Andrew H. Carter said:On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 04:42:33 GMT, Mark Thorson
<[email hidden]> scribbled some thoughts:Quoted message said:Andrew H. Carter said:When a reader from suburban Boston wrote to ask
how to remove a big stump from his backyard,
Earl told him to drill it full of holes, soak it in kerosene,
and light it on fire. We didn't publish that one."While that answer may not be environmentally friendly
it would work.I think the key words here are "suburban Boston".
So, it would just be like a small barbecue. He had the
smarts to not say gasoline, which some might use. Also,
kerosene doesn't burn as readily as gasoline. Also for it
to soak, you have to wait a while, so the height of the
flame wouldn't be as much as if you poured it on, then
immediately lit it.
I used the "drill-holes-fill-with-kerosene" method to remove a stump
and it worked a treat. It burned for about 4 days and was all gone.
At night, I'd put a large garbage can (metal) over it to put out the
fire and relight it the next morning. No neighbors complained because
the flames were pretty invisible in the daylight, and very low to the
stump - more like a glow.
N.