Large Metal Drill Bits for Green Wood?

Doug White · 2006-09-17T15:22:30+00:00

OK, so it's only vaguely on topic, but you guys have a wealth of expertise that's too good to pass up.I have a couple of large (2.5' diameter) stumps to get rid of. I'm not in a big rush, and I have some "stump rot" chemicals to speed up the decay process. The trees were maples, and they were cut down about 2 years ago. I need to bore some large holes moderately deep into the stump to pour the chemicals into. I figure 1" holes about 8" deep should be good.Any idea what would be the best sort of bit for this? Some sort of auger to get the chips out? I've only got a 3/8" electric drill, and I'm not sure that has the oomph required for an auger. The alternatives are a brace & bit, or a trip to the tool rental shop.Thanks for any suggestions.Doug White

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Martin H. Eastburn 20 years ago

Normally a stump grinder is called in, but just how tall are the stumps ? Is there a wood turner - etc - willing to help extract them ? The center of the stump isn't the place - you want to kill the tree or dissolve the wood ? The softer outer edge is the place to kill it.

But a wood person might dig and extract the trunk and roots - for the grain.

Martin

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Martin H. Eastburn 20 years ago

Might want a spoon bit - that scoops out wood using a brace and it as the bit. They might make them for 1/2" drills.

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Martin H. Eastburn 20 years ago

Cut the 3' down to near the ground less mass and close to kill the roots. Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member

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daniel peterman 20 years ago

Chomp into the stumps with your chain saw. Pour every nasty thing you can find into it. Let nature take over. Or hire some beavers.

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Nick Hull 20 years ago

The problen with small holes is that they are also short holes; deep er holes are better. Also there is volume; it takes four 1/2" holes to equal the volume of a 1" hole, and you need volume to pour the liquid in or you have to go out 10x as often to top it off.

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snarl 20 years ago

Too late now, but for future reference I don't cut down trees on our property, I have 'em pushed over, root-ball and all. Local guy charges me $60.00 per hr to bring an excavator over and that makes

*quick* work out a crappy job.

Root-balls go on a property line making for a very effective fence. After a couple of years underbrush covers them up nicely. What's left goes to a young family (or three) who use the wood for winter heat. I only require that they take everything, branches and all. Works out well.

All that's left is shoveling some top soil into th' root-ball holes. In less than three hours we had five huge Alders down, cut, hauled off and th' holes backfilled... couldn't even tell they were ever there.

Snarl

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