Several comments regarding wasted time and money. Likely you have less invested than a month of gym membership, you get to keep the stump and tools, and I would bet your body fat percentage and strength would beat any of theirs, Keep it up, there is value in hard work.

Pulling stumps is hard work, but thanks to your strategy and technique it is manageable.

Cool! Determined, focused work yields good results.

Hard work doing by hand but keeping the stump intact for future project is worth it. Everyone needs to learn how to use snatch blocks. They can help with lots of jobs.

The reposition for upward force was pretty smart! I'm sure I'm gonna use that idea at some point. I use an old truck wheel for the same sort of effect when stumps are short. You can also wrap chain around the stump and use a recovery strap between the chain and wench. Leave tension on it overnight amd just start a small fire under the base where the roots are. It should slowly pull up as it smoulders. The recovery strap will just keep on pulling as the stump moves. Make sure the area has nothing flammable and soak it down. And put a fire ring or bricks Around it just to be safe.

Hi Jack...I do it pretty much the same way. That pop when the tap root goes it always a good moment. It always amazes me just before it fully goes what tiny roots still hold it in place. I respect what nature gives us and it is good to try and plant replacements somewhere even if it's not in your yard. I hope the project goes well.

Thanks for the video, reminded me of a project I did quite a few years ago. Since I was cutting down the tree, so I had the option to leave about six foot of stump, to give me a leverage advantage on the stump. Like you I dug around the stump as much as I could and cut what roots I could get to. I connected a two ton come-a-long to the stump and to a solid tree. I then pulled as tight as I dare, then just left everything hooked up, I poured water around the hole I dug, around the roots. When I got home from work the next day, I would tighten the come-a-long a few more "clicks" (as tight as I dare) and then pour more water around the roots, In about three days it came loose. Took longer, but the end results were the same. Take care and God bless.

I'm more impressed that you used a come-a-long for the project. I hate those things! Great job!

I hate working on my knees and trying to dig soil around roots, so I use a garden hose to blast out the soil around the roots. Do the initial digging with a spade but once I start hitting tangled roots, I start hitting it with the garden hose.it’s kind of messy and mucky, but I do it over a period of a few days, letting the water drain away each time. It saves a lot of backbreaking work, even though it turns into a multi day project.

Lastly, if you know you're going to remove some trees always leave a 4-foot Tall part of the stump. Do not cut it down to the bottom because you can use the leverage of the 4 ft to help break it out of the ground applying pulling chains to the other trees not yet removed. Take advantage of your existing objects/things around you to assist in efforts and with a little bit of pre-planning and leverage removing the tree stumps without mechanization.

Wow dude solid effort i see you had three of those things by the end - I've removed a stump this way before and for the same reason. A good friend of mine is a cabinetmaker and he made a beautiful outdoor table with it. I must admit though, since then I've used stump grinders wherever possible 😅

Jack, after I cut the first root apron, I fill the pit with water. Wait and hour. Then 8K of pressure is plenty. I also use a cheater bar/metal tube to give the hand winch lever 3 times the power (24,000 pounds).

THANK YOU SO MUCH... ❤❤

I've removed a lot of large stumps on my property, but given how labor intensive it still is I can't say I've found an optimal way yet. Right when the tree is felled I try to cut away as much of the top as possible, ideally I level it with the ground. Then it takes around four years for nature to take its course and rot away most of the smaller roots, which will make it easier to pull out the larger roots later. At that time I dig out as much soil as possible around and below the stump with a hoe, takes about an hour. Then I take a chain saw and cut vertically into the stump to split it into four or more parts, as far down as I dare to go. This quickly wears out the chain, no way to avoid it. Then I take a large iron to break the stump apart with sheer force. I also use a sledge hammer to bash the various parts of the stump and roots. Takes around two hours to remove a stump. I've seen various clever tricks to remove stumps, but in my experience there is no easy way if you don't have access to machinery.

I find leaving several more feet of the trunk attached rather than cutting it off a foot or two above ground level gives much more leverage potential when winching the root ball out. Hard but satisfying work when you finally pull the root ball away from the hole.

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tks. it's always nice to know how long a project takes.... now back to my stump

Thanks for the lesson I have a good few of those to do.

Bravo DIY. The thing most people would not even attempt. Good

If you make anything with the stumps, know that stump wood is extremely abrasive because of the embedded sand and grit in it.

Hard work pays off! That could make a really nice coffee table 😁😉

My tree stump was near my driveway. My 4Runner with a 1 inch rope tied to hitch did the heavy pulling. Of course I still had to cut roots as you did.

I know this work, I did it myself in a similar way. It was quicker with a tractor than with a rope hoist. I sawed off my last stalk with the chainsaw at ground level and added soil on top. To make the stalk rot faster, I drilled holes and put stable manure on them.

Such a great feeling when it finally comes out! Swinging an axe is hard (for me) have found it easier to use a reciprocating saw on all the roots. Still a hard job.

Nice one. Hard work but you got there succesfully, well done.

nice job, very helpful

Good job!!

10/10 video!!!

Good job. I have a big one that will need to come out soon, but going to leave the center section once below grade.

Impressive!

Wow, well done.

It works as long as the tree does not have a tap root. I followed the progress of a neighbor removing a Silk Oak stump; he was almost entirely standing below ground level when he was able to cut the tap root with a chain saw. The tap root had tapered to barely a foot at that depth.

Stump can be pretty cool if you dry them clean them and leave them upside down for yard decor with the roots swirling around. You can even stain them.

Good job!

I bought a HF hand winch and it failed right out of the box. I noticed it operated really roughly. I replaced it with a more expensive model and wow, what a difference! You do get what you pay for.

nice work. I tried to duplicate ur style but so far no luck. I'm trying to straighten up a leaned mango tree. looks like it should require 20k/lb of pull. tried multiple options but so far no luck

Great job.. nice work with the snatch blocks.. have you been off roading cause the 4 wheelers do this as well

I simply drill deep holes in mine, soaked it with lighter fluid, and lit it up. Worked like a charm.

very smart & good job... thumb up

This video should be mandatory for High School, multiple times !

Great, although your winch point and you are located at the apex of the 'triangle of death' and if something lets loose, cables, hooks and snatch block will sling-shot toward you.

I’m glad you wrapped a nylon web around the stump so the cable wouldn’t dig into it. Why not use the reciprocating saw earlier in the process to reduce or elinate the axe?

Hat off! I dont have any patience for this kind of tasks. I turn crazy within 10 minutes.

Incredible

Nicely done!

I prefer a lever chain hoist. My one cost approx. 60 Euro and augments the force by 21x (2100 percent). It is very important to be familiar with the correct selection and use of chains and shackles. The chains which are meant to show where your private owned driveway begins might break at 100 kg.

But what did you anchor this to?

Cut a notch against where the strap will be around the stump and you have to readjust as an upward angle will allow it to move with the force.

Diablo makes reciprocating saw carbide pruning blades in up to 12 inch lengths that stand up extremely well cutting roots in dirt that instantly destroys non-carbide blades

Can’t believe your this smart and bought a come along from Harbor Freight.

Hard work , but a job well done.

Ok, I am going to be that guy. Pullies will only double your power if you double the amount of line pulled on that line vs object moved. Hooking your winch to the outside of a snatchblock will only pull with the power of the winch. Hooking a winch to the line inside the snatchblock would give you more power as the line would move 2X the cable vs object moved.

i used a sawzaw as well to cut the roots, then got 2 2x4 together and screwed then with 2 large large bolts to the trunk, then I used a floor jack under the boards to raise, then repeat on the other side etc. I'm sure there a million ways to skin this cat. It just thats all I had at my disposal in my back yard and no trees to winch from.

Pressure wash all the dirt off the roots and remove as much bark as possible....flatten the top of the trunk as much as possible - use as a table base.

You need to use water as well to loosen soil.

Hi. You can damage the bark of you second tree. If bark is removed 180 degrees around, your tree will die over time as it’s water circulatory system is cut off. Thanks.

You were stumped, but only for a short while. Hard work but worth it, just went through a similar ordeal. 👍

A five foot mental breaker bar is my go to.

In that opening between the roots, center stump, place a high-lift jack and Jack it out.

I had a stump bigger than that one , I burnt out with the limbs of the same tree , Got rid of the stump and limbs at the same time , Cost - ZERO

I had a 50% bigger stump than this but nothing to attach to to winch it out (nor do i have a winch LOL). Dug it out as much as i could filled the cavity with charcoal and kept a fire burning for about 3 days,eventually managed to loosen it enough to pull it out after attaching ropes and a couple guys pulling it)

my hat is off to you-my back would have lasted about 20 minutes!

Greetings, I found it easier to leave the stump about 6 or more feet off the ground...more leverage. I did not use a pully...but will next time. Neck I'm 77. Chief Ken Bauer, USAF (Ret)

I’ve seen people put a car wheel in front of stump under strap which gives more uplift

Tensioned wire/ropes, always a potential for serious injury!!. Cut it down to near ground level and hire a stump-grinder..... quicker and safer.

Is a hand winch the same as a come- along ? They look similar.

Please wear safety goggles. Great job!

I envy you, you have a good back. Lol. I am old so I can't complain. Great job, very informative.

hi handsome. I love your mathematics. could you write the formula you are using to get twice the force? to pull the stump out. I'm so excited to see the formula. thanks

this video makes me send respect to all dentists who fight wisdom teeth.

Good job. 4 hours if toil and hardwork.

Wait until the Ground is frozen. Drill a hole in the Ground, under the middle of the Stump, about a one and half feet deep. 100 grams of Dynamite. BOOM! Stump is done!😉

So what year did you start stump removal 😉

when i bought my house there were 143 pine tree all arond the garden. i first cut rthe roos then used a tractor with a chain to pull them off the ground!

Ive worked at a stump for an hour or so a night for over a week and here you are 90% done within 1 hour. Feel like im an idiot

Strasznie długo to trwa. Usuwając drzewo należy je przyciąć zdecydowanie wyżej, mniej więcej na wysokości 1,8 m. Potem podkopać jak na powyższym filmie. W następnej kolejności również podciąć korzenie. Na koniec kołysząc wystający i tworzący dźwignię pień przewrócić go. Taki sposób stosuję od pewnego czasu i jest on najlepszy. Nie potrzeba stosować żadnych metod że ściągaczami, które są niezbezpieczne.

Archimedes would be proud of you! Could you share the specific pulleys and straps you purchased from harbor freight

The ints will hate this man. Better not tell frodo.

forgot to show the most important thing. Where did you tie it to?

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You didn't show the other tree set up

They would make cool side tables

You can additionally dig a hole , deeper than the stump with a drain from the stump to that hole , and then just flush it away with water. And think this is a simpler solution.

Upside down glass table using the stump as supports.

Why was this man busting his ass chopping the roots when he had the electric saw?

This reminded me of Caption America, "I can do this all day!!"

Trees are amazing animals. Even after death they still put up quite a fight.

In what grade class in the US do you learn about pulleys?

Make a coffee table or slice it up for gussets in a boat floor to side wall braces !

You also need to pull up from One Direction and then change your set up and pull it from another direction. It will pull way faster.

How are those steel toe boots doing when chopping towards your feet? Oh wait you don’t have steel toe boots on. Nice.

Have a massive oak in the backyard that we are thinking of removing and dread the stump

When I remove a stump I dig a hole close and use a jet wash to clear the roots.

If your friend Shane had been visiting your place, this would have gone much faster.

Would that tree holding the winch not be damaged? I'd like to have seen the trees stay in place ultimately.

Fantastic. But why?

you coud make a king fisher burrow from the stumps

If you left a taller stump, you would have got more leverage too. Otherwise, great idea!

Nice Job DYI power!

I’ve racked my brain but I’m stumped as to what to do with those stumps. 😂