Terry Coombs wrote:
On 12/20/2018 12:45 PM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:01:03 -0500, Frank "frank
wrote:

Â* Â* And I don't have a year or two to wait , it needs to go
NOW . If I
can get it cut off below grade I'll be alright , I need to
build that
area up with some gravel anyway - the stump is right where
the gravel
will be thinnest or I wouldn't worry about it .

I've waited years for stumps to rot in places that they are not
unsightly but you don't have that much time.Â* The best
suggestion I
think you got when you mentioned pressure washer was to use it
to wash
away the grit around the base of the stump and maybe a few inches
further.Â* Then you can use your chainsaw without getting the
rapid
dulling if you cut into gritty soil.Â* Lot cheaper to resharpen
a chain
saw than rent a stump grinder.
I had a stump pulled from the ground in recent years.Â* A 10 ton
dump
truck, a couple workers to connect chains and yank it out.Â* OP
may not
have that access to the stump.

Â* It's easy to get to , nothing in the way at all . If I had a
bulldozer ... I really only need it down to or slightly below
ground level . I used a neighbor's pressure washer once before ,
but I think his was burned up in a shed fire . I'm considering
getting a smaller/cheaper unit and using it as suggested to wash
the dirt/rocks away from the roots so I can cut them .


Not sure why you don't follow the suggestion of renting a stump
grinder. That's what they were made for.