Removing a small tree stump can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With the right tools and techniques, you can easily remove a tree stump by hand, with a chainsaw, or with a commercial tree service. Read on for 12 easy ways to remove a small tree stump. To remove a tree stump by hand, you must first dig around the trunk to expose the main roots. Use a hand saw, reciprocating saw, or chain saw to cut the main roots of the stump.
Pull out the stump with a tow strap and a vehicle. For smaller stumps, you can use a digging rod to remove the stump. A maintenance jack also works very well. Fill the hole with soil and discard the stump. You can also remove a tree stump with just a chainsaw by simply digging around the stump and cutting it as low as possible.
Then cut crisscrossed slices on the stump 4-6 inches below ground level. Keep in mind that this can often damage or break the chain and will not remove the stump completely. If you don't like to wait weeks, work on it for hours, start a fire, or operate heavy equipment, you can always hire someone who makes a living removing tree stumps to help you. While felling a tree may seem like a big task, removing stumps is often the most important problem, so it's not usually included in the cost of removing trees. If you accept the use of kerosene and llama (and it's allowed in your community), this is another cheap and easy option for removing a tree stump. For those who are not up to the physical effort, or have a tree stump that is too large to remove by hand, there is an easier, albeit much slower, method. There is a tree stump removal product that comes in the form of dust, called Stump-Out, which is designed to break the wood fiber in stumps, leaving them porous. If you don't want to use chemical stump extraction or wait too long to get rid of the tree stump, you can remove it manually.
But if you've cut down the tree yourself, the task of removing the stump is up to you and can be as difficult as removing the tree itself. When a tree removal specialist grinds a stump, they only grind it a couple of inches below ground level. This final stage of tree care really depends on how quickly you want to remove the stump, the amount of work you're willing to put into it and, of course, how much you want to spend to remove it. After hiring a commercial tree service to remove a tree, they can also remove the remaining stumps for an additional fee. A tree stump can be removed any time after felling, but manual removal is sometimes easier if the stump has aged and dried out a bit. There are several ways to remove a stump from a tree in your garden, such as manual labor, chemicals, and burning.
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