outofmytree
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10-20 minutes worth of digging, less than one chain consumed, the bar, the rim will do lots of stumps.
In and out in less than 1 hour easy, less than $30.00 expense tops, no rentals, and no extra trips. If the saw breaks doing that it is the operator's fault not the task.
He should use some PPE, wedges and keep his freaking hands clear but other than that it is not a big deal.
I did not watch the video but cutting small stumps out is not hard, can be cheap and is fairly common.
I tend to make 3 or 4 cuts in at an angle so that I can clear the stump deeper with less digging, upside down pyramid. Take multiple chains so I do not have to hand sharpen and get multiple stumps from each chain. Just stop using the chain when it stops biting and swap it out for a sharp one.
I have a stump grinder, it is handy but the saw can be easy, cheaper and faster.
I reread this and think it is worth noting. If the bar is so hot it needs water to cool it off it is a write off. I don't know what things cost in the States but for the cost of 1 burned chain and 1 burned bar I can buy 1 set of stump grinding teeth. My HB20 will eat that stump in 20 minutes and with that same set of teeth another 20 like it. All without putting me or my crew at risk. Not to mention that whilst one of us is on the stump the rest can be doing other things.
Some people (I refer to the workers in the video) should never be allowed near dangerous equipment.