Overgrown stump removal

[strgt]

Hi, I just moved into my new apartment and I have a backyard (my first one) so im a bit of a newb when it comes to landscaping. One day I came outside and my 90 year old neighbor was trying to cut out a stump from a tree that has overgrown her fence, so I told her I would get a chainsaw and do it for her. Well I got most of the stump cut out at the base but Im stumped (no pun intended) at how to remove it from the fence. Id like to try that chemical stuff that helps the plant to burn but Im not sure if ill ruin her galvanized fence. Any help will be much appreciated.

FYI the trunk is about 5 inches thick at the widest part and is about 3 feet long with the fence running through half of it.

[Stonehenge]

If this is a chain link fence, I'd have her look into just having a small section of the fence replaced with new. Probably wouldn't need more than a few feet of fence, and would be worlds faster than using chemicals to aid in the rotting process (which would take a long while). Cutting with a saw would be dangerous.

[EpicInterlock]

I agree....replacing a section of a chain link fence isn't expensive, and it's very easy. It might be handy to have another person to help hold the new section in place while you re-attach it to the metal poles.

Good luck

[strgt]

Originally posted by Stonehenge
If this is a chain link fence, I'd have her look into just having a small section of the fence replaced with new. Probably wouldn't need more than a few feet of fence, and would be worlds faster than using chemicals to aid in the rotting process (which would take a long while). Cutting with a saw would be dangerous.

I meant the chemical that helps aid in kerosene absorbtion to allow the wood to burn more thoroughly. Im aware replacing the fence is an option but I was wondering whether burning would damage it?

[Stonehenge]

Would putting a piece of fence into a fire damage it?

Probably.

It won’t melt it, but it’ll permanently blacken the fence and weaken it, and depending on the fence’s proximity to other flammable material, you could be putting other things at risk. Being a good neighbor is one thing, but putting property up for grabs in a fire is another.

[strgt]

Originally posted by Stonehenge
Would putting a piece of fence into a fire damage it?

Probably.

It won’t melt it, but it’ll permanently blacken the fence and weaken it, and depending on the fence’s proximity to other flammable material, you could be putting other things at risk. Being a good neighbor is one thing, but putting property up for grabs in a fire is another.

Ahhh, ill see how she likes the idea of replacing the fence. Thanks