How To Remove A Tree Stump. Quickest and Easiest Method!

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2 ай бұрын

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@andrewhanson5942 2 ай бұрын

I'm interested in how long "no time" is. Months, years? Thanks, I do plan to give this a try. Stump grinding ain't cheap.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Depends on the species of tree and weather conditions. Oak may be a year. Pine may be 6 months.

@andrewhanson5942 2 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience Thanks! I did see another vid where the guy used rock salt instead of epsom salts. It's cheaper so I might give that a try too. Plenty of stumps around here!

@DAVID-on1ti 27 күн бұрын

He'll yes

@jimviggiano4341 13 күн бұрын

I rented a stump grinder a few months back and worked twenty five stumps in two days. Big oaks. About $900. Not cheap but they were done and gone.

@TiredHighProductions 3 күн бұрын

@@andrewhanson5942 this isn't as good for the soil. Regular table and rock salt is going to poison that section of the lawn with sodium and chloride, whereas Epsom salt is made of magnesium and sulphate (*much* better for soil)

@oldmanpatriot1490 2 ай бұрын

I want to give a little caution for people who are not very familiar with using chain saws.... the very tip of the saw (the rounded off part) is the most dangerous while the chain is moving.... if you dont put the bar into wood correctly it does what is referred to "bucking"... What that means is the chain saw will grab and uncontrollably swing upward. Some people have been seriously injured in their face from this. That is the purpose for the face shield on helmets that arborist use. Its not to keep shavings out of your face, its to give a buffer between the saw and your face in case the saw bucks on you. Please be careful plunging the tip of the saw into anything. Learn proper techniques before attempting it.

@carenharris863 2 ай бұрын

Good point.

@JahRootsRadio Ай бұрын

THANK YOU. I never knew that. And here I was saying I’m gonna cut the trees down myself and save money. If it bucked on me I’d end up spending more money injured, missing work time and a hospital bill…yikes.

@tammysmith9727 Ай бұрын

Thank you. This answered my question as a new chainsaw user which directions say never plunge tip into wood. I was confused. Thx for posting this comment

@oldmanpatriot1490 Ай бұрын

@@tammysmith9727 you're welcome

@douellette7960 Ай бұрын

It's called 'kick-back' not bucking. But yes, thanks for the cautionary tip!

@Tassie-Devil Ай бұрын

A small warning for anyone with rocky soil where the stump is: NEVER underestimate how shallow the original tree might have accommodated the rocks between its roots. As the tree and its roots grow, they can literally suck up (or displace, I guess) rocks to above the surrounding soil level. I have literally destroyed chains by attempting cuts into the middle of a stump, only to find that there's one or more rocks hiding just a couple of inches beneath ground level. This has even happened when performing a horizontal cut 2 or 3 inches ABOVE the soil level. It's a trap for the unwary, and potentially could still happen in a field with very few rocks: guess where that ONE rock is going to be located? In the middle of your stump, that's where. True story.

@Heretic10001 Ай бұрын

Yep. Where I live this would sacrifice a chain every time.

@Geezerelli 18 күн бұрын

Not in caliche soil in San Diego

@davidsauls9542 2 ай бұрын

You were very polite when referencing Wranglerstar's old vs current videos !!! I would have not been so nice.

@-LiveFreeorDie 2 ай бұрын

His "forest service" era and "dear beloved" era are equally good, just different. The latter is simply the evolution of a man realizing the charade we call government is merely that. There's no reason you would have to be any less than nice when referencing it. His opinions may be at the edge of your ability to reason with, but that doesn't mean you would need to be disrespectful when talking behind a mans back.

@dimik3855 2 ай бұрын

From the pretentious name he chose to the general content of his videos, I never cared for the Wrangle crap.

@-LiveFreeorDie 2 ай бұрын

@@dimik3855 Sounds an awful lot like a you problem.

@davidsauls9542 2 ай бұрын

@@dimik3855 As an old Psychiatrist, I can well understand that.

@bonesrhodes3762 2 ай бұрын

@@-LiveFreeorDie not everyone is a cultie

@Kdiefenbacher 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing! Have a blessed evening!

@aaronmurray2945 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info @Country Living! Stay positive and blessed!

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@dr3406 2 ай бұрын

💕💗💕 This really works, Thanks, love your content!!!

@damiennicol5369 Ай бұрын

Being a little ole lady I’ve tackled stumps I think successfully by cutting them down as close to the ground.Then using a pick ,mattock,I remove a lot more soil around the stump ,about 4 to 6 inches.Then once again I chainsaw down and now I’m below soil or ground level.I make Criss cross on top use my mattock,pick to cut any visible roots.Soak slowl whilst having a cuppa, so it’s totally flooded ,then I pour salt on top and a plastic bag or more on top and around then fill the hole and top with garden soil ! Grass grows over,this is quick and cheap and not visible within a season!

@user-lt4rx3sm5n Ай бұрын

Yes I have used a bottomless drum , it works great

@theresadeihl6927 2 ай бұрын

I covered the trunk which was low to the ground and covered it with water softener pellets. I did this in the fall and it was gone the next spring. I also drilled holes in another one and put charcoal brickettes on top and poured the lighter fluid on it and let it burn. I did make sure to line around the trunk with rocks so it wouldnt spread and kept an eye on it. That worked faster. Epson salt is a good idea too.

@swamprat69er Ай бұрын

Epsom Salts are good but Potassium Nitrate is better IF you can get it. I cannot get it up here in Canada. So I am stuck with Epsom salts.

@OutHereinAlaska 10 сағат бұрын

Cool tip. I’m going to give this a try.

@markspinner7220 Ай бұрын

Yesterday my wife spoke about getting rid of a stump. I said it would be easier for me to drill a bunch of holes and put something in them to kill it. 6 hours later this video shows up on my KZfaq feed. CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!👂👂

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Cool

@worldpeace8187 Ай бұрын

So this is true - your phone listens to you at all times & then places ads or appropriate videos in your feed. You can turn it off so it doesn't do that in the settings

@iainrichardson1420 Ай бұрын

@@worldpeace8187 can you tell me how please?

@ammass321 Ай бұрын

elon musk eveasdrops on your brain most likely

@Dbb27 11 күн бұрын

I have thought about something and a video will pop up. Eeeeeerie! 😱

@dmark6699 2 ай бұрын

Great info will have to try this better than digging the roots out.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Much less work for sure

@juliehewes8982 Ай бұрын

Back when I was a kid my dad used pigs too root stumps and remove em ! And the other benefit was we would fill the freezer in the fall !! Lol love the old days , and thank you for the video!!

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Cool. You're welcome

@timothydempsey3763 Ай бұрын

Precious memories

@reederbar 22 күн бұрын

@@timothydempsey3763 how did it take for the pigs to eat them

@johnmark111 Ай бұрын

Perfect, I just cut down a big tree in my front yard. I was dreading getting rid of the stump until this video. Thank you!

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You're welcome

@oopsagain1surname 2 ай бұрын

Some larger trees can draw dirt up into the center well above ground. You can ruin a chain with that, and you cannot see it ahead of time.

@waynec369 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! After hitting a rock and ruining a new chain, I learned not to use this method.

@thomaslthomas1506 Ай бұрын

I always keep a crappy chain for demolition purposes, I also use it to cut stumps off at the ground. The down side is usually such a chain is hard to sharpen and won't cut straight. But hey if it was a beater anyway. Important to note extra oil on your bar and don't get in a hurry.

@andytraiger4079 Ай бұрын

The cost of a chain or two in comparison to the cost and hassle of renting a root grinder machine is insignificant, though.

@billnlpaw Ай бұрын

No, you can not ruin a chain saw, maybe hurt the chain but that’s it. Don’t be silly.

@waynec369 Ай бұрын

@billnlpaw who in the hell said, "ruin a chain saw"?

@GF-zh7sv Ай бұрын

I used this method many times, if I could recommend when doing the "checker pattern" to keep a "ring" of solid trunk around the circumference as to not let the salt escape through the lines cut it helps a lot more. It also collects water like you said and makes it go so much quicker keeping that salt and water in there breaking up the stump. I add more salt every so often as well

@brandydhicks 22 күн бұрын

how long does it take the stump to decay?

@lunallena947 Ай бұрын

I have a big roots in my yard.I will try to do this. Thanks por you ideas. God bless you. Chao.😊❤

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful. God bless.

@jetterbenne2578 Ай бұрын

Good information. I use a sawzall and shovel to dig out the stumps and completely remove. Depending on the size this take me anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours. I do not have extremely large trees.

@Bob_Adkins 2 ай бұрын

If you're in a hurry, 2 things to speed you up: 1, bars and chains are very cheap and very well worth ruining to remove a few small stumps slightly below the ground. If you own old bars and chains, use them instead. 2. If you have many and/or big stumps, you can buy a stump grinder for about $1600, grind your stumps, and sell it for $200-$300 less than you paid. If you're not in a hurry, you can rot them out, but I have never seen burning work except in very dry climates.

@rogergrant5448 25 күн бұрын

I LIVE IN EASTERN N C ALONG 95 ,I HAD SIX STUMPS AND BURNING WORKED FINE

@TateSnow 2 күн бұрын

If you got old chains n bars laying around , use those sharpened up . I keep a new chain just for felling

@gerrymcintosh4477 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir for your very informative video. I’ll try your method. 🇨🇦💝🙏

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@LaTrompetadeDios7 2 ай бұрын

Good stuff. I am definitely going to try this method. Thanks, bro.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@BobChanter Ай бұрын

Bro?

@jameskrivitsky9715 2 ай бұрын

I have removed two trees, one ( a pecan ) was cut down to a stump by a skill-less laborer in my neighbor's yard. The other - a china-berry - in my yard , I dug out about a foot into the soil at the root ball. Since the trunk was still about 12 ft. tall, I attached a come-along with a chain. One end as high ...about 10 ft up with the other end at the base of a living cedar several yards away. I filled the hole with water to soften the soil in the hole and then pulled the chain taught. As the tree began to lean, I used my chain saw to cut into the root ball main roots. The tree slowly tilted until it finally fell. This left a crater and the rest of the tree I cut into lengths of firewood. Back-filled the hole and used the extra firewood over the winter. It took a bit of effort but no delay for the stump to rot. This only works if there is another anchor tree nearby for an attachment point for the come-along.. I wish all success .

@debbies6192 2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@kyfisher3662 28 күн бұрын

thanks, gona give it a go

@allon33 2 ай бұрын

Thank you brother.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@amsohn1 2 ай бұрын

Great info Blessings ❤

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Happy Resurrection Day!

@HomeAloneGaming1 Ай бұрын

thanks boss gonna try this weekend

@SHRI_the_DIY_Warrior 28 күн бұрын

Good job budd thank you for posting it

@deecooper1567 2 ай бұрын

Interesting 👍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

@mplsfarmer 11 күн бұрын

Five years ago I used a circular saw to cut the same type of checkerboard cuts into a fir stump. I didn’t use epsom salts because I didn’t know about this trick (thank you!). But I went out to check on the stump. Half of it crumbled away quite easily; the other half hadn’t rotted away as much. I used an axe, a sledgehammer, and a chainsaw to grind up the remaining stump. It took about 10 minutes, but it did come out in chip chunks.

@jeanettewilkes8800 Ай бұрын

I actually used plain salt and it worked really fast

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Awesome

@augeniasestokaite4674 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this info!!

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@sarahmolzenhouse Ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@nicholaszamelis9471 12 күн бұрын

I own 25 acres in Delaware county NY. For the past five years or so I’ve been felling trees to restore the view, make a yard, and create space for an orchard. When I’ve had a stump that becomes a problem I go old school and pull it via axe, shovel, and mattic. But I have a wedding party coming up so I had rented the Home Depot 13 horse grinder for the day (200$ including the insurance) well well worth it. Removed about a dozen stumps in a day deep enough to fill holes and plant grass over. But anywho, for the random stumps out of the way this is a great method too. Just beware of how deep you’re diving the bar. I’d say 30% of stump root balls are wound around a big rock at the center.

@davetrayford Ай бұрын

Nice ! Might just give these techniques a try!

@allthingsconsdrble 13 күн бұрын

checker board cut and plunged 12 inches deep and 4 pounds of epsom salt filled today. will report back

@konetashelton4130 2 ай бұрын

Yep, I had a vo-ag teacher tell me this years ago.

@r.c.b.8087 Ай бұрын

I simply drilled holes in my with a long bit, doused it with lighter fluid, and lit it up. Done!

@mikemiller6684 Ай бұрын

I have drilled many holes and filled with kerosene and lit it not gone yet

@sarahmolzenhouse Ай бұрын

Some dummy planted an oak in the front flowerbed of my townhouse, which is about 12'w x 8'd. Not an option when the stump is 3' from my foundation.

@Ecksterphono Ай бұрын

In an area where it's dry and there's lots of humus ground fires can abound first it will smoulder and heat the ground as it spreads and create more ground fires

@captain-poppleton Ай бұрын

@@sarahmolzenhouse sorry about that, I meant to plant petunias. I always get those 2 mixed up.

@bertblue9683 Ай бұрын

It happened once and all you morons think it happens all the time.

@forgingluck 6 күн бұрын

I did basically this to an oak stump. Deep grooves plus deep drill holes. Silly thing is still there 2 years later but at least it's soft ish now.

@tinamagnuson9656 Ай бұрын

The town took down the beautiful maple in my front yard after Super Storm Sandy. It was in a small bern between my drive and front sidewalk and my gas line runs between it and the drive, so the tree guy didn’t want to grind the stump. I now have no shade at all in front of t and my cottage bakes. I’ve tried the drilling of holes and salt method, but it’s going to take forever for the stump to rot and there will still be substantial roots. I’d really like to plant a crêpe myrtle there. Any suggestions?

@kcmgfarm2389 2 ай бұрын

I wish you the best resurrection day and really want to thank you for this information. Getting out of debt now and then will save up for some land which will be wooded for sure, so for now I'm turning my waiting room into a classroom and learning as much as I possibly can. Appreciate you taking the time for these videos. Blessings to you and yours Kate

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Happy Resurrection Day! Glad you are getting out of debt.

@MRC1776 Ай бұрын

Funny how this video shows up in my feed as I just rented an excavator to pull out 20 pretty large stumps. Roughly 24” one foot off the ground. This is a good idea though for the average homeowner. 👍🏼

@djjoeykmusic Ай бұрын

Great tip and video Thank you 🙏🏾

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You're welcome

@jerex112 2 ай бұрын

great info

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@frogi109 Ай бұрын

real nice free-hand checker cuts.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Thanks

@johnlee7085 20 күн бұрын

It’s more fun to pour “go juice” into the grooves and light it. While the fire is getting started in the stump, cut the trunk into 3-4” thick rounds and place it on top of the stump. All the grooves allow plenty of airflow but the rounds on top contain the heat in the stump. Burns much quicker than if the heat escapes up away from the stump. I also give the ground around the stump a good soak to reduce the likelihood of the fire smoldering underground along the roots.

@victorpayne6586 Ай бұрын

Thanks.

@brucemartini2288 28 күн бұрын

Another beneficial thing to that, looks like you're in freeze/thaw climate. over winter water will freeze in cuts and break it apart

@Majikdiva Ай бұрын

love your video ...nice and simple ! Thumb up ...

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Thank you

@paulmcauliffe8857 Ай бұрын

Hello. What's the approximate time frame, salt application to stump gone, using the checkerboard cut method? Thanks!

@unlisted122 2 ай бұрын

Will this stop grass from growing over there the stump was due to the salt? Thanks

@thereasoner9454 2 ай бұрын

Great idea. I luckily have access to a trencher so I would trench around while the stump was 4'-6' tall, then pull it over and out. Not everyone has what I do, so this is a great low equipment solution.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. You are very blessed with that trencher for sure.

@michaelbradford4444 2 ай бұрын

Your completely right about watching Wranglestars older videos because they were informative and entertaining before he got full of himself , big headed and closed minded.

@bigdaddy4197 2 ай бұрын

I agree with you. Have you seen this stupid orange and red hats he is wearing now.

@raddlog 2 ай бұрын

@@bigdaddy4197 I feel like you guys aren't getting the information he's passing on now.

@bigdaddy4197 2 ай бұрын

@@raddlog I will have another look, but if he starts with those hats again I can’t hear what he is saying. Thanks.

@mac-be2me Ай бұрын

ya , he went off the deep end ! Its amazing to me youtube hasn't shut him down with his ' act accordingly inciting civil unrest ' apparently Amazon is in a love relationship and loves giving him products to endorse and the money is flowing ! lots of money ! but since he openly came out of the closet with the vids he did with the Russians in the River .. lol.. he get a free pass on YT

@llamabahama4654 11 күн бұрын

what's he close minded about?

@hiscifi2986 2 ай бұрын

I've been pulling one ton stumps out of the ground on an engineering project we have. Now I am really stumped because I have a triple stump which must be 3 tons, and too much for me. Also one oak stump next to a fragile stone wall. I have dosed the outer growing layer with RoundUp to stop any re-growth, but now I suppose I need to use your method, or maybe even try to burn them out. My stumps are all from 80-90 year old trees.

@Summer_Else 15 күн бұрын

fantastic. thank you

@CountryLivingExperience 15 күн бұрын

You’re welcome

@superdave1964 Ай бұрын

" It just wants to live" nature rocks!

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

True

@robertream6571 2 ай бұрын

I am looking for denture adhesive. It’s all spelt right and everything. KZfaq sends me a video of how to remove a tree stump out of your yard. Wow KZfaq. I gave this video a thumbs up even though I didn’t watch it. I live in an apartment I do not have tree stumps, although I do have a very large bush with very stiff branches that could probably hurt somebody if they ever fell into it and it’s dead but it seems as though I need an act of Congress to get it removed. It’s very unsafe with all the children that are around and it’s right on the edge of the walkway. Everybody get blessed and stay safe. ❤️🙏🏻📖🙏🏻❤️!!!

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Have a blessed day

@user-ke7wd3cl9z Ай бұрын

I'd be more worried of someone fell onto one of the children milling about!

@seethebutter Ай бұрын

Thanks

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@philkearny5587 2 ай бұрын

Drill a 2” hole down the middle and fill it full of ANFO. Add blasting cap and take cover.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

That would be more fun but probably not possible where I live.

@gilbertnail7266 Ай бұрын

That is definitely a fast and effective way to do it.

@kylkleen5910 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You're welcome

@GeorgePonchuk 3 күн бұрын

trying your method. do i have to put mulch on top of it

@stevemitz4740 13 күн бұрын

My technique, soak the ground & inject water using 1/2 copper type l, 5' long, turn the ground to mud, rig pull line, up high [for leverage] pull the tree down & chop up on the ground, you can get a lot of the roost at also!

@dianacarr5515 Күн бұрын

Just a tip to help prevent future growth. The tree growth is really happening at the outer edges of the tree. After cutting, paint/apply a broad spectrum herbicide along the edges of the stump. It works best in the late summer and fall when trees are taking nutrients down to roots. If working in the spring, I apply a second application in a week or two.

@wilfor03 2 ай бұрын

Dynamite technique there....gonna have to try that

@thorstambaugh1520 2 ай бұрын

Dynamite period

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@nathanlarson7408 Ай бұрын

I didn't see him using any dynamite...😊

@JleeA314 Ай бұрын

Thanks! I pour melted wax over my drill holes to prevent Epsom salt from becoming diluted

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome. I like your modification.

@weslovell815 2 ай бұрын

Add 34-0-0.... nitrogen feeds the bacteria that breaks down methyl cellulose (wood fiber).... excellent video...

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Cool. Thank you

@historygradstu 6 күн бұрын

LoL that yellow pine stump is going to rot out at a far different rate than a sweet gum tree...southern yellow pine stump can easily stay in the ground for 30 years...where do you Yankees come up with this crap? Yellow pine won't regrow there anyway...pour all the chemical stuff on there and watch that crap bounce off that yellow pine stump

@Dirk80241 Ай бұрын

Would this work on palm tree stumps, as well? I have four of them in our yard.

@mysticmeadow9116 2 ай бұрын

Happy Easter 🐣 Good tip to know. Saved it to my Homesteading playlist. Blessings to y'all.

@JrenachyVineyards 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I am curious how long it will be disappeared.

@TraumaChaplain 2 ай бұрын

Put black cow or chicken castings over a stump, and it will compost quickly as well. Thanks for the content

@williamblake8650 2 ай бұрын

And even grow some good mushrooms.

@martecooksey 2 ай бұрын

Does the cow have to be black?

@TraumaChaplain 2 ай бұрын

@@martecooksey lol, it's a brand

@giovannibarnes4569 Ай бұрын

I have a 1 acre lot that had close to 80 trees on it. Half of them are mature white oak, long leaf pine, and hickory (+100ft.) I cut down half the trees on my lot. The best method by far.... Cut the tree down to ground level. Drill into the TOP of the fresh stump. Add mycelium mixture to holes and water occasionally until rotting begins. (You can try using compost as well) Nothing can beat fungus on trees. You'll be able to dig out all your stumps within a year depending on the species.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Nice. I like it.

@denniskatinas Ай бұрын

I like Wranglerstar’s latest stuff even more. But Ya’ll will catch on soon, we’re under attack.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

@@denniskatinas We all do understand the majority of what he is talking about just not the solutions he is proposing. He has an unhealthy fear.

@davidsnyder3799 Ай бұрын

@@denniskatinas We are not under attack. We are supplying the weapons and diplomatic support for offensive attacks on another nation. The response to that is not unanticipated. It was intentionally provoked.

@lokipokey 4 күн бұрын

Can you eat the 'shrooms?

@gardeninginthedesert Ай бұрын

I live in a rented house in West Africa. It has a paved area at the back and these small trees kept growing through the concrete. I kept pulling them up until after 4 years I decided to plant one in the front garden. It grew so fast! Turns out it's a banyan. It's already large after just two years so sadly it has to go. 😢 Now al i need is a chainsaw.

@MarkB58 Ай бұрын

GreatVideo!!!! New Sub.

@Antoniobrady Ай бұрын

The “watch wranglestars older stuff” had me laughing out loud

@davidmills817 Ай бұрын

You can use a hydraulic engine hoist to pull stumps.

@softmetals3702 Ай бұрын

Try the sweedish oven cut

@RM-rc1wr 22 күн бұрын

Hi and thanks for the best video i have seen regarding my issue. I have several very large (too large) shrubs that I'd like to get rid of. Being shrubs, the stumps are many but not much surface area. Also, I have one single large shrub that I would like to keep so I am concerned about damaging it as the roots af all are likely mixed in. Can you kindly offer any advice as to how to prevent killing the large shrub that i would like to save? Thanks very much.

@CountryLivingExperience 22 күн бұрын

You're welcome. Unfortunately if you add too much salts to the top of the soil, it will not discriminate and it will likely kill the other shrub.

@northstar5971 2 ай бұрын

Mix Epsom salt. Spent crankcase oil garden sulfur and crushed charcoal. Pour it in. After oil evaporates soaks in / light it up

@TheBeatenPaths 2 ай бұрын

That's great until the fire travels up the roots. Been there, done that, no thanks.

@BornFreeFilms 2 ай бұрын

That seems like a lot of work. I like the burn barrel method mentioned by others. Back in the late 60's, my dad had a lot of dynamite for blowing stumps. I remember a stubborn stump that our little tractor wouldn't pull up. We dug a hole under it and put a stick under it. It just kind of went poof and didn't seem to do much, so we did it again. When that also didn't do much we put 5 or 6 sticks under it and it was raining chunks what seemed like for a while. lol. We had it stored in the barn and decided it was getting too unstable due to age, so, we set about throwing them with let fuses like hand grenades. Loads of fun.

@marian20012 2 ай бұрын

nice, but unreal in city areas. you can't blow dynamite just like that. also not everyone can buy dynamite. also it can kill you.

@morrismonet3554 Ай бұрын

Should have used them for fishing.

@Altriex. Ай бұрын

I would warn you against burning stumps as underground fries are extremely dangerous and uncontrollable. 😅 But it seems regards for personal and public safety is of little concern. 😂

@BobChanter Ай бұрын

@@Altriex. I would agree that in a dense forest you may have continuous burning underground, but if I have only one tree in an area, how is it supposed to travel to other wood underground to burn?

@halb37 Ай бұрын

I had the same experience with dynamite during this time period. We needed to do some blasting so just drove to the dynamite store and bought as much as needed (plus blasting caps), no questions asked, not even an ID. I don't think it works that way now.

@clearsailing7993 2 ай бұрын

You have to be careful walking through a forest that has burned. The whole root system can burn out. You can step on it and your leg can sink into the ground like a booby trap.

@lewis2553 Ай бұрын

Once, when I was about 20, I was running through the woods trying to catch up enough to get a shot at a squirrel. One leg went down a hole like that almost to my hip and came right back up out of there. I never missed a step, never slowed down. I guess I was just blessed that it wasn't a tight enough hole to break my leg, praise God.

@iratozer9622 Ай бұрын

I take mine down to about a foot or so, pad a little round circular piece of wood to make it look like a mushroom and I have a nice little seat.

@michaeldose2041 Ай бұрын

For those that are would like to see this process speed up. Follow this procedure and come back in 3 to 6 months. Drive wedges in starting near the edge. It will have the effect of breaking out a large percentage of the wood below ground level. For the remaining wood, if there is any, it will have the effect of opening the wood up below ground level and will accelerate decay of any of the remaining stump.

@ching574 Ай бұрын

on smaller trees like the first 2 i just dig the root ball out with a pick shovel and digging bar and cut the surrounding roots with a as wall and just completely remove it i know its a lot more work but it makes it where the stump is complexly gone in one day and isn't going to grow back

@sandeewilcox-sarvey6115 Күн бұрын

Will this work for a really old pine tree stump??? Interesting! Thank you for sharing!

@CountryLivingExperience 23 сағат бұрын

You're welcome. The high concentration of epsom salts will break down the lignin in the wood fiber faster. It may still work well on an old stump.

@sandeewilcox-sarvey6115 23 сағат бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience Definitely worth the try!

@DennisRichardH 2 ай бұрын

Do you I have any 'after' vids showing a stump that epsom salts got rid of, say 6 months, a year, 18 months later?

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

I showed 2 after results in the video. Both were between a year and 18 months old.

@tzavitz 2 ай бұрын

How long does it take? What is “ no time”?

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

A year for hardwoods and about 6 month for soft like pine. Depends on weather too…..the dryer the longer.

@oranjevoeN 19 күн бұрын

How long does it usually take for the stump to rot?

@oldmanslickville1918 Ай бұрын

Great tip, thanks. What is a very short time; months, weeks or years?

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

You’re welcome. 6 months for softwoods, 1 year for hardwoods depending on weather and epsom salt application.

@garymarini6654 2 ай бұрын

Great video! How long does this process take ? I have a purple ash that is dying and needs to come down . It’s about 10-12 in diameter.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Results vary on species and weather. The ones I showed are around 12 months old. About 6 months for softwoods and 12 for hardwoods.

@harmoneecatcher2281 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone ever tried placing a bottomless burn barrel over stumps and burning a good fire for a few hours? I’ve seen people use that method many times very successfully with minimal effort

@rhondac7183 2 ай бұрын

That's a good idea.

@tarkansas2788 2 ай бұрын

Done it that way for years

@earthwyrm6756 2 ай бұрын

BEWARE: If it's a big dead tree this can result in fire spreading through the extensive root system, potentially igniting dry leaf litter, etc.

@Book-Gnome 2 ай бұрын

I've done that with multiple Maple stumps of various sizes and did virtually nothing

@crossroads5771 2 ай бұрын

I've burned them for 10 days, just make an angled top that keeps the rain out.

@R8GT Ай бұрын

And this is why they invented stump grinders!

@paulrandig Ай бұрын

Round holes don't have edges. Checkerbord squares do have edges. Not only fire does love edges, but any kind of decay loves them, too, because they are places with a large surface area related to mass.

@banjohappy 2 ай бұрын

The living tissue of the tree that makes it grow is only just inside the bark, so isn't it only necessary to put the epsom salts around the outer area of the stump? Water getting into the rest of it would rot it out just the same, it seems to me.

@Titus-as-the-Roman Ай бұрын

Growing up summers early 60's - mid 70's on a rural south central Kentucky Farm all we had was Wood Heat so it's was nice being surrounded by thick old growth Hardwood Forest with lots of trees Needing cut (we only cut what was dead and in danger of coming down which there was plenty), finishing up the Stump I would always write down the species (or common name, I was a child a long time before the internet), And how many rings it had upon death, I'd think about the world at the time it was a Sapling and witnessed changes (actually being Really Rural it's environment had not changed all that much, but the Air had) and would write a short history with it. Being a Military brat we were always moving, the time during summer was my only sense of real home, somewhere along the many moves I lost my Album, sad, it would be great joy today to look back on it, it was a couple inches thick, each page a different tree (starting off young there was a few "Non-Trees" found).

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@leeb.7188 12 күн бұрын

Your album sounds cool! What a great idea for a kid.

@vista39 Ай бұрын

How soon do you classify pretty quickly as far as making the stump implode. Are we talking a month two months?

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

6 months for softwoods. 1 year for hardwoods depending on climate.

@hernanserrano3464 Ай бұрын

Do I apply any water to it after the initial application, or let the dry salt do its thing?

@kneedeepinparadisebeachhou6915 Ай бұрын

He answered that in the video.

@Shoop83 Ай бұрын

@@hernanserrano3464 Just add salt and walk away. No need to cover, wet, or monitor it.

@marcusrumblestrips7754 Ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience You know that rather punctures your claim that this is *the quickest* method. It may be the easiest, but I can grind a stump well within 6 months - with time to spare for another few!

@sydhills3387 2 ай бұрын

How long does it take for the stump to die off.

@michaels3972 Ай бұрын

I want to do this were I have pine stumps to expand my garden. Will I be able to plant in that spot after the stumps degrade, or will the MgSO4 contaminate the soil long term. I regularly use MgSO4 in fertilizer in minute amounts, so I was wondering if it would actually be good for the new plot long term.

@CountryLivingExperience Ай бұрын

It truly depends on how much epsom salts you put on over the course of time the stump is breaking down.

@anirudhpanwar6202 Ай бұрын

How much time it will take for the stump to rot out

@rkf2746 2 ай бұрын

Great video. I did not know about the use of Epsom salt. Just today I helped a buddy take down an old Aspen tree, and we were talking the stump removal, without hiring a tree crew with a grinder. When I'm back over there tomorrow, I will share your tip. Too bad you have to contend with some of the silly, snarky comments. Takes all kinds I reckon. Well done!! Stay safe.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have gotten used to the snarky ones.....they are constant which is sad. Appreciate it.

@rkf2746 2 ай бұрын

@@CountryLivingExperience I sent my buddy the link to your channel. Wanted him to see how you "checker boarded" the stump. Take care. Don't let the jerks discourage you.

@CountryLivingExperience 2 ай бұрын

@@rkf2746 Cool. Thanks