drill larger holes without heating drill a lot.
Try using a transmission funnel to fill the holes.
So I’m sure at this point you’ve already heard, but forget drilling holes. Take a chainsaw and cut a checkerboard pattern as close as you can to ground level …then add your epsom salt like you normally would. This gives the salt way more surface area of contact as opposed to several holes.