Will one of the better units cut wood if I use a straight nozzle ?
I'm not sure (because this idea just came to me mere seconds ago) what
kind of pressures they develop these days , but I do know for a fact
that I have used one (30 years ago in another life) To cut other
difficult materials . All these questions come about because I got a
stump . A big stump . A big red oak stump with a taproot . And it's
right smack in the way of the shelter I'm about to build to cover my
camper . I went out there on Sunday afternoon with a pick-axe , shovel ,
axe , and one of my chainsaws . I managed to chop out maybe 3 of
probably 20 or more roots about 5"-6" in diameter . Then spent the next
2 days with lower back pain . There's gotta be a better way than diggin'
and choppin' with an axe ! Then I thought about pressure washers ...
Backhoe is 200 bucks a day rental if I do it , about 3-4 times that
if I hire it done . And my chainsaws are what I use to cut firewood ,
don't feel inclined to fuck them up in the mud and rocks . If I must I
can tough it out and dig the SOB up by hand , but I figger there have
got to be cost-reasonable options . BTW the local stump grinder guy
wanted like 500 bucks for an average 16"-18" stump cut no more than 6
inches above the ground .
You can rent stump grinders ...
http://www.coleman-equipment.com/rental-rates/results/
some folks rent Trump grinders ...
https://depositphotos.com/16478409/stock-photo-stormy-daniels.html
John T.
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 6:44:01 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
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For $500 he should grind any size stump. I can see a high minimum, because
there is overhead, ie driving the equipment there, unloading, loading, etc.
If you're not in a hurry, try finding someone already doing work nearby.
They might be willing to stop by and do it while there.
That reminds me of a story with a neighbor who has become a pain in the ass
. A tree on my property, close to the property line, fell in a storm and g
ot hung up in another tree. I engaged a tree service to remove that and do
some other work. The neighbor asked me to get a quote on removing a healthy
limb from another tree that overhangs onto his property. Tree service guy
would have the bucket truck in my yard doing my tree work, they could easil
y reach that other limb from the same spot. I told the neighbors they want
ed $175 to do it. When they were here doing the work the foreman goes over
to talk to them and they tell him they will only pay $50. They finish my w
ork, take the bucket truck out to the street and the dopey neighbor goes ou
t to the street and offers $100. They drove off.
If you're going to be cheap and/or negotiate, that is one thing. But it's s
tupid to think that once they move the truck they are going to come back on
the cheap. Tree guy said he'd charge $300 if they had to come out to do th
at limb.
Regarding a pressure washer, I'd say forget about it, unless the stump is r
otten. The pressure washers I've used can easily ruin wood, raise the grain
, but I don't think they will erode it well enough to remove a stump. If it
worked, lots of people would do it. If you can use the PW to clean it up,
maybe you can go at it with the chainsaw? Those tree guys I had, I wanted
them to cut short an existing 18 inch stump for me. They just used the stum
p grinder and took it below grade because they had the grinder here and it
was easier. They really are amazing. What would take us days and lots of pa
in, the grinder can do in ten minutes.
"Idlehands" wrote in message
On 2018-12-19 3:01 p.m., Terry Coombs wrote:
No guarantees but stumbled across this video the other day, the music is
annoying but it seems to work. YMV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pgx_VPmJx8
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Wow, excellent video. I was going to suggest burning the stump because I
saw some videos in the past about that. But this video is excellent.
I am assuming the OP lives in a remote area where it is okay to have open
fires. In my suburban area, it is not permitted.
Also check out this follow-up video by the same person:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuiXfS6eL7Y
Wow, excellent video below. I was going to suggest burning the stump
because I
saw some videos in the past about that. But this video is excellent.
I am assuming the OP lives in a remote area where it is okay to have open
fires. In my suburban area, it is not permitted.
Also check out this follow-up video by the same person:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuiXfS6eL7Y
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"Idlehands" wrote in message
No guarantees but stumbled across this video the other day, the music is
annoying but it seems to work. YMV
What the pressure washer will do for you is wash enough of the dirt
away so you can use a chain saw. It is messy and wear eye protection
but just pick a spot on a root, blow the dirt away and cut it. Once
you get all of the radial roots cut you can usually hook a chain
around the stump and pop it loose with your truck.
In the GOod Old Daize, before Oklahoma City, the 1993 WTC bombing,
and a couple of other incidents, all you needed was to pick up
some fertilizer and fuel oil...
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In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 20 Dec 2018 02:16:31 +0000 (UTC), danny
Skip the fertilizer. I saw a video where he ised oil or gasoline tp
set the wood on fire and burnt the stump out. It didn't go very well,
but it might go better for Terry. It did burn all night and get rid of
30 or 40% but then the fire went out.
Isnt' there some microbe you can put in the stump and it will eat it up
in a year or two?
There was a deal where you bored holes in the stump and poured in a
saltpeter solution. iirc the idea was to make it burn better. We tried
it on an elm stump without much success. It was there until the town ran
a sewer line and dug it out with a hoe.
And I don't have a year or two to wait , it needs to go NOW . If I
can get it cut off below grade I'll be alright , I need to build that
area up with some gravel anyway - the stump is right where the gravel
will be thinnest or I wouldn't worry about it .
I've waited years for stumps to rot in places that they are not
unsightly but you don't have that much time. The best suggestion I
think you got when you mentioned pressure washer was to use it to wash
away the grit around the base of the stump and maybe a few inches
further. Then you can use your chainsaw without getting the rapid
dulling if you cut into gritty soil. Lot cheaper to resharpen a chain
saw than rent a stump grinder.
You are aware that AN/FO explosives need a pretty decent booster to
actually detonate ? I'd be better off using black powder ... but since
this stump is pretty close to stuff I don't want to destroy any kind of
explosive (that I can get legally) is out of the question .
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