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hkhnm
Location: King County Joined: Thu Feb 3, 2022 Posts: 697
Real Name: Russ
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Anyone know a guy with a grinder and a chainsaw who could take out a couple of stumps in King County / east side?
Before I go rent a grinder thought I'd ask.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:49 am |
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28194
Real Name: Ace Winky
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Good to ask. Up here I found a dude for $180 (to give you a point of reference) for two massive (3+ft OD) cottonwood stumps + two smaller wild cherry stumps (1 ft or so). Ground to mulch, way deep.
I gave him $200. I figured well worth the money vs. pulling/dynamite/renting a grinder.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:04 pm |
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ViniVidivici
Location: Puyallup Joined: Tue Sep 18, 2018 Posts: 3090
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 2:11 pm |
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shaggy
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Location: Snohomish Co Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2018 Posts: 1817
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Tannerite...
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:58 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4842
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Don’t rent a grinder. They suck. Well worth it to pay to get it ground out.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:11 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52109
Real Name: Steve
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Old Growth wrote: Don’t rent a grinder. They suck. Well worth it to pay to get it ground out. My neighbor rented one recently to remove a fairly small stump. He spent all evening fighting that thing, and wasn't too happy. Based on what I saw that day, your advice seems solid.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:34 pm |
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28194
Real Name: Ace Winky
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Old Growth wrote: Don’t rent a grinder. They suck. Well worth it to pay to get it ground out. yep same same.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:43 pm |
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hkhnm
Location: King County Joined: Thu Feb 3, 2022 Posts: 697
Real Name: Russ
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Damn. OK. Well I guess I'll be calling around! The rentals are not cheap either.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:25 pm |
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hkhnm
Location: King County Joined: Thu Feb 3, 2022 Posts: 697
Real Name: Russ
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shaggy wrote: Tannerite... I am seriously considering a putting a cinder block ring around it, filling it with charcoal, getting a full bottle of charcoal lighter, and some marshmallows. Apparently it's illegal in Washington, though, so I would never do that.
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Mon Jun 19, 2023 11:28 pm |
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Rottenryan
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Location: Tumwater Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2018 Posts: 648
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hkhnm wrote: shaggy wrote: Tannerite... I am seriously considering a putting a cinder block ring around it, filling it with charcoal, getting a full bottle of charcoal lighter, and some marshmallows. Apparently it's illegal in Washington, though, so I would never do that. 36" diameter and for cooking or religious purposes is the legal line. Not one city ordinance, municipality, law , or otherwise can stop that from happening. You wanna cast a spell because your a Wiccan....36" diameter and your good.
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Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:46 am |
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28194
Real Name: Ace Winky
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Rottenryan wrote: hkhnm wrote: shaggy wrote: Tannerite... I am seriously considering a putting a cinder block ring around it, filling it with charcoal, getting a full bottle of charcoal lighter, and some marshmallows. Apparently it's illegal in Washington, though, so I would never do that. 36" diameter and for cooking or religious purposes is the legal line. Not one city ordinance, municipality, law , or otherwise can stop that from happening. You wanna cast a spell because your a Wiccan....36" diameter and your good. I was gonna say. My fire pit works fine.
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Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:29 am |
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shaggy
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Location: Snohomish Co Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2018 Posts: 1817
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It is difficult to fully burn out a stump, best luck is late summer when the ground around it is pretty dry too. I did it in my front yard here, and was lucky enough for it to continue to burn underground for quite some time too. Mabey drill a big hole down the center and put a bit of thermite or similar in it to get it really rolling.
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Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:34 pm |
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hartcreek
Location: Union Gap Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2016 Posts: 1730
Real Name: Randall Knapp
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I have removed stumps by fire. First I let it dry out a bit and then I drilled it full of holes and then filled the holes with cooking oil and let it soak. After a couple weeks I built a fire and cooked my meals on it. Made some tasty meals.
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Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:23 am |
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Location: Tacoma, Washington Joined: Fri Nov 21, 2014 Posts: 8385
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Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:53 am |
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coop44
Location: Tacoma Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 Posts: 581
Real Name: Jim
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Make up some thermite, at 5000 degrees (more or less) it'll burn it out fast. Drill some big holes in the center as deep as you can and as close together as possible. Be prepared and clear the area of anything combustible. Once lit it has got to burn out on its own, I don't think it can be put out. It also throws out a lot of ultraviolet light and it's really bright, don't look at it.
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