Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

[nobbie48]

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Combine gym time with stump removal. Assuming it's cut close to the ground, grab an axe and take some swings each time you go outside. It won't take too long to be reduced to chips.

Fwiw, I try not to use chainsaws for this as the dirt is so bad for them. Pruning blade on a recip saw makes quick work of roots. Make a cut close to the trunk and another one out about a foot gives you a path to dig. Get a path under the stump and slide in a jack. Pressure plus cutting other roots has it come up. You're left with an huge dirty chunk of wood and a big hole if you choose to remove it this way.

Use a pressure washer to cut away the dirt so you can follow the roots. Muddy but once you get caked you can save on sunscreen.

 

[Scuba Steve]

The easiest thing is just to rent a stump grinder from home Depot.

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[Relax]

Use a pressure washer to cut away the dirt so you can follow the roots. Muddy but once you get caked you can save on sunscreen.

There's a product called Air Spade that uses compressed air to do the same, but minimum 25 SCFM @ 90 PSI (with models going up to 250 SCFM). I think it's just basically as super concentrated air nozzle, but I could be wrong. Might be worth playing around with super small nozzles to bump up the pressure if it's just for one small job.

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