How to get rid of stomp without a grinder? What is the best red neck way.
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Drill some holes in the top, let it dry out some, fill them with vegetable oil, let it sit some more, torch it.
Petroleum products are a pollutant and shouldn't be used. If speed is of the essence, dig around the stump and cut off the roots and pop it out (easier said than done). A fresh stump doesn't burn well, so it will take a significant amount of time and additional wood to burn it down enough to cover it with dirt.
Or rent a stump grinder... which you will need to dig around the stump anyway to not damage the teeth on dirt and rocks.
Or rent a stump grinder... which you will need to dig around the stump anyway to not damage the teeth on dirt and rocks.
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Build a brush pile over it and burn it...once you get good hot coals going on the stump, keep feeding it a lil fuel occasionally...kept hot for a few days, they'll go away.
Criss cross method can work. Might make getting the main tap root easier. What kind of trees are we talking about?
Oof... that's serious roots. Main tap root on oak is quite substantial. Not sure about hickory. Both excellent firewood though.
Dump charcoal briquettes on it, light it, possibly cover with a washtub to keep the heat in. Feed it more charcoal and stir it every 4-6 ish hours, and it'll burn away in a couple days.
Don't they have stump grinders in your area and can you use them.? Why not without a stump grinder and why would you do it another way if you can--really do not understand? I think that would be the best way...clancey
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Cut it close, not in an area used to walking. And yes, don't want to spend hundreds and day of work. The budget is $50 and the timeframe is a couple of hours after work.
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Before we had the tractor with the backhoe, I would dig around the stump and clean off the roots the best I could with an old snow brush, I would then take a chainsaw with an older sharp chain on it and cut the tap root and roots, that usually made it easy to pull the whole stump out.
If I just wanted the stump zipped off, I would dig down below ground level and clean the dirt off and then zip that stump off below ground level and fill back in.
Well you already cut it close, didn't you? Just not close enough. Been there, done that!
Ok, in this situation I will take my skill saw (circular saw) and cut a slot about every 1-2 inches across it. Then go to Harbor Freight and get a cheap wood chisel set (12 bucks) and turn the radio on, bring a beer with you, and chisel it down to the depth you cut, about 3-4 inches. That should get you to mowing height. From the look of that stump you'll have about 8-10 rows to chisel out. Kids can do it too, and they enjoy it. Should take about 15 minutes start to finish.
1-3/8" drill bit, and a stick of dynamite.
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
For a bunch of pyros, y'all sure come up with a lot of options besides BURN IT OUT! 
I like the Skil saw idea...except after the cutting slots, I'd still drop a little kero and a match on it! 
I like the Skil saw idea...except after the cutting slots, I'd still drop a little kero and a match on it!
Bad LP
Minister of Fire
Gotta ask. Who gives a crap on dirt and rocks with a stump grinder?
When I moved into my house there was a 60 year old spruce tree and it was a dangerous tree for I had it checked out and the huge limbs would fall off of it in the wind and one almost killed my doggie. So I had the professionals come in and take it down---hated to do this but had no choice for it was dangerous and could not be saved..Well anyway I wanted the ground even and not with a stump sticking up so they got a stump grinder and in no time at all went below the soil and got rid of it after they poured some kind of chemical in it to stop the growth or something--can't remember years ago--but the problem disappeared...Put a concrete driveway in the area and it looks really nice and gave me a lot of parking with my small lot.. For that alone it was not that much more money and you can rent the machines I believe..clancey
I'd put a short bar on a chainsaw, dig a little trench around the stump to allow for the body of the saw, and just cut a slice off from all sides (short bar to make sure that if your bar is not entirely horizontal, you're not rocking the chain on the tip of the bar).
Years ago I had looked into renting one and they were adamant that I had to dig out around the stump so it wasn't chewing through dirt and rocks...
Bad LP
Minister of Fire
Find another rental company. That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. Dirt doesn’t hurt carbide teeth.
CincyBurner
Minister of Fire
Incorporate stump into the adjacent landscape bed. Drill holes in stump to speed up decay process. Cover low cut stump with soil and mulch.
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