The grinder is then positioned over the stump, powered up and the grinding blade is.

Apr 20, Wrap the tree's branches loosely with a tarp and secure with rope or twine. Dig a circle around the tree, in a radius of 8 to 12 inches for every inch. Aug 17, Instructions Dig around the stump with the mattock's broad end.

Once you're done, discard the root, and continue doing this to the other roots that you're cutting.

Once you have loosened the dirt in this fashion, shovel it out of your way. Be prepared to clear away a lot of soil. The Use the other end of the mattock to start chopping your way through the tree roots. A. Aug 18, Use a pointed shovel to dig out the soil around the tree stump. Continue digging until you’ve exposed the roots all the way around the stump.

Cut small-diameter tree roots with bypass loppers. Use a pruning saw or reciprocating saw to cut through larger tree stumpcut.bar: Roger Cook. Sep 02, Clear the area of any adjacent bushes, briers etc so you've got room to work and manoeuvre the tree stump and trunk Remove top growth, but leave sufficient trunk at about shoulder height to act as leverage Using a spade, slice off the sod and any ivy or other ground cover Dig right around the trunk to expose the stumpcut.bar: Eugene Brennan.

To remove a tree stump by hand, first, dig around the trunk to expose the major roots.

In general, the procedure is to cut the stump using a chainsaw to within about 4 mm of the ground surface.

Use a hand saw, reciprocation saw or chainsaw to sever the major roots from the stump. Pull the stump out with a tow strap and vehicle.

For smaller stumps, you can use a digging bar to pry the stump stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 10 mins.