THIS IS AMAZING!! How to remove a tree stump with a 55-gallon drum! (Featuring Tool Review Zone)

Pretty impressive! I mean how you found a friend to actually listen to you without giving you 35 other options ,without drinking all your beer is absolutely mindblowing!!!

the chainsaw was ridiculously slow in fast forward lol need to hit that chain with a file bro

Had a large ash tree stump in the middle of the yard. Was maybe two feet high, used it as a pedestal for a antique planter urn filled with geraniums for a few years, then later chainsawed a hole in the center and filled it with good soil and planted a geranium in it, which did very well. Was good for that for several years until it completely rotted out and was easy to remove. A few years after that I planted a Tree Peony in its place and it did spectacularly well, maybe because of the organic matter from the tree. Someone told me they were going to copy the idea, but with ferns. It’s cheap and easy, there is little effort on your part. Just throwing the idea out there……

So you're telling me, all I gotta do is burn stumps?! Omg, you are an absolute genius! Let me send you a cookie, you absolute genius!!!

That's intriguing I'll have to try it. I watched a video where a guy drilled a bunch of holes but took a minute to realize he had a $1000 drill that went through the stump like butter. This is definitely feasible.

I use an air chisel with a pointed bit. Easily punch about 50 holes spaced evenly in the barrel. The holes are the updraft (carb) and causes a super clean burn. Very little ash left and as long as you dont burn plastics, there is no smell or smoke. Truly a mini incinerator. I dont burn stumps but old personal papers.

I love the PPE of wearing flip flops while filling holes and cutting metal. Can't take things seriously when they are wearing flip flops.

These two remind me of my youth living in northern Michigan. Guys would sand the paint off the car and then prime it. We all waited, with breath bated, for to see the final new paint... which NEVER happened. So many primered vehicles in that little town out in the stix.

That jigsaw is impressive. Brilliant idea for tree stump removal.

That chainsaw was about as impressive as a fart in a hurricane 😆

The best part of this way of stump removal is that you’ll enrich the soil without any expensive equipment.

Yo! That chainsaw is either garbage or the chain needs to be sharpened! HOLY NO CUT BATMAN!

Raise the barrel up off the ground by a couple of inches for ventilation, even if it's just one side. You can use any burnable material to get it started, old boxes, newspaper, leaves, whatever, and save the $20 of charcoal for grilling.

We used this same method but a bit differently. We had a huge, green wood, 3' box elder stump about 2' high in the back yard. Burned a nice campfire around it all summer, every weekend and left the coals smolder until out. Once the top had burned down a bit, we built a big campfire with oak fire wood, and kept it hot for several hours on a Saturday. Burned out the tree roots several feet from the center of the stump. Next spring, filled the hole in and planted grass. We probably could have burned this one out with an oak campfire in one day.

I'm kinda surprised you didn't cut the lid and leave the sides and rolled edge alone. Other than that, it worked so good job.

I dig around them with a shovel as deep as I can and pressure wash all the roots to remove the dirt. Next step chain saw and Pruning blade on sawzall. Works like a champ. I put all the smaller pieces in the hole and cover with remaining dirt. Final step is to run over with a truck or car tire to compress the dirt. Yall did a great job.

Just use a yard pick and punch the holes in the barrel. I've used burning barrels (not for stumps) and to get air in the thing just get a pick and make a few swings. The holes are where you want them. Easy and without using power tools to do it

Great work gentlemen. Loving that shirt homestead Mike

I thought about the roots burning under ground and starting a fire elsewhere. I read some others thought the same thing.

Love those steel tip sandels! Safty First!