EightIsEnough
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There is no cheap easy way, and the species and health of the tree makes a big difference. The worst I pulled was a slippery bark hickory. The stump was nearly 2 feet across, and even after I dug the entire root system out with a John Deere 310 backhoe I could not lift it straight out of the hole. I had to roll it out the side of the hole which was now 10 feet wide and 6 feet deep, then drag it across the road to bury it with some others.
With the dozer I cut the roots on 2 sides then raised the blade and shoved the whole tree over. It does not get any easier, but that ain't cheap. With the same dozer I snapped a 1/2 inch chain pulling a log off a pile. It was slow and easy, and I never felt it snap.
There is a lot more strength and weight in a tree than it gets credit for. It is not worth wrecking a truck. Almost any other method would be cheaper in the long run.
Burn barrels are slow, but cheap and very effective...
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With the dozer I cut the roots on 2 sides then raised the blade and shoved the whole tree over. It does not get any easier, but that ain't cheap. With the same dozer I snapped a 1/2 inch chain pulling a log off a pile. It was slow and easy, and I never felt it snap.
There is a lot more strength and weight in a tree than it gets credit for. It is not worth wrecking a truck. Almost any other method would be cheaper in the long run.
Burn barrels are slow, but cheap and very effective...
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