From: "Roger" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house rec.gardens
Subject: Re: Above-ground Stump removal ideas needed
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 04:36:06 GMT

> Can anyone suggest anything I could do to best remove these?  I don't want
> to take a chain saw to them because of the massive amount of clay-rich
soil
> embedded in the roots.  I had contemplated using a hose to try and wash
the
> soil away from the rootball a bit at a time.  I'm not sure if this would
> really even be feasible, though.

If you or a friend has a power washer - or they can be rented, or bot from
from Home Depot for 100-150 bucks - you could blast the root ball and remove
much of the clay. Only need to remove enough clay to cut roots down to a
ball-shaped dense mass. Then try rolling it out of the yard, up a ramp, and
into a pickup.
Never done this - just an idea.