help a newbie not get shafted....log/mill prices

[380LGR]

Better yet while you are at Home Depot getting your 2x4's you can rent a stumpgrinder and be done with it!!

 

[gemniii]

Your supposed to strain the beer first!

 

[woodyman666]

the days of waking up and finishing the beer i ended with the night before are over. Would never waste a good beer. And whats wrong with being on a pipe? Captain sarcastic 380lgr sure thinks im on one. From what i see it actually looks like the combo ive tossed at the stumps so far looks to be making a difference. I am just looking for a good rot out to make it easier come spring when I rent a stump grinder. With good rotted stumps I should be able to rent a small one and blast thru the new area pretty quickly. Ive even been ripping holes outward thru the big roots to get them decaying. Would wood chips over the stumps be worth the time?

 

[PB]

the days of waking up and finishing the beer i ended with the night before are over. Would never waste a good beer. And whats wrong with being on a pipe? Captain sarcastic 380lgr sure thinks im on one. From what i see it actually looks like the combo ive tossed at the stumps so far looks to be making a difference. I am just looking for a good rot out to make it easier come spring when I rent a stump grinder. With good rotted stumps I should be able to rent a small one and blast thru the new area pretty quickly. Ive even been ripping holes outward thru the big roots to get them decaying. Would wood chips over the stumps be worth the time?

I am betting the affects of the buttermilk are psychological, the rate of decay by fungus is not any greater with the buttermilk than without. Wood chips over the stump will not help the decay other than keeping it warm. Would you rather eat pizza or peas? Now think of the wood chips as pizza and the stump as peas, fungus will be attracted to the high surface area of the chips but again won't increase the rate of decay.

Cut some deep grooves in the stump and put something on it that will hold moisture, just not sphagnum or peat moss. If there is still sap in the stump, don't count on it rotting any time soon.

 

[woodyman666]

Thanks ill just make sure to keep them moist with the summer we are having that wont be hard at all

 

[panhead9]

im in the fingerlakes region a local guy green mountain . He seems like a good fella. Ill be the annoying customer that wants to learn everything start to finish. Im turning into a pure mountain man and lovin it. I just came in from filling up some stumps with milk and beer to start them decaying so its an easier grind next spring.... I think ill be spending some time at the mill with slabs for the outdoor boiler and wood to work with arround the house. Wait till i tell him next summers project is a large tree home in the back of my woods to look over nature.... The neighbors down the hill have this sweet huge tree home cedar side and shingled n its huge i am so jealous...

Im screaming ALCOHOL ABUSE. You sir need to get this problem taken care of rehab perhaps? Just kidding good luck with your endeavor

 

[Gologit]

I am betting the affects of the buttermilk are psychological, the rate of decay by fungus is not any greater with the buttermilk than without. Wood chips over the stump will not help the decay other than keeping it warm. Would you rather eat pizza or peas? Now think of the wood chips as pizza and the stump as peas, fungus will be attracted to the high surface area of the chips but again won't increase the rate of decay.

Cut some deep grooves in the stump and put something on it that will hold moisture, just not sphagnum or peat moss. If there is still sap in the stump, don't count on it rotting any time soon.

Or...just pour gas on the stump and light it. Drink the beer or the buttermilk.

 

[380LGR]

Green stumps grind way faster than rotten ones.....

 

[PB]

Or...just pour gas on the stump and light it. Drink the beer or the buttermilk.

I have had pretty good luck with an auger bit and some "explosive persuasion".

 

[bullbuck]

when my chain is stretched out of adjustment or filed where the teeth are about to start breaking off i save that chain for cuts like a stump cut,chains already cashed but still cutting,clear the debris and maybe even some dirt,cut it low and put the debris back over the top of the stump

 

[Gologit]

I have had pretty good luck with an auger bit and some "explosive persuasion".

We talking ANFO here?

 

[PB]

We talking ANFO here?

Are you with the ATF?

 

[Gologit]

Are you with the ATF?

Nope. But maybe we better quit talking about ANFO.

 

[hammerlogging]

I am betting the affects of the buttermilk are psychological, the rate of decay by fungus is not any greater with the buttermilk than without. Wood chips over the stump will not help the decay other than keeping it warm. Would you rather eat pizza or peas? Now think of the wood chips as pizza and the stump as peas, fungus will be attracted to the high surface area of the chips but again won't increase the rate of decay. .

Darned science always getting in the way.

 

[BlackenedTimber]

A dozer or excavtor makes pretty quick work of stumps too... and leaves more beer for me.