Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[ukdave2002]

OK not motoring related....yet!

Yesterday my better half decided a couple trees needed to come down, a couple of hours I thought based on past experience...

First one was fine but the larger one is proving a problem although I have cut through all the roots 3 feet below ground level, but the stump is as solid as a rock , I deliberately left it 5 foot high in order to have some leverage when removing the stump. My better half wants this area for shrubs so just cutting it to ground level not really an option ; to gauge the scale the ruler on the top of the stump is 12"



I was considering; cutting to ground level and burning? I have looked at stump grinders but not sure if they go much below ground level?

Any suggestions welcome as this is eating into MGA restoration time!!!?

Dave

[clan chieftain]

Cut it flat to ground level and sit a plant pot on top of it or a bird box....either that or tell her to dig it out herself as you have the MG to be getting on with.
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[D4B]

Failing that DYNAMITE or what about a trolley jack or a porta power?

[emmerson]

I pulled three of mine out with the Range Rover. A slow steady pull, low ratio, not much more than tick-over and slowly, slowly out they came.
They left bl**dy big holes, though!

[welshrover]

hi-lift jack

[Roger-hatchy]

As someone said Burn it.

I was advised a few years ago, by a tree surgeon friend, BBQ coals and burn the stump out, never did get round to doing the job, was told it might take a few days depending on how deep you wish to go.


PS. Elder tree??

[ukdave2002]

[buzzy bee]

Hi

What else have you around the garden? You need to winch it out, could do with a block and tackle, if you had nothing else, but need a bigger tree to mount your strop round.

If you had vehicular access, I know the man, 10 ton winch with a big spade, but it might make a mess of the garden...

Last but not least, Blaster Bates once upon a time took some out at Reaseheath, but I will let you work out how to do it that way...

Cheers

Dave

[clan chieftain]

You have got me stumped
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[colwyn500]

Dave, it's interesting how many people want you to use a vehicle to remove it...this really is a car-nut forum!

You appear to have done most of the hard work already. Ideally you obviously need to chop under the stump now. In the past I have been surprised at how few roots there are holding a stump but how much anchor even the last root standing can provided. If you have the energy to keep trying it will move eventually.

Burning will need one hell of a fire and loads of fuel external to the stump, which will be full of moisture that has to dry out before it can burn.

You could sacrifice the sharpness of your chainsaw and cut it right to ground level. Tree surgeons don't like doing that because it blunts the saw and risks hitting nails, bolts and wire which are always more likely to be embedded at the bottom of a trunk.

Drill wide,deep holes after that and pour in Roundup weedkiller. The holes will also speed up access by funghi and bacteria. Let Nature do the work and you get back to the garage where you belong.

[welshrover]

creosote used to be a good one but you cant get it now with these elf and safety nuts

[Riley Blue]

[PAUL BEAUMONT]

I reckon that that looks like a challenge for a landrover. I suggest waiting for the show season and then befriending someone with a Track-Marshall. From experience they will move anything!
Paul

[welshrover]

[Keith D]

Paul has the right idea with a Track Marshall! My brother had to pull out an orchard of fruit trees. The six cylinder Ford tractor wouldn't touch them. The old single cylinder Field Marshall, just slowly jerked them out of the ground with the single surges of power snatching on the chain!
Keith