What beautiful clean burn!🎉 All that pot ash will bless the soil greatly!!! Don't forget to water in the ashes to keep the ash from flying off and to prevent any missed embers from growing.
Except for the front end loader, I can do this work. I have all other tools and materials, including an old dish. I'm going to enjoy myself, as you have taught. Thanks for the video.
Your stump was live by the live branches around the stump. After cutting the tree, spread epsom salt on and around the stump to kill it. Prefer cross cut with saw. Score the visible roots too. When you build the fire build it around the stump and roots. It will all burn away. I have had roots that burned below ground for days if not a week after the main fire was out.
Yeah this one definitely still green. I've not had one burn the roots very well because of that. The saw removes material so much faster than the drill bit. I probably won't bother with the bit on the next one.
Yes, absolutely. I prefer plunge cuts with the chain saw over the drill bits. Still some people either don't have or want to use a chainsaw so drilling may be their only option.
Agreed I think a barrel would expedite the process. I used the same method in the video (no barrel). Took two days to burn out and lots of additional wood.
A plunge cut X on the stump, a couple of air holes deep from the side into the plunge cut, a cup of ethanol (not as yucky as diesel), and a steel pipe of 4-6 inches to place on top and increase the draft. Let physics be your friend and everything gets easy!
Absolutely! Since this video, all I've done are cross cuts and plunge cuts. Drilling holes is slower and more work on me and the drill. I don't keep any ethanol on hand but I mainly use diesel because it essentially oil; it has lots of BTUs and doesn't flash burn like the lighter fuels. Thanks for watching!
So... where's the video where you rig up the leaf blower to stay on it for a few hours? Do you think it would blow it out like the fan or do you think the leaf blower would melt from the heat?
I think the blower would be fine with anything short of putting the end of the blower directly in the fire. Would it run for several hours? Depends on the duty cycle of the motor; it may run 30-40 minutes and its own thermal protection may shut it down for a bit. For the blower to be effective for an hour or so, I'd think the fire would need to be contained in a barrel or similar to retain and focus all the heat around the stump instead of blowing away....gives me an idea!
@@LivingCommonSense Put up a barrel. Pile mud around the barrel. Slowly dry the mud with a small fire.. when dry, blow air over heat exchanger on top of the barrel and funnel into the fire base.
i live in alaska,,, what you mean "dry" lol..any how this works on birch/cottonwood,, do the plunge cut but make a "box" in the center of the stump crow bar it out ( if the cut goes to the tap root it pops right out ),, for me its usually 6"x6" square, even when the stump was still frozen it burned out in 4 days,, i burned out 11 stumps in about 1 month,, still frozen snow on ground
For some reason, you mention Alaska and snow on the ground and I picture a dutch oven hanging over a stump fire with roast with all the trimmings steaming out around the lid. I wish we got more cold weather in Texas, maybe not as much as y'all do but more than one snow per decade. Thanks for watching!
@@LivingCommonSense this winter i had 4' hard packed snow drift down about 500' of my driveway,, snowed me in for almost a month,, careful of what you wish for..lol
@Bill - I cut the top half of a barrel off the other day and cut up an old tree that wasn't good enough to burn in the fireplace. Stay tuned; hopefully I can post a "blast furnace" video soon. Thanks for watching!
An easier way is to let termites and ants eat it for a few years without you doing anything, then cut the degraded rot wood into many small pieces using a chainsaw criss-cross that can then be removed easily, at most by adding some hammering at them in sideway.
@@LivingCommonSense A twin stump, one of 10 inch diameter, the other of 8, 10 in height left from a few years ago (partially rotted easily seen by mites, ants). Almost done with the last bit remaining to be eliminated which is damp thus harder to ax of. Less than 2 hrs of labor in total, more energies spent than burning but really clean without any molecules rising up into the space of this Universe 😁
Enjoyed the video but you don't have a stump there you have a snag. I have 2 just cut this week to get rid of that are over 36 inches and Oak. They will get the same treatment just on a grander scale.
I'm pretty sure it was mostly diesel, certainly not 100% gasoline or kerosene. I learned to treat it all with respect though. At elevated temperatures, diesel fuel will begin to vaporize and become ignitable with an open flame. Thanks for watching!
you can put matches out in diesel. you cant with alcohol or kerosene.if you want diesel to burn, soak wood or a rag in it and it'll burn ok.You have to get it hot first.
What beautiful clean burn!🎉
All that pot ash will bless the soil greatly!!!
Don't forget to water in the ashes to keep the ash from flying off and to prevent any missed embers from growing.
I can say the grass grows really well where the stump was once it was established again.
Except for the front end loader, I can do this work. I have all other tools and materials, including an old dish. I'm going to enjoy myself, as you have taught. Thanks for the video.
Great to hear from you. Let us know how it goes and thanks for watching!
Your stump was live by the live branches around the stump. After cutting the tree, spread epsom salt on and around the stump to kill it. Prefer cross cut with saw. Score the visible roots too. When you build the fire build it around the stump and roots. It will all burn away. I have had roots that burned below ground for days if not a week after the main fire was out.
Yeah this one definitely still green. I've not had one burn the roots very well because of that. The saw removes material so much faster than the drill bit. I probably won't bother with the bit on the next one.
Nice perfect clean until roots
Yeah, the way roots burn is always kind of random, sometimes being stubborn about giving up. I guess it in their nature.
Checker board effect with chain saw is way better than drilling holes!!
Yes, absolutely. I prefer plunge cuts with the chain saw over the drill bits. Still some people either don't have or want to use a chainsaw so drilling may be their only option.
A steel barrel with holes in it for air flow, put a metal pipe on your blower & you can put the tip in the fire 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I've got plans for something like that...soon as it dries out. Thanks for watching!
Agreed I think a barrel would expedite the process. I used the same method in the video (no barrel). Took two days to burn out and lots of additional wood.
@@TheArtOfHomeownershipTrapping the heat in seems the best way to keep the fire burning strong.
A plunge cut X on the stump, a couple of air holes deep from the side into the plunge cut, a cup of ethanol (not as yucky as diesel), and a steel pipe of 4-6 inches to place on top and increase the draft. Let physics be your friend and everything gets easy!
Absolutely! Since this video, all I've done are cross cuts and plunge cuts. Drilling holes is slower and more work on me and the drill. I don't keep any ethanol on hand but I mainly use diesel because it essentially oil; it has lots of BTUs and doesn't flash burn like the lighter fuels. Thanks for watching!
Steel pipe is a great idea!
So... where's the video where you rig up the leaf blower to stay on it for a few hours? Do you think it would blow it out like the fan or do you think the leaf blower would melt from the heat?
I think the blower would be fine with anything short of putting the end of the blower directly in the fire. Would it run for several hours? Depends on the duty cycle of the motor; it may run 30-40 minutes and its own thermal protection may shut it down for a bit. For the blower to be effective for an hour or so, I'd think the fire would need to be contained in a barrel or similar to retain and focus all the heat around the stump instead of blowing away....gives me an idea!
Yeah, I’ve seen videos of guys doing this in a barrel. Works real good. Thanks for sharing!
@@LivingCommonSense Put up a barrel. Pile mud around the barrel. Slowly dry the mud with a small fire.. when dry, blow air over heat exchanger on top of the barrel and funnel into the fire base.
@hellstrom - That's kind of what I have in mind. Stay tuned.
i live in alaska,,, what you mean "dry" lol..any how this works on birch/cottonwood,, do the plunge cut but make a "box" in the center of the stump crow bar it out ( if the cut goes to the tap root it pops right out ),, for me its usually 6"x6" square, even when the stump was still frozen it burned out in 4 days,, i burned out 11 stumps in about 1 month,, still frozen snow on ground
For some reason, you mention Alaska and snow on the ground and I picture a dutch oven hanging over a stump fire with roast with all the trimmings steaming out around the lid. I wish we got more cold weather in Texas, maybe not as much as y'all do but more than one snow per decade. Thanks for watching!
@@LivingCommonSense this winter i had 4' hard packed snow drift down about 500' of my driveway,, snowed me in for almost a month,, careful of what you wish for..lol
For sure.
Diesel and kerosene are pretty much the same thing. Kerosene is just a little more refined but still diesel
@paujepp - Kerosene seems to light easier than diesel. Both seem to work well for this though. Thanks for watching!
Next time use a Spade wood drill bit
I thought I’d get deeper with these but the spade bit would have been easier for sure
Been there, done that. Nice try but it's no good for a really big tree. Too bad we can't buy dynamite at the hardware store eh?
That would be cool though!
Try a barrel with the bottom cut out and up on bricks…build the fire in the barrel and it will burn down like a blast furnace…
@Bill - I cut the top half of a barrel off the other day and cut up an old tree that wasn't good enough to burn in the fireplace. Stay tuned; hopefully I can post a "blast furnace" video soon. Thanks for watching!
Try putting magnesium down the slots next time, it burns at 3000 degrees f.
I go 1 step better then the drum I cut a hole in the nbottom and put a hair dryer in the hole it speeds up the fire.
Hmm, a hair dryer on a low speed no heat setting would be about perfect for this. I'll have to try that. Thanks for the tip!
@@LivingCommonSense your welcome
Use a 45 gallon drum
I used a drum on another. It works well but only drawback is it seems to use more wood
Harbor freight drill bit…😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yep, bought it specifically and only for this stump and the none of the three bits in the package were very good at all
An easier way is to let termites and ants eat it for a few years without you doing anything, then cut the degraded rot wood into many small pieces using a chainsaw criss-cross that can then be removed easily, at most by adding some hammering at them in sideway.
I simply didn't have the patience to wait for it. Anyway, none of us are guaranteed any tomorrows.
@@LivingCommonSense Super 😄 but also another way: axing! Actually that is what I gonna do later today I have a birch tree stump in my yard.
Let us know how it goes
@@LivingCommonSense A twin stump, one of 10 inch diameter, the other of 8, 10 in height left from a few years ago (partially rotted easily seen by mites, ants). Almost done with the last bit remaining to be eliminated which is damp thus harder to ax of. Less than 2 hrs of labor in total, more energies spent than burning but really clean without any molecules rising up into the space of this Universe 😁
Or just pay a stump grinder $100....but I'm going to burn cause I want to save $100...good video
I like the idea of saving a few dollars and got to spend some time outside at the same time. Thanks for watching!
It takes quite a lot to get diesel to actually burn. It’s probably pretty useless soaking a stump in it.
It’s probably not good as a charcoal but diesel gets it lit and now the stump is gone.
Enjoyed the video but you don't have a stump there you have a snag. I have 2 just cut this week to get rid of that are over 36 inches and Oak. They will get the same treatment just on a grander scale.
Sounds like you've got some quality outdoor time in your future. I'm a little envious.
Are you sure you put diesel in there? I thought diesel was inflammable. Don't you mean kerosene or petrol?
I'm pretty sure it was mostly diesel, certainly not 100% gasoline or kerosene. I learned to treat it all with respect though. At elevated temperatures, diesel fuel will begin to vaporize and become ignitable with an open flame. Thanks for watching!
you can put matches out in diesel. you cant with alcohol or kerosene.if you want diesel to burn, soak wood or a rag in it and it'll burn ok.You have to get it hot first.
Dry sodium hydroxide power drain cleaner works too 🖖
Where would I get that...besides my wife's car battery?
Lye will work as well. Or muriatic acid. Some Wal-Mart stores sell it.
Only downside is it needs to soak in for several months until it has decayed enough to be softened and scooped out.
Most viral mutations happen in 1st world cities.
Probably so
Yep in Wuhan
@@Underpar26 Unlikely. Absolutely certain that the lab did not design the bug because...lack of repeats in rna strands.
Too much for a stump.
Certainly not the fastest but not a bad way to spend time outside