M2RTY
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i have 3 trees that i have cut down,they were about 40-60ft high. needt removethe stumps - an ideas on best way? they areabout 18" tall and 2 foot across
cheers
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Gary
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Whats the surrounding area like? (around the trees not your neighbors obv)
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weedon
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Yep if the surrounding area is clear it should make the job alot easier, if you have a chainsaw or a mate with one you could ground level them but that would still be 2-3" above ground as thats as low as you could go without blunting the chain on the saw, Also if there 2 foot across you would need a pretty hefty saw with a big bar probably need a 24" bar +.
2nd option would be a stump grinder, you can get the guys in to come and grind them out for you but they charge alot! im talking £250+ for any job (I think) or you can hire them for around £80-£100 a day and do it yourself if you feel confident.
Also once you have them down as far as you can get your going to want to completly kill it, you can buy some stump/root killer from BnQ and the likes costs about £5 and you mix it into like a wall paper paste and paint it onto the stump. Then you will need to cover it over with something probably a black bag and then just put some soil ontop or something to keep the bag on and it should see it completely dead in 6+ months.
Hope that helps, Dont know if its completely right/true but thats just some advice I thought I would throw out there.
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M2RTY
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just the stumps i need gone cheers mate. will check b and q
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Gary
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Stumps will need digging out. Get an axe and a spade and go mental.
Might need a chainsaw an all.
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Ben G
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if it was me i'd just dig around the stump and then go psycho with an axe, like glb said.
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weedon
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He said the tree where 40-60ft high! you cant just dig a stump out, can you imagine the size of the rootball on the bottom and the weight of it you would be left with a 5ft hole lol.
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Ben G
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holes are cool hiding places.
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M2RTY
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me in tree before it fell:
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weedon
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was you up there without a rope/harness using a saw lol?
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M2RTY
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yup lol
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jamied
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Haha!!
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SAL
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
me in tree before it fell:
you could build a lovely tree house in that !
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jamied
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could have
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Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
if it was me i'd just dig around the stump and then go psycho with an axe, like glb said.
I thought that once upon a time  be there forever
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M2RTY
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might make it ino a seat lol
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