And that was the last gift from the Giving Tree

Warms my heart when mechanical advantage is maximized.

nice

Make a guy fire 🔥🔥

I made a similar table too. It's heavy though.

I didn't realised the roots are deep and still sturdy even when dead. Going to sort mine out hopefully this summer after 5 years on and off 😅

Plans were excellent and easy to follow.

My friend suggested a wench for me to remove mine which is already loose and I can get movement with a shovel but I don't have a tow hitch on my suv to give it just that yank it needs. I Googled wench & found your video! I think this is exactly what I'm going to do. I've aldwssy dug around it on 3 of the sides. So thank you for this helpful video

Much more fun if you pull it out using a truck 😂

Nice consistent color on the strip lighting. Great job concealing wires. Was this with remote or dimmable driver and wall switch?

Nice! I used a pressure washer to expose the roots on a stump I was pulling. It was smaller than yours,though.

Nice work

What about running the strap around the stump and then over a tire to get an upwards force vector?

The real trick is don't cut the tree that low, cut 6 feet up then cut roots then rap cable and pull over with the leverage of tree and it fall over easier and you can cut roots as you pull over.

looks like a serious bitch good work

Mines all three of those stumps and then some so as nice as this method is ,I can’t waste the money to find out

Strong back, weak mind.

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

make a chest table with the stumps

Shouldnt have cut it so low would jave been easier to get out

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.

Overkill as f use 2 trucker knots and ur set lol

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

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.

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

Why not just wedge it. Less equipment needed for sure and faster.

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

Het zijn niet echt groene stompen, dus erg opzienbarend is het niet.

You can rent a stump grinder for $125

A five foot mental breaker bar is my go to.

Wow, well done.

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

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 guess it gets the job done but This was kinda hard to watch. I’ve done bigger tree roots with just a shovel and an axe and some kicks in less time.

Shoveling away the soil. How cute. Around here, that’s a job for dynamite.

Nice video, great idea on the top.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

So you cut the stump out you didn’t pull the stump out ( click bait )

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.

What changes would I have to make if I wanted to use a wood top? Also what kind of wood did you use?

A small bag of charcoal and some patience can make your stumps disappear with very low effort.

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.

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.

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