The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

) wrote:

The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

3/4" self feed auger bit, in a hand drill. Don't need to go terribly
deep, standard 6" bit will do.

I'd go about 6-8" deep with a 1/2" or larger bit (preferably auger)
using an electric drill.

Then I fill the holes with diesel and give it about 15 minutes to
saturate the stump. Repeat once more than lite it.

After a few days there won't be a stump.

Don't do it if the surrounding area is "at risk" of also catching on
fire.

Another method is to cover the stump with charcoal and lite it. The
charcoal will burn out the stump.

) wrote in message . com...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

Or you could just do the most logical and easy thing, rent a stump grinder

$1.00 worth of diesel or $75 rental fee + 2 round trips to the rental
yard.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me!!

On 3 Jun 2004 18:55:38 -0700, (Chet Hayes)
wrote:

Or you could just do the most logical and easy thing, rent a stump grinder

If you have the right type of tree why not consider mushroom plugs.
You can harvest mushrooms for a few years then the stump turns to mush
you can scoop up with a shovel and compost.

http://www.mycosource.com/shiilogs.htm
http://www.fungi.com/plugs/index.html

The stuff I got at home depot says to drill 1" wide, 12" deep, and then make
a sideways hole at a downward angle that joins the straight down hole in the
stump. I just drilled 3 or 4 straight down holes using a 1" wood spade bit,
about 8" deep. My tree stump was something hard, so I used a corded
milwaukee 1/2" drill. I started with my 18V Bosch, but I knew that would
die quickly because of the hardness of the stump

" wrote in message
om...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

And what chemical would destroy the stump?

i

In article , Evan Mann wrote:
The stuff I got at home depot says to drill 1" wide, 12" deep, and then make
a sideways hole at a downward angle that joins the straight down hole in the
stump. I just drilled 3 or 4 straight down holes using a 1" wood spade bit,
about 8" deep. My tree stump was something hard, so I used a corded
milwaukee 1/2" drill. I started with my 18V Bosch, but I knew that would
die quickly because of the hardness of the stump

" wrote in message
om...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

davefr wrote in message . ..
$1.00 worth of diesel or $75 rental fee + 2 round trips to the rental
yard.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me!!

On 3 Jun 2004 18:55:38 -0700, (Chet Hayes)
wrote:

Or you could just do the most logical and easy thing, rent a stump grinder


Yeah, $1.00 worth of diesel, a couple days spent watching and tending
it while trying to burn it, getting permits for an outdoor fire or
paying the resulting fines in most municipalities, worrying that the
fire may spread somewhere else, then finally renting the stump grinder
when it won't burn away.

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 19:31:06 -0700, davefr wrote:

$1.00 worth of diesel or $75 rental fee + 2 round trips to the rental
yard.

Sounds like a no-brainer to me!!

Of course, some people don't care much for the idea of pumping diesel down into
their soil either.

"Ignoramus32760" wrote in message
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In article , Evan Mann
wrote:
The stuff I got at home depot says to drill 1" wide, 12" deep, and then
make
a sideways hole at a downward angle that joins the straight down hole in
the
stump. I just drilled 3 or 4 straight down holes using a 1" wood spade
bit,
about 8" deep. My tree stump was something hard, so I used a corded
milwaukee 1/2" drill. I started with my 18V Bosch, but I knew that
would
die quickly because of the hardness of the stump

" wrote in message
om...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks




And what chemical would destroy the stump?

Potassium nitrate.

--

SVL

In article , PrecisionMachinisT wrote:

"Ignoramus32760" wrote in message
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i

In article , Evan Mann
wrote:
The stuff I got at home depot says to drill 1" wide, 12" deep, and then
make
a sideways hole at a downward angle that joins the straight down hole in
the
stump. I just drilled 3 or 4 straight down holes using a 1" wood spade
bit,
about 8" deep. My tree stump was something hard, so I used a corded
milwaukee 1/2" drill. I started with my 18V Bosch, but I knew that
would
die quickly because of the hardness of the stump

" wrote in message
om...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks




And what chemical would destroy the stump?

Potassium nitrate.


and where could I buy it?

i

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 12:28:14 -0500, John Hines
wrote:

) wrote:

The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks

3/4" self feed auger bit, in a hand drill. Don't need to go terribly
deep, standard 6" bit will do.

Thanks to all for responding.

The bit was $24 at Lowe's. The cheapest drill to handle it was $89.
(They tried to sell me a drill for $199.) Worst of all, the potassium
nitrate instructions said it would take 4-6 MONTHS to soften the wood
for burning. The internet led me to believe it would take 4-6 WEEKS.

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

So it's back to the old method I used for the other stumps: An ax and
a lot of sweat. There are only 3 stumps remaining anyway.

Sure woulda been nice to find an easier method. At age 60, swinging
that ax beats the hell out of my hands and wrist joints.

Thanks again.

Jack

"Ignoramus32760" wrote in message
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In article , PrecisionMachinisT wrote:

"Ignoramus32760" wrote in message
...

i

In article , Evan Mann
wrote:
The stuff I got at home depot says to drill 1" wide, 12" deep, and
then
make
a sideways hole at a downward angle that joins the straight down hole
in
the
stump. I just drilled 3 or 4 straight down holes using a 1" wood
spade
bit,
about 8" deep. My tree stump was something hard, so I used a corded
milwaukee 1/2" drill. I started with my 18V Bosch, but I knew that
would
die quickly because of the hardness of the stump

" wrote in message
om...
The idea is to drill holes and fill with a chemical to break down
the
stumps.

Would a manual bit brace do the trick, or would you use a
battery-powered hand drill. What size? Length of bit, etc.? Thanks




And what chemical would destroy the stump?

Potassium nitrate.


and where could I buy it?


Hardware store, plant nursery, or at the home and garden dept at many
variety stores--labeled as "Stump Remover"--read the label, diesel or other
hydrocarbon fuel will help if you intend to later burn the stump.

Bulk quantities are available at wholesale chemical houses and pyrotechnic
materials suppliers........

Beware, stump removal grade is *not* generally not pure enough for
pyrotechnic use, so suggest dont get any bright ideas about making
explosives or other 4th of July demonstrations with it.

Enuff said ???

--

SVL

On 4 Jun 2004 16:41:11 GMT, Ignoramus32760
opined:


and where could I buy it?

i

All you need is any cheap bag of high nitrogen fertilizer. Try not to get it on
anything but the stump you are trying to decay. In addition to the nitrogen
fertilizer, also put about a five pound bag of sugar on the stump to seep into
the holes you drill. The carbon in the sugar will help expedite the process


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