I've contemplated renting one of those things that just grinds them to oblivion. But, they kind of scare me. So, I may try to shovel method first. I'm sick of mowing around them, and I'm actually going to try to make my back .4 more hospitable this year.
On Apr 4, 2005 1:40 PM, Erika L Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Least I think we're on 14 ... > > A lot of elbow grease. > > If our yard was flatter, I'd of pulled the truck in, wrapped a chain > around the stump and root and dragged it out, which is a great method - > providing you have the vehicle power to do it - with a properly > installed tow hitch and a driver that knows how to put continues slow > pressure on the chain, and not just floor it ;) > > DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS BY THROWING A CHAIN AROUND YOUR BUMPER OR ANY OTHER > PART OF YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. (I am not > repsonsible for any damage done to your vehicles :P) > > Our biggest stump is only a foot in diameter, so we will be slowly > digging it out. The smaller ones, we used a spade shaped shovel, and > just kept digging down to get below the roots to pull them out with our > hands. The soil in our yard is very sandy and soft right now because > it's been under years of dead leaves and pine needles. It's not the > usual compact Georgia clay. It's very pliable and aerated....so it's > easy to dig. > > Still a lot of work - but at least it's not impossible. > > Cheers, > Erika > -------------------------------------------------- > > ##| -----Original Message----- > ##| From: Deanna Schneider > ##| > ##| So...digging up stumps - what are your tips and tricks? I have a > ##| couple of stumps to deal with, too. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now there’s a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152719 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
