Can I use Oscillating Multi-Tool to cut tree roots?

[anndel]

You could but it'll take logner. I used a M18 Sawzall with a Diablo aggressive pruning blade and a cold chisel/sledge hammer.

 

[jsaw]

I use plaster blades in a saws all. The dirt does not wear them out at all

 

[Firebrick43]

Here is my go arborist procedure.

My father was fond of explosives if the tree was to big to push over with the D7. One sunday afternoon he dug a hole under a big tree, paid out some wire, and we crawled under the D7 looking out the spaces in the tracks. He let my(in kindergarten) touch the wires to the 12v dry cell battery. .

Next day at school I was telling my friends at school and the teacher spanked and sent me to the principal office, which spanked me again for lying and called my dad. My father wasn't against me being spanked, just more than slightly pissed for something I told the truth about.
Unfortunately now it requires licenses and I am sure now days CPS would be called so I cant teach my sons the finer science of forestry.

Another farmer around here was blowing stumps he told me, that is until one was over charged and landed in his kitchen I don't know why she was so mad???

 

[Al Borland]

They DO make brush blades for a sawzall, just spent the morning cutting downed tree branches with one. Almost as fast as the chainsaw, much quieter and one-handed use.
Very sharp "Prongs" so pay attention.
your mileage may vary

 

[Ton ton]

I like the backhoe option best.

 

[TJMtl]

I rented a stump grinder at Home Depot when I got rid of two trees this summer. I found the sawzall much better than my Stihl Chainsaw for the rest of the tree. Probably dull chainsaw chain to blame.

 

[BreeStephany]

I actually just completed removing a stump this week, and had the best luck using a sawzall and a 12" wood blade to cut through the majority of the tap root, at least to the point that there was a significant amount of movement of the stump, then wrapped the top of the stump in a tow strap, hooked it to my truck and gave it a very light tug which easily pulled it right up and out of the hole I had dug around it.

Depending on how much you want to dig and how well you clean up around the roots, you can use a chainsaw, but if there are still rocks and debris around the roots, its a recipe to quickly trashing a chain.

Sawzall blades, even 12" blades, are cheap in comparison to many chains, so I would definitely recommend a sawzall and a set of 12" wood blades.

Just my two cents.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Has anyone had any success using a jack/winch to do the stump pull method versus cutting it out.

I've done it in the past, but these were more just established shrubs with very large -crowns-

 

[BreeStephany]

Has anyone had any success using a jack/winch to do the stump pull method versus cutting it out.

I've done it in the past, but these were more just established shrubs with very large -crowns-

It all depends on the type of tree, how large the stump is, how large the tap root is and how long the stump has been sitting. If the majority of roots, including the tap root, are rotten, you can likely yank it out with a winch or tow strap, but if its a large stump, with a deep, large tap root and is fairly freshly cut, you will likely need to dig around it, cut surrounding roots and cut at least a portion of the tap root to get the stump to flex enough to break the tap root and pull it out.

Just my two cents.

 

[putergod]

Drill large and deep holes in the stump. Pour gasoline in the holes. Let it soak in. Light it on fire. Most of it will burn up, and the rest will just rot.

 

[RTM]

Has anyone had any success using a jack/winch to do the stump pull method versus cutting it out.

I've done it in the past, but these were more just established shrubs with very large -crowns-

I've used a bottle jack to push a stump on a 10" trunk apple tree stump to the side, put pressure on it while I was cutting roots, encouraging them to snap, and making room for the tools.

I've also used the truck, and a semi rim (very key), to pull out some small bushes, 3-4" trunks, with 12 - 18" deep root balls, 2-3' wide root balls.

I have the Hi Lift farm jack, not tried it yet.

 

[finn]

I use a mini excavator. Before that I mostly used a single bit axe. The axe is cheap and you never run out of batteries.

 

[mobiledynamics]

Taking this inquiry one step further on less effort...or just thinking outloud
With the big fat long lags that exist these days, drilling a piece of unistrut with the lags right into it, and yanking/pulling on the strut

AND or is the key in winching out a stump the initial -vertical pull- with a jack

 

[tarbellb]

Sure. You can also dig around the roots with a chopstick

Wins

 

[Gunfixr]

This has gotten complicated..............
Ahh, the old days...... Drill a big hole in it, drop in a stick of dynamite........
"you have two minutes to reach minimum safe distance".............

 

[tester19]

If pulling stumps consider using the old tire and chain trick? Works surprisingly well because it converts the horizontal pull of a tractor or truck into a vertical pull which then works directly on the stump. Heck if your real cool you can add a ****** block and multiply the pulling force so you walk that stump right out!

This guy was smart and used a remote controlled winch so he was not "in the line of fire"!

Stump Pulling
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[neophyte]

Chisel tip digging bar anyone ?
Sharpen the tip with a file,
Throw into ground around tree, both straight down and at an angle.
No power tools getting filled with dirt.

 

[Copymutt]

Maybe classified as root surgery rather than inialation. More than once I’ve had to extract roots up too 3” from sewer pipe beds. I can’t imagine a better tool for the job than an oscillating cutter.