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Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel
attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode? (I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if this is my chance) Tim |
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode? (I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if this is my chance) Jump up a notch and buy a Bosch 35lb demo hammer or it's equivalent, and a clay spade. http://bosch.cpotools.com/hammers_an...11335k-rt.html [$800 reconditioned] I still had to do some digging, but it severed 5-6" pine roots in short order- and saved me a whole lot of digging when I could angle it under the tree to cut the tap root. I chopped the smaller roots with a sacrificial axe and a sharp maddox depending on where I was standing in relation to the root. Jim |
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wrote in message ... Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode? (I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if this is my chance) Tim Don't think that will work. I have used a pressure washer to get the dirt from around the roots so I could make a clean cut. Got a few strange looks from people driving by. Colbyt |
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On Feb 1, 7:42*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
I chopped the smaller roots with a sacrificial axe and a sharp maddox depending on where I was standing in relation to the root. You mean mattock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mattocking.jpg Maddox is an angry bovine. |
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On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:40:39 -0800 (PST), Handplanes
wrote: On Feb 1, 7:42*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote: I chopped the smaller roots with a sacrificial axe and a sharp maddox depending on where I was standing in relation to the root. You mean mattock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mattocking.jpg Yes I did. And I wish I could remember what Agent wanted me to change it to,but I thought Agent was ignorant and added it.g So now I'm trying to find Agent's dictionary and make it right again. Maddox is an angry bovine. Or a Georgia Governor. And since 1964 I've confused the 2.g Jim |
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Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:40:39 -0800 (PST), Handplanes wrote: On Feb 1, 7:42 am, Jim Elbrecht wrote: I chopped the smaller roots with a sacrificial axe and a sharp maddox depending on where I was standing in relation to the root. You mean mattock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mattocking.jpg Yes I did. And I wish I could remember what Agent wanted me to change it to,but I thought Agent was ignorant and added it.g So now I'm trying to find Agent's dictionary and make it right again. Maddox is an angry bovine. Or a Georgia Governor. And since 1964 I've confused the 2.g Wasn't he the one that passed out ax handles for a photo op once? Mebbe that is how they got conflated in your head. -- aem sends.... |
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aemeijers wrote:
Jim Elbrecht wrote: On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:40:39 -0800 (PST), Handplanes wrote: -snip- Maddox is an angry bovine. Or a Georgia Governor. And since 1964 I've confused the 2.g Wasn't he the one that passed out ax handles for a photo op once? Mebbe that is how they got conflated in your head. That's the guy- and though I remember 'ax handles', too, it seems they were pick handles, so even closer to a mattock- http://www.southerncurrents.com/misc/maddox_r.htm . Jim |
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode? (I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if this is my chance) Better, an opportunity to practice Zen. Eventually, they rot. G |
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On Feb 2, 8:14�am, George wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:12:36 -0800 (PST), wrote: Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode? (I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if this is my chance) Better, an opportunity to practice Zen. �Eventually, they rot. G cut stump off level with grade dig all around stump, garden hose exposed stump use chain saw to grind down stump uder grade level. cover with dirt, seed and forget. its time consuming but way easiest way |
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Hey, that's a super duper idea. For stump removal, sawzall
and a LOT of blades is the way to go. Cut the tree as high as you can, so you've got a lot of trunk to pull on. And then use a chain and pull it out with the truck. Or come along tool to the trailer hitch. Farther out in the country, drill a bunch of holes, soak the stump with kerosene and burn it out. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Colbyt" wrote in message m... I have used a pressure washer to get the dirt from around the roots so I could make a clean cut. Got a few strange looks from people driving by. Colbyt |
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Hey, that's a super duper idea. For stump removal, sawzall
and a LOT of blades is the way to go. Cut the tree as high as you can, so you've got a lot of trunk to pull on. And then use a chain and pull it out with the truck. Or come along tool to the trailer hitch. Farther out in the country, drill a bunch of holes, soak the stump with kerosene and burn it out. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Colbyt" wrote in message m... I have used a pressure washer to get the dirt from around the roots so I could make a clean cut. Got a few strange looks from people driving by. Colbyt |
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Hey, that's a super duper idea. For stump removal, sawzall
and a LOT of blades is the way to go. Cut the tree as high as you can, so you've got a lot of trunk to pull on. And then use a chain and pull it out with the truck. Or come along tool to the trailer hitch. Farther out in the country, drill a bunch of holes, soak the stump with kerosene and burn it out. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Colbyt" wrote in message m... I have used a pressure washer to get the dirt from around the roots so I could make a clean cut. Got a few strange looks from people driving by. Colbyt |
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Hey, that's a super duper idea. For stump removal, sawzall
and a LOT of blades is the way to go. Cut the tree as high as you can, so you've got a lot of trunk to pull on. And then use a chain and pull it out with the truck. Or come along tool to the trailer hitch. Farther out in the country, drill a bunch of holes, soak the stump with kerosene and burn it out. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Colbyt" wrote in message m... I have used a pressure washer to get the dirt from around the roots so I could make a clean cut. Got a few strange looks from people driving by. Colbyt |
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I've had several stumps. Wouldn't risk damaging a chain saw or
Sawzall, but I drilled several 1" holes deep into the stump and keep them filled with 34-0-0, nitrogen fertilizer. After 2-4 years, depending on the stump size, I easily take out the remains with an axe. |
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Ok, another idea: what about using a circular saw to cut the stump
into bite-size pieces that can be hammered off? Will the dirt dull a circular saw blade in the same way it dulls a chain on a chain saw? |
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I'm thinking termites.
But if not, at least cut into the face of the stump so it holds rain water and rots faster. |
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Yes, it will. Also the circle saw doesn't make a deep enough
cut. The last time I took out a tree, I needed all the length of blade I could get. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... Ok, another idea: what about using a circular saw to cut the stump into bite-size pieces that can be hammered off? Will the dirt dull a circular saw blade in the same way it dulls a chain on a chain saw? |
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On Feb 3, 9:51*am, Bubba wrote:
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:39:33 -0800 (PST), wrote: Ok, another idea: *what about using a circular saw to cut the stump into bite-size pieces that can be hammered off? *Will the dirt dull a circular saw blade in the same way it dulls a chain on a chain saw? There is a product that you can pour on it that rots the stump out. Dont remember what it is. Just use Google. Ive also heard of some of the country fellows drilling several holes in then and pouring kerosene and oil in them. Let it soak in for a few days and then light it. Not a good idea though if you live in the city limits. Bubba Saltpetre, its a strong oxidizer that breaks down the wood. I works but results are slow. I saw my dad do it years ago and think it took a couple of years. Jimmie |
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JIMMIE wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:51 am, Bubba wrote: On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:39:33 -0800 (PST), wrote: Ok, another idea: what about using a circular saw to cut the stump into bite-size pieces that can be hammered off? Will the dirt dull a circular saw blade in the same way it dulls a chain on a chain saw? There is a product that you can pour on it that rots the stump out. Dont remember what it is. Just use Google. Ive also heard of some of the country fellows drilling several holes in then and pouring kerosene and oil in them. Let it soak in for a few days and then light it. Not a good idea though if you live in the city limits. Bubba Saltpetre, its a strong oxidizer that breaks down the wood. I works but results are slow. I saw my dad do it years ago and think it took a couple of years. Saltpetre has potassium and nitrogen that are good nutrients. You also want phosphate. Bird crap could be used as a source. Do not expect a quick result. In my experience, it has required two or three years before I was eager to attack the residue. |
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On Feb 4, 5:35*pm, "Clot" wrote:
JIMMIE wrote: On Feb 3, 9:51 am, Bubba wrote: On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:39:33 -0800 (PST), wrote: Ok, another idea: what about using a circular saw to cut the stump into bite-size pieces that can be hammered off? Will the dirt dull a circular saw blade in the same way it dulls a chain on a chain saw? There is a product that you can pour on it that rots the stump out. Dont remember what it is. Just use Google. Ive also heard of some of the country fellows drilling several holes in then and pouring kerosene and oil in them. Let it soak in for a few days and then light it. Not a good idea though if you live in the city limits. Bubba Saltpetre, its a strong oxidizer that breaks down the wood. I works but results are slow. I saw my dad do it years ago and think it took a couple of years. Saltpetre has potassium and nitrogen that are good nutrients. You also want phosphate. Bird crap could be used as a source. Do not expect a quick result. In my experience, it has required two or three years before I was eager to attack the residue.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OK the stump has been removed. Here is what I did: Used a circular saw to cut a checkerboard pattern in the top surface. Blade depth about 2-3 inches. Then I took a BFH to it and pounded out the squares. Repeat. When I got low enough, I used a sawzall to cut the remaining roots. Worked very well. Tim |
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replying to rminv, Ed the red wrote:
Sorry, the circular will offer only minimal success. Yes, you can saw to a shallow depth providing the stump wood is dry. The saw binds up in wet wood. The dirt will dull the blade. Unless you have any he patience of Job and his entire family, better count on your great grandchildren finishing the job. Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ll-356897-.htm |
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On 9/17/2018 1:14 PM, Ed the red wrote:
replying to rminv, Ed the red wrote: Sorry, the circular will offer only minimal success. Yes, you can saw to a shallow depth providing the stump wood is dry. The saw binds up in wet wood. The dirt will dull the blade. Unless you have any he patience of Job and his entire family, better count on your great grandchildren finishing the job. Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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On 09/17/2018 12:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 9/17/2018 1:14 PM, Ed the red wrote: replying to rminv, Ed the red wrote: Sorry, the circular will offer only minimal success. Yes, you can saw to a shallow depth providing the stump wood is dry. The saw binds up in wet wood. The dirt will dull the blade. Unless you have any he patience of Job and his entire family, better count on your great grandchildren finishing the job. Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . Fire line explosives... |
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On 9/17/2018 9:21 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 09/17/2018 12:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 9/17/2018 1:14 PM, Ed the red wrote: replying to rminv, Ed the red wrote: Sorry, the circular will offer only minimal success. Yes, you can saw to a shallow depth providing the stump wood is dry. The saw binds up in wet wood. The dirt will dull the blade. Unless you have any he patience of Job and his entire family, better count on your great grandchildren finishing the job. Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . Fire line explosives... Â* 250 grain/foot primacord maybe ? -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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On 09/17/2018 08:33 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 9/17/2018 9:21 PM, rbowman wrote: On 09/17/2018 12:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: On 9/17/2018 1:14 PM, Ed the red wrote: replying to rminv, Ed the red wrote: Sorry, the circular will offer only minimal success. Yes, you can saw to a shallow depth providing the stump wood is dry. The saw binds up in wet wood. The dirt will dull the blade. Unless you have any he patience of Job and his entire family, better count on your great grandchildren finishing the job. Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . Fire line explosives... 250 grain/foot primacord maybe ? That's the stuff. Insta-Trail. |
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In rbowman writes:
Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . Fire line explosives... 250 grain/foot primacord maybe ? That's the stuff. Insta-Trail. What's that light duty explosive that shooters use on their targets when they're hundreds of feet away to give them a very visible and audible sign they've aimed correctly? -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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On 9/18/2018 2:13 AM, danny burstein wrote:
In rbowman writes: Saws-all , axe, mattock, & shovel. The is no easy manual way. High pressure water blaster . Straight nozzle , not fan . Cuts wood like buttah . Messy though . Fire line explosives... 250 grain/foot primacord maybe ? That's the stuff. Insta-Trail. What's that light duty explosive that shooters use on their targets when they're hundreds of feet away to give them a very visible and audible sign they've aimed correctly? Tannerite ? -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
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In Terry Coombs writes:
What's that light duty explosive that shooters use on their targets when they're hundreds of feet away to give them a very visible and audible sign they've aimed correctly? Tannerite ? Ah, that's it. Thanks. -- __________________________________________________ ___ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:30:39 +0000 (UTC), danny burstein
wrote: In Terry Coombs writes: What's that light duty explosive that shooters use on their targets when they're hundreds of feet away to give them a very visible and audible sign they've aimed correctly? Tannerite ? Ah, that's it. Thanks. You have to detonate it :-) "... two separate components that are mixed by the user. The combination is relatively stable when subjected to forces less severe than a high-velocity bullet impact, such as a hammer blow, being dropped, or impact from a low-velocity bullet or shotgun blast. It is also designed to be non-flammable[3] — the reaction cannot be triggered by a burning fuse or electricity." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannerite_(rifle_targets) Hold my beer, watch this |
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replying to Jim Elbrecht, mi-matt wrote:
I have thought about doing this exact thing as far as an improvement over what I do today. I shovel and axe one side of the tree roots and use a comealong to pull from another tree base. This uses the weight of the tree as it comes down as leverage as I cut more roots. usually comes over slowly. Axing the roots is the worst part so I was considering the bosch. I like the fact that it pulled the roots out with the tree. I have had 3 larger tree where the person left the wire basket when planting it 30 years ago and the dam thing is still in tack. Makes axing a pain. thought about adding a small winch with remote to make easier. You get faster and better after doing this a couple times. -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ll-356897-.htm |
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replying to Jim Elbrecht, mi-matt wrote:
bosch came out with cordless version at $200 called the bulldog! -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ll-356897-.htm |
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