I felt the same way, I removed a large stump not long ago and I used a chain saw to cut the tree down and chop the limbs up, I used a shovel and dug around it, going down about 4 feet. Used an axe to chop fire wood sized pieces off of it. Used a pick axe to chop through or clear dirt from around the roots and an 8 foot pry bar to pry parts of wood from the stump and also on breaking the roots apart. took me about 2 months, but I did not work on it everyday, still was a lot of work and sore muscles. I still have 7 to go.
@@johnbausch7557 👍lol 😂 it’s your choice; his choice. And someone else would choose from either one or come up with choice # 3- get someone with a machine dig up the stump. It takes them hours, or less, depending on the size of the tree 🌳 Lol 😂 Life is full of choices. And us, humans are creative.
Not trying to take away from a good video but consider this. USE the trunk for leverage! While you have anywhere from 4 to 15 feet of trunk, clean away the roots with a shovel. Tie a rope high as possible on the trunk and with that leverage pull where you want the trunk to fall. Pull on the rope with an anchored come-along, winch, truck hard point or just have someone pull the rope. While the roots on the opposite side of the trunk are being pilled, cutting with axe or chainsaw is much easier. As you cut through roots it will get easier on subsequent roots. You might try different angles pulling the rope to get to other roots. Eventually the roots break pretty easy, again because of the leverage.
Another method that worked great for me was build a charcoal briquet fire in top of the stump. Once the stump catches fire it will burn the roots clear down into the soil.
Not always an option but yes it works to burn it out. I have often covered it with dirt and mulch above the ground. 6 months later the stump is rotten and removes easily.
@@patchofparadise2930 our fire dept said steep fines for that because the fire can move underground, but before he said that I was going to do it that way
@@acts10truth Our privet roots go way under our house and next door's house - it occurred to me also that I could be responsible for burning down both houses - I hope the epsom salts kill off the stump. I'm going to give that a go.
It isn't just buried...the Epsom Salts is not only good for making you shit your arse off...the Sulphates (Sulfates to Yanks) break down the Cellulose in the green wood and they eventually become organics. The Magnesium will help fertilise the soil. The alternative is to break your back when levering the stump out after roots are dug up and cut off.
I dont bother with Epson salts ,the cuts help let the "Slaters"(Australia) ( Woodlice ,Ciggypiggs, Pill bugs, Woodbugs ) eat it away, We had a trivet tree in my moms back yard, only good for shade and climing,
I like how you call them volunteer trees, you can harvest a lot of seedlings and branches for mulch and compost. - I would let a part of the stump stand, cut into it to create some openings, and water it and plant mushrooms. Likely it would need some larger plants nearby to create shade. A little nitrogen rich compost around to compensate for the decomposing wood.
Try using a reciprocating saw to cut off the tap root (after you've dug around the base). Reciprocating saws work in soil just fine. Then you can often just dig out the stump with a pick axe.
I recently added a reciprocating saw to supplement my land clearing tools. It has been of far more use than anything else. Blades last quite a while, but when they dull I can simply pop another in the tool in a matter of seconds for a couple of bucks of expense.
@@_.cutiexpie._252 I was merely stating the obvious, and apparently I'm not alone in my opinion. Funnier still, is you're attempting to condone me, for doing the EXACT same thing you did posting your own comment. Logic is pretty amazing, ain't it? Play again?
Holy crap you cut the tree down and buried stump UA-cam is getting pretty stupid drill three or four or four holes that are filled with gas and burn it
@@kctyphoon “and apparently I’m not alone in that opinion” nah you just ain’t the only person mad at they life 😂💀. Foh don’t let your ego get to high bud lmfao. And yah I can “condone” you all I want lmfao it’s what you were doing in the first place for NO REASON. Over a god damn tree bud 😂. Grow up
Anyone looking to deal with a stump check the wood type for the right fungi to inoculate it with and you can turn the stump into a mushroom garden as the fungi breaks down the wood.
My oak stump looks amazing with the conk fungus growing on it. You can also fabricate a wire basket using chicken wire, ect. , staple/ nail it to the flat top, put moss or landscape fabric in it, fill with soil, and walla! Lol
I’m amazed at how many ways you might approach problems. I’m equally amazed at the critiques below that seem to have found THE one and only way. I love the gentle approach of this fine video as two fine people share THEIR way. Thanks for sharing.
This isn't a trick but this is how my Swedish grandfather split granite: wait till winter or till temperatures are under 0°Celsius. Drill a dozen holes or more about 2-3 cm wide, as deep as you can, ideally not less than 15cm but the deeper the better. Fill with water and then the water will freeze and split the stump just like the frozen water popped off slices of the drilled granite. When the thaw comes pluck out what you can; then wait till spring by which time several thaws and repeated freezes will have so shattered the stump it won't be hard to remove the rest. 😀 Obviously only works in climate zones with freezing temperatures... 🙄 Cheers!
@@wayfarer1101 when water freezes it expands. Granite has no give and that’s why it breaks. Wood does have give and doesn’t that’s why trees aren’t split all to hell every winter
Leave the tree tall for leverage. Hook a comealong or electric winch to the base of another tree or other anchor. Keep tension whilst you cut and/or pry the roots.
This was one cool video. I used my skill saw. Took a hammer and chisel and got it removed clear down below the surface. I re cut the remains and did like you showed in the video. Covered it with Epsom salt and limestone as it was in a landscaping area. Can't even tell there was a stump now. Years from now, the stump will be rotted away.
One of the best saws for cutting roots or below the soil level is a SAWZALL... The blades are tough enough, and really not dulled by dirt as easily . Try that next time you remove a tree.
Thank you Dan and Alice! I like the idea of using the auger in order to go deeper as we have large stumps. Enjoy your garden we are right behind you! Living the dream ✨️ 💝🙏🏼
I might suggest using a 15" dia (38 cm) diameter auger bit, go down 3 ft (1m), fill hole with Epsom Salt, cover with AstroTurf(r) and a large concrete monument.
For those large side roots you can use a tree axe to cut through them and if you do that before cutting the tree, sometimes with a tree that size, the upper weight of the tree will pull it over and the stump out of the ground.
What an unsafe idiot , he acknowledged the possibility of kick back and still proceeded and on top of the in most cuts his face was directly over the saw, people like this cause accidents , go back to your basement dan
How long does it take for that stump to disappear with the Epsom Salt on it?? Thank you for showing this video. I just took down an evergreen bush and there's a good sized root left so I will cut that down close to the ground and buy some Epsom Salt. Gods blessings to you.
I use a fire ring around the tree to concentrate the heat and take the branches for the fire. Ring (a culvert works great) should be 6 to 12 inches above the stump. If near your house roast hot dogs or something. I’ve used this method to clear a field for planting grass for more pasture. It will burn the stump 3-6 inches below the surface.
If you drill down into the stump with a big drill them pour some kero into it and keep topping up the kero for a bit as it burns, it will actually burn that sucker right up from the inside out.
😂 don’t do this unless you know what you are doing, blunt saws are more dangerous than sharp saws. This saw is very blunt and the video should not be shown.A professional would do that size tree for £20-40 with the stump removed.Better safe than sorry. 🤕😵Bad info sorry
I used a pressure washer on a stump. It stripped away the dirt and debarked the stump and roots. Bored it out with drill. Then used a mixture of boric acid and Epsom salt. The salt draws out moisture and the moisture makes the acid work to rot the stump.
Epsom Salts is the old common English name for Magnesium Sulphate and it is the Sulphates that create acidic conditions and break down the Cellulose in wood. Magnesium acts as a fertiliser.
HOW COOL IS THAT!! That’s what I love about UA-cam! You learn great tricks for everyday problems and cool stuff like nourishing your soil when you thought you were going to get stuck with a stump that might outlive your kids! Thank you for this great trick to turn a problem into compost!
Thank you for the tip. I’ve had a tree cut to the ground, but I wasn’t able to use the space as the guy who cut the tree didn’t want to dess as l with the stump, so, thank you so much.
What he did is a well known technique. Why all the hating? The stump will rot out very fast this way. I do this to all my stumps. Chains can be resharpened, not a big deal. If i don't have time to wait for a stump to rot, i do what he did but with much deeper cuts that go completely through the stump. I also make extra plunge cuts into the side of the stump angling them towards the center. After the stump dries i pour oil on it and burn the stump. What ever doesn't burn up can be easily removed with a shovel and chainsaw.
Yo, you have your chain on the saw backwards.. there is no way even a dull chain would cut that slow. Trust me, I've done it once myself! Love the videos!
Or dirt in the bark or a rock in the tree or an old nail. Plenty of ways to dull a chain. Files are cheap and chains on consumer grade chainsaws are too. Just save old chains for cutting trash.
This looks like the way to go. Cheap and not too hard. Who cares if it's still under there? Due to the chainsaw scoring and e. salt, it won't be a problem. Thanks for your posting this to help others. So kind of you to share!
Wow why is everyone so mad at this guy, people are so ready to jump on someone at the first thing and he didn't do nothing wrong but try to give his version of how to get rid of a stump lol I guess everybody thought they were gonna see a magic trick
Because he was dangerous with the chainsaw, didn’t use chaps, and used a dull chainsaw along with looking right over the saw when he said he was concerned about kick backs. Maybe this is why?
@@kkarllwt Not if you let nature (fungi) do the work and water if necessary. you would ideally start a mushroom stump thee and shade it with other plants, so with groud cover less need to water.B tthe fungi that do the magic like it moist.
I just bought a wood carvings wheel for my angle grinder. Was a lot faster than chainsaw and a lot easier. I tried drilling holes using an auger bit and it stuck in the stump, tried backing it out with drill, vise grips and crescent wrench but the thing is still locked in. I decided to just burn the stump with the auger still in it.
Since they repeatedly let "volunteer plants," a term he even used in this very video telling us that's what the tree they are removing was and also actively promote letting things that establish themselves to grow. I don't really think they care.
I'll bet these people who are so critical of his method have never tried to remove a stump, or for that matter, done any yard work such as they're doing.
@@drsuperhero So could I. We live in Central Florida and it do be expensive to have a person grind stumps. Would be good to buy one but the price is more than we can afford.
@@arlenebowers326 Have you ever consider burning them out? If you have a decent chainsaw, you can slice into the top similar to this video, and then light a fire on top with sticks. The fire travels down into those slices in the stump, and ends up burning the it from the inside out. Obviously, that method doesn't work if your stumps are close to buildings
Dig out an extra 3 feet all the way around and 3 feet down around that tiny stump, back up your pickup, hook a chain around the bottom and jerk that little stick out of the ground.
Consider using a reciprocating saw with a pruning blade to cut the root system around the stump. You might need to go a foot or more from the stump depending on the thickness of the root section.
My thought as well. Reciprocating saw blades are not expensive and you can replace them readily if they get dulled by going into dirt. The saw is a convenient size to work with in these situations too.
Place a bag of match light charcoal the size of the stump diameter on the stump. Light the bag with the charcoal in it and let it burn safely. The charcoal will burn out the stump and even most of the big roots. The fire will burn under ground for a few days and your stump is go away. Fill in the hole, that will smother out the rest of the fire. Easy, cheap, and quick
Fungi (above and under the ground) time, and getting harvests of mushrooms in the meantime. Instead of smouldering the valuable stump away and releasing smoke into the air.
You should cover it with plastic so that rain doesn’t wash it away. I did this with a few stumps in my yard. They are still there , but 1 year later, they are no longer giving off shoots and can tell they are decomposing.
Wow, looks better than I thought it would. Can't even tell a tree was ever there. I'm having to romove trees (therefore tree stumps) along an old fence line, and there's wire grown into all the trees. Argh. What I'm having to do is cut the trees at a height above the fence line, then dig out each stump with a backhoe attachment that goes on my tractor. A small tree like that, I could totally tear out stump and roots in 5 minutes. But big trees are usually 4 hours per stump! P.S. Where's your wife from? I married a Filipina myself.
Nice demo. Some nice comments, some dont know what they are talking about. I hired a stupid grinder, took him 3 hours, I had to finish the job digging out the roots he missed , clean up his mess, fill hole with dirt, put in sod. I did all the work he got paid. I usually just cut them level with dirt and just mow over them. Nobady notices there used to be a tree there.
If it does it is temporary. I have used that method on stumps in my yard and had grass there by the next year. It is very beneficial to most plants. I water all of my plants with epsom salt including lawn, vegetable garden and house plants.
@@jeremyisensee9546 I was going to use 46-0-0 fertilizer to remove Chinese privet which is very invasive as well. Do you think this would work? I was hoping to plant in this area in the fall.
@@bullshitstomper9417 , It was pretty obvious from the slow cut and sawdust coming off the chain that it was already dull when he started. A chainsaw with an already dull chain was the perfect tool for cutting down the stump and criss-crossing it. Now that he's dealt with the stump, he can sharpen the chain. I keep a spare dull chain for just such things, to include cutting underground roots. Even with a dull chain it still cuts faster and will handle bigger stumps and their roots than a reciprocating saw.
Whoa! I've been watching these videos so long I just looked outside and my stump has rotted away! It works!
You made it disappear by raking dirt over it, I feel cheated out of 7 min of my life.
Thanks, on the the next
Thanks for the warning. It's a con. Annoying.
I felt the same way, I removed a large stump not long ago and I used a chain saw to cut the tree down and chop the limbs up, I used a shovel and dug around it, going down about 4 feet. Used an axe to chop fire wood sized pieces off of it. Used a pick axe to chop through or clear dirt from around the roots and an 8 foot pry bar to pry parts of wood from the stump and also on breaking the roots apart. took me about 2 months, but I did not work on it everyday, still was a lot of work and sore muscles. I still have 7 to go.
IKR?
@@johnbausch7557 👍lol 😂 it’s your choice; his choice. And someone else would choose from either one or come up with choice # 3- get someone with a machine dig up the stump. It takes them hours, or less, depending on the size of the tree 🌳 Lol 😂 Life is full of choices. And us, humans are creative.
Not trying to take away from a good video but consider this. USE the trunk for leverage! While you have anywhere from 4 to 15 feet of trunk, clean away the roots with a shovel. Tie a rope high as possible on the trunk and with that leverage pull where you want the trunk to fall. Pull on the rope with an anchored come-along, winch, truck hard point or just have someone pull the rope. While the roots on the opposite side of the trunk are being pilled, cutting with axe or chainsaw is much easier. As you cut through roots it will get easier on subsequent roots. You might try different angles pulling the rope to get to other roots. Eventually the roots break pretty easy, again because of the leverage.
I took a tree are course and that's what they taught us!
STUMPFEST!!!!
Or get Alice to pull it out.
This would actually require some thought and work, can't have any of that.
not everyone has ready access to all that equipment!
and also this would work really well for smaller trees.
Another method that worked great for me was build a charcoal briquet fire in top of the stump. Once the stump catches fire it will burn the roots clear down into the soil.
That's what I do. Stack bricks in a square around the stump and add the charcoal. May take a couple burns but it will get rid of it.
Not always an option but yes it works to burn it out. I have often covered it with dirt and mulch above the ground. 6 months later the stump is rotten and removes easily.
@@patchofparadise2930 our fire dept said steep fines for that because the fire can move underground, but before he said that I was going to do it that way
@@acts10truth Our privet roots go way under our house and next door's house - it occurred to me also that I could be responsible for burning down both houses - I hope the epsom salts kill off the stump. I'm going to give that a go.
i've left the brush for next winter to dry out, and then built the fire around the stump inside an oil drum with both ends missing. block it on bricks
Haha. I thought you were really going to show us some sort of trick. Instead you just buried it. LOL.
Thanks, thought I seen that coming. Watching at 1/4 through. Good work on his part though.
yeee loser tip
It isn't just buried...the Epsom Salts is not only good for making you shit your arse off...the Sulphates (Sulfates to Yanks) break down the Cellulose in the green wood and they eventually become organics. The Magnesium will help fertilise the soil.
The alternative is to break your back when levering the stump out after roots are dug up and cut off.
My dog does better tricks lmao buried it
I dont bother with Epson salts ,the cuts help let the "Slaters"(Australia) ( Woodlice ,Ciggypiggs, Pill bugs, Woodbugs ) eat it away, We had a trivet tree in my moms back yard, only good for shade and climing,
I like how you call them volunteer trees, you can harvest a lot of seedlings and branches for mulch and compost. - I would let a part of the stump stand, cut into it to create some openings, and water it and plant mushrooms. Likely it would need some larger plants nearby to create shade. A little nitrogen rich compost around to compensate for the decomposing wood.
Try using a reciprocating saw to cut off the tap root (after you've dug around the base). Reciprocating saws work in soil just fine. Then you can often just dig out the stump with a pick axe.
I recently added a reciprocating saw to supplement my land clearing tools. It has been of far more use than anything else. Blades last quite a while, but when they dull I can simply pop another in the tool in a matter of seconds for a couple of bucks of expense.
not this guy... he's struggling with the pickaxe as it is....maybe Alice will have to 🤪
great I was getting some enjoyment out of digging out old small trees stumps with a shovel lol its fun
Just use you axe on those roots, i took out a 3 foot diameter stump by bisecting it with an axe. Not for the timid, certain and effective.
Bingo!
“How to make a stump disappear in minutes” - he covers it with mulch. Wow - i woulda never thought that one up.. That's Sarcasm btw.
Must be hard being mad all the time huh?
@@_.cutiexpie._252 I was merely stating the obvious, and apparently I'm not alone in my opinion. Funnier still, is you're attempting to condone me, for doing the EXACT same thing you did posting your own comment. Logic is pretty amazing, ain't it? Play again?
@@kctyphoon u must be rly sad in life
Holy crap you cut the tree down and buried stump UA-cam is getting pretty stupid drill three or four or four holes that are filled with gas and burn it
@@kctyphoon “and apparently I’m not alone in that opinion” nah you just ain’t the only person mad at they life 😂💀. Foh don’t let your ego get to high bud lmfao. And yah I can “condone” you all I want lmfao it’s what you were doing in the first place for NO REASON. Over a god damn tree bud 😂. Grow up
Anyone looking to deal with a stump check the wood type for the right fungi to inoculate it with and you can turn the stump into a mushroom garden as the fungi breaks down the wood.
My oak stump looks amazing with the conk fungus growing on it. You can also fabricate a wire basket using chicken wire, ect. , staple/ nail it to the flat top, put moss or landscape fabric in it, fill with soil, and walla! Lol
@@KarenHernandez-wb9mm
Not positive but I think it’s “voilá”. Maybe not….
@@dr.OgataSerizawa You are correct Sir.. I was being facetious. 😉
It is spelled voila, it is a French word.
You make me feel like part of a global community and I thank you for all your sharing and caring.
Just found this channel. And just wanted to say hello and tell you both that Y’all are awesome ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 💕
Thank you kindly!
Any updates on your root/stump situation?
I’m amazed at how many ways you might approach problems. I’m equally amazed at the critiques below that seem to have found THE one and only way. I love the gentle approach of this fine video as two fine people share THEIR way. Thanks for sharing.
This isn't a trick but this is how my Swedish grandfather split granite: wait till winter or till temperatures are under 0°Celsius. Drill a dozen holes or more about 2-3 cm wide, as deep as you can, ideally not less than 15cm but the deeper the better. Fill with water and then the water will freeze and split the stump just like the frozen water popped off slices of the drilled granite. When the thaw comes pluck out what you can; then wait till spring by which time several thaws and repeated freezes will have so shattered the stump it won't be hard to remove the rest. 😀
Obviously only works in climate zones with freezing temperatures... 🙄
Cheers!
Great idea!! Use nature, not force!!
The elders had vast amount of knowledge on how to work along with nature. Brilliant minds. Thank you for sharing.
Won’t work! Granite has zero give to it while wood has a lot
@@danjohnson6870 And frozen is frozen.
@@wayfarer1101 when water freezes it expands. Granite has no give and that’s why it breaks. Wood does have give and doesn’t that’s why trees aren’t split all to hell every winter
Leave the tree tall for leverage. Hook a comealong or electric winch to the base of another tree or other anchor. Keep tension whilst you cut and/or pry the roots.
This was one cool video. I used my skill saw. Took a hammer and chisel and got it removed clear down below the surface. I re cut the remains and did like you showed in the video. Covered it with Epsom salt and limestone as it was in a landscaping area. Can't even tell there was a stump now. Years from now, the stump will be rotted away.
Creating a sinkhole under your limestone. Dig up and discard instead.
One of the best saws for cutting roots or below the soil level is a SAWZALL... The blades are tough enough, and really not dulled by dirt as easily . Try that next time you remove a tree.
Yeah. Much safer. Drill, sawzall, anything but a chainsaw lol
Lol, works great...or did until my son burned up his sawsall.
Yep. I bury utilities on private property so not huge machinery. If the property is wooded sawzall is riding.
The title should read.... How to HIDE a tree stump in just a few minutes... !!!
making it disappear is technically hiding it....
yeee loser tip
Same method is equally efficient with a cat turd in the kitchen.
Just sweep it under a rug.
You can hide the cat turd but you can’t hide the smell😀
@@gillcalvert5699 Didn't Clint Eastwood say that in Dirty Harry?
Chainsaw chaps would be a good idea. Mine saved me a trip to the hospital when I was cutting off a large stump at ground level.
Thank you Dan and Alice! I like the idea of using the auger in order to go deeper as we have large stumps.
Enjoy your garden we are right behind you! Living the dream ✨️ 💝🙏🏼
I might suggest using a 15" dia (38 cm) diameter auger bit, go down 3 ft (1m), fill hole with Epsom Salt, cover with AstroTurf(r) and a large concrete monument.
Lmao go all the way
Lol!
Well, we learned how to properly hide a stump.
For those large side roots you can use a tree axe to cut through them and if you do that before cutting the tree, sometimes with a tree that size, the upper weight of the tree will pull it over and the stump out of the ground.
You ain’t foolin’ anybody.
You are king of the couch.
hahaha
So all you managed to do was destroy your chain saw blades, and bury the stump... in a few minutes? I thought you had some special trick.
Itchymoche n Vee it’s called a chain not a blade 😂
Ethan Karr now that was funny 🤣
What an unsafe idiot , he acknowledged the possibility of kick back and still proceeded and on top of the in most cuts his face was directly over the saw, people like this cause accidents , go back to your basement dan
In a few minutes work, he doesn’t have to worry about that stump again.
Don't forget to salt the earth so nothing else will grow there ever again
Have you done an update on the tree stump you used Epson salts on back in 2018 I would be interested to know what its like now in 2021 thanks
How long does it take for that stump to disappear with the Epsom Salt on it?? Thank you for showing this video. I just took down an evergreen bush and there's a good sized root left so I will cut that down close to the ground and buy some Epsom Salt. Gods blessings to you.
How long does it take?
This man is no doubt a epsom salt dealer. Check out his 3 part video of stump removal.
Now the soil is useless in that area until the salt leeches out. Probably cannot plant anything there for the next decade.
Looks like Alice is getting some yardwork done and you are playing with your camera...
lolol
You didn't make it disappear, you just put it out of sight...it's still there...in the way...
"How To Make A Tree Stump Disappear In Just A Few Minutes"...cover it with dirt :/
It's nice to see a man who makes his woman do all the work and just films it. That's why I watch, to observe the master!
I use a fire ring around the tree to concentrate the heat and take the branches for the fire. Ring (a culvert works great) should be 6 to 12 inches above the stump. If near your house roast hot dogs or something. I’ve used this method to clear a field for planting grass for more pasture. It will burn the stump 3-6 inches below the surface.
If you drill down into the stump with a big drill them pour some kero into it and keep topping up the kero for a bit as it burns, it will actually burn that sucker right up from the inside out.
@@888WulfDog888 nice idea
Wow!!! Will this work on roots left behind from a tree?
Just mallett some wedges into those cuts and you'll break the stump apart no need to wait.
Exactly. Use wedges, or he could've also had a fire on top of the cuts, and it would've burned into the core of the stump.
I gave a 👍 for the use of the garden hose. Good idea
I love your little baby saw. It’s so cute. Maybe one day it’ll grow up to be a real saw.
Scott Warren - The saw would be fine, if it was properly sharpened.
😂 don’t do this unless you know what you are doing, blunt saws are more dangerous than sharp saws. This saw is very blunt and the video should not be shown.A professional would do that size tree for £20-40 with the stump removed.Better safe than sorry. 🤕😵Bad info sorry
Thank you Dan and Alice appreciate this very much I don't know what to do with the stumps and my daughter's yard
I used a pressure washer on a stump. It stripped away the dirt and debarked the stump and roots. Bored it out with drill. Then used a mixture of boric acid and Epsom salt. The salt draws out moisture and the moisture makes the acid work to rot the stump.
Epsom Salts is the old common English name for Magnesium Sulphate and it is the Sulphates that create acidic conditions and break down the Cellulose in wood. Magnesium acts as a fertiliser.
Somebody needs to teach that guy how to sharpen his chainsaw
Looks like she's doing all the work.
Great video. Out of sight out of mind. Cheers
How long will it take for the stump to disappear?
it depends on the size. mine took 4 years ( almost size of this gentleman).
We did this!! Thanks! Then we went along merrily with our landscaping! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
HOW COOL IS THAT!! That’s what I love about UA-cam! You learn great tricks for everyday problems and cool stuff like nourishing your soil when you thought you were going to get stuck with a stump that might outlive your kids! Thank you for this great trick to turn a problem into compost!
Will still take years for that stump to deteriorate. Any large roots will probably take even longer.
Thank you for the tip. I’ve had a tree cut to the ground, but I wasn’t able to use the space as the guy who cut the tree didn’t want to dess as l with the stump, so, thank you so much.
I keep old chains and completely file down the rakers. I put them on a dedicated chainsaw I use as my stump grinder.
What he did is a well known technique. Why all the hating? The stump will rot out very fast this way. I do this to all my stumps. Chains can be resharpened, not a big deal. If i don't have time to wait for a stump to rot, i do what he did but with much deeper cuts that go completely through the stump. I also make extra plunge cuts into the side of the stump angling them towards the center. After the stump dries i pour oil on it and burn the stump. What ever doesn't burn up can be easily removed with a shovel and chainsaw.
Yup.
I always use the same 3 simple tools when removing tree stumps; *my neighbors: "Moe, Larry, and Curly."*
awee..oo . a wise guy eh?
Hey, what a coincidence. I have three "special" tools as well. Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber.
Hilarious!!!!!!
Yo, you have your chain on the saw backwards.. there is no way even a dull chain would cut that slow. Trust me, I've done it once myself! Love the videos!
A split second to dull the chain hitting pebble or even dirt cutting that low. (Licensed Arborist - company owner 20 years)
Correct just dirt or mud will wear out chain and bar fast .
That chain was already dull as it was
Or dirt in the bark or a rock in the tree or an old nail. Plenty of ways to dull a chain. Files are cheap and chains on consumer grade chainsaws are too. Just save old chains for cutting trash.
Do you have a video of that sifter?
Great video. We all have some of those pesky "volunteers." I've got three to do myself. Love the instruction. Thanks for sharing. Love Peg
This looks like the way to go. Cheap and not too hard. Who cares if it's still under there? Due to the chainsaw scoring and e. salt, it won't be a problem. Thanks for your posting this to help others. So kind of you to share!
Fungi, time, and getting harvests of mushrooms in the meantime.
I think the last time you used your chainsaw, was to cut through a rock.
charles miller 😂😂😂😂
charles miller 🤣🤣
Thats what I was thinking
Far cheaper then any other means !
My only complaint is that the process took way more than a few minutes.
Wow why is everyone so mad at this guy, people are so ready to jump on someone at the first thing and he didn't do nothing wrong but try to give his version of how to get rid of a stump lol I guess everybody thought they were gonna see a magic trick
Because he was dangerous with the chainsaw, didn’t use chaps, and used a dull chainsaw along with looking right over the saw when he said he was concerned about kick backs. Maybe this is why?
Would it be easy to just use a big drill bit and drill holes in the stump?
Wow! Amazing, and so easy!
Thank you so much👍👏
Have a safe day!
Moira
From England.
whats the purpose of the salt if stump is below ground level? out of sight out of mind?
sooooo how long do you have to wait or that stump to rot away?
All gone? 15 to 20 years in the upper midwest.
@@kkarllwt Not if you let nature (fungi) do the work and water if necessary. you would ideally start a mushroom stump thee and shade it with other plants, so with groud cover less need to water.B tthe fungi that do the magic like it moist.
cracks, drilled holes and freezig (expanding) water in the winter.
mine took 4 years, covered with compost.
Want to see me make this tree stump disappear?
*burys it*
TAAA DAAAAA!
I can make my car disappear in just 10 seconds! I put it in the garage and shut the door. And the small tree could have been dug out in half an hour.
Lol
You made my day!!!
hilarious!!
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Always remember to lift heavy stumps with your back not your legs.
as recommended by my chiropractor!
I came from the future.....its still there
LMAO!
Hahahahahah
It would be gone ifhe hadn't covered it up.
I'm from the past April 1981 to exact.
That tree you're all looking at can be removed in one second with a $8 pair of limb-loppers (jus' sayin').
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Well, this is one time I can't really claim that the title was click bait. The video delivers exactly what the title promised it would. lol
I just bought a wood carvings wheel for my angle grinder. Was a lot faster than chainsaw and a lot easier.
I tried drilling holes using an auger bit and it stuck in the stump, tried backing it out with drill, vise grips and crescent wrench but the thing is still locked in. I decided to just burn the stump with the auger still in it.
thanks for the warning!
I heard rock salt worked too.Hey.I watched your video.Great Job.Thanks man.
The Team: One supervisor, one worker.
Nicely done sir! And just the I needed.
You may want to reconsider planting a persimmon tree, they tend to sprout suckers from the roots 30-40 ft radius from the trunk.
Since they repeatedly let "volunteer plants," a term he even used in this very video telling us that's what the tree they are removing was and also actively promote letting things that establish themselves to grow. I don't really think they care.
how long before it is really gone? so as if you dig down and plant something else?
I'll bet these people who are so critical of his method have never tried to remove a stump, or for that matter, done any yard work such as they're doing.
Nice slick disposal!
I had a Filipina girlfriend years back.. she was the most efficient worker ever. Looked tiny, but a physical beast.. never got hurt or sick either.
Epsom salts! A million uses. I hope the persimmon treee gives you great pleasure as it grows.
Wow my stump grinder would take care of that in 2 minutes
justmeok45 bring that bad boy out to my property in California, I’ll put it to use on these3’- 4’ wide trees I just cut down.
I could really use a stump grinder. Not a cheap ass rental unit.
@@drsuperhero So could I. We live in Central Florida and it do be expensive to have a person grind stumps. Would be good to buy one but the price is more than we can afford.
Justmeok45 everybody don’t have access to a stomp grinder so I’ll take the home version
@@arlenebowers326 Have you ever consider burning them out? If you have a decent chainsaw, you can slice into the top similar to this video, and then light a fire on top with sticks. The fire travels down into those slices in the stump, and ends up burning the it from the inside out. Obviously, that method doesn't work if your stumps are close to buildings
Dig out an extra 3 feet all the way around and 3 feet down around that tiny stump, back up your pickup, hook a chain around the bottom and jerk that little stick out of the ground.
Wish I could give you 50 thumbs up
Consider using a reciprocating saw with a pruning blade to cut the root system around the stump. You might need to go a foot or more from the stump depending on the thickness of the root section.
That would work and paint some tree poison on the open wounds of the tree roots if you cannot remove them.
My thought as well. Reciprocating saw blades are not expensive and you can replace them readily if they get dulled by going into dirt. The saw is a convenient size to work with in these situations too.
Reciprocating saw is well? I find the easiest.
When I was younger, I learned to use those saws to separate those awful pond plants my wife loved. What a time saver. Now the plants are on their own.
Thank you for much information for a beginner.
The title should be..
how to dull your saw in 1 min or less!
He’s a master!!
Hi, what happen to the other 2 stump you treat a few years ago, how long did it take to rot?
I drilled 1 inch holes every 3 inches in a 4 foot. dia. maple cut to ground level and buried. There is still some wood left 7 years later.
That chainsaw is blunt. And if I put my hands over my eyes the tree will disappear even faster.
Place a bag of match light charcoal the size of the stump diameter on the stump. Light the bag with the charcoal in it and let it burn safely. The charcoal will burn out the stump and even most of the big roots. The fire will burn under ground for a few days and your stump is go away. Fill in the hole, that will smother out the rest of the fire. Easy, cheap, and quick
One caveat: if the tree is near your house and the house has a crawlspace, burning is a no-no. The root fire can surface under the house. Oops!
Fungi (above and under the ground) time, and getting harvests of mushrooms in the meantime. Instead of smouldering the valuable stump away and releasing smoke into the air.
Top tip: don’t make a video about getting rid of a tree stump.
There are 100 of them
Lol " out of sight out of mind"
When you don't get rid of it...
so....bury it and pretend it's not there.
You should cover it with plastic so that rain doesn’t wash it away. I did this with a few stumps in my yard. They are still there , but 1 year later, they are no longer giving off shoots and can tell they are decomposing.
Wow, looks better than I thought it would. Can't even tell a tree was ever there. I'm having to romove trees (therefore tree stumps) along an old fence line, and there's wire grown into all the trees. Argh. What I'm having to do is cut the trees at a height above the fence line, then dig out each stump with a backhoe attachment that goes on my tractor. A small tree like that, I could totally tear out stump and roots in 5 minutes. But big trees are usually 4 hours per stump! P.S. Where's your wife from? I married a Filipina myself.
I has been 8 months since you did that to the stump. What does it look like now? Is it breaking down as expected?
This was a trick video. Just a way to make more money and believers out of dummies.
Nice demo. Some nice comments, some dont know what they are talking about. I hired a stupid grinder, took him 3 hours, I had to finish the job digging out the roots he missed , clean up his mess, fill hole with dirt, put in sod. I did all the work he got paid. I usually just cut them level with dirt and just mow over them. Nobady notices there used to be a tree there.
I'm STUMPED, tree...mendously ignant.
Dude, that rake is badass! I need one like that
Very well edited video 🤘 thank you for the priceless information
Except for the ultra loud music we're blindsided with!?
Judging from the size of the chips coming off of that chainsaw, you really need to sharpen or replace that chain.
I’m wondering if the salt will effect the PH balance of the soil, becoming an issue for future vegetation planted in that same area? 🤔
If it does it is temporary. I have used that method on stumps in my yard and had grass there by the next year. It is very beneficial to most plants. I water all of my plants with epsom salt including lawn, vegetable garden and house plants.
@@jeremyisensee9546 I’ll give it a shot.
Thanks 😉👍 🧂🌲🌳
@@jeremyisensee9546 I was going to use 46-0-0 fertilizer to remove Chinese privet which is very invasive as well. Do you think this would work? I was hoping to plant in this area in the fall.
About how long will it take for the trunk to dissolve?
I waited a couple years- [used it as a seat in the garden in the meantime] until the roots rotted, then I RAMMED IT WITH A TRUCK
worked like a charm
How to make chainsaw blunt in just a few minutes
@@bullshitstomper9417 , It was pretty obvious from the slow cut and sawdust coming off the chain that it was already dull when he started. A chainsaw with an already dull chain was the perfect tool for cutting down the stump and criss-crossing it. Now that he's dealt with the stump, he can sharpen the chain. I keep a spare dull chain for just such things, to include cutting underground roots. Even with a dull chain it still cuts faster and will handle bigger stumps and their roots than a reciprocating saw.
Can I put epsom salt on the lawn where I cut down a tree? Or will that harm the grass?