Easy way to remove large bush stumps....

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I dug em down and used a sawzall with a 12" pruning blade. Made pretty quick work of some 8' bushes I had in front of my house. I took care of 6-8 stumps in a couple hours.

Yes! My dh uses a sawzall in the garden more than anywhere else. Especially to get through old roots. I doubt if he has a special blade. He should get one.

[nc99]

https://bestplants.com/epsom-salt-garden-cheats/

Tree Stump Removal – Epsom salt is known for its absorption properties. It can suck water out of wood, making it easier to remove a tree stump. To remove a tree stump using Epsom salts, drill multiple holes in the top of the stump.

These holes must be approximately three to four inches apart. When there is no more room to drill, pour salt into the holes and then add water. Pour Epsom salt onto any exposed roots to dry them out.

You may not be successful the first time and may have to repeat the process every three weeks until the stump dies and can be removed.

[Coldjensens]

I tie a strap around them, hook it to my trailer hitch and yank them out with my truck. Gets rid of the roots. Otherwise you will have to dig them out.

This works better with the whole bush. Once it has been cut, it can be hard to get the strap to hold. Sometimes you can put a screw hook into the remainder, but usually it will just tear out. If you use a screw hook, to not attach the strap directly to the hook, wrap the stump and just use the screw hook to hold the strap in place. Less chance of tearing it out that way.

Do not rev up and jerk it out. You can damage things including your truck transmission. Just ease it tight and ease forward. It takes a mighty bush to withstand the pull of a 5000 pound truck (Actually the straps I use are only rated to 2800 lbs, but that tends to be enough for pretty much all bushes. I broke one once trying to pull out an 80 year old lilac, but I was trying to pull the whole thing out rather than sections. In sections, it came out ok)