I had an unsightly stump in my way for over a year. Today I wanted to remove it. It didn't look too difficult, but I don't have much experience with such things. After digging, and chopping with a pickaxe, I realized I wasn't getting very far.
I thought I would try a Come-along with a tow strap. DANG, that little trunk was solid, even with the hand powered wench.
(Come-alongs are nice to have. My Dad used his a lot, so I thought I would give it a try today in his memory.)
The stump would not budge, so I dug around it some more, and used my battery powered chainsaw to cut some of the roots. It came out then.
This chainsaw works pretty well, considering it is battery powered. It cuts a lot better than I expected when I first purchased it, over a year ago, and the battery lasts maybe an hour with heavy cutting.
That's not great if you really need to use a chainsaw a lot. But for limbing, and sawing up a few sticks of firewood it can't be beat. And it is great for little jobs like this. It is quiet, and it doesn't put out exhaust fumes. (I find it is handy to keep the perimeter of my property, and my trails clear from deadfall, and wind blown trees. I can usually do it entirely on one battery charge.)
As a side note: I wanted to avoid using petroleum based bar oil. I tried vegetable oil. It works, but I have found it tends to get gummy after a while. Maybe some of you know a way around that issue. Let me know if you do. Using some sort of veggie oil would make this a green machine. That would be cool!
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