2006 - Volume #30, Issue #5, Page #11
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How To Burn A Tree Stump
Getting rid of big tree stumps is easy, but you have to have patience, says Roger Ford, Cosby, Mo."First, the stump should be good and dry and it helps if the weather has been dry so the ground and roots are also dry. You need a metal livestock water tank about 7 ft. in dia. Put some brush around the stump and a couple small straw bales. Pour on a bit of diesel fuel to get the fire started, drop the tank over the top, and block up one side of the tank 3 to 4 in. to keep air flowing in. The fire may smolder for weeks. Last spring we burned a 30-in. dia. elm stump and it smoldered for 31 days. When we took the tank away, it has burned 2 ft. into the ground and into the root cavities about 2 ft. additional back into the ground. We've had several other stumps also burn for three weeks or more."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger Ford, 17647 County Rd. 283, Cosby, Mo. 64436 (ph 816 378-2595).
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