How to Remove a Stump, Cheaply & Effectively!

[@daves4645]

Just play the background music for the stump until it kills itself.

[@FlatEarthMath]

This video is three years old. Your comment is one day old and has 11 upvotes. OMG you made me laugh. :-)

[@michellegreen155]

Needed a giggle Thank you Dave.

[@talos8878]

Hahahaha...Dave S.. that's funny right there.. I was thinking the same thing

[@MuppetJoe]

Dave S LOL...Best comment

[@I_discovered_civilization]

Dave S 🤣

[@MichaelJohnson-fc9fc]

Nice video. I remember my dad using an axe making the curtain an X shape and pouring gas on the stump in our back yard about 40 yrs ago. It was summer time I got to stay up late til 3-4 am on fire watch w/my cousin. We thought that was so great.pitched a tent in case we wanted to sleep. He hid the gas csn somewhere cause we were fire bugs as teenagers 12-13 yrs old. That stump was so huge and tree was so old it was hollow in places dad said as him n a buddy cut it down. Our stump was 5x larger than the one in video. Thunderstorm broke half of it down so dad finished it off. We used sticks as well to keep fire going all night. We fell asleep in lounge chairs after 4am. Dad took over at 5am and it burnt about 6-8 inches below ground level. He got to use more gas tho. We woke up at 3pm. We were kids it was summer break. We felt like we lost a summer day. Lol. I enjoyed your video very much my friend. Similarities from 40 yrs ago.

[@kickandrew]

This is brilliant. Burnt first stump (of ~100..) tonight using this method, and it worked out brilliantly. Blown away by the simplicity. We've tried every other technique (drilling, saltpeter, etc...) and this is by far the simplest and most cost effective. I could have cried when the stump was burning with next to no effort. You're my hero.

[@TheNealsHomestead]

+Andrew Wagner -So glad it was helpful to you! Very good to hear such a positive review. Thank you and appreciate it!

[@aenorist2431]

Slightly simpler method needs 2 cuts (seeing you have so many Stumps): 1 Push down into the center as deep as possible, just a slit straight down. 2 Cut or Drill from the groundline (even better, dig a few spades and go as deep as the stump) sideways into the main "chimney" You get a | L| kind of Shape, Chimney and Air intake. Prime the chimney, wait, done. Gets more even if you have 4 Air-intakes Radially.

[@bobcampbell1932]

Doesn't it make you feel sorry for the guys that throw away money by wearing out expensive machines, just to save fire from doing it for free, over a period of time that subtracts nothing from you? Got a rush job? Sure blow the bucks for the good of the project, but over-kill underscores under-think. If they'd do a careful appraisal, they'd find that they haven't caused one extra hair to grow on their little chests.

[@kennethkikta5947]

i agree......congrats for your success.

[@yak968]

slide a vented burn barrel over it and build a fire.works great for me

[@brucebeintema7109]

I used your stump burning method last weekend. Burned two 20" dia pine tree stumps. Method worked great. There was a slight fall breeze for couple days. Thanks for posting this. God bless.

[@roderickscapillati2839]

Why not sit on the stump and fish all day and the next day and next year. And when you get tired of sitting on the stump, sit on the ground and lean against the stump and fish all day.

[@TheNealsHomestead]

I love your comment! Have a great day!

[@roderickscapillati2839]

Thank-you

[@getoverit4887]

my thoughts exactly

[@harrybaules]

I was thinking the same thing. It's probably very relaxing.

[@daschwagg607]

I was gonna say that

[@johngray4577]

In the beginning of your video, when you're using your chainsaw to cut the plus symbol into the stump, you can see that the chainsaw is throwing a lot of fine sawdust. That's always your best indicator that your chain needs sharpening. When your chainsaw is sharp it will throw big chips if wood, but never sawdust. Good luck. I enjoyed your video.

[@mildot762]

Or the rakers need to be filed down.

[@alicepatridge2928]

Quick reminder, do not do this in the dry season, fire can travel down roots and keep smoldering for days/weeks and start a uncontrolled fire.

[@lavonnetraylor8403]

That was my question. How AND DOES IT GO DOWN TO (sometimes still live) ROOTS? What then?

[@roberttassone7676]

Back fill the hole with dirt or sand to cut off oxygen. It will stop burning.

[@brianmcsorley3229]

Seen that take place , burnt over two weeks .

[@alanchandler3952]

Got the idea from your video! Started a fire it worked great! Didnt put any fuel on it just burned it. It burned then soldered for 4 days and it went 1 foot below the ground. Kept near it with hose just in case. This was at least a 3 foot wide all around and 1.5 foot high stump. Cheap and affordable project. To rent a stump grinder is $150 at home depot didn't want to spend that. So I saved myself money! Thank you!

[@silkytp789]

Forget all the critics - cheaply and effectively. You removed your stump without having to buy anything or rummage for a drum. In the meantime, toasting grilled cheese on that fire at night with a bottle of Jack sounds like a great way to spend a late evening. Personally, looking at that property, I'm likely to have left the stump as a "utility table" when you sit on the bank, or tie a line to it for the boat or something. ALSO, for critics, this video also served as a discussion of other methods of removing a stump, so don't be harsh. This was a good, honest video.

[@OldNavy7191]

Silky Tp a

[@doenovice8347]

I was also thinking of the cookout and a night out enjoying the fire.

[@robertmiller8827]

Silky T

[@TheKentuckylady717]

Yes it was, he did a great job, but did start it too late tho....I thought....but it worked out fine.....

[@DaybirdAviaries]

Good job. I enjoy that you've included all the bits of this video, even the parts that didn't work out exactly how you wanted.

[@TheNealsHomestead]

Thank you!

[@jsnthurst1]

That stump was a perfect fishing seat and helps hold the bank together.

[@thehoneybadger8089]

Agreed

[@FrankLutz2]

Exactly what I was thinking. I’d pour wood sealant on it. Great natural seat.

[@MichaelLeal-u3y]

Omgosh," I literally was thinking the same exact 2 things you were too, as far as carving a perfect chair if he would of left more of it but I would of made a higher chair and those roots are perfect to prevent soil erosion, you dont need chunks of concrete or what not to prevent soil erosion... Right on buddy, you are a clever person...

[@NC_SUGAR]

I agree. I would have just carved it out to the shape of my rear and polyurethaned it with the marine kind and sat on it.

[@garrystone561]

In Australia we do it like this: First cut the bottom and top out of an oil drum. Place over the stump leaving an air gap at the bottom using some timber or brick chocks and put your charcoal or wood inside. Pour in a bit of sump oil and light. When the fire is really hot place a sheet of galvanized roofing iron on top. The fire will soon go out but will continue to smolder as the drum creates a draft and contains and focuses the heat even if it starts to rain. Course it tends to make a heck of a lotta smoke but that keeps the mossies and blowies away as well as the Mrs if she starts wingin' 'bout the effect on the washing. After15 hours or so the stump and all the roots will burn out without having to relight it several times. No worries. Fair Dinkum mate.

[@codydarrohn4875]

I wouldn't advise 99% of people to light a candle lol, I grew up on a farm I know people in there 50s and 60s that don't know the stove top lifts up smh

[@Chiaroscuro22]

“Just whack a stick of geli under the cunt.” - any Australian tree surgeon.

[@serchme54]

Didn’t Australia have some horrible forest fires recently??

[@the_langss]

I don't know if you will read this, but the easiest way I found to burn a stump out was Charcoal Briquettes. What I did was built a ring of bricks around the stump just slightly higher than the top of the stump, then dumped the already coals on top the stump and in a matter of hours it was burned down to the ground level. I added more Briquettes but I don't know that I really had to. I think the ring of bricks concentrated the heat. In the morning there were little steam fissures all over the yard where the roots were burning.

[@David-uc8mi]

Thank you. Live on a farm, been removing stumps for years. Always up for new ideas and easier ideas being im getting older now lol

[@karenthompson1498]

Awesome! I loved the way you showed us how to remove stumps with a little patience and time, very effectively! Thank-you Karen

[@chefgiovanni]

Nice job on the stump. We also got excited when he was blowing through the shaft.

[@shyamdevadas6099]

Ingenius! You know...almost every video I've seen that bad-mouths stump burning inevitably shows some guy who doesn't know how to create a good campfire. Your method creates a draft and chimney effect from multiple directions...which is smarter than just drilling some holes at the base of the stump. You also create 4 smaller quadrants, instead of one big cylindrical chunk. Most of all, you make the point that it requires a slow, steady burn for an extended period. Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@briandbeaudin9166]

You almost fooled us! You told us that the fire removed the stump, but the music actually did it!😆

[@goldenrules5697]

🤣

[@ragedrhino2]

Great video! Much better method than drilling holes. I tried this on a 26” pine stump, other than having it grinder, which would have cost me 600 smackers. I’m burning it now while I’m writing this and it is working great. Blowing out with metal straw. Keep em coming!

[@arthurvandelay7677]

The cuts you made demonstrate a fire-making technique known as the Swedish Torch/Candle. If you make the cuts wider, you can build the fire inside the stump without using diesel fuel. I wouldn't suggest to anyone that they go to bed and leave this burning in a strong wind. I burned a stump once and the fire spread through the dead roots, igniting leaves far from where I'd cleared.

[@captainfragger6295]

Or he could just use an auger and make a rocket stove. I don't know where he got the idea that sawdust won't burn. Maybe if it was extremely wet from a fresh cut. But it dries out pretty quick in the open air.

[@edofstad9675]

@@captainfragger6295 Apparently you have never been around a saw mill that burns it's own sawdust. It might smolder for weeks but only the surface will burn.

[@captainfragger6295]

@@edofstad9675 apparently you don't understand quantity. You're talking about a place with piles of it everywhere. Piles that can spontaneously combust. I'm talking about somebody cutting into a log to make a swedish torch or a jet stove and then worrying about every little bit of sawdust inside the hole. Apparently you've never seen a KZbin video or a video on Instagram where someone takes a hand auger and drills the holes and then puts some of the sawdust back in it and sits it on fire with a few sticks. And in this video this guy is burning more sticks than he is wood. The whole purpose is to burn the stump. Not burn a bunch of sticks on it. And if you have a chainsaw you can cut more Cuts than just an X. You can cut a double x. The more airflow the better. And as I stated if it's a fresh cut on a living tree the sawdust will be damned but if it is been dead and it's a dead standing tree that shouldn't be a problem. Not to the point of trying to blow a bunch of air in there before the fire is started

[@captainfragger6295]

@@edofstad9675 and by the way I have been at and worked at sawmills. I have been to places where sawdust is all over the place even outside blowing like snow every day of the year. I've been in paper mills, I've been around coal. I have been a lot of places and done a lot of things. I've seen flower ignite like an explosion when you had enough of it in the air. I seen bales of hay burst into Flame without anybody setting them on fire. I've even looked down into a volcano. Don't assume you have more life experience than the next guy. I've even been in refineries that were so old they were originally made to produce kerosene and they would pour out gasoline to evaporate in the dirt. I've been to Refinery so old they had valves with swastikos still on them. I've been inside a boilers, heaters, cooling towers, Heat exchangers, processed Towers, even a smokestack. I've been in caves and mines, I have hauled hay, even drove a semi for a while. Been on an oil drilling platform, even a windmill. But if you want to compare a pile of Sawdust to less than a handful then okay.

[@edofstad9675]

@@captainfragger6295 Whats wrong buck wheat?? Keep trying to justify yourself. You talk to hear your empty head echo. Learn how to do it the right way, Someone just might have KZbin video you could learn from 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@blankspace1242]

Alright you have convinced me. I'm renting a bobcat.

[@ronald6138]

LOL

[@BeyondTheMountains1]

These ' How To Do Recordings ' are always helpful in finding the resolution to the on-going problem and or project to be done. Before these ' How To Do ' instructional videos... it was just a learning process for the so many in trying to find the easiest way to get it done without involving high costs or major machinery to get the job done. Nice ways for all of us out here when it is time to get the job done. Scott Lanson

[@billcallahan9303]

BBQ lighter fluid is safer & burns longer. Great video! I got 4 to get rid of. Big help! Thanks again!

[@johncostello5127]

My uncle Sonny used the exact same method on his farm to get rid of medium sized stomps back in the 50's when I was a kid. He did one additional thing after the stump was burning on its own. He would take a 55 gallon barrel punch a couple of holes into it then turn it over onto the stump. It allowed the stump to continue burning but slowed down the wind and contained the heat so there was no stump left in the morning.

[@briangascoigne8966]

What a great way to get rid of a stump, and so easy. Thankyou gazza.

[@davebryant3716]

Why do most people think we need music playing in the background? I managed for a couple of minutes then went elsewhere for stump removal.

[@dmz6973]

I agree and this point applies for just about every video posted anywhere about anything. It is super annoying and in most cases doesn't really help convey the point or cultivate interest. Just like you said, you went elsewhere.

[@noeldowling1761]

Corona virus 9.30pm and it is the

[@noeldowling1761]

Corona

[@rizzo919]

It fills the void of slience

[@dmz6973]

@@rizzo919True. I get that, but many times I feel it's more of a distraction. Sometimes it's nice to hear silence, too.

[@tcniel]

Used this method, and it does work and when you are done it is all gone, very clean cheap way to get out.

[@mikepthekangaroo7596]

I don’t have a stump to burn so I just ordered one on Amazon.

[@farklefuster6876]

Mikep The kangaroo I did also. Due to the virus it took ‘em a month to deliver it. While I was waiting for amazon to deliver the stump some druggie stole the old one.

[@cgsbff]

Man that made me laugh.

[@williamferryman7439]

@@farklefuster6876 As see err e

[@michaelmartin598]

@@cgsbff see see it Was a good night my love

[@cfonvip5151]

@Mikep The Kangaroo - If you don't have a stomp to take care of, why did you watch this video?🤔

[@mwsc]

That’s a clever and fun way to get rid of the stump. Thanks for sharing and you seems like a genuinely a nice person.

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Yes, he seems like a very nice person! It would have been more exciting if he used a stump grinder though!

[@richardburke402]

This guy is clever. Straight forward and common sense.

[@hortondlfn1994]

That is the most annoyingly repetitive music!

[@donalddien8108]

After reading replies that music should shatter the stump

[@stevegraham4824]

20 years later... "well, we've made some progress, and it's really starting to diminish the stump. The psych ward has allowed me to come back and record over the past 19 years, though I can't seem to get that music out of my head even though they've upped my medication."

[@joshgage5552]

Lmao

[@atlantaredesignyourspace8268]

A man willing to admit he needs more work...priceless!! Love this!!!!

[@diegoreds]

The MUSIC is Classic “Twilight Zone,”. Style? LOL, After 20 years Lake dried up, Half stump Termite Eaten, Graffiti Tag, & Beer Cans Everywhere?

[@jaydee9089]

The key word is desile fule..use some use alot!!!!! Not 3 drops...let stump soak in fule for atleast 2weeks..soaking it with fule everyday.then george foreman time...after a goooood long soak...set it and forget it..great method if its done rite..takes time and fule

[@brucem7390]

Hell yeah I’m with you on that cobber. If he sharpened the chain that might help too.

[@DevonDumpling123]

This was a very honest video things kept not quite working but you showed the honest truth of what it take well done felt for the stump though

[@alb9233]

First of all, make sure the chainsaw blade is very sharp (yours obviously wasn't). After cutting the cross, measure the depth of the cut in the centre, and mark the chainsaw blade about two inches longer than this measurement. Now point the chainsaw straight down and cut straight down with the tip of the chainsaw until the mark on the blade is level with the top of the stump. You should leave the sawdust in there as this will soak up some of the diesel and will help the fire burn in the bottom of the stump. After the first soaking with diesel oil and standing for a day or two, put about the same amount on again and let that soak for a day. Now add a bit of gasoline to light the fire. The sawdust will burn and will make sure the stump is burning in the bottom as well as the top. It will burn down much faster that way. We did ours this way and it was pretty fast.

[@robertjdejong]

Hey Ali B Mr. Knowitall, :P Please let this man have his pet stump?! At least appreciate how creative the TLC is he put in to it (a (former) arrow aluminum shaft to do blow jobs)(lovingly massage Diesel in), other than simply using a tractor (he mentions a plough so he must have) to pull it out. Even with the blunt chainsaw, just fecking sawing it off, (after digging a foot deep around) would have been much less work than even the cross cutting ordeal to begin with :) I have seen far more interesting videos with way less views than 7,5 Mil, must be the music? Right? Time for my meds

[@gkess7106]

When you see fine dust coming out of your chainsaw, it is very dull.

[@damianfarnsworth7474]

First of all He probably, like myself, figured no sense in sharpening when he'll be cutting against the grain and will likely hit dirt which will destroy the blade sharp or kinda sharp and it's called a plunge cut when you cut from the saw bar point straight into it. Try not to be a Dick next time. Try "Hey you know what else works good" or " You know what I've founds seems to work better". Anything but "Hey I'm a jerkoff"-slang for "First of all"

[@BC-kn6cw]

Nah just plunge cut a hole at the base and a chimney out the top. Turns it into a single use combustion heater.

[@bassman6211]

Glad I wasn't the only one that saw just how terrible that saw performed. If my saw isn't chucking curled chips I'm pulling out the file. ESPECIALLY if I'm going to put it on the internet.

[@jeffolp1782]

Great evening project. Sitting around the fire and cooking some bratwurst would make this night great. Oh a beer would be a must.

[@nigel2093]

I don't even have a stump to get rid of, why did I sit and watch this all the way through? 🤣😂

[@emilychris7468]

Neither do i, But I had to watch it twice..???

[@CL-wd2zw]

Addictive, waiting for some great miracle, or the woods catching on fire

[@EMScott-le7vu]

Nigel You’re a pyromaniac at heart. You are in the majority

[@garywarman4402]

You were stumped, mayby? 😂😂😂😂

[@mariapenney579]

@@emilychris7468 ME TOO!! But I love watching fires burn. :)

[@billyadams5070]

Loved your vedio. I cried when I seen you. You look exactly like my brother who passed away. God bless your family and thanks.

[@HistoryGe3k]

I can remember as a child watching my relatives get rid of stumps. They would dig about 2-3 feet down beside the stump (allow for a plow) and then put hot coals around the stump. Worked really well. Takes about one night to complete the burn. Disadvantage - hard work digging the hole. Then fill the hole up with dirt.

[@youtube_username_]

The chainsaw noise was less irritating than the music.

[@c.r.hoodheritagefarms8825]

Seems to me you could have saved a lot of time accomplished the same by cutting the stumps off flush at ground level with your chainsaw... just saying!

[@laurarose5782]

Connie Hood that’s exactly what I was thinking too😬

[@wordimobi5765]

@@c.r.hoodheritagefarms8825 Where that stump is located I suppose that would be acceptable but on a lawn or more used area using a chainsaw will still leave a lot of stump above ground level. You cannot cut flush with the ground, beleive me I've tried. So this is a good technique as t leaves the stump residue actuallly below ground level, and as he says the stump itself is the fuel and the shelter for the strong burn necessary.

[@Chinese_Chicken]

Dig around the stump then cut below ground level.

[@webranger1962]

@@c.r.hoodheritagefarms8825 That's really hard on the blade. Dirt will wreck a chainsaw blade in a sec.

[@martinhaskell376]

Next week: how to easily dig a 100 foot well with a tea spoon... 😆

[@Frenchylikeshikes]

I could not help but notice the beautiful dog in the backdrop... Looks like a Great Pyrénées to me. I love those dogs.

[@squidcat11]

great tip and thanks for the video. TIP: most people would probably rather hear the naturally occurring sounds than some music track. thanks

[@timbuck2505]

@squidcat11 I'll second that. Sounds too much like commercial TV. Even the wind was trying to drown out the music. ;)

[@notdividedusa1838]

I think the sound track complimented his patience.

[@schmipps1239]

Most people would rather view another video.

[@MartinSage]

My grandpa used to drill a hole in the center, put a stick dynamite in it to blow stumps to smitherines🤪 or put a speaker next to stump and play your background music to destroy stump😵

[@yustolmyname]

That pointless background music burned my ear drums out in 30 sec or less. Ahhh Aaa aa aa Ahhh Aaa

[@michaellangshaw1521]

Cayden McGraw what does 98iii mean. I even googled it! No luck...at least nothing that made sense or applied to this. So go ahead and increase my vocabulary please and thank you. 😊 Mike

[@castlehill6717]

A little ANFO goes a long way...

[@castlehill6717]

michael langshaw I think its just some guy who was probably drunk or something and didn’t mean to comment

[@slavicaserdar7423]

Good method to distroy strump but you spend to much time for it. Excellent for watching 🔥 for kids and playing around that but and useful for that.

[@user-bx7nw1ve6y]

Of all the methods I viewed on "Fool Tube", this one seemed to make the most sense, so I tried it, with the exception of using more sticks for fuel than what was presented. I got things started with a little diesel and let it smolder for a couple days. It was cheap, effective and trouble-free.

[@bobcampbell1932]

My experience, (for 60 years, I'm 78), exactly! On occasion, in the dark, I've seen red glow some feet down. The magic is the super heated surrounding earth that will maintain burning conditions between small drafts of air fighting down to replace the rising burned gasses. That is unavoidable, the conditions cannot create a vacuum and heat WILL ALWAYS rise. This will only occur in wood that leaves little to no residual ash when burned completely. Most hardwoods will generate a smothering ash, limiting the depth of burn.

[@johnlehane8689]

That was great, didn't realise it could be so quick, I have a few stumps to get rid of, so now I know, cheers.

[@teddykgb3865]

Always a good idea to start a fire during high winds. Just brilliant.

[@notanota7425]

I'm thinking this guy actually has followers what are they pyromaniacs

[@MrTruth-kh9nr]

I don’t even have trees but for some reason I was compelled to watch the whole thing. This weed is good

[@brianlane9534]

yes it is

[@dalebronniman9060]

Deja vu. I wonder if I wrote this comment earlier?

[@quintonwright9957]

Haaaahaaa! Me to!

[@jbstocktalk]

I would've mounted a swivel chair on the stomp and fished for years off of it.

[@brandonjacobs6373]

good way for a swivel to break and go up your butt

[@MichaelJohnson-fc9fc]

Hell yea. Great idea. It was right on the lake wasn't it. Sounded as though it was in his way of mowing who the hell mow's that close to the water. That was an excellent idea though.

[@steveaguinaga3821]

Yup....

[@BobABooey.]

I was thinking that would have made a good fishing chair as well.

[@yolandaf.garcia5000]

Was a practical and inexpensive method you demonstrated in the removal of a stump!!!

[@TheMickeymental]

Great Idea I have a friend who lost his foot in a cycle accident, tried this on him and he loved it.

[@dennisschott7839]

that is too ... funny .!

[@danmartinez9497]

Caught me totally off guard.. I almost choked on my coffee.

[@kenfett7070]

I agree with Roderick. It was a perfect seat to fish from.

[@StellaForteStellaForte]

I have no need to burn out a stump but found myself here. Enjoyed upload. You come over as a good guy. Wish you well for 2020!

[@carolinacoins]

I found your video very satisfying. Thanks for taking the time to make it and share with us.

[@prrrrck]

Suddenly you were being recommended to a video from 2017....... The algorithm works in mysterious ways.

[@toddterrell8798]

7 million views more than likely.

[@Rebel9668]

I wouldn't bother blowing the ash out. We've burnt stumps before that burned down into the ground and burned the roots so far underground that smoke was arising out of the soil and ain't no way to blow ash out of that, lol. The ash even acts to keep the fire hotter for longer, that's why folks used to "bank" their furnaces at night, or their fireplaces. Under that ash the next morning you'd still have hot coals to make the next day's fire easy to start.

[@steelthfighter]

i could tell he didn't have much knowledge of fire building. fire doesn't fall, embers fall. you could have used the center flew method by drilling two holes. or cut it off. and hint. chain saws shouldn't put out powder, it should be shavings. sawdust doesn't hinder fire, it helps fire. there's a reason why fire starters use sawdust and paraphane/kerosene. camp staff for years teaching kids how to build fires with sticks and birch bark. hell i started a fire from a piece of firewood and hemp rope (wasnt expecting it to work).

[@kurttappe]

I agree; fires usually remove their own ash with no need for assistance. But he looked like he was having fun playing with it; I'm a bit of a pyro myself so I can see myself tinkering just as he did.

[@williamvictory8362]

Aye aye matey! Burn the bejeebers out of it I

[@bonedoc4556]

That's why you don't have campfires near roots. They can smoulder through the season and start a forest fire when no one is around.

[@ronaldgresty7683]

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[@serchme54]

In many areas this can cause a forest fire so keep an eye on the process at all times, if there is a large root system the fire can pop up in other areas.

[@lindaorr1028]

Yup. There is a fire thats been burning up north (alaska) for a little over 40 years. Its burning under ground, roots are the fuel. It dampers down in winter and smolders back to life in the spring. Up in the tundra.

[@AndrewintheBerks]

The worst thing you can do.

[@curtisaitken7027]

He left the fire. Went to sleep and can back out in the am. Completely irresponsible and dangerous.

[@zedwpd]

@@curtisaitken7027 Are you sure he went to sleep, or did he lay there watching the fire. Who knows.

[@curtisaitken7027]

@@zedwpd @13:50 ish in the video he said we will leave it for the night. Then comes back at about (@12:40ish) 7:30 at night and said this is the last check when he is filming clearly in the dark…soooo he himself says so.@ 17:05 “well here we are in the morning” Where you there. Do you have any info he had a fire watch later in the night? It’s not discussed in the video so… Either his communication skills are lacking or he did exactly what he said he did. What evidence do you have to prove otherwise?

[@Metalsuitman]

Great video. Really nice guy and I could tell you enjoyed helping fellow DIYers. Thanks.

[@eltomas3634]

The good news is, if you are ever accused of the crime of arson, this video is solid evidence of your innocence. One trick I have done is to take your pry bar and spread the cracks open, then drop or drive a few rocks, short branch spikes, or wedges down in the cracks to keep them spread apart. If you have time, you can just periodically every week or so, keep spreading the cracks wider as the stump relaxes. Rocks and gravel will naturally drop deeper and deeper as it spreads. Then burn it when it's wide open like a flower. Or put dirt down in it so it holds rain water and just let it rot out.If you have wind like you had, you can use mud or branches or even big bricks or rocks to block off one crack so the wind comes in one crack and blows out the other two. Sort of like the rocket stove concept. You could have also dug some dirt out on the upwind side and made that cut really deep.Some of that saw dust in the cracks would have soaked up the fuel really nice and burned a lot longer to build up the heat necessary to keep that fire burning. The heat loss from the wind is what killed it. One other option, if practical for the given situation, is to use a propane torch. Stick the torch tip in the base of the cut on the upwind side and let it run for several minutes. Anchor the bottle in the dirt. You can also make a few more crosscuts at the top of the stump only. They don't have to go all the way down like the first two. You could also make a small bowl with the tip of the chainsaw or an axe. If you have one of those charcoal chimney starter cans, you can turn it upside down on the top of the stump so it will hold lit coals or contain kindling for a starter fire. This helps to prevent the wind from carrying away embers that could start a fire you don't want to start. And lastly, if you make a large diagonal cut, you can saw out a huge wedge, remove the wedge and cut a V in the leading edge of it. Replace the wedge back where it was but use rocks or small branches as slavers so there is an air gap around the wedge. You can put coals or fuel in the pocket you made with the V notch. It's funny how it's all so simple and brilliant ideas just seem to flow when someone is sitting behind a keyboard with their feet up sipping coffee.If you want to start a really good debate or a dynamic group project, just put about six men together and have one of them start building a fire. The expertise and knowledge will be overwhelming! Who knew there were so many fire experts everywhere, it's uncanny.And once the fire is built and everybody has downed 6 or 8 beers and high fiving each other, have somebody start to grill some steaks.I liked your video, despite what the majority of everybody on KZbin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit is saying. - cheers!

[@ernestknowles3424]

Hey nice bonfire

[@jackvincent870]

"If you want to start a really good debate or a dynamic group project, just put about six men together and have one of them start building a fire.".....the insight of this remark is staggering, starting with the scenario of only one man doing the Working and the other men offering Their Advice on the work,not necessarily in agreement with each other. I can imagine a Mark Twain story which built on this theme.

[@ownpetard8379]

The key to grilling the steaks, is first, top quality meat. Very important. Followed by the best quality diesel - the higher quality the better. Price should be NO OBJECT to getting the best diesel. Slather that liberally over the stump, lite it then put your mesh grill over that, and place the steaks, with favorite rub, gingerly down on the mesh. Flip one, just ONCE, and take off and enjoy Steak a la Delvac! Yum!

[@therugburnz]

Air...Air... I need AIR.. Gasp!!!

[@rickeymarler6862]

No

[@raymacdhomhnuill8018]

Just put a 50 galon oil drum with the bottom cut out (metal tube) over it after you have it started burning with some charcoal on top of the stump. It will burn like a rocket stove, well down below the ground level, quicker and hotter and help contain the fire to the stump

[@michaels3972]

We have a tree farm and do the same (use a 55 gallon drum). We add scrap wood and limb pieces to the barrel, no gas or diesel, and our stumps burn all the way out including the roots. One side benefit to using the drum is containing the sparks in windy situations. The drum also helps to keep the heat concentrated around the stump.

[@LockerDog]

Michael Shomate Do you have to cut a plus sign (+) in the stump when you do the 55 gallon drum method?

[@michaels3972]

@@LockerDog no

[@LockerDog]

Michael Shomate A further improvement on your 55 gallon drum method has been made by The Australian Man (that's the name of his channel on the KZbin) - or maybe the method you described is exactly the same as his. Everybody here should watch that video. His video shows a drum burner that is extremely quick and easy to make: just six cuts are made into a drum. His method was intended to prevent wildfires in his climate which has been dry. The position of the intake (side hole) can even be adjusted relative to the stump by turning the drum if only one side of the stump was burning out and leaving another side unburned! No cutting a plus sign (+) or use of diesel is needed. A metal mesh could be added to the top hole for catching sparks if needed. Also, the air flow through the top hole could be adjusted by bending or unbending the flap which results from leaving one side of the triangular hole attached.

[@loloholmes2793]

Maybe he didn't have one available to him at the time

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

Thank god for this video. Until I saw this tutorial I was stumped.

[@justinhayden9374]

Ha ha, stumped? Funny man.

[@MrDreis4444]

haw haw haw!!!!!

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

@@MrDreis4444 I know. I know.

[@terryjohnson2118]

Thanks, worked just like the video even better. I started in the morning and let it go and it got the roots. Left a big hole.

[@therian8637]

2:09 when your sawdust looks like this your chain is dull and needs to be sharpened. When you stop getting big chunks then you need to sharpen your chain and it's always best to carry a file with you.

[@DeRobez]

Ya except he’s cutting across the grain (“ripping”). The chain he’s using isn’t designed for ripping. Depending on what you’re ripping, without a ripping chain, you either get literal dust, like he’s seeing or you get long strands that get jammed up in the clutch cover.

[@IanCdnMerkaba]

@@DeRobez still way too powdery. this cross cut shout be stripping long thin strips, like a cheese grater.

[@DeRobez]

Ian you’re right. I watched again & there’s no reason that it shouldn’t be long strands. Old logs/stumps that are rotting crumble/become dust but there’s no indication here that this stump is old or rotting so you’re right. My bad

[@mariaparent23]

@@JeremyVanSkiver I resemble that remark! :). Happily, I finally live in rural America, know I have much to learn, and learn much by helpful commenters. Sure beats city life!

[@Donny_Juanny]

"You don't need to build a big fire on top". Builds big fire on top.

[@mr.critical5023]

He did that after he burned the center of the stump out.

[@herbertripka9844]

0:48 Cut horizontally as low as possible 1:15 Cut a plus sign into the stump. Make vertical cuts down to ground level 3:06 Blow out sawdust in vertical cuts, using aluminum arrow shaft, or a straw, PVC pipe, or hose 4:00 Pour 1/4 cup diesel fuel into vertical cuts, let it soak in 4:57 problems with just building a bonfire on it 5:21 Pour some gasoline on it to add flammability 5:47 Light with a match 6:23 Added wood coals from wood stove 8:28 "Not a great say to start a stump fire" 9:00 "More and more coals falling to the bottom" 10:45 "To sum up what we did" 11:00 blow out the bottom of the cuts with long tube straw 13:28 One hour 15 minutes in 13:50 "We're going to leave it for the night" !! 14:13 Blazing stump fire 15:35 Blows fire with long tube straw 16:45 "I'm having a bonfire, I'll check back in the morning". Leaves fire unattended 17:00 Morning. Fire is out 18:00 Restarts fire 19:40 One hour later. Flush with the ground 20:21 "Might be able to plow in a year or so" 20:27 Added chicken litter and garden soil to make it break down faster 21:10 Going to make a new video with a variance on this method

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Why didn't he just get a beaver or a woodchuck to fix the problem! Would have been safer!

[@garyhighley9022]

Thanks...now I don't need to watch this vid...I think I'll carve my stump into an animal or something cool.

[@eliseville]

Thank you! I need this to really kill some nasty privets! Gotta wait till CA gets enough rain for safe burning first. Will this even kill privets?

[@ehombane]

summary of a really pathetic stump removal. two days wasted and thew stump is removed only above the ground a real man would have removed it in half an hour with an axe and a spade. a weak man or a woman would have removed it in one hour or two.

[@garyhighley9022]

@@ehombane then show us how it's done you dork.

[@patriciaeasterday2125]

Great job! Enjoyed your video.

[@cos.9864]

Very interesting, you need a wind breaker, something like a removable freestanding wall to keep the wind away while it catches and keeps going.

[@marktroilo2055]

I use Charcoal briquettes , They burn longer & hotter, but basically the same process. Works great!

[@aenorist2431]

It burns exactly as deep as the lowest air intake, and then self-extinguishes. To get all there is to burn, you dig on one side, then drill into the lowest coherent mass of the stump to get airflow to your middle cut. That way, you wake up to a hole full of ash and no underground stump remaining.

[@bobcampbell1932]

Quote: "It burns exactly as deep as the lowest air intake, and then self-extinguishes". That's only true until you've established a strong burn. After that the fire will follow immutable laws, 1. Heat rises. 2. Nothing in this activity can create a vacuum, (light partial is NOT "a vacuum"). 3. Available fresh air will commonly fight past the rising hot gasses to insure that no vacuum is created. Only a heavy, smothering ash bed, high water table (or other water source like a monsoon), or small diameter of burning (dry) root, over-powered by cold earth, will extinguish this cycle. Some conifers and other lighter woods will virtually burn up, leaving not enough ash to smother that cycle. I pushed a wire over 4 feet into some voids left by burning a large Joshua tree stump. It burned for over a week, deep visible red glows at night, zero visible smoke and virtually no odor after burning below ground level. Burning at night in that area is prohibited but sans any normally detectable indicators, the only risk was to tiny wandering critters. NOTE: there was considerable ash in shallow voids, that cooled before it was "completely consumed".

[@doriendelusignan5800]

Ae Norist, You have not witnessed underground fires? They will follow fuel sources for up to miles and as long as decades. I have been around underground logging and coal fires frequently. Google the Pennsylvania underground fire and learn. Whole town / community relocated. Dorien deLusignan

[@dubmob151]

16:45 Leaving that to burn unattended seems risky, especially under windy conditions.

[@WendyK656]

I will have to show my husband this! Thank you Jeremiah

[@billhensley76]

This was about the funniest thing I've seen in the last few weeks...the guy is SO patient!

[@notdividedusa1838]

That's what I kept saying to my husband!

[@The1nonlyjesicraker]

Is this guy single? Because I feel like he'd have enough patience for me 😂

[@universallaw8850]

@@The1nonlyjesicraker lol good 1 because we all know dealing with any woman takes tons of patience.

[@The1nonlyjesicraker]

@@universallaw8850 Yes, we are confusing creatures. The best thing I can do to accommodate for that is to be humble, communicative, and self-aware.

[@universallaw8850]

@@The1nonlyjesicraker I wish most women thought like you do in this regard but they seem to seriously lack self accountability us men aren't as difficult to figure out we're just plain A holes sometimes If a woman can deal with us she's also golden.

[@neknosnaws5990]

A word to the wise: While I was a chokerman in my youth, I set one on fire. Days later the hole was so deep I couldn't see the fire anymore. An old logger told me that the fire inside can smolder for months, and start to burn again later, thus creating a risk of a forest fire if it is in proximity to other trees or combustibles.

[@mariaparent23]

I have a wide stump 10 feet from the barn. Thanks to your helpful post, I will not use this method, as the roots may be underneath the barn! Much obliged!

[@victoryhill1]

Thank you for your comment!

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Good thinking! Not safe to leave it be, once you set fire to it!

[@ventright3164]

Who goes to with a fire burning in the back yard? Dumb luck the wind didn't spread the unmonitered fire overnight. Geese

[@davidg813]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Cut the stump to the ground level , drill holes in the remaining stump ,, put gasoline on it and torch the darn thing.

[@PyroPolo]

You took the words out of my mouth. He could have saved a lot of time cutting it close to the ground and building a small fire on top of it. One bag of BBQ briquettes will do the trick.

[@organicgorillamunch]

David G yep this guys an idiot

[@mikepthekangaroo7596]

Or, bring in an excavator, dig out a trench approximately 64’ X 30’ and build a new house right on the water. Stumps history and you have a water view.

[@thomassoleau5054]

Thank you, I have never had to do away with a stump. I live in the city and I won't pay to much for anything as I stretch what little money there is in retirement. Thank you again, as I am old. in order to survive, I must be smart and do the best I can. God bless you!

[@edrodrigues3333]

I’d say that chain is pretty dull already.

[@patkarp1965]

Thinking he hit the dirt a few times along the way. LOL

[@mikeabbott2396]

@@patkarp1965 It was dull when he started look these are friction burns 1:12

[@johndiemer9858]

I can't get that whistling tune out of my head. I'm just gonna set myself on fire.

[@billhensley8324]

Lol

[@jimmypage632]

John,start with a little diesel Lol

[@jamesmcclelland9547]

Lol

[@bonzo3569]

You'll be happy to know before you croak that Neal will suffer from tinnitus due to lack of hearing protection. :-)

[@damelas2]

This is great for the unemployed that have nothing better to do.

[@jimberman8692]

Unattended fire? High winds? Nothing could go wrong. And great cheerful music. Good technique though. Enjoying the vid thanks.

[@herrickthered]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this was a little off. I mean, it worked, but leave it burn overnight? With the wind blowing that hard?

[@brucemcneill4682]

Yup. I don't think the city will go for that.

[@johnp1282]

As a fireman I STRONGLY suggest you not burn on a windy day like this.. Embers can cause forest fires etc..

[@harrypalmer7739]

as you are a fireman, what about the risk of starting a fire via the root system? Fire can travel underground via any roots

[@a.ham.9856]

@@harrypalmer7739 A serious concern. I've found stumps smoldering weeks after a forest fire passed through. Given the right conditions that could cause a flare-up.

[@chrisb.2395]

Thanks for you video!! You helped me. Also try this!! Same concept as a bellows on a forge one you get the fire going, stand and 10-12 ft away with a leaf blower and you can really speed things up.

[@carolsydney6905]

Nice video. I was curious even though I couldn't imagine doing one on my own property. I live in the woods and fires can burn in tree roots during summer and smolder in winter only to start up again in summer. So I'm reminding people who live in the woods like I, beware of forest fires. Still a good vid.

[@fixitmann6685]

Also not a good idea in the city. The neighbors will be calling the fire department, and you'll probably be written up and fined, especially if you leave it burning over night unattended.

[@caatabatic]

why not cut is as low as possible to start... then burn it? maybe save a day that way?

[@DJJOJJ3]

Three years, five months later the stump was removed with a crane

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Too funny!

[@pie1805]

Awesome. This just fixed my problem and saved me $500! 👍🏼

[@punkshot9742]

Great opportunity to catch a handful of bluegill... gut em, scale em, wrap em in aluminum foil with some olive oil /salt & pepper, once the stump starts burning, throw the fish wrapped in foil on the stump, flip em a few times, and in 10 mins you have great, healthy eats, and you are reaching a whole new audience...! Call it ‘STUMP COOKING’ or something... that is if you didn’t kill all the fish in your pond by using diesel fuel to burn your stumps...

[@punkshot9742]

D&B lastname - He should create some unique, unfolding, reusable, wire-mesh, cooking device that allows prep and easy flipping... market it in the video, and then he could be burning stumps, cooking, eating, and selling at the same time...!

[@johnpope3890]

Punk Shot tA

[@punkshot9742]

john pope Ta? John, I think you’ve been burning something more than stumps! Nothing wrong with that… anyway, here’s a thought for you (or anyone else). If JESUS, MOHAMMED, and BUDDHA burned stumps, who would do it better, and why? Do you think that any of them would «like» this video, and use his method?

[@DanielRichards644]

why not cut another + sign rotated 45 degrees? it would make the center opening wider and give more surface area resulting in a faster burn would it not?

[@rogerlogan3647]

DanielRichards644 then take a leaf blower to it to speed up the process.

[@jlkoelker]

Alternatively, you could get a stump grinder and do it right

[@rogerlogan3647]

Josh Koelker what's the fun in that.

[@jlkoelker]

lol I don't get rid of stumps for fun. The fun is goin' home to the wifey before the sun sets.

[@rogerlogan3647]

Josh Koelker fun and cheap.

[@RichardClaessens]

remember that with pine tree stump the fire will burn down the roots and can ignite a neighboring tree from under ground

[@westernnewyork6253]

Thanks.. that's nice to know seeing I have a fine tree stump. Is there any suggestion getting rid of a pine tree stump?

[@garycormier9192]

very nice way to get rid of stump. good job

[@Sistaireal]

IF I HAD TO BURN IT, I WOULD HAVE PUT A WIND BARRIER AROUND IT, LIKE A BARREL WITH NO TOP OR BOTTTOM (METAL TUBE). :) BUT I WOULD MOST LIKELY LEAVE IT THERE AND USE IT AS A BAIT-CUTTING TABLE! :)

[@Janettemay64]

The biggest danger is the fire following the roots out, someone walking can cave it in and end up in the hot ashes.. it happened on our farm and resulted in nasty burns on a child's feet a couple of meters from the original fire, it is the most economical way to remove stumps, just go round with a bar and poke the ground before declaring the area safe.

[@johnpalma7265]

Janettemay64: You make a good point,there may also be a gas line near the stump/roots.Thanks

[@TheKentuckylady717]

Interesting.....

[@jdlmhall]

😚😚

[@janemceldowney2414]

This scheme would strike fear, nigh onto panic, in the hearts of those who have seen wildfires. Although this stump was near a river/lake, there was no visible container for bailing water onto the fire or potential surroundings. The idea of leaving a fire unattended, especially overnight, is SCARY and definitely not recommended. There was no mention of how to prevent the possibility of root fire extending underground and erupting days later at a distant location but caused by this fire. It LOOKED easy and efficient, but seriously flawed. I was pleased to see that Neal wore protective lenses while sawing. Good move.

[@lorraineportelli7335]

A family member once did something similar in his backyard! Then went to bed to wake up in the middle of the night to find his house on fire! He ran out of the house so quickly, he forgot his full set of dentures inside. So he had some difficulty speaking to the police and firemen when they arrived!

[@Technoanima]

Agree. He should have at least covered the fire with an opened ended 55 gallon steel barrel minimum. Optimally with top covered. Cover helps the burn too.

[@umaxen0048]

I added 10 pieces of charcoal and some accelerant, topped it off with a steel can with holes and in 2 days it smoldered to 6 inches beneath the ground. A1 video...

[@dingo5827]

This idea worked for me ( Thank you 👍👍 🇦🇺 )

[@hilham89]

Nice work. I have seen it done different way but other then using a chainsaw I will try it. Although I do have a stump that rotten out in the middle so that one should be pretty easy. Thank you for sharing

[@michaelotten2724]

Thinkin that saw couldve cut that stump practically at the ground.

[@kaybonette]

This is the best we have seen. Thanks

[@bomberducky]

Loved your video! THANK YOU!! You are great!!

[@sopranosoloist849]

Thank you for the instructional video. I have a tree stump to remove (lightening hit & split the tree); I will try your method. I would however like to make a suggestion. Please consider turning the music OFF when you are speaking. It would make it so much easier to hear and understand you. Since this is an "instructional" video, being able to hear and understand your information is important. I do not think this video needed any background music, but that is just my opinion. However, it definitely did not need music playing over you speaking -- that is just good common logic and basic courtesy. Thank you again for the video. Joy & good health to you & yours, (… Jan)

[@alursino3213]

Actually he could’ve cut the stump level with the ground in the time it took to cut those cross cuts.

[@terencesmith3853]

IKR. Thats what i was thinking.😎👍

[@castlehill6717]

Obviously you’ve never operated a chainsaw for stump removal. You cant just “cut the stump level to the ground”. It doesn’t work like that. Not only that, you are going to wreck your blade in a second that way. Sure he could have cut it closer, but “level to the ground”? No way.

[@alursino3213]

Castlehill650 do it every day sir

[@johnschultz4955]

Not with that dull blade Get an new one Plunge cut the center and then start it

[@Mmm...yummymummy]

Too much dirt on the saw.

[@susansupino4011]

Thank you for the time making this video. When equipment isn’t available this method is brilliant!! Cost efficient too. Sure gets the job done. Thx again. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@frabinmaxo2486]

Good example of how to take a 3 minute educational video and turn it into 21 minutes

[@dubmob151]

They have Yuletide log burning videos around Christmas that people sit and watch too-