Pulling stump - 1

[@e.m.5499]

Lever, fulcrum, block & tackle... tools from the beginning of human understanding of tools. Good on you, Papa! You made a tough job look easy. Kudos!

[@wientz]

Just thought of inertia as well...the way he throws himself onto that come along.

[@LosPeregrinos51]

@@wientz Inertia doesn't mean what you think it means: inertia - a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

[@sydgriffin7591]

@@LosPeregrinos51 A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.

[@the2theonly672]

This is not a lever or a fulcrum. This is just a pulley, he didn’t even wrap the pulley properly to boost his leverage. But after digging trenches for retaining walls, god damn what he did is not easy

[@mrmawf1564]

​@@wientzright, broken by his momentum

[@francisdashwood1760]

Thank God she told him about the tractor. He would have never figured that out on his own...lol! That's like a husband watching his wife in the kitchen mixing the ingredients for a cake and saying, ''now, if you put that mixture in the oven it will bake into a cake.''

[@noyopacific]

I wonder if there is anything MeMaw enjoys hearing more than the sound of her own voice ? 😝

[@homersimpleton3044]

Captain Obvious to the rescue

[@11304800]

It's a shame to be that old and that stupid

[@Bonde7280]

Oh no it's actually worse than that😅 Taking out the tractor will leave a bunch of deep marks in the lawn. Why he probably was using this, instead of going for the tractor as his first choice.

[@mikemurphy7711]

@@Bonde7280 Yea, but the tractor is much more fun!

[@jonathangehman4005]

Dude never could have done it without the advice and assistance of the camera person. So helpfull

[@packerdoctor]

😂

[@MrGonzales1982]

😀

[@maketaco6683]

shut up woman

[@jonathangehman4005]

@@maketaco6683 I wouldn't put it that way

[@gr8dvd]

Videographer (midway): “That’s going to leave a big hole." Dude, my age: -> selective hearing Younger me: "Right, f--k-it…. get a bowl and enjoy your new bird-bath."

[@savvydirtfarmer]

Never ever, ever underestimate a Paw - Paw with a come-along and a pulley. Ever.

[@kulan9379]

A paw can accomplish anything with nothing if they just want to 😂

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

A rope can be tied at an angle away from you to prevent a failure in the rigging coming back in your face. I used to rig submarines to tug boats in the Thames River,Groton, CT. Seen some bad things happen. It’s amazing the amount of energy released when a line snaps.

[@geezerhull]

agree with you on the safety rope. I darn near killed my neighbor that way.

[@martinswiney2192]

Yep. Have seen cables snap on off road truck stuck in mud pulls. Bunch of drunks standing around clueless to the danger. I used to carry two old cheap quilts. Wet em in the mud hole n wrap the cable. People thought i was crazy n no pull I ever did broke a cable. Came upon a group one day just as their cable snapped n lucky no drunks were injured. I pulled em out and educated em on wet quilts. Think they thought it smart.

[@billpetersen298]

I can’t visualize the angled rope, set up. Chain is good, for not loading up, as bad as cable.

[@aaaaaa-lt2tl]

I know it was a long time ago, but could you please elaborate? Id love to learn

[@jphickory522]

billpetersen298 I think the idea with the angled rope is that you have a couple auxiliary ropes in tension that are roughly perpendicular to the load line. Their only purpose is, in the event of a sudden failure in the load line, they pull the rigging away from the lever hoist operator.

[@landofthefree2023]

Not out of breath and encourages the gallery comments. A man's man

[@alexsanchez2072]

This guy has the patience of a saint. Not for pulling the stump but for dealing with the woman's instructions while she is holding the fence in place and the camera.

[@abutts02]

Alex Sanchez I would’ve been in one and out the other with my wife.

[@David-wu7jj]

Wife's got to go

[@Seriouslydave]

@@David-wu7jj dang!

[@Seriouslydave]

Shes fine sheesh, just telling him whats happening behind him, atleast shes not saying "is this going to take much longer?"

[@skat5268]

Just what every husband loves doing. A honey-do chore on their day off while the wife sits, watches, critiques, and tells them how to do it. Watched my poor dad go through this for decades.

[@whippoorwillridge8761]

he didn't train her right. My wife is trained to know, when yard work is happening, to stay in the house. That way she ain't exposed to all that blood and the cussin' that goes along with it.

[@trentc4576]

Did she go get the chainsaw for him ? Nope just talking about

[@diegomontoya8095]

I know how he filled the hole. 2 birds one stone.

[@homesteadhaven2010]

Funny thing is. My wife is a farm girl. She would have had the tractor pulling that little stump out of the ground. She isn't one to sit around and have anyone do something she wants done..

[@SomeOne-ce1gf]

This whiny generation of men 🙄 yall need to man tf up this is what me and my girl do for fun on days off what kind of man would need his fuckin wife to help him.....

[@indomitusEvehementis]

I grew up among my grandpa’s friends (construction workers the lot of them). I wish I knew how blessed I was when I would listen to their endless chit chat during lunch and after work. All the dirty hilarious jokes that just flew right pass me and all the accumulated knowledge

[@homesteadhaven2010]

Can't tell them kind of jokes anymore... Someone will be butthurt by them...

[@-108-]

@@homesteadhaven2010 Butthurt? How dare you insult the Alphabet People with such offensive terminology!

[@Burnnskii_Gaming]

Your patience with the wife is remarkable. Haha. Great work, Love seeing people go back to the basics of the ol'days.

[@JayWC3333]

Yeah...I'd have told her to either pull the handle or be quiet! Yap yap yap slap!

[@-108-]

A cable & ratchet is hardly ol'days technology. It's simply DIY as opposed to hiring someone with heavy equipment.

[@zekragash4294]

​@-108- At one time, people had to figure out things for themselves. They couldn't get on their phones, look up the nearest stump removal contractor, pay him to drive out to a remote homestead. Had to figure out a way. There is satisfaction in it.

[@-108-]

@@zekragash4294 So... exactly what I said. Cool - I was right!

[@zekragash4294]

@-108- 👍 agreeing! Rather do it myself, reason why I have lots of tools. At a time when when this sort of thing was done regularly, there were no stump grinders to be hauled in by big 'ol diesel pick up truck. Not that I haven't had that done when the situation called for it. I've dug/chopped them out with a pick and an axe, also.

[@cakeman58]

“Unless that was you.” 🤣 I bet he felt that the next morning.

[@poppypuff]

I felt it just watching him!

[@jackflash538]

EXCELLENT!!! In the mid sixties down in Redland Oregon we used a buzz box & dynamite to remove Sugar Pine stumps but your way is much more SANITARY.

[@rupe53]

He had the right idea but wetting the ground with 50 gallons of water the night before could have made it so much easier. That's basically what a storm does right before the wind uproots everything.

[@genesnow6605]

rupe53 since they don’t show anything but the gin pole and the been there done that old man at work, how do we know what he did for prep work. He’s got my respect.

[@rupe53]

@@genesnow6605 ... watch for flying dust. Wet ground doesn't make dust.

[@genesnow6605]

You have a valid point. I just get tired of reading comments that are negative all the time. I’m from the generation that got taught (from my mom) “If you can’t say something nice, “Don’t say anything at all”. It might just be my reaction from also having a stepfather that no mater how good I did something he would tell me and anyone in earshot I could of done better. That sounds like I have issues about it. 🤔 have a good day rupe53

[@rupe53]

@@genesnow6605 ... from the same generation here so I'll offer the side my mother mentioned next. Don't bitch unless you have a working solution. Basically my father always said to offer kind words but my mother wanted the better mouse trap with less work. I guess it's all in how you approach things when trying to be helpful.

[@TheKomentor]

That would have been extra work, which maybe he wanted to avoid.

[@TS-wj4kt]

Those old guys have their ways of just getting stuff done and not waiting around for someone else. This reminds me of one time on the farm we had a silage wagon with a flat tire, we only had a regular tire iron and my uncle and I each on a side couldn't break a single bolt. We went back to the shop to get pipes and when we got back not even 15 minutes later my grandpa had the tire off already and was just sitting there waiting on us. We badgered him to tell us how he got it done and he said he would never tell us, and you know what, he never did! Hats off all the old guys with practical pragmatic years of experience!

[@MattJonesYT]

He probably wedged the tire iron against the ground then pulled the wagon forward to break the nut.

[@dungeonmaster6292]

He brought the impact gun@@MattJonesYT

[@zestoslife]

Impressed, first stump removal video that shows some real understanding of physics and leverage. Although I would very very nervous about any chain link or wire rope breaking while the stump was under large strain.

[@frez777]

they didn't worry about those things in the 40's

[@1974cobramustang]

Old dude is in good shape, doing work a 19 year old wouldn't touch.. Big Props pops

[@tommyfuller103z]

What do you want the 19 year old to mess up his Man bun? C'mon Man!

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

@@tommyfuller103z man buns are actually the official hair style for pansies. 😂🇺🇸😎

[@c.blakerockhart1128]

@jimmy Burnett I don't think they know that is an option, or maybe they can't find that particular APP. 🇺🇸😎

[@brenchuckswood3826]

See now there is something we can use here on our homestead. Love watching older generations ingenuity. Simple yet effective. Well done.

[@surgicalshooter911]

And that my friends is why you should never underestimate an old man, just imagine what he was like in his prime. 😉👍

[@jerryluka4961]

You have to have tried every dumb thing to be old and wise. I'd say he was a cowboy lol

[@MandrakeRoots]

It's called a gin pole, grandaddy knows his stuff, you can tell he worked for a living

[@ЮсуфТарланов]

хут Ээх

[@danmcclellan2451]

Absolutely 😂 he’s definitely done a good days labor ✌️

[@Klaaism]

I've seen cables snap and whip around. You see a lot of scary stuff like that in the timber industry. Personally dynamite is more fun for stumps.

[@MandrakeRoots]

@@Klaaism or in this situation, a couple bags of grill charcoal.

[@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304]

You can't tell any such thing. Shut your pie hole!

[@thejerseyj9422]

Pops still got it. I learned something from watching this and I'm going to use it. Thank you.

[@arwood111]

That is an excellent idea…. Nicely done!!

[@MatthewCuba]

Very cool. Only thing I would add is a "cheater" pipe on that handle to make the pulling a bit easier. I'm impressed, sir. Well done.

[@pigbenis2812]

That’s how you break the come-along or cable and possibly hurt yourself as well.

[@johne3999]

paw paw ain't no cheater.

[@yaykruser]

@@pigbenis2812 yeah, what he did was already over the recomended load...

[@ronfox5519]

The handles are usually load rated- meaning they are designed to be the weak link.

[@jasonjackson6055]

​@@yaykruserWhere do you people come up with this nonsense. If a farm jack will do it, then it's good for it, until it's not.

[@GreyerShade]

This is me asking my girl what she's hungry for! 😂 🤣 😂 "Tacos?.... Click click click..... Asian?..... Click click click......" 🤣 😂

[@stevenrobertson4470]

Most excellent presentation on stump removal! I had the idea of trying this method except with two columns instead of one. It was really fun to see it work so well!

[@ThisOldMan-ya472]

A-frame.

[@tommymcweedface229]

Yep, that's probably how I'll die. Doing what a young me should have been doing.

[@dobermanpac1064]

At 70, they call me fearless, not foolish. His methods are correct, less one thing...a young boy to do the cranking.

[@ThisOldMan-ya472]

Not quite correct. He is putting too much faith in his t-stick when he should be using an A-frame. That job could go sideways in a flash.

[@etherx8604]

"His methods are correct". Not really. He would get more mechanical advantage if he had rigged the winch so that he was pulling AWAY from the post, not TOWARD it.

[@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304]

@@etherx8604 lol. He easily yanked a stump and you're sitting in your chair on KZbin saying he did it wrong. LoL

[@etherx8604]

@@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 Are you at all interested in learning the physics? I will explain it to you.

[@filthymcnastyazz]

Or a longer handle

[@bonefishboards]

"Did you hear that? Was the you?" Funny. Got me laughing.

[@ScoutSniper3124]

I've seen plenty of 20 year old's who don't work that hard... way to go Sir!

[@adrielburned6924]

Never underestimate an old man who worked all his life. And don't ever mess with them!

[@youtubeaccount9058]

Yep this'll keep a guy going

[@MonahCinema]

Класс. Я только выкорчевал один большой пень и теперь предстоит выкорчевать ещё один от дикой груши.

[@timothyedmiston8756]

Stump pulling 101, never doubt an old man when he says he’s done it before , there ends the lesson

[@MrGuy-cp1gt]

Old guys ! Ya got to love it

[@jasonking2943]

And his wife telling him that he has a mighty root:)

[@zakofrx]

Wisdom, Somthing in short supply to the young at this time..

[@zakofrx]

@@coreydailey4939 I don't think it has been this bad for a long while.. Our parents, grand parents etc.. Could do most tasks if needed, they respected the wisdom of their elders and even though some lived in fantasy the majority didn't... They went through hell to to survive.. Now the young think that a naughty word is the same as war, that claiming your gender is a Dragon is normal and they can not fix a tap or change a tire if needed.. They ignore their elders and leave them to rot as they only care about enjoying themsleves.. The last generation etc.. Would live simple lives and spend their money on educating their kids so that they could make big money to help their future kids and the family etc. Etc.. They didn't think their kids would just waste the money on their own pleasure and dump their parents were they didn't need to think about them.. Easy times make weak people and weak people make hard times.. We used to get around that by listening to our elders but the young have been taught to hate the old now basicly because they belive in common sense etc.. My grandmother used to keep a full pantry and I thought it was stupid as you could just buy things when you wanted...(but thank God I took enough in) I never thought about how she lived through very hard times when food was not available but I learnt enough that when I was watching Chinese news two years ago and saw the panic over there regarding the virus that I realized it would travel around the world so I filled up my pantry before the panic set in.. But even then I didn't realize how insane people would get but maybe I would have if I had taken more notice of what she said. I have been watching these college professors now spouting such insane things to the world while claiming that they must be believed and followed due to their inteligence but they have no wisdom..

[@kkwun4969]

I just turned 21 I always doubt an old man, especially he says with an assertive voice "I DUNNIT FOR THIRTY YEARSS DONT BE LOOKIN AROUND FOR STICK JUST REACH INNERE AND GREASE IT" But i could see the backhoe track was loose on the other end. It wasnt put on right.... this end is too straight....He jumps to it and the track falls on his arm. I ran to get help and his arms bruised but still works. Another guy 3 years later has HORRIBLE reviews to his mechanic shop, all 1 star. There was a person from every race and class angry at his work. 2 engines almost fell on me on different days. One day, he was telling me how to weld "fast" despite me laying beads and him laying SPONGES. "i been doing this job for longer than youve been alive" We agreed 12 an hour, he wanted to give me 9 an hour a week later.... He paid me nothing. Experience doesn't mean crap if youve been messing up for 30 years. For now on when i see sketchy shit i stand back. I have lots more from my factory jobs i worked at but im gonna study for my test to get into college bye.

[@ppumpkin3282]

Great job taking all that advice from your wife, and not letting it get to you.

[@mastergroda8915]

Patience of a saint

[@wickedmainah950]

Give that man a miller

[@travissapp2235]

No he can’t hear it with you running your damn mouth!

[@riverflyswatter]

Looked like he was walking over to punch her in the mouth at the end. But Im sure he just went for the tractor. Mans a saint. Where would a man be without advice from the peanut gallery? Answer . With the divorce laws today, Alone and homeless

[@getsum697]

Sounds like teenage boy to me.

[@robertmccully2792]

He feels 30 in and old man body. I know that feeling all to well.

[@scottyjones27]

Yes that is why I'm still. 29years old

[@michaelvigil79]

Well done Mr. and Miss. Dobbs! This video has just given me inspiration to pull out two stumps of my own.

[@nidboy]

Nicely done ! The old ways are still sometimes the Best way ... !

[@Lightswish7]

Hahaha, I did one like that and I'm just as old and I hurt for days 😂... Loved the success of it

[@jeddyhi]

Doesn't seem safe, his location in relation to all that tension. If one thing breaks, instant tragedy.

[@matttaher9240]

That's how final destination works

[@LarsDennert]

Indeed if it wasn't centered just right it might fold. Ingenious though.

[@shapu]

Man's 830 years old. At this point that's his plan

[@aegeusmax3646]

Safe enough junior

[@jeddyhi]

@@aegeusmax3646 Gee, thanks Dad.

[@janthonyb1489]

He's lucky the chain or cable didn't snap, it's painfully obvious it was all under sized for the amount of foot pound force he was creating. Lucky Lucky man.

[@c.c.harvey6832]

The way we do it is get a shovel and dig around the trunk then you look for the tree roots then usuing a axe to break them off. once you have enough space to get in there with the axe to cut them off then you use a truck and chain to tie around the tree trunk with one of the roots that is connected and pull it out that way because of the main Root underneath the tree and you chop the Root off with the axe. It may take some time but you don't hurt yourself at the end.

[@Nttt739]

Cosidering your age and the amount of prep work, man heck of a job .

[@Thomas63r2]

This is essentially right. To increase leverage and make the job easier just move the base of the 4x4 closer to the stump. Then after the first pop of the stump reposition it to where he has it to finish the job. Advice from one old stubborn man to another!

[@leehaelters6182]

Very good observation, thanks! Will use it next time. I can see how that would increase the force!

[@MrOramato]

Whenever I see how much effort it takes to remove a stump, it gives appreciation for the forces at work when tornados pull trees out by the roots.

[@xfhnhhgjbvcfg]

Agreed

[@cprgreaves]

Trees evolved to resist horizontal forces; vertical forces not so much.

[@steeevo0136]

"That's a mighty root" . . . music to any mans ears 😲

[@DepakoteMeister]

Plus "it's going to leave a big hole"

[@tedk9144]

I recognize the come along....its a Tuf-tug 6000 pound capacity when line is doubled like he has it. Nice product and made in USA....Dayton Ohio. Have the same one myself.

[@leehaelters6182]

Could tell it wasn’t Harbor Freight.

[@Go1US1Marines]

I think that this technique has merits, but a bit of prep work to cut the lateral roots would go a long way towards making the process less dangerous. Possible points of catastrophic failure include snapping of the gin pole as well as the cable/come-along giving out. You can tell by the amount of force Paul is having to use to ratchet the come-along that the stump is posing a lot more resistance than expected. Also, the root holding on at the end is not a tap root, it is a lateral. A better way is to leave more trunk to lever out the stump after cutting out the laterals with a heavy axe or sharp maul as you trench around the stump. Then attach the chain higher up the trunk and forget the gin pole altogether. If you need to, spike one of the links into the trunk opposite the length of chain so that the chain doesn't slip off. Just attach the other end of the chain to the tractor and gently tip the trunk. It should give way gradually, and as any tap or deeper lateral roots become exposed, cut away with the axe. The key word for safety is "gradual". Check often to make sure everything is holding together. The wielding the axe will give you a nice workout. Knocking off the soil between the roots makes the root ball lighter and easier to handle after it is out. A heavy digging bar is also a useful tool to have on hand. I've single handedly taken out way bigger stumps using this alternate technique. I did one just last week, and I'm 72 years old.

[@rogerdevero8726]

By the time you finished writing your 'How-To Booklet' he was already done.

[@steveh100]

Good job, I was slightly worried about something going wrong but soon realised he had it under control, using his brain more than his brawn. Nice work.

[@sandracer2]

Thank for the lessons of "The Homestead" as Mah put it. The knowledge ole timers have.......i will always welcome.

[@sportscarclinic]

Popping noise was 4x4 base cracking while bending. The hole he drilled to mount the mending plate could have caused the upright to split at the base. Worst case that post spits out and he gets nailed by it or the come-along as it come crashing down. Would have been much safer to mount the come-along far back away from the post.

[@walterkersting9922]

Wife: you could probably just use the tractor now… Mann: we have a tractor?

[@vobchopper]

A lucky guy, if he had actually thought this through he would have seen just how this could of gone disastrously wrong

[@alainseys7726]

That’s a tuff old man I wanna be like him when I grow up 😀

[@vladimirkubicek948]

Beautiful work. I just consider the construction to be quite dangerous. If it allows the connection of the beam with the lying beam on the ground (under the pressure of the rope), then the structure gets off the ideal axis and throws itself on the ground. And that's where the staff stands. A rope or winch can hurt you very badly. I recommend doubling the vertical beam, to the letter "A". Attach both ends of the beams to the base. This construction will be stable and will withstand the danger that the construction will not be ideally in the axis of the rope.

[@-108-]

Yeah, that single beam was bowing at one point. Had it snapped and splintered, he'd have been in a world of hurt.

[@steven.h0629]

Or.... duh!!

[@joedoe4642]

That man could out work 95% of millennials

[@rasputinsorphan1260]

Understanding of mechanical advantage and the patience of a saint. My man, good on ya.

[@craigrichardson4641]

You are smart man I've learned something today.

[@GarretStarlen]

Paul Out standing.... The old ways are the best ways...Great job ! Thanks for the lesson !

[@wientz]

0:37 Made me chuckle. Tough old guy! With an hilarious wife!

[@wientz]

reminds me of me and my wife!

[@jjohnson8977]

Looks like an emergency room visit if something breaks

[@fordguyfordguy]

That's a heart buster brother! Get a young man to do that! By the way, your lady friend is an excellent foreman!!! Full of good ideas for you and other stuff you can do next!!!!

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

Wonder if he ever got back with the tractor yet.......🤣

[@IanKWatts]

That "Beam" as she calls it was one half of a "Gin" as we called it

[@woodman-km7fh]

I know this man just put in some serious work. Well done man!

[@Legend869]

Good mechanical leverage however it does seem like a good way to end up in the hospital

[@Masterbeta390]

Hospital.? How so?

[@cndsoda]

The only thing I would have done differently is put a metal plate on the top of the 4x4 so there was no chance it could split

[@MandrakeRoots]

Or put the working end at the anchor, regardless, awesome guy doing physical work, to bad generations to come know everything the interweb tells them but dont know how to get'er dun.

[@nathanboyd7460]

@@MandrakeRoots I just learned how to pull a tree stump from an old man on the interwebs. I think that's the whole point. When I was growing up old people sucked and just yelled at people. They're not missed.

[@MandrakeRoots]

@@nathanboyd7460 the big question is though,,,can you do it?

[@IanKWatts]

the old Turfer winch (Come Along) used to come in handy for us when we were building bridges in the army during the 70s

[@IanKWatts]

the bastard of that winch is when you are tree lopping and trying to bring a large spotted gum from over a house. It certainly rips across your chest the further it gets off the ground.

[@largerooster2059]

Haven't even removed the stump yet and she is complaining about the hole it's gonna leave......... So glad I'm single !

[@ThisOldMan-ya472]

Single men who have not learned the female language, label it as 'complaining'. In fact it was a statement of fact, therefore that also explains why you are single, because women know you are a stump not worth pulling. LOL

[@chapmanhere3397]

@@ThisOldMan-ya472 true

[@andypandytangerine3044]

He could always chuck the wife in the hole, 2 birds one stone 🤣

[@gavin_hill]

@Large_Rooster Your single, why? Find her, ask her name, and marry her. God gave us a helper for a reason. My wife is not like the lady in this video. He could have easily told her to stop complaining, there is a reason he is silent when she is whining. That's what many men are like with their wives. Instead of being the leader they are supposed to be. Look at the result around us in society.

[@ZeeFrankensteel]

@@ThisOldMan-ya472 You're totally right. She is actually encouraging him, not complaining. It's actual teamwork. Doesn't have to be physical participation.

[@jeffhirsch4882]

This country needs that work ethic again, and know how for that matter. Well done sir, much respect.

[@jackmehoffer7819]

Glad to see a old guy like me pulling stumps and not going down with a bad back!

[@primate4]

Would you stop asking questions while I’m trying to catch my breath and just watch?

[@GFSwinger1693]

Nice seeing somebody for once that understands statics instead of the normal "more power".

[@dand5593]

Great job, hope you both are ok and healty!

[@cliffordhallam3270]

There’s a guy in China who’s house just mysteriously collapsed.

[@rcdogmanduh4440]

Lol

[@Rightlydividing-wx1xb]

That's funny!

[@kennethhume8628]

Clifford Hallam , hilarious comment mate 😂

[@princessdoddie]

😂 funny!

[@lesthomasson7220]

That just was Wong

[@larry2031]

That Good Country boy deserves a good cook apple pie by his mate, he really work. I enjoy the video.

[@leonardpouder2283]

This guy has still got it, good job, thanks for sharing

[@nedstudios6490]

These old ways are still some of the best. Ginpole Guy, smart man.

[@HighlyEclectic]

Good old fashioned wisdom on display.

[@meandmyshadow6269]

The old guys of the current generation are going to be a much different than this man's generation. Cheers to this old man and his hard work, self-reliance, and know-how. He's the last of an endangered breed.

[@eldarikus]

Nearly every line she says, I'm so tempted to say "that's what she said"...

[@dnlmachine4287]

Levis jeans FTW. I bet those add +40 Horsepower at least. Add in a John Deere snapback mesh cap, and a handkerchief in back pocket....that tree stump just up and runs away on its own. Nice work young feller. Stay gold.

[@carlyoung123]

I think the reason why he didnt use his tractor, was because living on the homestead you want to preserve your tools for the jobs that cant be done by going beast mode

[@Mark_Nadams]

He's probably got a useless Kubota BX like I do. Nothing but a glorified lawnmower with minimal sub cat 1 hydraulics. I had to pull six stumps out this spring by hand because that tractor didn't have enough strength to even help me pull them, never mind do the work for me. Only thing I would have done different for this guy is drape something heavy over the cable and chain so in case it breaks it can't lash back at him.

[@stevenrobertson4470]

Farmers are tough people who deal with backbreaking labor all the time. I used to help my grandpa haul hay; he had wire-tied bales. They must have weighed at least 100 pounds. But they lifted them up on the wagon and over their heads when the stack got higher all day long! They were tough guys!

[@Seriouslydave]

@@stevenrobertson4470 yeah they dont square bale light with wire, only twine bales are 20-80lb, wire bales are heavy

[@terrymckenzie8786]

I thought this stump was going to spring forward and kill this guy😂

[@g.r.4853]

Now that is an great idea that come spring will be tried here.

[@HoustonBrownPhotography]

That is such a dangerous method.

[@blthetube1962]

I love KZbin... Spent the last week working this out in my head and decided ...I should check KZbin.

[@ditherdather]

That's guy who doesn't make excuses

[@k9misty1981]

You should ALWAYS drape a moving blanket over the cable when winching. If the cable would snap for some reason, the blanket will wrap it so it doesn't whip you and will cushion the blow if it does hit you. An old grinder taught me that, you never know.

[@MasterofTongs]

A man doesn't want to do things the easiest way. He wants a fight he can win with enough effort and determination. He uses the muscles he's developed, the lessons he's learned, and the tricks he's picked up or made up himself to defeat the obstacle instead of avoiding it.

[@sittingduhk]

"I heard something, unless that was you" LOL!!

[@ktate2002]

This is a man accustomed to hard work and finishing the job.

[@galeneale5378]

Awesome video! Love the angled beam/column, but this probably added to your harder pulling. For anyone else attempting this, swap the winch so that you are facing the stump, and so that it does not raise up when the beam/column rises. Plus swapping the winch would allow body weight and gravity to assist in the pull. But really well done video, and stump removal! Thank you.

[@susanfarley2914]

Great idea. The reason I did it that way was that I anchored to the base of a near by tree and the come along would be pretty close to the ground, but I see that it could be arranged as you suggest. Paul

[@tylerstreet8614]

The beam creats the lift and ads leverage

[@davidjacobs8558]

I was going to write this, but obviously this is pretty old video. also, flipping the direction, put you further away from the stump. and facing the stump, you can see what is happening without constantly looking over your shoulder.

[@damnitbobby6469]

I was to busy watching this unit of a man do some real man work. Grab a note book youngins.

[@Bramon83]

It's still attached by something.... Yah lady, they're called roots? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stuby2014]

Well done! You still have it. Just to make it easier you can get a longer handle, like a length of chain link fence rail, to put over the handle to give you more leverage.

[@wickedmainah950]

Effective but if that cable snaps or the timbers kick out your going to get messed up standing there.

[@tylerstreet8614]

Eh,, lifes full of risks. Somtimes you gatta take em.

[@matthewseabolt7342]

That cable is probably rated at 12,000 lbs and if the post wouldn't kick out, if anything it would slowly side it in the dirt

[@lesthomasson7220]

That chain snapping would be my greatest fear. If that thing broke and recoiled to your head it would be goodbye

[@WAVETUBE84]

@@tylerstreet8614 makes you wonder if some dudes even have a pair down there.

[@Aaron71304]

Greatest risk is the post snapping. Had it happen to me once and I'll never forget it. Blew past my upper body like it was launched out of a cannon. It's only Mercy that I wasn't killed. I'd do it again with a steel post but not wood.

[@j.t.patton7820]

Knowledge is power! Well done Sir!

[@mattb3283]

Years of experience, ...getting the job done.

[@ItchyKneeSon]

Paul, that is one heckuva contraption. Rock 'n' roll, bruddah!!!

[@prtcgv5105]

He nailed it... I mean, he pulled it.

[@pudnbug]

I don't know if anyone else commented on this, but why not get a little leverage in there? Keep the pulling chain on the top, but move the beam closer to the stump and attach the chain to the stump lower down on the beam. You could get three times as much pull.

[@fotomodelos]

Well done Sir!

[@KennyP-zh5uy]

Sadly this bloke tried this on a larger stump and was launched into the next town. RIP

[@alfredocuomo1546]

"Leverage" That system he is using is compounding the force and on different planes. What a great idea, I must say it's the first time I ever saw that method used. It's a hell of a lot better than digging around the stump and cutting each root one at a time until you can get it out.

[@markmclendon8621]

i'm a certified geezer and i had a mild coronary just watching him

[@whippoorwillridge8761]

Yep, you could see it had him 'ah huffin' and 'ah puffin', but that ain't easy for a seasoned citizen. I know 'cause I be one.