The most amazing way to remove a stump!! E16

Nice little fire, but not the most awesome way to remove a stump. That distinction goes to my grandpa (H.E.) and his brother (A.P.) back in 1965, family farm, Russellville, KY. Large stump, about 6ft in diameter and three ft tall. Lumber from the tree was used to build our tobacco barn. They contemplated several strategies and decided on dynamite, but weren't sure how much to use. They drilled ten holes about two ft down, so they decided on ten sticks. In retrospect, it was a consensus that one stick would have been sufficient. The family gathered around to watch from about 50 yards out. They used a car battery to detonate the charges. There was a flash of light followed by the loudest boom I've ever heard, to date. It rained splinters for a good five minutes. Where the stump once stood was now a fourty foot hole in the ground that was about fourty feet deep. The hole started filling up with water, slowly at first, but picked up speed. Over night, the hole was filled and overflowing. A new spring of icey cold water had erupted and was now joined with the creek that ran through the farm. We had a new pond, one less tree stump and a ringing in our ears that continues to this very day.

I have to say that I am truly amazed by the comments section on this video. I have become accustomed to expecting negative comments on all youtube videos and it is unbelievably humbling to have this many comments and for most of them to be positive. THANK YOU!!

As a note for anyone who wants to try this. Depending on your area and how dense the trees are, the fire may travel through the root system underground and pop up a significant distance away. Root fires can smolder for a long time and be reignited if they run into more fuel that gives it a path to oxygen.

This is some romantic stump burning music if I ever heard it

FLASH POINT: The temperature at which a particular organic compoud gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air The Flashpoint of Kerosene is 110 degrees Fahrenheit. I PROMISE PEOPLE there was no danger in having the Kerosene near the open flame. Look at the coat I am wearing, it was below 40F outside. Please do some research before commenting and posting links to articles that you don't even read!!!

I’ve been watching this video at least 4 times a year since you posted. I have no stump to remove. It’s very relaxing hearing the music and fire burn the stump. Thank you for making this!

I'm still coming back to this. It is hands down THE best burning method of getting rid of stumps. Well done again!

This is great! Lifelong city dweller moving to a wooded lot. Going to need this. I love those ah ha moments in life when you see something so sensible that you say how did I not think of that. It's kind of like the bottle cap or the shoe lace. Thank you!

I'm going to show this to my hubby, we have several stumps that need to be burned out. This was FAR more interesting than watching the Oscars tonight, seriously. Thank you for sharing.

Wind don't blow till you try to light a fire! LOL

Just a suggestion: The size of hole you were drilling is perfect size for those road flares you get in them emergency travel kits. Stick one in each hole and light it - the intense fire off them flares should ignite the greenest of stumps and take care of it self from there until gone. wind will dictate which fuse in which hole gets the draft to the center vertical one..

That’s probably the most respectful way I’ve seen of removing an old stump.

I was eating my sandwich and stumbled in to this video, so it's been 4 minutes and I still don't know why am I watching this??

I would have used a leaf blower in one of the side holes to turbo charge the burn. Works wonders.

Perfect excuse to drink all day on the weekend. Awesome video.

Also I think the music keeps the comments friendly. This is the most polite comment section I’ve ever seen

I watched the entire video but I don't have to remove a stump, who else?

A variation of the Swedish log stove many use at camp outs. Burning a chimney log (natural hole in center) propped up on a few stones for air feed, results in fun pulse-jet like campfires too. This “tuber” rediscovered old practices, but beware of underground fires along root system that can ignite trees and structures at surprising distances. Thanks for sharing!

My wife and I just inherited a farm. This is perfect for the many stumps I have to remove. Thank you

Leaves Open Kerosene bottle next when starting a fire. This guy knows how to live dangerous