How to Remove a Stump, Cheaply & Effectively!

This video is a how to on burning a stump with a quick and efficient method. The key is a steady heat applied as low on a stump as you can get it. We achieved this by cutting into it with a chainsaw.

[@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 🤣

[@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.

[@user-cy7hg2mg9o]

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...

[@blankspace1242]

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

[@ronald6138]

LOL

[@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.

[@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 .

[@briandbeaudin9166]

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

[@goldenrules5697]

🤣

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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??

[@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.

[@martinhaskell376]

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

[@hortondlfn1994]

That is the most annoyingly repetitive music!

[@donalddien8108]

After reading replies that music should shatter the stump

[@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!

[@DJJOJJ3]

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

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Too funny!

[@KillbotDan]

This video should be called “when your chainsaw is so dull it’s quicker to spend two days burning a stump than cutting it off flush and burying it.”

[@lorraineportelli7335]

SO FUNNY!

[@bodhiagency6871]

I was thinking the same thing. Lol!

[@dubmob151]

1:00 why not cut it flush right there since it was being cut anyway? Same amount of cutting involved-

[@dubmob151]

2:45 when the saw is creating fine dust rather than chips, that's your sign

[@markramlucken8502]

The stump should be left. So some fishermens can sit on it n fish.

[@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

[@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

[@Frenchylikeshikes]

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

[@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.

[@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 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@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-

[@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.

[@anne-marieriamitchell1140]

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

[@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.

[@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?🤔

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@briangascoigne8966]

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

[@Metalsuitman]

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

[@MrMike45780]

Looks like a good day for a brush fire.

[@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.....

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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. :-)

[@mitchellhawkes22]

You got a sizeable property with stumps? I mean acres of property and 20 stumps? Rent a backhoe for a day with a narrow digging bucket. Dig them up out of the ground with deep digs on four sides of the stump. Takes 15 minutes or so per stump. 20 minutes for a big ol' stump (30+ inches diameter). The stumps come up with most of the roots, too. Throw all the stumps in a burn pile and you are done in one day. Your property looks fantastic, and your job is done.

[@robertdillon9989]

BTW, that was the perfect little fishing chair !

[@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. :)

[@jeffolp1782]

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

[@patriciaeasterday2125]

Great job! Enjoyed your video.

[@yolandaf.garcia5000]

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

[@Fernando_Woolybooger]

"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.

[@damelas2]

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

[@carolinacoins]

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

[@garycormier9192]

very nice way to get rid of stump. good job

[@prrrrck]

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

[@toddterrell8798]

7 million views more than likely.

[@AWoodlandAdventure]

Wow, so many negative comments on this video. I didn't think it was that bad! If I want professional level TV I will watch BBC. Thank you for your hard work making this and sharing it. :)

[@bly762]

That's what I was thinking ..So much negativity..

[@beautifuldisgrace2814]

Fuck the bbc

[@pie1805]

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

[@stellah1643]

Thank you for showing this technique. I think we got this, hopefully.

[@GanTreFTW]

Update the title to: How to remove a stump in 3 days.

[@michaellangshaw1521]

Rapha94 he said patience is the key to this. Once you get it going you let it be and let it do its thing with a little encouragement along the way. 😊

[@papachangogr]

nice work tarantino's young brother!

[@WendyK656]

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

[@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.

[@kenfett7070]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@billcallahan9303]

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

[@treelogicllc9167]

Amazing how many have tried this only to call me to grind their stumps after failing.

[@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!

[@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. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@HighMo]

Incredible video. One of the best displays of DYI I've ever seen. I have issues with various stumps, and I'll be trying this. Great job! Question....how long was the stump drying/sitting, before you burned it? I take it this wasn't a "green tree", freshly cut? Thanks.

[@bomberducky]

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

[@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

[@rizzo9197]

It fills the void of slience

[@dmz6973]

@@rizzo9197True. I get that, but many times I feel it's more of a distraction. Sometimes it's nice to hear silence, too.

[@ryansherlock4743]

Cool trick. ..but like someone else said....that was a perfect seat for sitting by the water .

[@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.

[@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.

[@redlense4]

Thank you for convincing me to rent a stump grinder.

[@acester86]

It would go a bit faster if you drilled out a hole in the center as well...

[@davidmc1489]

Yeah..you cant hear irritating musick when running the grinder..lol

[@nanaodesky8917]

Thank you. It is very practical.

[@strokerace4765]

That was a perfect spot to sit and fish

[@lorraineportelli7335]

Yes it was!

[@richardburke402]

This guy is clever. Straight forward and common sense.

[@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?

[@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.

[@mrdavidurquhart]

This is extremely entertaining - thank you

[@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.

[@dingo5827]

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

[@stephentyas4698]

thanks for the knowledge

[@nunya3163]

The only thing this guy really seemed to know how to do, was blow that shaft.

[@lorraineportelli7335]

He should have used a machine and had it done quicker! Fire hazard as well!

[@TheNewenglandboys]

I kept waiting for him to inhale while it was in the crack hahaha

[@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.

[@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!

[@vstarcruiser7141]

Thanks for this good info Neal!! I have one very low to the ground like maybe 3 inches hmmm

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@vitbing]

I usually dig the ground-dirt out around the stump so I can get my chain saw low and and get a low cut on the stump, that really helps in removal of the stump. If you burn it , there is much less to burn down .

[@garyburgess3829]

Neat video..I have one that's about 3ft across in my yard...I hope it works as good as yours did...

[@darrellbaty4127]

Great effort, the stump is gone and that was your objective!

[@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.

[@kaybonette]

This is the best we have seen. Thanks

[@debdd7]

Dang that Was the perfect place to sit while fishing!

[@clownslapper5270]

Damn fool he be!

[@tcniel]

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

[@austinharding9734]

The real title of this vid should've been How to Remove a Stump, Cheaply, somewhat Effectively, Tediously, and Slowly!!

[@blocktowntools9443]

Austin Harding or Maybe “Stump Removal For Lazy People.”

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

He actually left that fire burning unattended during high winds!! I can't believe what I'm watching.

[@07LUTE70]

Good method.I might need to use this method in the future thanks

[@ytSuns26]

You never leave a fire unattended. Never ! Great idea for a small party fire , hot dogs.