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

[Richard Strobel]

Thank you George!  Yes, burning for me is no problem, but they shut it down 
during the winter.  Never could quite understand that.

Take Care,
RickinMt.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] 100 year old stumps are nasty (burning)


> 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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