In this video I remove two tree stumps from my garden using a mattock and leverage. This is the technique I’ve been using for years and has the advantages that it leaves almost nothing in the ground and can work without the need for machinery for even medium sized trees. The most important thing is to leave enough trunk for leverage when cutting down a tree.
The previous video where I pruned the trees can be found here: https://youtu.be/RApsN7w8h6E
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24 Comments
Great job, love watching you in fast motion, working the stumps out like the dickens!
Great video
Love watching other people grafting 🙂
Misleading title these are hardly "stumps". Leverage is the key, 2 meters of trunk to play with makes the job a simple DIY task, but its still hard work and any intact root of half-inch or even less makes it a struggle to pull it out.
Good job. It’s hard graft doing one let alone two 👍
Good video would have been better if you had gobe straight to the point and less padding.
Would have loved to have watched all the video but you were going on far too long. Keep to the point . Time lapse excellant
great video. You should look into a b'root Bar. It's what we use in South Florida to remove trees and roots quickly.
Root cutting is not a job you look forward to. Take care and be safe.
Where the link for that tool? Whats it called "mattick"?
Mattock link??
Talk, talk, talk.. Just show us!
Very helpful. I feel more prepared for my fall project
I often wonder who in the world gives thumb's down. I guess it's just trolls.
So I tell my husband, when I get annoyed at someone who cuts me off on the highway
or gives me a thumbs down, "Don't get upset, just feel sorry for the person, they're probably
in a hurry to get their hemorrhoid prescription filled!" Then he just laughs (most of the time) lol.
*Apologies to all who have that condition and don't cut people off on the road.
P.S. Also, my husband says when things get to him, and he has or gives himself a hard time, he tells himself…a hundred years from now, it won't matter and that's IF he can remember the problem at ALL lol!
This was exactly what I need! Thank you.
Hey, that's a lot of talkin' ! Half of the video and nothing started, so I'm gone.
I’ve been trying this out for 2 hours and I’ve cut a lot of roots around the trees but it’s still solid as a rock. I must have roots going straight down.
Do you think trying to burn it would be a good idea?
Sawzall and 9" pruning blade! Save your back
Good tips to avoid hassle like broken tools and windscreens. Thank You
How long did it take to pull up both trees?
Great video mate. What happens to old chopped off roots that lie in the ground? Do they eventually turn to compost under the soil?
Great video! I wish that I had searched for this before I had cut back my lilac preparing to remove it. I cut all of the branches off and cut the multiple trunks down to about 1/2 metre tall. I tried about 6 years ago to dig out the roots with a spade and I broke the metal blade off below where it attached to the handle. My problem is that the lilac was planted in 1969 and now it had blackberry cane root all intertwined through the lilac roots. Any suggestions on how I can still remove it after my mistake other than hiring a backhoe to dig it out? Thanks for such an informative video.
Here in the states we use a cable or chain hoist to pull those suckers out of the ground
This is an extremely excellent video, mate,thank you for sharing this.