How To Remove A Tree Stump Without Big Machinery 

So there's nobody afraid of hard work in your family, Isn't it about time you got your girls working LOL. 👍👍👍👍👍

None of my business of course, but a revision of your chain saw safety practises seems in order. Wonderful story and I will follow it until you are done. Best !

Who needs to go to a Jim when you can do hard work like that well done guys

Saving $ is important and guys love doing that stuff together. Thank you Gil and Martin. Excited to see drawings.

Incredibly exhausting work. Huge respect to you both.

There's always that one root that won't let go and you can't find. Loved the pressure washer trick

Nice bit of firewood there! So satisfying when youve removed the tree stump!

You done a brilliant job with taking the tree stump away.

That was a clever trick to use the power washer to expose the roots👍 Fair play to you both for a job well done. Who would have thought you could be gripped watching a tree stump being dug out…. Keep up the great content

I think having the girls help out is a great idea. My husband never wanted our son to work around the house. He said he would be working the rest of his life, and should enjoy his teenage years. Well, now my son has bought a house that needs some TLC, and he sure could use some of the knowledge his Dad could have given him when he was young.

Good job to Gil and Martin and like you say, saving money where you can. Look forward to seeing what's next.😀👍

I'm exhausted watching them remove that stump, they definitely earned a biscuit with their cuppa😁

Tada, the men got that stump out!!!!

WOW! another one bites the dust. You'll have this place looking magnificent in no time. ( Bill is still saying hire a digger! Ha Ha. Glad you read the comments.) Lots of hard work though. Billy J... Queensland, Australia.

Just told my wife "I would never watch a channel of tree stump removal, but if that stump is outside a train station being renovated into a home I am totally going to watch a tree stump removal"

Shows that hard work and determination pays off. Great job.

Wish the tree could have been moved. Took out a rotted willow when i was 6 months pregnant, great work out. Those hormones sure helped make me 💪. Hard work is paying off keep positive tje end will be worth it. 😁💜 From seattle wa USA

Shame because that tree looked amazing

Those Railway sleepers would make a good set of stairs for your caravan

TREEmendous work Gil And Martin, theres no stumping you now ;-}

Good news, the stump is out. Bad news, you turned the garden in to the Somme! 🤣🤣Thanks for sharing

Wow my respect for the old men , because the young I don't pay a penny 😮

really enjoying your renovation, always wanted to buy an old station.

Heh -- I've done that. It's funny how you think each root is the last -- until it's cut, and you discover its brother hiding underneath. I think tree roots are "fractal", like broccoli stems. The bigger ones branch to smaller ones, and all of them hidden under others. You just have to keep digging and cutting, digging and cutting, until you get enough of it out to call it done. Thanks for another thoroughly entertaining episode.

I had the same problem I gave the job to a local tee surgeon who did the job in the morning with a stump grinder it has enhanced the whole garden. Friends and family have said it has made the much bigger and well worth getting in a person who knew his business

Wow! It doesn't take long for the nasty commentors to find their way anywhere these days does it? 😅 That was a very big job, and all that determined peservereance paid well off. Good job fellas!

Me personally, I would have kept the tree, it was healthy and attractive. Maybe wait till later in the renovations, inside and out, before deciding on this tree. There's plenty of scrub brush on the property to get cleaned up first.

Great work guys

Good for you guys. Coming right along

Hello again: Regards from South Africa 🇿🇦.

trees are amazing ... big job ... well done .... one project at a time ...

Well done to the two gents, and of course your supervision was outstanding, keep doing whst you are doing, and thst is excellent work, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia

Well done for getting that stump out. They are tricky at the best of times. I felled a 60ft walnut tree in my garden , about 20 years ago . I just did it a small section at a time. Then dug out the tree stump. Local tree surgeons wanted £800 back then , so god knows what they would charge now. So I know where you are coming from by wanting to save money. It makes sense, if you can do it yourself. 👍👍👍👍👍

If you have other stumps to remove think about a tripod and chain lock. You done good on this one!

It takes a lot of work to get where you need to be. ❤

Great job. Love your work 👍

Hard work to stump it out 👍🏼 Petit à petit’ l'oiseau fait son nid 😊

Oh, definitely! I cut back and shape most of the trees on our property; hubby helps with the pole-pruner on the tallest ones. It would easily be $1,200 for the pros to come out. Using the power washer was brilliant! Here we're not going to dig much between May and November with our dry, hard clay soil and hot dry summers. You are all moving along...I'm sure you can't wait to get the caravan hooked up, but it will be good to get the area between cleared out, with something solid and level to walk on.

Nice one! Thanks.

A reciprocating saw. Makes quick work of these sorts of things.

Bye bye, chainsaw chain 😥. Excellent work! It’s tough job but rewarding once it’s done 👍

Wonderful stuff. Used to do it and wish I still could! Well done. X

For the last few weeks ive been digging up southern yellow pines. They have a big tap root in the center and other roots that jun along the ground just below he surface...ive discovered, it works for these trees when i dig down to ye rooks all around the tree, then ax cut those roots, gen go around the perimeter of the stump agian about 2 feet away from it and then cut those roots. Then i dig down to the tap root at an angle underneath the stump and swing an ax until i get thorough them. About twenty so far.

Well done you guys, hats off for effort and hard work. From my own experience, I'm sure your chain saw will need sharpening. 👍

Nice job guys!! 🙌🙌🙌💪💪💪💯💯💯

It was such a beautiful tree! I get that you don’t need it for shade though. I wish I could have transported it here to California.

Atleast with the tree gone: The house stands out. Need to clear towards the bridge. Perfect view.

Nicely challenged and well done next crack on

I think that any time you can save a pound or two, you know it'll go to something else down the line. Better to have it for later if you can right? I'd say you saved enough money for a few cans of paint. Well done guys!

The previous owners of our property cut down a number of trees and left just the stumps. It took me a while doing it by hand and cutting each of the roots off, didn't even have a chain saw, but in the end it cost us nothing but my time. I just did half an hour when I had time until had removed one and then I started on the next one. It was a shame to see the old tree go but sometimes people just plant them too close to buildings and don't give them the space they need when mature.

That certainly looked like a lot of work. Curious as to why not put a chain around it to use a winch to help pull it out. Until the next.👍

The back waiting area/patio would make a Perfect glass conservatory room. Gives you more footage and would be stunning.

My hernia started playing up just watching this!

Those two guys seem to be into man vs tree old school. Hope they had liniment for the sore muscles.😊 Great work and videos

There ain't nothing like hard work and stump removal to keep a person happy .. Great job Gil !! Keep Doing What Your Doing .. Because What You Are Doing Is Nothing Short Of Amazing !!

That would make a great Yule log.

That's how I removed a Tamarack tree from near my house with my brother in laws help..it was brittle and branches would fall on my back roof.

Please upload every day updates. I wait everyday for your vlog It's so satisfying to watch your videos❤ Good luck Love from Pakistan❤

Good job! I did this a few years ago with a 32 year old tree. Since I wanted to put in a small garden, I had to follow the roots underground to get them out of ground so I could plant. My son and I worked for weeks, but got a lot of satisfaction when we were done.

With an expert living in the house, I’d exploit their talents as well. Well done! ❤

Well, that is one way to do it. 😅 Got to admit I'd have used the old school method. Cut back to just about ground level, drill a couple of 6in holes, stuff petrol soaked rags in them, and light. Stand back or have a barbecue !😮😂

I confess i was wondering why you didn’t get a digger, thats what we do whenever any of our big gum trees come down. It’s a better option for us, time v’s cost. You could have finished cleaning your driveway up with it while you had it. To me, that would have been much more cost effective. But everyone has their own formula for home improvements, cost v’s time, so if it works out better for you guys to do it by hand, you go right ahead and enjoy yourselves 🤗

❤❤the tree took a little work yet its gone now the outsidespace is going to look good❤❤

It’s amazing how strong and stubborn even a small root can be.

Trees are like icebergs. Only the tip sticks out😄

Oh my so funny ! But them boys worked like 10 men 😂😂❤❤ lol dang determination is key no matter what 😮😮

Lol... Good thing you're not afraid of work! I've done a few of those.

Not a bad ten minutes work getting out that stump !

It's always a nice feeling when you accomplish something that is cost effective. From the looks of things, alot can be done without hiring out the jobs. When will you be moving into the caravan? Love your videos!

I'm glad you weren't to stumped!

I think you need to buy Gil a stereo or something. He's always working in silence lol

Blimey, that was a stubborn stump. Its out now , one more thing ticked off the list. Looking forward to seeing the plans for the inside

You can pour a dilution of miratic acid around the tree stump to allow the wood roots to decompose and nolonger cause you problems

Reciprocating saw with a 12-inch root cutting blade would have made quick work of this

Great job hope your settled in your cosy caravan ❤

Nice video. But I could see that hole being there for another 5 months too.

I know it's "just" removal of a stump, but I love how much your beautiful Station has transformed already. Also, you really call those Caravans there ? I'm from Slovenia and we don't even have a word or phrase for them.

The tree: Okay I give up, you win

I know the tree had come down but it looked like a nice shade tree and you can really see the station now that it’s gone

You can buy a brand new Chinese mini backhoe shovel loader (mini digger) for under 5000, including shipping. You have a lot of landscaping to do, so the purchase will save you lots of time and effort. They are good fun to use. You will be using it for at least a year. Just dont put it under too much, strain. You can sell it once you have done all of your landscaping, recovering half of the inital cost. You have got the stump, the roots will be just as difficult to remove . I am suprised your tree sugroen didnt cut the trunk to the ground and then use a stump grinder, which would also get rid of the bigger roots. Unless your video creates an optical illusion, it looks as though the platforms were quite wide. I look forward to seeing any old photgraph you find. Which railway and line way you station on

It was a beautiful tree. Was it too close the building?

You should leave the rest of the roots and turn it into a garden feature, like a wonderful ring of roots around a little fountain with a mini pond, you've got the hole, would be easy to set up a small solar powered circulation system and not expensive and not high maintenance if you keep an eye on it 😊 and you'd honor the tree in memory and if the roots sprouts.... Big rooted Bonsai!! 😁🥰

I refrained from commenting on the previous video on the delivery and setting of the home/trailer before making any comments. As one who has delivered and set up hundreds of these homes, I am appalled at the shoddy set up. First of all the location, once chosen, should have been graded flat and cleared of ALL vegitation. Then the location of all the services (water, sewer, electricity, phone, and internet) should have been planned and trenches dug. Next, the base of the plot should have been covered with at least a 2" cover of medium sized gravel and leveled. Then the placement of the home. Flat flagstones should have been placed and leveled on the gravel and using solid capstones, piers should have been placed every 4 to 6 foot with both ends as starting points. We used non-rotting wood along with cedar shims to bring the piers to the level of the frame. This process will ensure the trailer won't rock in the wind or heavy footed traffic. A seperate electrical service point placed at the point the service enters the ground at the trailer. What I see now is a very shoddy installation. Remove the tires fron the axyles and chain them up from the possibility of theft as I beleive they are a special size and much desired by cart/trailer builders. heavily spray the axyles with WD-40 to stop future moisture and rusting. Lastly, locate a product that can be used to skirt the entire house with a wooden frame. This keeps the critters from becoming co-residents. Tape all holes in the under belly closed. Nothing like the sound of field mice having a dance party at 2am. I could go on as to preperations but these are the basic steps that should have been taken before occupation. I am so ashamed at the 'professionalism' that was not taken in the name of expediance. One further precaution, not related to the houdr is to 'salt' the roots left in the hole. This will kill the plant and prevent shoots from growing under the house.

I must have must you were planning to this. Otherwise I´d have pointed you to 'Tree Stump Burning'. The easiest way to remove tree stumps. Clips on RU-vid as well.

You may have covered this already, but what was the reason for removing the tree? To provide more light and warmth?

It's up to you of course, but I always regret seeing mature trees getting cut down. I think if you had just pruned it back you would have been left with some nice shade in the summer.

Hi good video. Have you got running water and sewerage to the caravan yet?

Why use a pressure washer and make the whole area muddy and difficult to work in? Strange.

The tree surgeon used to be a dentist!

I would have used a reciprocating saw, that way you don’t worry about the blades

What blade does he have in that chain saw when I tried that the instant mt blade hit dirt it was finished. I had to use an angle grinder with tungsten saw blade. VERY DANGEROUS. Block and tackle helped

It clearly had to go but oh, what a crying shame as it was lovely tree...

OP - People keep telling you his safety procedures are terrible. You keep "loving" those comments. But nothing changes. Do you have a big life insurance policy or what? He's doing almost everything unsafely.

For future stump removal further from building and not time sensitive douse with Epson salts - I’ve heard planting pumpkins pumpkins on them also speed up decomposition

You might consider using “Marketing speak” for some things.🤔 ‘ “Big hole filled with water” = Water Feature❣️🤣😉

I saw a video recently where a man sawed the stump into quarters taking one quarter out at a time.

Hoping for skylights in terrace roof. Brighter terrace AND inside rooms.

That looked like hard work 😂

You just created a big with the pressure washer.

Digging out stumps by hand is satisfying but time consuming I know I've dug out plenty over the years