tools for yard work, lazy amateur

DMartin9N-2N · Mar 28, 2018

I was working (!) a few days ago, removing small stumps and bits after we had cut down some trees and bushes that were encroaching on our grassy back yard. I want the area clear enough so I can mow it or walk across it without hitting any small stumps about a foot high. They were like one or two inches diameter, too tough to use my lopper. I made two smart phone pictures, showing the tools I used. BTW, the milk crate is a tool, I sat on it while holding the reciprocating saw on the ground using both hands. I had dug away the soil in front of the blade tip to prevent grit dulling the blade.

Not too sure what pics, if any, uploaded.

Dennis M. in W. Tenn.

tomturkey · Mar 28, 2018

What ever works. I've used the chainsaw to cut boards for different projects, the sawzall, trimmed a tree limb or two with the skilsaw. what ever works. gobble

Steve@Advance · Mar 28, 2018

Recip saws work well for trimming.

They make blades specifically for pruning, tree work.

grayrider · Mar 28, 2018

I have a place on the river and down by the water front I?m
plagued with cypress tree knots that sprout up making it
impossible to mow, so I use my sawzall to level them off at
ground level, much easier than using chainsaw

4play · Mar 29, 2018

A good professional pruning saw is all I ever use, sure beats dragging heavy saws, cords, fuel, batteries etc. They are much lighter, cut fast and fit in pocket or clip to belt, tractor, cart or fit in scabbard. My yard and all my tree pruning duties are too far and too spread out to lug around much equipment.

thepumpguysc · Mar 29, 2018

That's what I use too... for ROOTS..
My prop. is lined w/ pine trees & roots running EVERYWHERE..
When they pop up & I skin them w/ the lawnmower.. its time to get out the sawzall..
Makes fast, quick work outta them..

grandpa Love · Mar 29, 2018

When setting fence posts sometimes
we hit good size roots. Long blade
on saws all takes care of it.

GordoSD · Apr 4, 2018

Why not pull them out with small tractor or even 4wd PU?

rustyfarmall · Apr 4, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:11:36 04/04/18) Why not pull them out with small tractor or even 4wd PU?

Sometimes there is not enough of a stump to get a chain wrapped around, and sometimes the root system will prevent pulling even if you can get a hold of the stump. Been there. Done that.

2 years ago I needed to get rid of a lilac. I was able to get a chain wrapped around it, hooked the chain to a 2 ton come-a-long, and anchored to a mature maple tree. The lilac refused to even budge. Had to dig around it, and then use a spade to cut the roots, and then, after fighting with it for at least 2 hours, the lilac gave up the fight. For what it's worth, that lilac was growing in an area totally inaccessable to a tractor.

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