Examples of how you can use the Stump Chimney™ to burn stumps
with different appearances
The Stump Chimney™ is both smart and easy-to-use tool for burning down stumps in your garden. No matter what they look like or where they are located, you can be successful. See below the methods we used to burn the stumps.
Small stump with deep roots
A small old damp oak stump about 20 cm in diameter. Stump with deep roots.
- Use 6 sides to build the Stump Chimney™
- 1 bag of grill briquettes.
- Time used: 40 min.
- Total time: 18 hours.
The stump to be removed.
2. Assemble the Stump Chimney™ and place it over the stump.
3. Add briquettes and make sure they reach the ground. Add lighter fluid and light. Remember to remove the hooks that hold the folding plates.
4. When the stump has burned up. Remove the Stump Chimney™ and add at least two buckets of water to extinguish any remaining embers.
5. Fill in with soil and sow some grass.
Removing a stump is that easy.
An old rotten and damp stump with deep roots.
- Use 8 sides to build the Stump Chimney™
- 2 bags of grill briquettes.
- Time used: 1 hour.
- Total time: 20 hours.
The stump to be removed.
2. As the stump is very damp, holes are drilled in the stump to avoid using a lot of charcoal. Tip! drill diagonally and make sure the holes come out at the bottom edge of the stump. This helps the warm air to rise through the hole and also burns the stump from the inside.
3. Assemble the Stump Chimney™ and place it over the stump.
6. The first batch of briquettes has burned up after 1.5 – 2 hours. Unfold the folding plates using the hooks. Use gloves and a stick to unfold the folding plates as they are hot. Add more briquettes, they will catch fire due to the remaining heat. Remove the hooks so that the folding plates can move freely. Now the stump burns slowly. Towards the end it will just smoulder.
7. When the stump has burned up. Remove the Stump Chimney™ and add at least two buckets of water to extinguish any remaining embers.
8. Fill in with soil and sow some grass.
Removing a stump is that easy.
Stump at stone wall
Oak stump about 25 cm in diameter that is a little damp. The back of the stump is against a stone wall.
- Use 8 sides to build the Stump Chimney™
- 2 bags of grill briquettes.
- Time used: 1 hour.
- Total time: 20 hours.
The stump to be removed.
1. Dig a trench about 10 cm deep around the stump where you can. Drill holes in the stump, preferably diagonal ones, and make sure that the holes come out at the bottom edge of the stump. Then the hot air can rise through the hole and the stump also burns up from the inside.
2. Cut off the roots near the stump so the bottom edge of the Stump Chimney™ reaches as far down as possible. The stump will burn down about as far as the bottom edge of the Stump Chimney™ reaches.
3. Adapt the shape of the Stump Chimney™ to the stump. Here, the sides closest to the stone wall have been raised because it was not possible to reach down as much as on the other sides of the stump.
4. Add briquettes and make sure they reach the ground. Add lighter fluid and light. Remember to remove the hooks that hold the folding plates. Now a lot of heat is generated around the stump, which causes it to burn.
6. Use gloves and a stick to unfold the folding plates as they are hot. Add more briquettes, these will catch fire due to the remaining heat. Remove the hooks so that the folding plates can move freely. Now the stump will burn up slowly. Towards the end it will just smoulder.
7. When the stump has burned up. Remove the Stump Chimney™ and add at least two buckets of water to extinguish any remaining embers.
8. Fill in with soil and sow some grass.
Removing a stump is that easy.
Small stump with shallow roots
- Use 8 sides to build the Stump Chimney™
- 2 bags of grill briquettes.
- Time used: 1 hour.
- Total time: 20 hours.
The stump to be removed.
1. Start by digging a trench around the stump. Uncover the roots as much as possible. Remove the wet soil in the middle of the stump.
2. Cut off the roots near the stump so the bottom edge of the Stump Chimney™ can reach as far down as possible. Ideally, the bottom edge should come down about 10 (cm) below the ground surface because the stump will burn down about the same distance as the bottom edge of the Stump Chimney’s sides.
3. Adapt the Stump Chimney™ to the roots. Each side can be raised or lowered independently of the other sides. Cover with soil between the bottom of the chimney and the ground. If too much air enters, the briquettes will burn too quickly.
5. After 1.5 to 2 hours, the first batch of briquettes has burned up and much of the stump is gone. Unfold the folding plates using the hooks. Use gloves and a stick to hold up the folding plates as they are hot. Add more briquettes, they will catch fire due to the remaining heat. Remove the Hooks so that the folding plates can move freely.
6. When the stump has burned up. Remove the Stump Chimney™ and add at least two buckets of water to extinguish any remaining embers.
7. Fill in with soil and sow some grass.
Removing a stump is that easy.
Large stump with shallow roots that had to be burned in two stages
Birch stump about 55 cm in diameter. With roots about 90 cm. It is sawn down to a very low height and stands in a damp hole in the ground. It has many strong and shallow roots.
- Use 10 sides to build the Stump Chimney™
- 7 bags of 2,5 kg grill briquettes.
- Time used: 2,5 hours.
- Total time: 48 hours.
Day 1
The stump to be removed.
1. This is what we did. We started by digging a trench around the stump to expose the roots as best we could.
2. As the stump was larger than the 40 cm, which is the maximum allowable size for a stump, we had to burn the stump down in two stages. We started with the left part of the stump and cut off the roots near the stump so that the bottom of the Stump Chimney™ would reach as far down as possible. Ideally, the bottom edge should reach down about 10 cm below the ground surface but we managed to put it down about 5 cm below the ground and about 10 cm below the top edge of the stump. This is not optimal because the stump will burn down about as far as the bottom edge of the Stump Chimney™ sides. We had to use a chainsaw and an axe.
3. Then we assembled the Stump Chimney™ and adapted it to the shape of the stump. We raised the sides on the right side because that part of the Stump Chimney™ had to stand on top of the stump. We will burn the right part of the stump in stage 2.
4. We filled up with 2 bags of briquettes and lit the fire with fire lighters.
5. Now a lot of heat was created around the stump and we let the Stump Chimney™ do its job for 2 hours. We have also sealed with soil between the lower part of the chimney and the ground where there were large gaps. If too much air enters, the briquettes will burn too quickly.
7. While we were at it, it started to rain and we put on two cover plates. Now the Stump Chimney™ went on burning till the next morning.
Day 2
10. Now the Stump Chimney™ was adapted to the new shape of the stump.
11. The adaptation seen from above.
12. When it was ready, we filled it with 2 bags of briquettes and lit it with lighter fluid. The Stump Chimney™ burned for 2 hours until the briquettes had almost burnt out.
13. After 2 hours, we only added 1 bag of briquettes over the right half of the stump because the rest of the stump had burned down as far as it needed to.
14. We used a knife to unfold the folding plates and poured more lighter fluid so that the coal started to burn without smoking too much. Finally, we removed the hooks so that the folding plates could move freely.
15. The next morning, we removed the Stump Chimney™ and the stump was gone. We poured on a few buckets of water to extinguish any remaining embers.
16.Then we filled in with soil.
The stump is gone.
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