Define large. Can you rent a stump grinder?

tj

pix again ....?????

first off.. if you have acres .. why bother.. just apply a stump killer after you cut it flush to the ground.. and be done with it ... do you really need that exact spot to plant other things???

for DIY root removal ... get a sawzall with a tree blade.. start digging ... and try not to destroy the blade by getting lazy and not digging what you want to cut clear of dirt ...

trees are not lumber.. so get the right blade:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-9-in-5-Teeth-per-Inch-Pruning-SAWZALL-Reciprocating-Saw-Blade-1-Pack-48-00-1304/202256181

bottom line:.. pay lots of money.. or do a lot of hard work .. no easy solution ...

ken

There is no reason besides impressing the Joneses or maybe yourself to have a stump removed. Unless you do a crazy amouny of location renovation it is very unlikely you can plan right where the stump was.

I'm kickin myself for cutting two 18 and another 12 inch diameter Ash trunks down soo low as they're useless to tie hammocks to.

For one thing, they are right in the middle of my "lawn"

Cool then. If you've thoughy about them for a bit and have no use for stumps or poles then remove em.

Cut them flat to the ground or or have it ground I guess. If its less than 8 inches across Ibmight sawzall it as for some reason I have more control with that than my Stihl.

In neighborhood settings I'd probably call the call before you dig number before having it ground. Lord forbid some old Centurytel line circles the area and they come recollecting on you.

My property had been cut over by loggers 20 years ago; most of the stumps are from then. The loggers were only interested in hardwoods, so there are/were many pines left; the land was purchased from the logging company by a developer who planned for 12 building sites and cut down many of the remaining conifers; the developers' permit was denied, so. I bought most of that land and built my house on the one permitted home site. It's the stumps now in my yard which I would like to remove. Thanks for the Sawzall suggestion!