Even then, I am not sure draining the old fluid.

Sep 15, It took about hours to get the stump out and another hour to cut it up, haul it off, and clean up the yard. Along with the usual digging and chopping roo. Apr 20, Incredible! Unbelieveable! Shocking! Watch it before YouTube and the NSA take it down!!!!!What to do if some cutting and truck-yanking hasn't worked. Of pos.

I'm a hydraulic specialist and I don't think I could explain the procedure as well as you did!

Sep 22, I cut down four arborvitae shrubs that were too close to the house. Digging their stumps out with a spade seemed tedious, and other options seemed too slow.

Jun 08, Another helpful tool we have found is a ton to ton hydraulic auto jack. We took out 10 huge 10′ to 12′ tall bushes growing along a foundation by digging a trench straight in under the bush, sliding in a short length of 2×12, then sliding the jack Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Here there is a son-in-law who will lend me a floor jack when I need one, but that has not happened.

The idea is that you wrap your chain around the base (as low as you can) of the stump or bush, and then attach it to the arm on the Farm Jack. I used a little metal hook I bought at the hardware store to attach the chain to a hole in the arm of the jack, but again, this may vary depending on how your jack is Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Dig out the root system around the tree to expose the roots. Dig a small space underneath the trunk that's the same height of the car jack you'll be using. You need just enough to room slide the jack underneath the trunk, but keep in mind you'll need enough clearance to accommodate the boards you'll have to place under the trunk in a later step.