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"Tree stump removal ( sorry :-( )"

Hardly hard core gaming or anything of any interest.

for the green fingered:

Got a stump about three and a half feet wide and two and a half foot width I need to get rid of.

pouring the stump in petrol and igniting made quite an impressive scene for about 2 minutes, but nothing more came of it.

heard you can drill the stump in several places and keep topping up with oil, doing it several times a week so it gets imprgnated and setting fire to it that way, but otherwise I'm stumped (ho bloody ho)

digging the tree out is out of the question, it's huge!


so come on people, best way to burn a tree, i'm sure fellow pyromaniacs like me out there might have a better solution

thanks!

All he needs is a reasonable saw, a spade and some effort, honestly it's not difficult.

sweet Tooth wrote:
> Try to dig it out!
> sounds like it would make a nice Bonsai..
> If its old to it could be worth a few hundred quid in a year or two.
>
> Wish i could take it off yours hands!

It's 3 and a half by 2 and a half. it would be the worlds biggest Bonsai which sort of negates the whole point of it, plus he couldn't do it anyway, you need to have everything in proportion and they have to be grown to be like that by cutting the roots when young and thin i think.

Yes well there is that too!

Yeah hiring things is really expensive. :S

*Watches as money gets tipped down the drain*

For the bit above ground:

Axe/chainsaw/one of those saws two people use, then sand the remainder down til it's fairly flat and cover over with soil.

Try to dig it out!
sounds like it would make a nice Bonsai..
If its old to it could be worth a few hundred quid in a year or two.

Wish i could take it off yours hands!

I'd be thinking flash powder for a job like this. Not for use in a built up area though, and you'd also want to dampen the whole thing with water bags.

I hereby relinquish all responsibility for any injuries Robin may cause to himself/herself, neighbours, friends, aquaintances,pets and property.
Best bet is to expose the roots and saw through them, then use a metal shafted spade to lever it out, it'll take you a couple of hours.

Flock wrote:
> Dig it out you lazy sod or attach it to a car via a rope or wire, you
> could try blowing up the roots using a mixture of bleach and petrol
> but i wouldn't recommend it.


intriged.

bleach and petrol...


it's down the bottom of the garden and I dont think our sit on mower is up to the job, burning and exploding* sounds a more worthwhile attempt


* or nuking, whitestripes