The fastest and easiest way to burn large tree stumps (and small). *updated*

[@tredford]

Thank you for making a basic, simple, direct, and to the point "how to" video without 20 minutes of bullshit exposition. You sir are my hero for today. 👍

[@craigrandall8930]

Thanks, some of these videos are so ridiculously long-winded.

[@pigbenis2812]

I live in an apartment with no yard, but I’m still addicted to tree stump removal videos.

[@ettin05162]

Bawahhahahaha!

[@monotheis6889]

I'd move. It's a lot of work if you like it done quickly, digging, power spraying and cutting. Fire, for the pyro-type. Entranced by flames, making s'mores. Lighting fireworks.

[@Technoanima]

Two years later and this guy is still OG.

[@joelmatibenga2746]

Maybe the tree stump is metaphorical

[@pigbenis2812]

@@joelmatibenga2746 or maybe not 🤔

[@GH-oi2jf]

This is the best version of the method. I like the steel drum angle. Several other videos on the subject say nothing about having water at hand.

[@hardset-vi3ze]

I'm a retired contractor with about 45 years experience and by far, hands down, the best tool i've ever owned or used (and I've owned and used many!) is a Komatsu PC28 Excavator with a thumb. It makes short work out of removing small to medium sized stumps in about an hour. Larger ones can take a couple hours but not days, weeks, months, or years...I bought a "grey market machine" down in Oregon (no sales taxes) and it's paid for itself many times over. So many uses, i can't even list them all here and best of all, no more back breaking hard ass work!!! The machine does it all and is actually fun!! If you can afford one, you won't be disappointed...guaranteed!!!! (PS. I have 5 acres in Western Washington so it's a God sent!!)

[@robfarnam938]

Machines are better workers

[@robfarnam938]

Stump grinders are good for grinding stumps too

[@jimyost2585]

I found out about doing it that way about twenty years ago. I got a 3' section of an old 20 gal. oil drum and put it over the stump and elevated it a couple of inches with some rocks to make an airspace underneath, and started a charcoal fire on top of the stump. I had to add more charcoal every couple of hours, and finally it started burning down on the inside on its own. The next morning there was a hole in the ground. In one week I burned over a dozen old pine stumps on my property using that section of oil drum. If I had a really big stump I'd go buy a used 55 gal. drum and cut the bottom out of it and use it the same way.

[@loualcaraz6497]

My father used this method to remove a stump on our property 45 years ago. It’s an ancient method that is very effective. No need for heavy duty grinding equipment.

[@jonnyrox116]

That's pretty much how we've done it for years, we also just lay cinder blocks in a circle around the stump 2 courses high, get the fire going and throw on 2 big bags of charcoal bag and all, come back in the morning and no more stump, depending on how moist the soil is you can get them to burn a good 10-12 inches below ground level. Thanks for posting, there's a lot of people here on KZbin that must be common sense challenged because they come up with the most difficult ways of accomplishing such a simple task.

[@judyl.761]

The problem for me is that I live in the suburbs in a housing complex and my stump is next to a wooden fence. I would LOVE to burn it but I’m sure it’s illegal. So I am stuck using a chainsaw, etc. It’s really difficult.

[@jasonpatterson947]

Well said

[@breastmeatonly]

@@judyl.761 Chew it.

[@shannonp4037]

@@judyl.761 Use a shaping/carving wheel on a grinder (stay away from the chainsaw style wheel). Works pretty good too.

[@judyl.761]

@@shannonp4037 Thank you so much!!!!! Due to your comment, I have discovered power carving using an angle grinder and this is going to help me so much in my handyman work!

[@edtrinity8844]

Finally somebody's got it right. I always use charcoal and it always works. Good job great video. Thanks again

[@chrisg1672]

Best method. Just an advisory to those with hardwood stumps. It takes forever and multiple sessions for a large oak in my example. Chopping, drilling, burning. Next time I pay for stump grinding.

[@dedmotorhed]

Higher flash point just means it takes a hotter heat source or spark to ignite. Great video, I like the drum and charcoal idea. I’m going to try them. Thanks

[@fishermanjoe2612]

Finally someone that knows how to make it easy. You can lay one piece of charcoal on the middle of stump light it next day 3 pieces light it then the next day build a fire in the hole of the stump with metal dryer drum around it and pretty much no cost and easy to do. Or like this guy buy a bag of charcoal and try and burn it out in one day 5 Dollar bag of charcoal. All my stumps were green and wet and I still burned them out. Iike small fires and coals with a perforated lid on top when its windy or leaving overnight so no fires break out.

[@Yophillips3272]

I just used a metal bucket I got from my job and cut the bottom out with tin snips. Put some charcoal and twigs from my yard . Worked great I didn't even put air holes in it, had enough space at the bottom.

[@thebang9669]

Sitting in my quiet living room with the volume turned up I heard you just fine. Thanks for the info.

[@rfcasey]

Like you I bore cut a 4ft wide Locust Tree stump. When I changed my car oil, I dumped the used oil into the boar cuts and covered it up. After 1 year, 8 oil changes (10 gallons), I ignited the stump. In one day, instead of stump, I end up with a crater 4ft wide 18 inches deep

[@12namleht]

Went and cut the bottom out of my 55 gallon drum. 6 Pine Tree Stumps to burn....Thanks dude!

[@johnnellis3025]

How did you cut the the bottom out of your 55 gal.drum?

[@ski5350]

@@johnnellis3025 I would think a grinder would work fine

[@sirvayr]

@@ski5350 make sure you drained all the gasoline out first. LOL

[@breid1966]

This worked really good for me. I have a HUGE sweet gum stump and used a small metal 5 gallon bucket to get it going good. I kept putting on some of last years smaller firewood. It's still going to take some work but it's a good beginning.

[@wanderingspider8988]

Be very carefull doing this. We did it one day and about 40 feet away a fire popped up in the leaves out of nowhere. Then another and then another. We figured out the root system was buring underground and lighting fires above it. Pretty freaking stressful. Had to truck in water on a quad and wait around all day to make sure it was out.

[@lennyray42]

Wow… I have heard Everglades muck fires do this similarly also, smolder under the muck during a dry season wildfire n re-emerge acres away even after the main fire has been under control…

[@gordonmitchell729]

I’m glad I read your post. I was so chuffed to see this video and thought of doing the same as I have a lot of Acacia stumps to remove, but I won’t risk it just in case. Thank you for the advice.

[@paintsilj]

Depends on what terrain you're burning a stump. I'd just dig it out, cut it up, let it dry and burn it in a fire not in situ

[@rudesword2852]

Happened when I cut down a dead tangelo tree in my backyard. Burned the stump, soaked and stirred 3 times and zero smoke. I woke up in the morning went to look again and my foot went through the ground into a bunch of embers. It smelled like fried oranges that someone peed on. I stuck my hose in the stump hole and soaked the ground for the next couple hours.

[@rudesword2852]

Happened when I cut down a dead tangelo tree in my backyard. Burned the stump, soaked and stirred 3 times and zero smoke. I woke up in the morning went to look again and my foot went through the ground into a bunch of embers. It smelled like fried oranges that someone peed on. I stuck my hose in the stump hole and soaked the ground for the next couple hours.

[@ericweredyk4142]

I was planning on using same method. Now I know it will work. Thx for post

[@FilthyManatee]

Amazing what gets put up on my youtube recommended. I have never burnt a tree stump, I never plan on burning a tree stump, I doubt I ever will burn a tree stump, but this is still interesting to me for some reason.

[@thoontiewho4551]

FilthyManatee .

[@JodBronson]

Yea me too! Only stump I got is my arse!

[@thisoldnew4544]

fire impresses everybody

[@78ginop]

@@thisoldnew4544 lmao

[@78ginop]

Same

[@michaelmueller8976]

Fire starters are great. I wore one out! I’m on the second one now. Good idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@boysrback5690]

Rent a backhoe or mini excavator $250.00- $350.00 a day take out 3 or 4 stumps in a day plus other digging or yard work.etc I just did moved brush piles. To one big pile. Tore down small out blg. Moved some broken down cars and trailers, moved bunch of gravel graded my drive way and neighbors. All done in 8 hrs and 25$ of diesel. Well worth it. Doing it by hand,shovel,rake,wheelbarrow, etc took a few day and been tired as hell..

[@joeandliz-5acrehomestead964]

I watched a lot of videos and this looks to be the best way to burn tree stumps under a controlled conditions. I gotta try this out

[@gaba8934]

I lit a recently cut spruce stump about 20 inches. It was loaded with oozing pitch. It easily caught on fire. And in minutes it was like a huge roaring 8 foot high blow torch! Phew! 😮

[@robertlafnear4865]

I use a Ship Auger and drill a side hole and use a pipe and my leaf blower to fan and speed up the process, a couple holes on top of the stump lets the air blow up and out threw the charcoal..... really speeds up the burn.

[@fm1224]

Small holes bottom drum would help with air flow, just throw old wood etc. In to get it going...adding 2 drums high help with up draft, airflow is what burns out the stump.

[@kenjohnson6603]

Add yard debris to the fire, limbs, sticks, branches and other things to burn and dispose of. It is cheaper than charcoal and gets rid of unwanted material from your yard.

[@chrisg1672]

Does not burn as hot

[@hyzercreek]

Dig a 1 foot ditch around the stump, wash the dirt off the stump with a garden hose, and cut the stump across with a chain saw to a couple inches below ground level, and then shovel the dirt back on top of it.

[@PilotViewProductions]

Don't know about the rest of these folks, but this sounds like work...not to mention trying to dig around the roots.

[@pat36a]

What fun is that???

[@pigbenis2812]

I modified a used bathroom exhaust fan with speed control to make my own chimney starter. It’s smokeless and makes red coals in a little over 1 minute with the right airflow.

[@speliotis]

Wandering Spider 1 year ago Be very carefull doing this. We did it one day and about 40 feet away a fire popped up in the leaves out of nowhere. Then another and then another. We figured out the root system was buring underground and lighting fires above it. Pretty freaking stressful. Had to truck in water on a quad and wait around all day to make sure it was out.

[@markamiller1970]

I like that you have water standing by. So few people do that, and even fewer show it. Please keep including that and maybe think of moving it to the front of the video.

[@iron60bitch62]

Wow what a simple and great idea never thought about it thanks lots going out to burn some stumps

[@theemurman1]

Small suggestion. 3inch hole near bottom of can. Using the same sieve you did lighting the charcoal. Heat rapidly exits as it rises and sucks fresh oxygen in from the bottom. Well done either way!!

[@mrcryptozoic817]

Just like a chimney fire. Air in the bottom, fire in the chimney. Works perfectly.

[@totalpkg6912]

your more successful than me .tried exact method while back

[@nycredneck]

Sweet, I can't wait to try this method. Im going on craigslist right now to find a 55 Gal drum.

[@rogerknights857]

Amazon also has a listing for a used oil drum.

[@genegeorge642]

Love this simple and effective approach.

[@joeycarpeal]

Great idea! Can't wait to try this once I get my hands on a barrel

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

Love the cowboy tongs!!! There really nice!!! 🥰🤠🥰

[@TOPDadAlpha]

My neighbor had a gallon of used cooking oil. He drilled holes in the stump as far down as his longest drill but.... 10 inches long and 1/4 or 1/2 inch wide. He poured the cooking oil slowly down the holes, let it soak over night and. Next early morning he placed the 50 gal barrel over the stump, lit the oils and let it burn. Careful of the kids... It gets very very hot.

[@PilotViewProductions]

Great job. Got some stumps around that have been there forever it seems. Cedar, because it's insect resistant, seems to last forever when it comes to stumps. Gonna try this method.

[@bowlweevil4161]

I use my leaf blower, left over chips and bark and a cup of diesel and an open ended 5 gal bucket or drum to keep it safe if you have brush or high grass near by and most of my stumps are oak

[@jaygod6140]

Always have to give those tong a couple test clicks

[@Farkles1]

LoL.. yeah no doubt. Those are some nice tongs

[@jamesmontana29]

@@Farkles1 farkles1 what up man. Stumbled along this video myself.

[@martyhargroder2481]

You Too ?

[@mjackson2619]

'Merica.

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

@@mjackson2619 fuck america lol

[@joedoe-sedoe7977]

Only it gets expensive using charcoal compared to piling chunks of wood laying around which I prefer especially if your relaxing on an evening and don’t mind feeding it (no barrel needed either) and occasionally blow out ash with leaf blower.

[@C0C0_Nuts]

I've heard people warn against doing this with evergreen stumps because they're a higher risk of root fires, can spread to other trees days later

[@Ken15643]

Thanks for posting this. This is exactly what I needed.👍

[@ArtypNk]

I only had to remove a stump once in my life long time ago, and what I did is I went at it with an axe for 15 minutes, chopping it and splitting it and roots around it as much as I could, then I just created a fire around it, it burned up real nice real fast, because it wasn't 1 solid lump of wood.

[@Kicknback]

got lots of stumps - now I can get rid of them easier - thanks

[@davidk7544]

Wow, nice and easy! How "fresh" of a stump can be burned out this way? Was this stump dry or still wet?

[@3melendr592]

Just one question. Does this method prevent shooters from coming up? It costs $80 to $90 or more to grind a stump which usually kills the roots as well. There is a product sold at Orscheln's for about $20 that you can apply on a stump no matter how long you wait after the tree is felled. Granted, it takes time but it works. The product travels down into the stump and organically breaks down the stump and the roots. What remains basically is balsa wood. The product is called Tardon RTU Picloram herbicide. It works so well that you have to shovel out the dead wood and fill the hole it leaves.

[@steveroton2416]

I'm betting you struggled in reading comprehension didn't you? If you read the title......it plainly says " The fastest and Easiest way to burn a large....and small tree stump" . Please note, that no time is a grinder used in his very helpful video. They purchased(maybe) a $10 bag of coal, and were basically finished in a weekend. You, best case scenario spend $20 on Friday. If your lucky....it will work so well that 3-5 months later, you will have balsa wood. Bottom line, if time is and issue, hurry and spend $10 on Friday to help you finish by Monday! If you're not in a hurry, spend $20 on something that should help within a few months . Genius !

[@Sugarsail1]

I've used stump grinders and the tree grows back 100% of the time, I've used potassium nitrate in drilled holes and the tree grows back 70% of the time.....I've used charcoal and so far it hasn't grown back any of the time but the local fire department will throw me in jail one of these days for burning down the entire state.

[@walkerpantera]

nice. fortunately my burn barrel is about 10 feet from the creek but I still like your idea of keeping full buckets at the ready.

[@ohtoseemusic]

Thanks. I've finally learned how to correctly use my charcoal chimney. I had been putting the newspaper in the same cavity as the coal! 😕 Ha!

[@Bear-cm1vl]

That does tend to slow the chimney down a bit... Another trick is to put just a little cooking oil on the newspaper and your starter flame burns a lot longer so you get to the grilling faster. I use one piece of newspaper and about a teaspoon of cooking oil.

[@timramm1]

ohtoseemusic ha ha

[@arthurjohnson5235]

ohtoseemusic”9 8

[@pauloconnor7951]

Best and safest way i've seen yet !. LIKE ! :)

[@redvoter3076]

I had a tree stump and may I recommend a lawn chair a 30-pack of beer a small stack of firewood a large fire rim and a Bluetooth radio and sit and watch till the beer is gone

[@toben42]

Good idea, but I'd run a sprinkler over the area after I'm done to soak the area to prevent root fires

[@Tekashi-vp4lh]

toben42 are u dumb?! Fire needs needs air to survive a root fire would NEVERRR happen.

[@MisterTwister88]

Tekashi69 Tell that to the firefighters in California genius

[@pipesmoker4238]

@@Tekashi-vp4lh jerk🖓

[@jamesdriggers2011]

I have that exact pair of tongs. Ive been trying to find them online for years to buy more. I love them they are perfect. Do you know what the brand name is?

[@jeffel1302]

Will this work with green stumps or does the stump have to be aged (dried out)?

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

if you put a few bricks under the edge of your drum for air space it will burn 10 times faster. You can also punch some holes in the side with a pic axe or something and once the wind gets in its like a jet engine man. I burn allot in the country as we have no trash service. Wind is your best friend but just keep those buckets handy. WE run a small garden tractor with a dump trailer and fill it with 5 gallon water pails. makes it easy to move and if you need to get to the fire in a hurry you just drive to it. If you burn allot in one spot you can even install an old style pump well.

[@trevormann8221]

I have discovered that surrounding the stump with a small circle of rocks help intensify the heat and it burns down much faster

[@rockinghorselivestock2491]

Thank you for the video. Have you tried this on green fresh cut stumps?

[@jackwood2168]

What about using road flairs??

[@rhinorocks]

I use the bag the charcoal comes in my chimney starter. Zero waste. Just tear it off as you go.

[@jennymontague851]

That's pretty cool except I have no idea where to get a hallow barrel like that and I'm in the city limits so doubt if if the fire would be in a barrel would be allowed.

[@craigderoche.filmclips4860]

one of the safest and easiest stump burning methods. even if your stump is bigger than the barrel. you can prep the stump then burn scrap even.

[@robertsandbulte9123]

Wondering how old the stump is. Do you have to let it dry out a year before you try this?

[@mywifeisawesome1082]

Ok. Out of all the ‘ get rid of stump’ videos I’ve seen- and that’s a lot- I really like this one. So much this is the first one I’m going to try... thanx B T W - I would’ve subscribed but then I saw your logo ☹️. GO NOLES lol

[@johntoothman4888]

Very cool!! Thank you!! I.m clearing some land an was wondering a good way to get the stumps out an I think that I just found it!!!

[@46rambo49]

why wouldn't you just set the charcoal chimney on the stump to start it?

[@davidyoung3789]

We used to use an old tire, then fill the barrel with the limbs from the tree. Does put out a lot smoke.

[@budwilliams6590]

EZ stump removal. Take a 1-inch auger bit and bore down into the center of the stump till you are a few inches below ground level. Pour in 1 OZ bullseye pistol powder, insert electrical ignitor (like they use for model rockets), tightly plug top with appropriately sized wood dowel that has been prepared to allow the electric wires to pass through (a small grove on the side will do). Depending on your situation you might want to load that stump up with sandbags before igniting. Probably illegal in many places now a days. I believe the ATF considers that to be an NFA device they call an AOW.

[@mikemonnig3046]

I see you are in a dry environment. It doesn't work so well in the Midwest with lots of rain this June and now daily pop up showers in July. It takes about a week of perseverance due to the deep down moisture.

[@Squarehead45]

If you measure up from the bottom 12 inches and cut 1" holes all the way around it will act as a Blast Furness and produce a constant flow of air onto the stump burning it at a hotter rate,,and faster

[@BrockOBauma]

The saw cuts in the stump allow air to the base of the fire.

[@Squarehead45]

@@BrockOBauma It burns faster and hotter with hole IN the Barrel. they act like a Blower once the stump starts to burn. Heat rises and pulls the air in. We have been doing this in south Texas since the 40s and I still do it today. In 24-36 hours all you have left is a hole full of ash.

[@treebuzzard5796]

A place i'm moving into has tree stumps in the yard, so i'm doing the same thing with a drum over them, except i'm going to have a bbq party with it as well, i'll drill some hole or cut out a few small sections & use my leaf blower to get it burning...looking forward to it.

[@michaellopuch521]

I've got BIG white pine stumps that are about two feet tall and fresh. Do I need to let them dry out for a year or so before trying this?

[@JodBronson]

Should have a few friends over with Lawn Chairs + Pillows + Marshmallows and have a " Stump Party " !!! 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@solohoh]

Nice job, thanks --- best without music for entertainment

[@mjgarrett9885ify]

i made a rocket stove to burn tree stumps . works great .

[@JDRay-hq7lm]

Where did you get those tongs? I've been looking for a pair like that for years.

[@rebelstudio2493]

I dig around and under them with water to spray most the dirt off of it. Let it dry out. Then burn it.

[@blueridgebushcraft8294]

I’ll bet used cooking oil would work good. Have you ever tried it.

[@ezyjack826]

great video. instead of adding more charcoal, do you think it would be ok to use heating oil sludge? I get the oil sludge from peoples tank when they convert it would give me some heat when working outside and besides getting rid of the stump it would help me get rid of the sludge.

[@rogerknights857]

Other videos on stump removal advocate cutting crossed vertical slits in the stump down to the ground, and/or coring out the center of the stump, and saturating it for several hours with diesel or oil. Then topping it off after the first batch has been absorbed-and finally lighting a fire on top.

[@larrymaloney877]

You burned a lot of charcoal and "flame starter" but not much tree. I just dug up two tree trunks, both went four feet underground. The final pull was provided by a chain and my truck. Now I can pour a concrete slab for a shed. Your method is easy because it doesn't do anything. Why not drill one-inch holes in the truck and soak it in fuel? At least it has a better chance of burning deep. You can make a trunk disappear so it doesn't show on the ground surface, but it's still underground rotting for ten years causing the yard above to keep sinking. With my tree trunk completely gone I can build a solid concrete slab supported by a compacted base, not rotting tree trunk.

[@jeanie8831]

I have a small tree trunk I would like to burn, but I don't want to put fuel in the ground.

[@SGTDuckButter]

Real nice, Thanks for the video. Better than paying dude to grind it out.

[@n5uge12]

What is that "newspaper" stuff ? Where can it be obtained?

[@vbigcountry]

Best stump removal video I have ever seen!

[@grantfahlman1815]

Mind if I ask, and please forgive me if it's already listed among the hundreds of comments/replies, how long after being cut was this done? Is it possible to do this on a tree that has just been cut down?

[@lesg9604]

Just like freshly cut wood, will let take some time to dry out. But if you had enough fuel it could work

[@hornett22]

Where can you find newspaper?

[@GhostofJohnPrine]

The key here is using a metal barrel. I was on blue barrel number 75 when knew that I was doing it wrong.

[@alanratay4583]

A guy down the street burned out a stump in a similar manner. It smoldered for two weeks, smoking out the whole neighborhood.

[@f.demascio1857]

Waxed cardboard (from the produce section of your grocery store) is a great firestarter too. I use it in my charcoal chimney.

[@SKETCH-om7cn]

Where do you find barrel no bottom

[@waynevictory5208]

Drill large hole in the center then drill 4 to 6 hole in from the side fill center hole with coal light on fie it will burn completely up .

[@MarcusLobenstein]

why does the stump needs to go? I throw some dirt on top of it and forget about it. :)

[@RT-np5ws]

Honey fungus !!!!!!

[@vmitchinson]

I have a stump in the middle of my lawn and it is a royal pain in the ads to mow around it every week.

[@tyleratchley8669]

I do this too. Gotta take care of at least 25 more on my place. Mostly Blackjack.

[@damianfarnsworth7474]

most trees are higher than the yard. How do you throw dirt on a mound and forget about it?

[@brucea550]

You cut the stump flush with the ground. You cut out the middle of the stump about 3-5” with the tip of the saw. You cover it all with soil and have a mound maybe 2” higher than the rest of the lawn. Plant grass seed. In a couple years the rest of the stump rots and the mound levels out. Unless it’s a putting green it shouldn’t be that big a deal.

[@shanechambless8]

Great way to clean up your yard with scrap wood and tree branches

[@losojosdehotspanish2162]

What if it doesn't fit in the barrel?

[@johnnellis3025]

I have a 55 gal. barrel, how can i cut the top & bottom off?

[@charlesmaki3743]

Jig saw or saws-all with metal cutting blades or a hand held metal grinder work great...

[@dicktillotson1431]

If you don't have enough common sense to get the ends out of the barrel, are you sure you want to be playing with matches? 😂🤣😂 Like I say to my grandkids, "just giving you a hard time!" No offense intended!

[@msmegification]

So they're still a whole bunch of stump left sticking out around the outer edge of the barrel which has not burned. How are you dealing with that?

[@haileyhensburg3280]

I am going to try this on a stubborn stump in my yard

[@RayFixesAll]

Was it a fresh stump or seasoned ?

[@mrmicro22]

They are super cool but just an ignition source. If your fuel burns, a match will light it.

[@svampae]

Can it burn through the roots and cause a forest fire?

[@chrisalister2297]

It has been known to happen days/weeks later. At your own risk.

[@vicO1323]

Ever hear of a root fire?

[@DiamondKingToolsWeymouth]

Great video!