I tried pulling a tree once and lets just say it didnt work. The tree was pretty big.

 

Its spring time A wrong time to cut a tree down and try to pull out the stump There is a lot of sap in the tree right now Best time to cut and pull the stump out is in the winter time when the tree is dormant [not growing] If you already have the tree cut down now and you only have the stump left Drill some holes in the stump and use battery acid That will weaken the stump and the roots and you could dig it out

 

just get a reel long chain and give it all shes got

 

Watched my neighbor ruin a nice 4x4 Chevy truck, big block, pulling out a dozen smaller trees. Broke things, burned up the Turbo 400, great fun to watch. Even managed to break the window in the front of his house when the tow strap broke and whipped.
Wished I had filmed it. Took him about thirty minutes before the tranny finally died completely. Tranny was rebuilt last year. Funny as heck watching it scream and not move...

Yanking things puts MUCH more force on the gear than people think.

I might do it with a one ton, but probably not.

I would soak the ground for three or four days before I tried pulling it.

I have pulled a tree out with a Motorhome but not by dragging it.
I tied a four ton chain hoist to the tree and around the rear axle on a Class A.
Soaked the ground for a week or two before doing it.
Elm tree about five inches in diameter.
I had to let all six tires down and block the wheels. It took enough force that I was draging a 12,000 LB Class A backwards with the brakes locked...
And of course, the next spring the tree grew back in the same place. That time I just soaked it in oil and burned it.

Chris

 

Instead, we'll read about a guy that burned down his and his neighbors homes!

 

Touche.

 

Wuss.......

rip that sucker out!

ieee and myself have done it! I never even spun a tire. Pulled 4 stumps out.

How big is the stump in diameter? If the ground is wet, as it usually is in the spring it will come out much easier. I definitely suggest the cable. Worked like a charm.

Quintin, how in the world did you burn out a stump with gas? I've got two big stumps (foot and a half or so across) that even I wasn't about to hook the truck to, I have built two roaring fires on top of them and barely have charred the surface of either one. Drill holes and let it soak or what?

You can purchase "stump remover" that you put on a stump and let it work for several weeks. Supposedly it makes it porous where it will soak up kerosene and you can burn the whole thing out in one shot. Not sure how it works. I was going to do that but was afraid the dog would get into the chemical while it was on the stump.

 

I say go with a stump grinder. Trying to burn a stump may require patience and pulling it out with your truck may be more trouble than it is worth unless it is already rotting.

 

Courtesy of a busted chain!

 

I had to pull upa very simular sized tree that had grown into my fence and was pushing it out. I hooked my truck to it and pulled the chain tight...then gave it some gas and the tires spun like hell. Lined back up with the tires on the drive way but had the exact same result. Unhooked from the chain...pulled my little I-6 03 Jeep Wrangler up to it....put it in 4low....pulled it tight and steady and it came straight up without a tire breaking loose. SO I have to agree with who ever it was that said put it in 4low and pull it up...but since thats not an option I guess you better burn it out.

 

I tryed some of that "stump remover" from the hardware store on a birch stump. It didn't hurt it abit. I drilled holes and soaked with fuel oil, no help. Best way is have "Mr Stumpy" come and grind it out. Costs about $30 around here.

 

Well, the ones I burned out were nowhere near the size of what you're working with. They were probably about 8-10 inches across, little ones comparatively speaking. I piled a bunch of old lumber and rotting wood I had lying around on top of 'em, started the fire and let it go all day. Did the same the following day over a weekend, and eventually what was left of the stump practically fell over with some shovel work.

 

which is good thinking...especially since i don't think you'd do too well with a 2wd truck.

 

I think some of you have missed one very important point. If you do it correctly (which also means safely), you use the MASS of the truck as opposed to the POWER of the truck. First, you use oversized chain or cable - secured properly to both the truck and tree stump. Here's where most folks go wrong. They take the slack out and start pulling - or burying the truck into the ground and roasting the transmission in most cases.

The way I do it is to let the rolling mass of the truck work the stump out over a number of small pulls. Yes, that means I'm off the gas and rolling when the slack comes out. That also means I'm not doing Warp 6 when the slack comes out. I take a number of small pulls like this to slowly break the stump loose and finally get it out. If - after a few pulls - things are not coming loose, I call a stump grinder. It's not worth destroying my truck.

 

regardless of your connection method, you should try to place a couple of moving pads or heavy blankets on the (cable, chain, strap). If it should break free the pads/blankets will absorb and dampen much of the energy.