The Dumb and Dangerous Way to Remove a Tree Stump

While some of these attempts were successful, none of them were smart. Here's a good argument for the adage "use the right tool for the job."

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This collection of clips features some successful and a few not-so-successful attempts at removing tree stumps using motorized vehicles. These don’t illustrate the smartest–or safest–setups. At minute 5:04, you’ll see one of the dumbest–with the cameraman rooting, “Back it up real quick, back it up real quick. Drive; Hit it!”.

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Chris Ermides

Before joining Tools of the Trade as an editor, Chris Ermides was a project manager for a custom home builder, a carpenter and remodeler. These days when he’s not writing or editing, he’s testing tools as he renovates his 1850 farmhouse in upstate New York.

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