My back is sore just looking at those pictures. Place looks great though! JC On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well many of the stumps are already several years old and if > I cut them off at ground level they would be there many more years. There > isn't enough moisture in the soil for stump remover bugs to eat away at it. > And the more you leave in the ground the more likely it is to be used by > termites or carpenter ants. > > I have 5 trees to cut down and I will keep for firewood but the > stack will be as far from the house and shop as possible and the soil under > and around it liberally treated with chemicals to kill termites and > carpenter ants. > > > Here is a link to the page with pics. It will be added to every > so often. http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/elcam84/new%20house/ > > > Robert Adams > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> >>> glad to hear you are getting those stumps down. They are a big pain. Why >>> are you trying to go so deep on them, though? We cut them off below the >>> surface, sprinkle with stump disolver and cover them up. Problem solved. >>> sorry, no before or after pics. Spent today on the last stump and The Pile >>> By the Driveway is now neatly cut for firewood and stacked. it's been there >>> a couple years. >>> >> >> Weather has been cloudy, misty mornings but warm, sunny afternoons. About >> as good as it gets. >> >> Jake gets his staples taken out Friday and Ellie no longer poops in the >> house. Life is good. >> >> mary >> >> >> >> >> Yeah but the humidity has been pretty low lately(below >>> %50 usually). The 104* stuff is getting old though. I got one stump out >>> last night. That's one out of 14 not including the 5 trees I still need to >>> cut down. >>> >>> Luckily there is no clay or rock here so digging in a >>> pleasure. Exactly the opposite of what I'm used to. Course digging in sand >>> isn't the easiest either cause for every foot you go down you have to go >>> over 2' or more. The sand has a tiny bit of moisture when you get a foot >>> down. I can take a flat nosed shovel and easily push it all the way in the >>> ground around the stump to start digging it out. I just dig out what I can >>> then cut roots then dig and cut more. I want as much out as I can get. >>> Sawsall does some cutting but I'm using the cheapie poulan chainsaw to do >>> most of the cutting. Cuts great considering how much sand it has chewed up. >>> The chains are cheaper than sawsall blades. >>> >>> >>> Working on getting before pics taken and in progress and >>> after pics. Gotta get them on the computer from the phone tonight. Well >>> headed back out to work more on stump #2. It's only 102* here and no breeze >>> but light shade. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Rules: Please play nicely with others. >> >> -List members page (text & pic links): >> http://www.myelcamino.net/eclist.htm >> -List members page (all pics): >> http://www.myelcamino.net/ec_list.htm >> >> >