stump root balls NEVER roll cooperatively, unless it isn't necessary for
them too. think it is one of Murphy's laws.

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Claudia (take out no spam to reply)
"Roger" wrote in message
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Can anyone suggest anything I could do to best remove these? I don't
want
to take a chain saw to them because of the massive amount of clay-rich
soil
embedded in the roots. I had contemplated using a hose to try and wash
the
soil away from the rootball a bit at a time. I'm not sure if this would
really even be feasible, though.

If you or a friend has a power washer - or they can be rented, or bot from
from Home Depot for 100-150 bucks - you could blast the root ball and
remove
much of the clay. Only need to remove enough clay to cut roots down to a
ball-shaped dense mass. Then try rolling it out of the yard, up a ramp,
and
into a pickup.
Never done this - just an idea.