Actually watching the neighbours run in panic may be a bonus entertainment.
larry On Apr 5, 2005 7:52 AM, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hm... the neighbor (who has a much bigger stump than me and use to > grind stumps as part of his living) was just talking about getting rid > of his stump. We may be going in together to rent a stump grinder. My > stumps are really quite small. But, there's no way to get a vehicle > into the back yard to pull them out. And, there's no way I'll be doing > any blasting in the backyard next to a manufacturing plant. The > neighbors would all think Kipp was exploding and run for their lives. > (What does a chlorine gas explosion sound like. ;) ) > > > On Apr 4, 2005 1:30 PM, John Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On my property I have dug two pretty big stumps out by hand. It's not fun, > > but it is great exercise. I dig all the way around the stump, then use an > > axe to cut through the visible roots. Then put a chain around it to a truck > > and tug on it a bit with the vehicle to see how much it moves. this will > > tell you how "easy" it is gonne be at that point to finish pulling it out. > > At this point I pull the stump and keep chopping the roots until it loosens. > > A benefit I have is a large parcel of propery, so I can just drag the stump > > to the back and let it rot naturally. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:14 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: finally, the time is right! > > > > > Deanna wrote: > > > So...digging up stumps - what are your tips and tricks? I have a > > > couple of stumps to deal with, too. > > > > > > > One word - dynamite! Drill a hole, stuff it full of dynamite, light > > the extra long fuse, run like hell, and watch the sky so that you can > > see whose house the stump is going to land on. > > > > Here's some other suggestions: > > > > * Suggestion A1: Burning them is the way I do it - but there is > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:152776 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
