The guy used a bunch of pulleys to maximize the pulling power of his.

Some tools from Harbor Freight are iffy, but this jack is pretty rock solid, and I have no complaints at all.

Apr 02, Remove tree stump with hi-lift treecutter.bar pines approx feet tall. Cut down in the fall and waited till spring to allow roots to die off. Also waited fo. To prepare the bush or stump, all you have to do is to trim it down low enough that you can fit the tripod over it (but not too low that you can't wrap a chain around it).

The idea is that you wrap your chain around the base (as low as you can) of the stump or bush, and then attach it to the arm on the Farm treecutter.barted Reading Time: 5 mins. Jun 28, The tools used: Spade, high jack lift and a reciprocating saw. In this video I show you how to remove a stump with 3 simple tools. The tools used: Spade, high jack lift and a reciprocating saw Author: Life X4. Sep 22, I cut down four arborvitae shrubs that were too close to the house.

Digging their stumps out with a spade seemed tedious, and other options seemed too slow. Jackhammers work on concrete or rock because the percussion breaks and shatters it. On a stump you are more likely to just drive the bit into the wood then have fun bouncing on top of a stuck bit. You might start some splits but good luck breaking the stump apart. Even if you could make it work, a jackhammer can weigh as much as 90 pounds.