Stump Removal - Burning Out a Stump

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Stump Removal - Burning Out a Stump


After removing a tree often you will have a stump left and eliminating it's rather a tough job. One method to eliminate stump without much effort is to burn it out. Before you proceed there are two things that you need to do first.

? When things are dry, it is easier to burn so if the stump have not yet dried properly you should wait until it has dried.
? Before  Tree Stump Removal Windsor  begin the burn, call your local fire department to ensure that you won't be breaking any rules about burning your geographical area. If it is okay to burn, make sure the stump is nowhere near any flammable materials or near any building.

Stump burning steps

? You will require a chain saw to cut an "X" on the top of the stump. The deeper and wider the X the higher for burning the stump. Fill the region that was just made with gasoline or kerosene but usually do not light it. It is advisable to give it time to soak in to the stump, which can take several hours. After the fuel has soaked in, pour more in your community until it flows over the side and leave it sit overnight.
? Set fire to the stump another morning by lighting some paper and tossing it along with the trench. To make the burn more effective and go faster it is possible to follow the above paragraph but before you set it on fire get yourself a large metal barrel. How big it actual should be will depend on what size of a stump it is advisable to burn. Cut off the bottom, the surface of the metal barrel, and place the barrel on the entire stump. Toss in some log and put even more fuel on the logs so an excellent fire will start.
? When you are using the barrel for stump removal, put in more logs once the fire is burning good. The barrel helps to keep a high temperature so the stump will burn more efficiently since it is soaked in fuel. Keep investing in more logs and allow it continue to burn before stump removal is completed. If you want to burn it even more the next day, you can cut another X in the stump or drill some holes in, pour more gasoline or kerosene on the stump and set it burning again.

If the stump removal involves a stump that is deep rooted and really big burning it out may not work so you might hire someone professional to accomplish the stump removal. Make sure that you wear protective gloves to protect the hands from being burned.