⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five stars for taking so much trouble and man hours to share these info with the world.

My mom never lets a good fire go to waste. If we were burning stumps like this, she'd be getting some chicken/beef/fish/anything ready to get grilled/cooked. Thanks for your video. It was very useful and helpful.

These were both wonderful videos. You did wonderful at answering peoples comments and addressing their negativity. I commend you on that. You have more patience then me on even trying to make such videos. Our homestead here in Tennessee has had many stumps and so many people just want to say get a stump removal drill they just don't understand their is a certain pride in doing things the old fashion way. Our family is new fans of yours. May God watch over and protect your family and homestead always.

Just watched the first video, read many of the comments, and then used the link in the pinned comment to come watch this video. First of all, it takes a real mature man to read and take to heart the criticisms of others and then try to address many of them in your next video on the subject. To me, it shows you have integrity and the added humor of playing the same music in the beginning was great! Second, someone please correct me if I am wrong, I don’t believe you said anything in your first video about it being the best way to remove a stump or that you were the expert! You only stated that it was how you did it on your land and, while it may not have been the most effective/quickest/safest way on other people’s property, it was effective and worked for what you needed. Obviously, we all need constructive criticism and hopefully we strive to continue to learn throughout our lives. That being said, our world today could use a lot less criticism just for criticism’s sake/negative comments and a lot more encouraging and positive comments to others! I will say I was encouraged to read the positive comments on this video, especially the ones that said something similar to, “I prefer/think the 55 gallon drum method works better but I like that he took the comments from his last video to heart and tried to address them and improve on this video, and because of that I think he deserves to get his channel going etc.” I enjoyed both videos and because of that along with the other things I mentioned you have gained a new subscriber and I wish you the best with your channel. I am not an expert on stump removal, nor do I ever recall having to remove a stump, only deep roots from a neighbor’s tree/stump that was removed from their yard, but if you had the time and ability to do a video on the 55 gallon drum method I would enjoy seeing you do a video of that just for comparison’s sake and because so many people have recommended that. Good luck with your channel and all your future endeavors!

I'm subscribing just because I appreciate the way you handled the criticism from your previous video. I've only got 2 stumps in my suburban yard so burning is pretty much out of the question. But I plan on following your channel for any other tricks I can learn for maintenance on my "homestead" Nice job!

I like the way youve revisited this, its honest and I like that. Great video, thank you.

I appreciate this. I live on a plot of land with a few stumps I want to get rid of and there's no way to get a grinder to them, so this is really useful to me. Thank you!

I love a man who is mature when it comes to KZfaq critics and doesn't lose his head! I hope things are well with you. I think using a drill, a jack and shovel is best. Fire is risky for most and takes a long time to do the job. Also, I love stumps for woodworking. LOL! That's just me though. I wish you the best!

Wow Mr Neal,,, I was almost brought to tears by the family coming out to roast hot dogs and marshmallows.... Bravo to you, your wife and your beautiful family!!

This was pretty helpful especially for me . I just started using chainsaws and cutting down trees. Thank you!

You’ve got a very warm soul my friend. Wish I had neighbors like you.

Really glad you had the family in this video, it made it a lot more fun! Thanks.

Great video! I watched to the end and enjoyed your calm calculated method! Thanks for sharing! May I share my stump removal process? I leave the stump as I fell it, then shovel away dirt and debris best I can, then get out the power washer. I use the power of the water to excavate and blow away the dirt. Takes mere minutes to expose the roots deep enough to cut em with a recprocating saw below the soul line. Job done! Thank you again for sharing!!!

For what it's worth, I found the music cheerful and uplifting. Do your own thing. There will always be criticism. Thanks for the vid. Very helpful.

Thanks so much for this video. I was considering renting a stump grinder today. Now I am certain I will rent one as I have 50 plus stumps to grind. Thank you for all your efforts.

Big improvement over the first video , well done! Getting the kids involved is great.

I watched both videos and I like both. Very easy to understand and simple steps to follow...now I know how I'll get rid of my stumps and save $300. Thanks!

I'm a landscaper and I will most likely use the waffle method...and I love the land you have and something smart and wholesome to watch on KZfaq...my wife wants some land and we finally have a little one I'm an old dad though lol kinda got started late in life I'm 38 just got married last year my wife is 26 so yeah. And I just started my business this year and its starting to grow...my 20's were filled with a lot of drugs and excess...but God has finally gotten my attention on things that really mean something my wife and my little baby girl...I just hope to own some land and build a house one day! I heard you mention church so if you could pray for us and our endeavors!

Thanks for taking the time to show these different methods.

Worth noticing the way You responded to the comments. I see you have an excellent family and your wife must be proud to have a host-farmer like you.

LOL, I died laughing when that same music started. Great sense of humor! I like the triangle cut, but next time, take a crowbar and see if you can easily pry the triangle on all three sides if it will crack loose lower down and make a nice little pit in the middle of the stump. I'd like to know if that would work. I won't be able to try it myself till about 4-5 months later when I return to Panama City Fl, where some trees came down in my woods. Kudos to your wife's idea, and you for a much better video.

Great videos. One thing you never do is make everyone happy. Keep making these videos. People like them. And I actually enjoyed the music.

Thank you for this video and the first one. We enjoyed both!

I was looking through KZfaq on the best method to start a brush fire and found this one to be the best. I've saved to my favorites for reference later.

Other vid was very good. This one is pretty great and answered my question about burning overnight. Good luck!

Much Improved! Great camera work, lighting is fine and commentary is good too. I would say you have both down good, now you need to consider some basic planning and scripting which will make you more organized and produce a better video that logically moves along, but I want to emphasize that you are in the top 25% of video's on KZfaq .... well done!

Thanks for the video. I've got about 100 pine stumps to take care of, and I'm glad for the help. Cheers.

A little message from France : A great vidéo - not only is it informative but very soothing & easy going and "sympathique" - Merci ! And extra thanks to your wife who came up with the best method !

Thanks for the video. I've tried several methods myself of getting rid of stumps. It's tricky no matter how you do it.

Thank you, I just watched your to videos and not only did I learn how to remove stumps in my garden. You have helped me with something I have been struggling with for a while. I posted a few videos for my business then totally dropped doing it because of some off the feedback I received. I took what people said as a personal attack instead of constructive criticism to grow, learn and improve from. Thank you again.

My hat is off to anyone who would go through this much trouble showing me what he has tried. I have a big stump that has to go and I will try one of these methods. Thanks Neal for letting me know all this.

Ability to take on board criticism like that is a rare quality and will lead to great expertise and wisdom.

Don't know how I ended up here at 2.50 AM but im hooked.

Pretty cool that you came back after the flaming you received (pun intended) from your previous video. I’ve no doubt you’re a Believer, and the way you responded to the criticisms is a powerful witness. I like to practice bushcraft so when you cut the cross in that video I had to smile. The Swedish fire torch is great for heat, cooking, and controlled burning of stumps. New subscriber!

Thank you for giving me an honest look at what I am able to do and what to expect, I especially liked that you did three methods, I have heard of all of them, I now know I will have to let my stumps dry out some. And even though it is very aggressive the waffle method has great potential.

Cool ideas! nice job. Love the Neal's homestead. Thank you

the music was fire in that first video please don't listen to the haters. i love you neal

Good job! You are getting better with the video ahd the music!

Excellent and informative. Thanks for posting.

Listening to your wife paid off big time, smart guy, great video. Very helpful thanks

At least you spent time with your family and had a meal together outside and taught your kids something They won’t forget that quality time they spent with there dad. Reminds me of when I was a kid. Wish my dad was still alive . Hang in there man you took your kids to church you are doing a good job as a Dad!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Wasn't sure why I watched the first, now I will only say curiosity brought me to the second. Amending my comment to say, the 10:40 mark made it worth watching.

That was very interesting , and good on you for making it a family event . That way it's not just another job . I have a dry ( 3 y/o ) 8" x 22" stump about one metre from my family house ( stone walls ) . I'll try the Waffle method on it so that I can lay paving there . Thankyou for the inspiration , Perth , Western Australia .

Much better! Thanks for canning the music,too! Heat is what causes the gasses to be released from the wood. It isn’t the wood burning, but the gasses. All your ideas were decent, but to burn the stumps you want your chimney or top to be the release for the smoke. You want to lay your fire like a rocket stove. You build a small fire in a side crack or split you’d create. Your drill is good, but your airflow was again backwards. Making the side holes to feed twigs into on fire, leaving the top alone but for the central chimney would have had that stump green or not on it’s way to ashes. More chimney holes would work, too. The waffle method is a great idea, but again the fire, draft, and chimney were reversed. Knock out a couple of those 2x2 chunks and set your fire down into the stump as far as possible. You’ll get plenty of draft from the cuts and a natural chimney will form in the knocked out area as the fire burns down and then out. Your idea to use the shop vac for bellows was pretty smart! I’ll keep that one in my bag of tricks and be sure to bring along my generator! The drilled one, I believe from experience, should have worked really well except you flipped your attention to the chimney. No need to put anything on top, but a little bit of your kerosene soaked cloth to warm up the chimney and create a stronger draft. No fire building on top, but only into the holes on the sides and small twigs with the kerosene cloth would have had that one going like a blowtorch or a rocket stove. Thanks for being straightforward, honest, and open about your learning experiences. Remember, base fire drafts up releases the smoke up and then the fire burns faster and hotter. Have fun and be safe!

We're still recovering from the music. The hypnotherapist comes Wednesday to help us all put it behind us. My wife is recovering well from her burns after she set herself on fire trying to make the music go away. This is a better video.

I like a barrel method with hot coals. It burns deep. Plus you can burn other brush at the same time.

Great video man-sincere work and even though a couple stumps didn’t work as well as you wanted, I was intrigued the whole time.

Don’t apologize for having a go, all the best to you x

I did a variant of this that worked extremely well on 4 trees and a bougainvillea stump. I had a bit of an advantage. The trees were VERY dead, and the arborists cut the trees off as close to the ground as they could. Built a little firebreak out of bricks to keep the fire from spreading to the dead grass of the lawn. I put a handful of regular ol' cooking charcoal on the stump, added a bit of lighter fluid, lit it up, and went inside to watch TV and keep an eye on things. Next day, the smolder had burned the stump away a couple of feet below grade. I could conceivably have let it smolder on for days and gotten rid of the stump several feet below ground. Happy added benefit: probably made the termites in the ground VERY unhappy.

I’ve done the 3 cut but a little different. Basically cut out an upside down triangle. Soaked the cavity with lighter fluid, an hour later when it was well soaked and filled up the cavity with well lit coals and it burned really well.

Great video Neal! As usual the wife is right. I got 2 big stumps to get rid of & this video helped me out. Once again,Thanks.

Great video! I like to use a 20v DeWalt leaf blower for my fire cheating. It's adjustable so you can start slow and speed up with a little more distance. Great for starting charcoal as well. Just a tip.

I would suggest plunge cuts instead of drilling to make a rocket port, but modern saw chains have an anti kick tip feature that keeps it from cutting. The base drilling did look like a pita and cutting or drilling end grain is always tough. When you learn to sharpen you will get a small flat file which can then be used to lower those pesky tip stoppers. As long at you use proper stiff forearm technique, removing them is very helpful for plunge and end cuts like you are doing. Music was mixed better, I prefer it well below the ambient myself, or not at all if there's enough other good sounds. I recommend using a push mower and bagger to remove all that crunchy fodder from around them.

These are all variations on the bushcraft method of improvising a cooking platform, known variously as the 'Swedish Torch', 'Swedish Stove', etc. The only difference is that you don't have a free-standing log in your case. It works, as you noted, basically like a rocket stove. Once you've quartered the log (and you may leave the bottom of it unquartered so you don't have to bind them together to remain standing), you fill the cracks with dry tinder to start, lighting at the bottom to get the draft going. The fire mostly comes up the center shaft, and you set your pot/pan over that as if on the burner of your stove.

Thanks for the video. I like the waffle method and will definitely try it on my stubborn pine stumps. And kudos for listening to your wife! It’s nice to see y’all working together as a family.

After a few attempts at finding a decent boring bit for drilling down into a log to make a rocket stove (like the last method here) I discovered the speed bore drill bit. It works so well at getting down into the end grain. I used an extension bit and even used my makita drill with a regular small battery!

Gosh! I liked the music!!!

I think the idea with the 4 holes is that you don't put anything on top of it, you just put 1 rag down from the top and use the other 4 holes for oxygen supplies. By putting wood and coal on the top hole it blocks the oxygen supply making the fire go out.

Excellent that you took the time to go back so many times. Most videos dont show end results.

Many an armchair utube expert has never even picked up and run a chainsaw.You don't owe any apology, the first video was enjoyable and I learned something new.

For the drilled hole method, your horizontal hole needs to be bigger, also only one (large) horizontal hole is needed. Also if you decide to blow air on it, do it from the side, as that’s the natural flow of air in a rocket stove. Add a flue and you’ll burn faster and cleaner

The rocker mass heater stump (the one with holes drilled), that method also involves placing a barrel over the stump to hold the heat in. Others who did it right found that the stump burned out below the level of the soil. So, it helps to go through all the steps of a method to prove it out.

I enjoyed watching, very entertaining, thanks for sharing❤️

Neil, you're a good guy! I can tell! And how refreshing in a world of scoundrels and shrill voices clamoring to dominate and disrespect "better" than others... Just wanted to say that Sir! Hey, I learned a bit from this one. I've always wanted to live out in the country but haven't been able to escape city living. I do however live right on the line that separates "County" (can burn) from "City" (CANNOT burn) here in Rockford, IL. And I have an elderly neighbor I really respect (who lives on the "County" side of the fence), and he's been asking me if I could help him get rid of some stumps in his yard. I liked your ideas. And I think I'm gonna try the "waffle cut" your wife suggested ya try, and supplement it with a cut off 55 gallon drum (the top 18 inches or so). I'll use that as a fire ring, and build a fire on top of and around the stump. Thanks again for the video and sharing your ideas. And keep up the good work out there in Missouri!

Stump + Fire = The best reason to drink some beer!

i liked both videos and will be trying the waffle effect,,,,thanks for posting....charles

Nice video Mr. Neal!!! Thank you for taking the time to share ; )

Good job 👏🏽 budd & very thorough!! Impressive

best way iv have seen is using a 55 gallon drum with the top cut out fit over the stump and just keep ading wood to the drum and in the morn. the drum should set down in the ground where the fire followed the roots

Neal admitted that he listened to his wife's idea. He is a smart man and he has a happy wife who is less likely to kill him in his sleep. Now I heard him mention his wife's method is the fastest. He will live a long and happy life.

Drilled stump..by far the coolest to watch!! WINNER,

Great video. I have 3 big stumps that are a little too close to the cabin to rip them out with a dozer (my usual technique). Going to try the "waffle trick" you showed. looks to be the best out of the three.

This guy is so much cooler than the Epson Salt stump guy! 😂

I've burned lots of stumps with that drilling method. Gotta blow air from the bottom, not blowing from the top

Nice honest video and a genuine guy. Thanks

Feels like you took it to heart too much, i havent personality seen the other video this was my first one but you seem like a really cool person and no matter what anyone does there will always be someone who doesnt agree... just keep being you and keep the videos coming :)

Your waffle method is definitely the best of these. However, to make so many cuts with the grain of the tree you should consider outfitting your chainsaw with a ripping chain. It would make that part of the job a lot easier. Great videos.

If using the drill method, you want to use a large auger bit not a spade bit. Using a coffee can with both ends cut off to hold the fire on top of the stump will concentrate the heat to dry it out and start it faster

Nice comparison, thanks! I didn't want to say anything in the last video but the background music was much better in this one😁 I think I would've tried soaking that 2nd stump with diesel (maybe for an entire day) before trying to burn it just because it was so green! Liked seeing y'all roast hot dogs and s'mores... don't let a good fire go to waste! Take care and God Bless!

Thanks for the video Eli Manning.

Wife's idea was masterful. Use of shopvac- priceless!

“FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!!” “Settle down, Beavis!”

An even better set of experiments. Nice!

Those locust stumps are no joke. My dad and I cleared a few locust trees from his property and I took the wood to burn in my fire pit. This was in the fall around early October. Come May of the next year I went to my wood pile and noticed a new limb growing out of one of the locust logs. Several more grew out of it. It was nowhere near the ground or water. It's crazy how resilient they are! Thanks for the video

If you put an old oil barrel (empty) over using as a pipe flue leaving good opening at the bottom or may cut air holes if the barrel touch ground. You will have a rocked stove, and it will burn out everything. In addition you do not have to cut it before throwing the barrel over it. Note the heat will be extreme up to 700 C. The reason for the stump not burning nice is the ratio of air vent side and pipe flue was wrong. Letting the fire draw air from the top an hence no circulation. If you had put a 15" (or more) pipe over the hole in the middle as long as the air vent is 1 and exhaust pipe (tube over fire) is more than 3 it sucks air from air vent and makes a rocked stove system. Forces the air to go one way and not back and forth.

I always use the same 3 simple tools when removing tree stumps; *my neighbors: "Moe, Larry, and Curly."*

Love these videos, makes me want to visit Missouri

Really liked the matter of fact, no gimmicks,presentation

This video ran immediately after I watched your other stump video that you talk about, and I gotta tell you, i busted out laughing when The Music came on! Ok, now to finish this video. Cool. I have a 36" stump of an ash tree cut almost flush with the ground and I'm gonna go with the Waffle Method, but I really liked the spectacle of the drilled stump at 10:45! thankyouthankyou for uploading this video

The 50 gallon drum method is the easiest. It takes a few days but it keeps the fire from spreading.

Thanks not only for your first stump burning video, but for this new and improved on. Watching the first one, I was thinking that some 1" drills would have helped that design by making the center hole larger, so was curious to see your rocket-portal method. Looked really cool with the shop vac, but I live in a area where fire mistakes can start big fires, so I am going to try your cross method where I first drill a large, maybe 2" hole, then make a cross with the chain saw so your basic method is applied, but where we have a 1" hole to pour diesel fuel down more easily, and larger starting place for your coals to drop to the bottom. Or a Variation of the Waffle where vertical drills are done in 4-5 places that would be at intersections of the waffle lines. I have a small yard with 2 stumps I need to burn down, and I will need to burn them down in a day, one where I can be working by them constantly and have a garden hose ready. I was not annoyed at the music on the first, but once you pointed it out, and then improved it, it was a little obvious. I like people that want to improve, and are able to take suggestions from the family, the community, or any other source of help. Thanks again!

FANTASTIC instructional. Thank you very much.

Just watched your other video on burning stumps, I didn't mind your music, jeez,,, tough crowd right? Thanks again.

I don't think the holes option is the best one, but I think the kerosene rags might have worked against you. That style fire is very similar to a rocket stove. Packing the rags in defeated a lot of the work you did in the beginning drilling the holes to allow for the airflow which runs a rocket stove. You might find better luck top loading some sticks and just starting them on fire. The heat will naturally rise pulling in new cold air from the bottom to constantly fuel the fire. Blowing in from the bottom rather than the top may also help get the fire going.

Thanks for the updated video!

Thanks for sharing this video.

I called a local stump removal guy. He charged me $50.00 to take out 3 stumps. One of them was about 3 feet in diameter. Even took out all the roots that went out from the stump and left me with some great mulch. It took him about 30 minutes to do all of them. Worth every penny. And, my chainsaw is still very sharp!

10:45 = "Houston, we have lift-off".

Great instructional video...good job listening to your wife! Nice looking family!

Nice work. Thanks for video follow through.