Madam has taken down a couple of trees that didn't survive the floods, so now Muggins here has to remove the stumps ???? 

 

They are too close to the house to use the Anfo technique illustrated here: -

 

 

 

Any ideas on the best / least effort removal technique??

 

I may just build a couple of raised beds and put some flowers in.

 

The best and easiest method by far is via an excavator.

All other methods will require lots of effort and/or time:

 

https://www.thespruce.com/removing-tree-stumps-without-stump-grinders-2131136

Fordson Major or a Massey Ferguson and a good size chain .....   we use to rip them out with a bit of horse power.

But if it's huge then you can either drill, pour diesel, burn it, bury or Kobota mini 18T and excavate.

How big?  Make sure it's dead, put a concrete pipe coupling around it.  Your wife will love her new raised flower bed!  Her handsome man is so thoughtful!

 

If a smaller stump, upend a large and lovely clay pot over it and install a small solar beauty light.

Hire some Thai guys to dig it out.

Labor cheap here.

Sadly, no access for mechanical removal methods other than a baby Kubota excavator ???? 

 

It's going to be hire some labour to dig out or put a raised bed in.

 

I might try the potassium nitrate followed by diesel and a match on the one that's a bit further from the house.

I do like that Anfo method....neat!

 

There's no short cut Mr Crossy, you know all your options, pick one. We've removed maybe 8 or 9 trees over the years, mostly we cut them as low into the ground as possible and cover them with dirt, after time they'll rot....a lot of time! Then just plant around them and forget.

Had 2 trees blow over last year and one growing at a 45 degree angle straight towards the main subdivision power lines.

 

One stump was small (about 4 inches max diameter) but the other two were at least a foot across.

 

Paid the local handyman to dig them up just last week (including as many roots as he could find). Took him almost 2 days and with loads of sweat, all for the princely sum of 1000 baht (he asked for 500). Some of the work was done with a small chainsaw, but the vast majority was with a hatchet and loads of effort.

 

I've had the large clay pot treatment and still have a few of them, but back to flat lawn looks so much better and easier to maintain, when the grass finally comes back.

 

This is the result of his hard work on one of the large ones and the small one. Any time I moan about living in Thailand I remind myself that there are so many benefits, including very cheap labour.

 

Burn 'em out.

https://lineagetreecare.com/tree-service/how-to-burn-out-a-stump/

 

But why worry that nature has the solution, wait a few months for the termites to arrive and they will do a very effective free job.

Google, " burning out a stump with a barrel." 

If you do not mind a bit of smoke for a few days,that will depend on which way the wind is blowing, neighbours ? make charcoal from them.

The oil-drum method works rather well ???? 

 

OK, the "oil" drum we got from our local drum-shop used to contain pineapple juice but it still did the job ????