Dealing with a stump without having it ground out.
 

Last year, I had a tree taken down and asked them to cut it as close to the ground as possible. It was close to the fence line on the edge of a field, so I thought I would just drive over it with my JD. They left it about 6 inches high and impossible to drive over.

I decided to use Stump-Out.
The stump measured 6' 7" in circumference. I had some 10" flashing that I cut to 7' long and made a small barrel around it. I used my Bauer 10" battery chain saw to score the top in multiple lines. Poured the Stump-Out in, added water, and let it set for 6 weeks.
Last Wed., I added a couple layers of Kingsford to the top and 'lit er up'.
It burned for 3 days and then rain came.


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6 bags of topsoil added
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Grass seed and straw added and watered.
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Nice!

Good thinking on using the fire to burn it out after you killed it.

Nice work!

Don’t be surprised, if you need to add additional dirt, as the stump decays.

^^^ If it hadn't rained...I'm sure it would smoking and smoldering yet.
But I didn't need that...it did it's job.

The fire left the outer bark...I think the heat couldn't get to it good. So I used my Bauer to cut that off...which went easy.

Thanks
Yeah, I am kinda counting on that. At least I can mow over that area again. (after the grass seed takes off)

If you go the same route with the 'Stump-Out'....be aware that you might need two of them.
The one pound can doesn't go far.

Brilliant solution. I have a bunch of stumps at the family farm. Too bad I can't buy dynamite anymore...

^^^ Pmax
My place is on a hill and there are three lakes within a half mile and one is a mile long.
Not much worry of fire here.

I know...I remember going with my G'pa to buy sticks when I was a kid. Buy them at the hardware in town...and then go to a shed in an isolated area to get the dyno.

It was an easy way to clear a field.

Excellent! Nice job.

I had a big tree removed from my yard recently. The removal service did the same thing only they drilled about a dozen holes deep into the stump and soaked it in diesel fuel for a couple days before adding the coals and lighting it.

One could even clear out gullies, etc. for farm ponds too .... turtle ponds ... sliders and big ol' snappers appreciate it too!

Nice job ... reminds me of Great Grandpaw Stumpy and country engine-ears :)

I tried that with my 20V battery drill...it got very hot before I could even do one hole.
The stump was about 200 feet from an outlet, so my corded drill was out.

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Anything that saves me from trimming around it is worth it.:)
I use pramitol around each fence post, but to do that around the stump would make a large dead area.

Yer either lazee or smart ....

Or both :)!

Another option although slower is use Epsom salt . Drill some holes in top of stump . Pour the salt in the holes and on top of the stump . Cover with a pile of leaves . This method speeds up the natural decay/rot .

Thanks for sharing this. I have some stumps on my property that need removed so I can mow. I will give this a try.

Before I used the stump out, I tried my sharpened axe to see if I could chip off enough of the outside top of the stump to give a gradual rise for the mower.

I don't do it often, but I know how to swing an axe. That dried surface of a few years dead elm is like concrete. If the axe doesn't hit it square...it just ricochets off. I gave up with that after a dozen swings. :)

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