All good, nice and laid back way to de stump.. Only missing one thing.. Forced induction!! Just like a car performs better with a turbo, that burn barrel would probably (maybe), get it done in one shot. Electric leaf blower time! a little bit of metal ducting ( dryer kind) and silver dryer duct tape. Also, you drop chunks of hardwood down the chimney to keep it going if you chop the bits up small. Don't ask me how I know this 🙂
I never have the time to sit around and babysit a fire, It only takes a few minutes to light up the barrel and then I'm off to work on other projects. And if I have to light it a few times it does not really matter to me, eventually it will be gone.