Well... remember the partially dug stump I fell into a few times while burning tree stump number six with my uncles and aunts? I was in a dilemma. The hole around the stump wasn't large enough to burn or remove the stump, but it was deep enough that I was concerned one of the cattle would accidentally fall into it.
One afternoon last week I decided to dig the stump out a little more as I had some stuff to burn and I thought I'd dig a little more in case the stump would catch fire. This stump didn't have too many side roots and I ended up digging it almost out.
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| Chopped side roots by the stump hole. |
I decided to pull the stump out with my pickup instead of trying to burn it. I wrapped the stump with a heavy chain, put the pickup into 4-wheel drive, and then expected to feel a tug as the pickup pulled the stump out. No tug. When I got of the pickup to look I found the stump was almost all out of the hole. The stump did split into two as I pulled it out. I had thought the stump may break into its two main root sections and wrapped the chain around each major root.
That night I had an empty hole in which to burn my miscellaneous stuff.
The next day I filled the hole back in with dirt. Now I don't have to worry the cattle may fall into the hole.
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