“Wheel Rim” Stump Burner

“Wheel Rim” Stump Burner WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Stump Cutters Digging out tree stumps is ordinarily a job for a bulldozer or an expensive stump grinder Californian Matthew McKinzie came up with a relatively easy and inexpensive way to get rid of stumps when clearing land He burns them out using old tractor wheel rims “I use the idea mainly on thorny locust and hedge trees because they burn hot even when cut fresh I burn up not only the stump but the entire tree Normally everything is gone within 3 to 4 days ” says McKenzie “I cut down the tree then build a fire on the stump with the wheel rim in place around it Normally everything is gone within 3 to 4 days I stoke the fire once a day burning the stump to below ground level I’ve also used this idea to burn elm trees but I first mix in some hedge trees to make the fire burn hotter so everything else will burn up ” He says the wheel rim contains the heat inside the ring without letting it escape focusing the heat down into the ground “It works even better than stacking brush in a pile No matter how tight the pile is stacked it still won’t burn as well as inside a ring because all the heat escapes ” notes McKinzie Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Matthew McKinzie 62008 W Business 50 California Mo 65018 brushkiller@gmail com

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