040604 2008 - escapee posted:

On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 17:20:54 -0600, Dave Balderstone
opined:

In article , BroJack
wrote:

Can't rent a grinder because I have no truck to transport it back and
forth.

Home Depot will rent you the truck when you rent the grinder.

Actually, I had a stump ground out about 6 years ago in Dallas and it cost us
about 45 dollars for someone to come do it.


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I was watching a program on the building of the Erie Canal a few years back
and one striking accomplishment I noticed was the method used for removing
tree stumps. They had two huge wheels, looked like about 4 horses high from
the drawing, with an axle between the two. The axle was placed over the
tree stump and a chain was fastened around the axle and then around the tree
stump. Chains were then placed around the wheels and then to a team of
horses and the wheels were pulled forward. The leverage was such that the
stump would easily be removed. It was said that this method was quite
effective for its time.