How to remove a 24" stump from a 60" planter???

[pdqdl]

Have you considered a crane ?

It sounds like the planter has no bottom. Is there any reason why the planter cannot be lifted off the trunk ? I have done several that way.

Once you have it in the air (or moved), the stump should be easy to deal with.

If you MUST cut it up with a chainsaw: buy a short bar, and put some carbide tipped chain on it. Slower cutting than normal chain, it will breeze through dirt and at least a little rock without getting dull. Quite expensive though, and very tricky to get sharpened !

 

[Pete M]

just go at it with an axe and a sharpened fencing spade. Digging out the surrounding soil first should take more than a few minutes. surely. Or how about a normal cheap 9 inch hand grinder from the DIY shop. Use it, knacker it, and take it back for a refund if you bust it.

 

[Lawnmowerboy48]

Material is cheap, labor is not. Knock out the planter, grind, rebuild, providing you have the equipment to do so.

 

[Dadatwins]

Can the planter box be turned on its side and then grind into it? maybe a winch or comealong to flip it and the jack it back into place when you are done.