[AT] 100 year old stumps are nasty (burning)

[George Willer]

Rick,

If you are out in the wide open spaces without nuisance burning rules it 
should do the job for you.  To get it started, dig a small hole beside the 
stump and fill it with something combustible.  Light the fire and introduce 
the pipe providing draft.  You may find that you have to waste part of the 
draft by adjusting the hose/pipe connection... only connect it tightly 
enough to make as much draft as you need.  You'll be surprised that the 
active burning  site becomes like a blowtorch, but don't overdo it with the 
draft.  For a big or difficult stump you might consider rigging a way to 
drip a little drain oil in.  It also helps to cover the burning part with 
dirt, at least partly.

I'm sure the Dotson brothers may be able to add a little.  :-)

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] 100 year old stumps are nasty


> George, could you expand on that a little more please?  Do you start the 
> fire on top or to the side?  My stumps are just ground high, but still 
> have to trim around them.  I've got 15 of them in the front yard to 
> remove.
>
>  'preciate it!
> RickinMt.
> PS:  Sorry to hear about your bad luck Dean!!
>
>
>
>> Dean,
>>
>> You missed a good bet if you didn't try to use forced draft to burn it. 
>> It
>> doesn't take very much... a household vacuum cleaner provides way more 
>> than
>> enough.  I've burned live stumps from live hickory trees using one.  All 
>> it
>> takes is the vacuum cleaner, a piece of pipe to keep it far enough back, 
>> and
>> a shovel so you can move dirt to direct the action.  The action can be
>> directed to even burn out individual roots.
>>
>> George Willer
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