On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:34:39 -0500, Richard J Kinch
wrote:

Lawrence M. Seldin, CMC, CPC writes:

However, is there some kind of "chemical treatment" that is cheap
to get rid ot these.

The chemical sold as stump remover is potassium nitrate. You're supposed
to bore many deep holes, a huge chore in itself, and pack this in.
Supposedly this either (1) fertilizes fungal growth in the wood, causing
"rapid" (a few years instead of a lifetime) decay to pith, or (2)
eventually permeates the wood with oxidizer such that it will smoulder into
ash if you ignite it, like an incense punk. Neither method sounds like it
would really remove anything but parts of the stump, and likely not some
parts you really wanted gone. Nor have I tried it, or despite following
this idea for a long time, have I heard of anyone succeeding at it. I
guess if you're going to leave the stump sitting there in any case, its
worth a go.

You should be able to hire a stump-grinding service for $100 to $200. You
may find that doing it yourself with a rental unit is more than you
bargained for.


Start an argument with some guys about how hard it is, and bet them
$50 that they can't get the stumps out in less than 2 days.