Removing roots growing under the sidewalk | BROOT BAR

[@boykinlp]

Great tool, and the dad gum thing must be extremely sharp. The weight and sharpness cuts through those roots like butter.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

i wouldnt say like butter

[@imlevitating___]

Question, what type of sharpening rod can I use to sharpen the broot bar?

[@bradtindell902]

@@imlevitating___ I used a 60 grit flap disk on mine. Sometimes a file.

[@tagabaleno101]

I used reciprocating saw to do the same project.

[@AEON.]

You can pull the root from under the sidewalk or leave it and it will decompose and if your sidewalk is lifted from the root, it will go back down. if you got a fine from the city for having a trip hazard and it's marked, then you have to dig around the root and pull it out of the side where the root is thickest - then back fill it with sand and pack it in the void!

[@xanada101]

So how do you get the root out from underneath the sidewalk it’s lifting?

[@AEON.]

You can pull the root from under the sidewalk or leave it and it will decompose and if your sidewalk is lifted from the root, it will go back down. if you got a fine from the city for having a trip hazard and it's marked, then you have to dig around the root and pull it out of the side where the root is thickest - then back fill it with sand and pack it in the void. Having problems trying to pull it out? soak it in water then let it dry. This will expand and then when it's dry, shrink the root and the soil around it will all be loose and it will be easier to pull out.

[@yolandagomez9255]

thank you for your video. my yard as a ton of roots and I don't even have trees, they are all my neighbors but I have the roots, anyway, this is what I'm doing. Question: what is the best to take out roots; Ive been using a sawzall, or the broot bar you are using?

[@bradtindell902]

Sawzall for roots at the surface. A Broot Bar anything below 6"

[@yolandagomez9255]

@@bradtindell902 thank you. I’m gonna work on getting the Broot Bar also

[@bradtindell902]

@@yolandagomez9255 I also wanted to mention this tool weighs just under 20 pounds.

[@yolandagomez9255]

@@bradtindell902 mmm, and it must be about 5 ft long? I’m 5 ft tall so idk, I may have to get me a tall person to help 😂

[@bradtindell902]

@@yolandagomez9255 the tool is 6 ft long but they are coming out with a 4 ft tool next month

[@dawnolivo9645]

So cutting these won't kill the tree. That's always my concern but I really need to do this for my walkway. Insurance co wants to charge me for it being a trip hazard

[@billdeason6212]

Get a saws-all with a demo blade 10 x as fast

[@bradtindell902]

For roots at the surface, yes, but roots well below the surface a saws-all doesn't work because now you are on your hands and knees trying to put that saw down in a hole up to your elbows or armpits and see what's going on. A real good way to hurt yourself.

[@Mike-om4tv]

@@bradtindell902 sounds like fun to me.

[@Zhcwu]

​@@bradtindell902no dig a bigger hole clear the dirt around it and sawzall it, done many roots even like 2 ft deep it's not a problem .

[@bradtindell902]

@@Zhcwu But look at all of the extra work you had to do just to be able to get at the root to work on it, and get down on your knees and stick a power tool with a super dangerous blade into the dirt. To much work and unsafe.

[@pastprime]

By damaging the surface roots doesn’t that cause instability to the tree and in time possibly killing the tree?

[@y2ksurvivor]

You can look up your exact tree type and how far out the roots need to be to maintain stability. You can then cut beyond that point.

[@imlevitating___]

Question, what type of sharpening rod can I use to sharpen the broot bar?

[@bradtindell902]

Flat file or a flap disk on a grinder

[@Smiler7]

How long will it take for the roots under the sidewalk to rot away?? If the roots had already lifted up sidewalk could you apply anything to quicken the rotting of the roots??

[@M3GAN3116]

Will this hurt the tree ? My friend has a root growing under her sidewalk in her front yard and she wants to remove it but she likes the tree . Thanks 👍

[@bradtindell902]

The tree should be able to survive removing a few roots

[@AlmostReady504]

Wonder if this could work for Cypress knees

[@bradtindell902]

If you are cutting below the surface, yes.

[@linxj6]

What happens to the tree?

[@abek3684]

What tool is this?

[@bradtindell902]

Broot Bar

[@usa7107]

What’s the name of that tool you’re using?

[@bradtindell902]

Broot Bar

[@rac1170]

$159.00 on Amazon. Good tool if you are going to use it more than a few times a year.

[@raysun9188]

can u share a link

[@bradtindell902]

@@raysun9188 Amazon

[@gracenguyen8888]

Big old trees close to your houses do not only damage your houses and garages’s floors, but they are places for snakes, hidden cameras, and hiding intruders!

[@AbdullahTech]

What tool is that

[@bradtindell902]

B'root Bar

[@XxKJ84xX]

Pretty much the same idea/design as what the Mexican workers use to cut agave plant to make tequila.

[@kenxiong6830]

Couldn’t an axe accomplish the same thing?

[@bradtindell902]

An axe can't cut more than a few inches below the surface, and your taking the chance of killing your back swinging in a bent over position.

[@kenxiong6830]

@@bradtindell902 funny you say that bcuz I just recently did it on my property with a hatchet and it worked perfectly. All you have to do is dig some of the dirt near the root you want to cut. It was easy

[@bradtindell902]

@@kenxiong6830 But you were working on your hands and knees. With this tool I just stood over the work area and removed it.

[@mb2308]

sawzall...

[@bradtindell902]

Can you use that sawzall 3' down in a hole cutting a root the size of your leg???