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

wrote:
Anybody ever try to remove (chip out) a stump using a chisel
attachment and a hammer drill in the hammer mode?

I'm sure someone's tried it. I doubt anyone was successful.

(I've been looking for an excuse to buy one of these and wondering if
this is my chance)

Nope, sorry.

This might, however, be your chance to get a shovel, come-a-long,
sawzall, and some of these blades:
http://www.saw-reviews.com/item/B000FAPPAA

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)

Tim

Unless the thing is bone dry, or the chisel has a sharp edge, it'd be
like hammering a sponge. Especially the side roots. It isn't concrete-
it won't shatter. Probably have more luck with a ship auger, and just
start boring big holes in it. They sell stuff to pour in the holes to
speed up rot. If it is in the way, pay somebody to stop by with a stump
grinder. Or buy yourself an axe and a hatchet, along with a sharpening
stone, and spend several months doing an hour a day whittling away at
it. (Probably be a good exercise program, and good stress therapy.)

--
aem sends...

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

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.

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

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....

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

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.

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replying to Jim Elbrecht, mi-matt wrote:
bosch came out with cordless version at $200 called the bulldog!

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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

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

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
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"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

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

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

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.

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?

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?


Use a disposable blade, and probably a disposable saw. I wouldn't try to
do all the work with the saw. Checkerboard the top with it, and then use
a wedge and a maul to widen the cracks. That will promote rot, and maybe
split it up enough that you can use a jack and a chain to pull it out a
chunk at a time, like a dentist with an impacted tooth.

--
aem sends...

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
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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?

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.

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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

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

wrote in news:de581ce3-8fdf-49f5-8097-88472f2da354
@g3g2000pre.googlegroups.com:

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

Call the police from a pay phone. Tell them you saw a man burying what
looked like a body around the stump. They will come out and dig it up for
you.

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

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

I'm thinking termites.

But if not, at least cut into the face of the stump so it holds rain
water and rots faster.

wrote in news:de581ce3-8fdf-49f5-8097-88472f2da354
@g3g2000pre.googlegroups.com:

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


Drill a hole in it and pound in some McD's "food". That outta start some
rapid rotting action.