Reading the directions you are basically supposed to drill a bunch.

Check the pattern on the stump first. If it's just a bulls-eye pattern, there's nothing special about it. If it's any other pattern, then it's a special stump and you might want to think about whether or not to remove it.

Special stumps generate mushrooms around them Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Aug 17, Drill holes a few inches deep into the stump in numerous places, using the biggest, widest drill bit you have. The wider and deeper the holes, the better. Fill these holes first with water, then with a fertilizer high in nitrogen or stump-remover granules. Soak the ground all around the stump.

It will still take a while.

The biggest factor in determining which approach to take is the cost to remove a tree stump. Grinding is the most expensive. If you hire stump grinding out it can betoper inch. Renting a stump grinder is cheaper but can be a lot of work and is harder than it looks.

Pulling a tree stump out is very inexpensive if you don’t have to buy tools to do it. Most people already have a shovel, chain or jack on Estimated Reading Time: 11 mins. Drive the teeth close to the stump and turn on the machine. Raise the cutting wheel of the grinder a few inches above the front edge of the stump with the brake lever.

Turn on the spinning cutting wheel and slowly lower it onto the stump. Feb 07, All you need to do is mix one cup of your tree stump killer with nine cups of water. Again, it’s worth exposing and drilling your stump for maximum impact before painting Roundup killer across the stump and covering with a plastic bag.

The stump should then be dead in around weeks. Best way to remove a tree stump.