This stump has been a nuisance since I built the tractor shed back in 2008. It started life as a pretty good sized white pine, about 24" in diameter. I cut it down before construction and figured I could work around it during construction. (It was about 3 feet away from one corner of the shed.) Well, I did work around it back then and I've just lived with it since then, too. But I decided this weekend, after having pulled a few other stumps, that it was time for this big one to go.
My neighbor has used the tractor to pull stumps before this and he told me how to do it. I started off small and worked my way up. It definitely puts the tractor through its paces but it's very gratifying when they come out.
I have to admit that it was a lot more work than I thought it was going to be. The other stumps I've pulled were a bit smaller and more accessible so I could do the whole job with the tractor. Not so with this one. I could really only get at about 45% of it with the tractor so I ended up having to dig quite a bit by hand as well as chainsaw a couple really big roots. After 4 hours and a lot of sweat, though, it came out. It felt great!
Now I can maneuver around that part of the barn much better and I don't have to worry about that damn stump causing problems!
