Thank you for the "What not to do video"....saved me some grief! Thanks again....

I'm so grateful for your video because you tried out exactly what I was going to do tomorrow. I was already planning my trip to Home Depot first thing to buy the very blade you used in your demonstration. Your hard work saved me the trouble, aggravation, and unnecessary expense! Thank you!

There should be more uploaders like you who have the bravery and the intelligence to post something very educational like this. Well done for that. On the subject of the actual grinding itself: - it's never easy or fast anyway - your end result wasn't bad by any means, even before digging - had you cut it very close to the ground like you said with the chainsaw, and THEN went at it with the angle grinder it probably would have worked out just fine. - I think the best way and least expensive is to use the handyman jack (if you have one) and a saw cutting the roots as you proceed

Thank you for demonstrating this technique and being honest of other better ways. Especially that tree explosion at the end. Nice one!!!

I'm glad you showed some respect for the wheel of death.

Good commentary on what you were doing. It was concise and informative. Thanks.

Love the little demolition ranch clip of the tree getting blown up

good video of "lessons learned" much respect for the dedication to take this out.

credit for giving honest feedback.

I did something close to this today to a 14" oak stump. I dug a 5" deep trench first with a pick (about 2 minutes as the ground was soft). I then used a chain saw to make angled cuts making sure to avoid dirt contact as much as possible. When I get close to the end of the angled cut, I use a combination of a splitter wedge and sledge. Or, many times a good hit with an 8 lb sledge hammer will break it free. On this stump It took a total of 4 angled cuts with Sledge break-frees. (about 10 minutes). I then used a very coarse Kutzall extreme shaping carbide wood grinding / removal dish on my 11 amp - 4 1/2" Dewalt grinder to remove the top edges of the stump that was still too high to about 1-2" below ground level (about 2 minutes). Cover back over with the dirt & chippings. (about 2 minutes) Total time was about 16 minutes. I have probably done about 25 (less than 20" diameter) oak stumps this way.

Was having the same idea, using a grinder. Glad I looked it up first. Thanks.

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I've been thinking about buying one of those stump grinder cutting wheels for awhile. It seemed like it would be kind of dangerous to use. I finally searched KZfaq for a video to let me know what to expect. Your video was the first one I clicked on and it showed me everything I needed to know. It made a big mess of sawdust to clean up and it took a lot of work to lower the stump. That was a great video...Thanks.

Sounds like something I'd try. Thank you for saving me time

Thanks, I was planning on similar, this is genuinely useful and informative.

Thankyou so much, videos like these are life savers!

You just saved me a lot of time. ThankYou

Thanks for saving me the aggravation!

Thanks for the trial-and-error report! I was just looking into the Lancelot for precisely this application.

Thanks it help me to look a different way.

Thanks for saving me a few hours!

Thanks for posting. I was thinking of trailing this myself So thanks for doing it for us. Cheers

you just saved me a bunch of time and money , i had this thing on the shopping cart !

Thanks for posting this video..... I will not be going through all of that now LOL.... I found a guy that has the necessary equipment that I can hire.... whew.....

Thanks for taking the time to post your experience. I too had the same experience several years ago with that same product. One other thing I tried was to burn the stump after cutting several gashes in it. A fire was set on top of the stump with old scrap wood. It burned it a bit but still needed grinding. Taking a grinder to a heavily charred tree stump produced a cloud of burnt black wood char that covered me completely and required two showers to remove. I do not recommend this method unless you have all the time in the world to get the job done.

I would consider this a success. Even though you could have rented a stump grinder, it would have costed you a few hundred dollars, not to mention the time and effort needed to go get it and return it. If you already had the grinder and circular saw blade carving disc, all you needed is a few hours on the weekend. What you did was creative and inventive. 👍

Saved me some money, thank you.

Thanks for posting this

Thank you for your video. I was thinking of using one (or 2) of these to grind down roots in my lawn. I wonder if a 14 tooth blade would work better than the 22 tooth blade. Because the 22 tooth is supposed to be for more finer cuts.

Yep, I was going to give this a whirl and you’ve saved me that effort. Many thanks. I still wonder if the rounded burr-style disk might be effective.

thanks for saving my time :D

This was helpful thanks. It looks like it would be good for pruning and cutting wood but you saved me $40 bucks because now I know I dont need it.

Thanks for the info. I have the same job to do

How about a 2-4 inche forstner drill bit with a hand drill?

Man. That sure looked like a lot of work.

Thanks for the video. I have the same sized stump and no machine access to it or person to hire to remove it Looks like my DIY method continues...

I like the Tannerite method over the other one for sure

Someone else on here used a segment concrete cup grinding wheel. Its under $20 all the places I look for it. I mention it just in case you wanted to try again someday.

Ha! Rabbit!!! That was a good one

I found this useful because I have some large tree roots snug between a retaining wall and a terracotta path and I only have about 4" width of working space

Okay, thanks. Yup, I was gonna do the same thing. The stumps I have are smaller, and this might work, but it sounds like digging it out and using a sawzall, and then an ax to finish it up. One of these stumps destroyed one of my lawnmowers, and all three are still a menace to my yard.

Nice Video! Saved my time...i was about to do the same...

Thank you for your honest review. It worked better than i expected for you. i think even renting a grinder is not ideal for large stumps, as you can only rent little machines compared to the large hydraulic beasts the allow you to dig down 8" into the soil that the arborists use. I would like to find a 7" brazed carbide disk with something like 16 grit rocks that allows lowering roots about 2" into the grass and dirt, but have not found one.

I just have roots to do that I think it would handles well. Thanks.

It would be a heck of a pruner.

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Get a fire ring, metal barrel, or something like that. Drill half inch holes, poor kerosene oil, motor oil, whatever, slow burn. Add brush and other wood. Pine burns stumps pretty good because it has resin.

Do you think it would work on 4x4 post?

I feel you my friend. I had my wife try a steak knife once. Didn't work

Till today, he is still grinding that stump

The best way to do this is called renting a stump grinder. And not the garbage toy that the big box store has I mean the real one that costs $500 a day. The other alternative is digging it out. I am a landscaper and I have done it both ways. I don't do it anymore I just call a pro.

Thanks for the good and bad info tips I know which way not to go now

A carbide circular saw blade with a gas trimmer works pretty good and fast. Make sure to use a 40 teeth blade to reduce kick back.

Usually on smaller trees Hiring a stump grinding guy is the best way

Run vertical lines two ways, then use a good sharp axe to remove them. Repeat as necessary.

It's most efficient in cutting a straight channel. So, a checker board followed by a checker board rotated by 45 degrees should work.

Excellent analysis. Thank you. You've convinced me not to try this. Also probably saved me a finger or two.

How is this any different from just using a chainsaw. i would think both would dull pretty fast.

Thanks for this. I had tried using chainsaw, but dirt blunted blade, I tried drilling it with wood bits in electric drill. I then I tried angle grinder with normal grinding wheels, but as you say just burnt wheels and did nothing special. I had wondered if there was a different type of wheel to use, and yours looked promising but at least after watching this I know I would be wasting my time. Stump is in difficult place to reach, so it looks like I either need a narrow spade to get behind it to dig out, or use chemicals to rot/burn it away. Thanks once again for saving me time and effort. Kind regards Alan (in UK)

Use a circular saw with an old carbide blade to make a bunch of straight parallel lines, then use a hammer to break the remaining material off.

Good for branches..

Actually it looks decently capable.

Respect for posting a "don't do this" video!

I bet you could take one of those propane flame throwers and hold it on it for a few minutes till it's glowing red and it will burn out.

A circular saw carbide blade is the best cutter tool to cut stump.

a circular saw and. reciprocal would do just fine if you prefer to do it by hand and time

That gave me an idea for my stump. Use the blade to carve a deep depression into the center of the stump. Then build a charcoal fire and burn that sucker out. Tannerite would work better but that would make my neighbors mad, real mad.

Where can I buy this tool?

Remove a few trees at a time and hire a guy or rent. The cost in hiring someone is just getting the equipment there. I charge 150 just for showing up with my grinder then go from there. And if it's a 10 year old hardwood stump it will cost big. Some stumps harden as they age

Holy fu.k , crazy. Your fired.

It seemed u was getting it done but that it's just time consuming. It'd get my husband to try that but the stump we have is just to big.

36 dollars damn! That wheel is on temu for 5.

Lol good gun shot on tree

You could remove the bulk of the stump more effuciently with a chainsaw... That is all that dinky rotary wheel is.

A reciprocating saw with a 6 inch all purpose blade will do it faster.

How about trying a Dremel? 😜

Axe would be faster

You need a cup wheel

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I had to see this for my self!!! Are you kidding me!?!?

it didnt help that you were using the smallest angle grinder possible. maybe with a 7 or 9 incher it would have ben a tad more doable. either way, thanks for the info and effort.

It doesn't look like you're doing it correctly. You should probably remove the guard and lay the grinder down flat against the stump the same way you would grind a floor with an angle grinder. A diamond wheel might actually work pretty well on a stump. Also, it looks like you're using a 4.5 inch grinder. I would go with a 7 inch grinder. An angle grinder should be able to grind a stump as well as a floor.

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LMAO are you for real?? ...never heard of a stump Grinder ??....your angle grinders will burn out from the dirt and the unnecessary over use this is a joke right ??