Megbert
03-03-2008, 08:09 PM
Can't use dynamite, or a big truck and chain or even anti-freeze.
In the fall of 1999 I moved into my town home. In the front 'yard' there is this orange tree. I think cool I'll have oranges. Unfortunately this orange tree would not bear fruit suitable for eating as it turned out to be an 'ornamental orange tree' or some such. So a couple times a year instead of reaping the bounty of my tree I got to pick rotting fruit up off the ground. It's thorny so even pruning was a pain in the ass. It's also on the north west side of my property so it didn't even provide me with beneficial shade of any sort.
A few years later I am dating a girl whose dad has some nice power tools. So he came over and we chopped that PoS down. Leaving a 1.5 - 2' stump.
A couple days ago I finally decided to remove this stump the best I could. Having been to various home improvement I decided on a chemical stump remover. I had ben talking about it for years and finally my current GF's dad sends me a corded drill to use. I only have a cordless drill that just doesn't have the torque and the battery would have worn out 10-15 min of use. The directions on the package calls for drilling many holes from the top and sides and then pouring the powder in the holes. Seems simple enough. I have a 1.25" drill bit (a full .25" bigger than the package suggested so that's gotta be better) Unfortunately this bit isn't made to drill
deep holes. So I go back to the Hardware store and the guy working there says I should use an auger type bit. Biggest one they have for this drill is 1" so I am back to the size suggested on the package. I come home tonight and start drilling. Seems to be going much quicker. But not quick enough.
I now realize I am going to have to cut the stump closer to the ground than it is now or I am going to be drilling holes till next spring.
OK went to Lowes and bought a pruning saw 19" of tree shredding metal teeth. Cut about 3-4 inches above the ground then proceeded to drill holes. Think I may have burned out the clutch on my GF's dads drill so I ordered a new one to replace (same brand newer model). Barely met the man and I am f'ing up his drill not to mention what I do to his daughter. Oh did I mention he hunts, has a cabin up north of Phoenix and does his own taxidermy? I am dead. Well I drilled the requisite holes and filled with the stump killer. Now I wait 4 weeks or so then it's kerosene and let it soak for a couple weeks. Then it's party time!!!!:rockon::BLVD:
In the fall of 1999 I moved into my town home. In the front 'yard' there is this orange tree. I think cool I'll have oranges. Unfortunately this orange tree would not bear fruit suitable for eating as it turned out to be an 'ornamental orange tree' or some such. So a couple times a year instead of reaping the bounty of my tree I got to pick rotting fruit up off the ground. It's thorny so even pruning was a pain in the ass. It's also on the north west side of my property so it didn't even provide me with beneficial shade of any sort.
A few years later I am dating a girl whose dad has some nice power tools. So he came over and we chopped that PoS down. Leaving a 1.5 - 2' stump.
A couple days ago I finally decided to remove this stump the best I could. Having been to various home improvement I decided on a chemical stump remover. I had ben talking about it for years and finally my current GF's dad sends me a corded drill to use. I only have a cordless drill that just doesn't have the torque and the battery would have worn out 10-15 min of use. The directions on the package calls for drilling many holes from the top and sides and then pouring the powder in the holes. Seems simple enough. I have a 1.25" drill bit (a full .25" bigger than the package suggested so that's gotta be better) Unfortunately this bit isn't made to drill
deep holes. So I go back to the Hardware store and the guy working there says I should use an auger type bit. Biggest one they have for this drill is 1" so I am back to the size suggested on the package. I come home tonight and start drilling. Seems to be going much quicker. But not quick enough.
I now realize I am going to have to cut the stump closer to the ground than it is now or I am going to be drilling holes till next spring.
OK went to Lowes and bought a pruning saw 19" of tree shredding metal teeth. Cut about 3-4 inches above the ground then proceeded to drill holes. Think I may have burned out the clutch on my GF's dads drill so I ordered a new one to replace (same brand newer model). Barely met the man and I am f'ing up his drill not to mention what I do to his daughter. Oh did I mention he hunts, has a cabin up north of Phoenix and does his own taxidermy? I am dead. Well I drilled the requisite holes and filled with the stump killer. Now I wait 4 weeks or so then it's kerosene and let it soak for a couple weeks. Then it's party time!!!!:rockon::BLVD: