"...looking to use it to clear dirt away from around bottom of stumps to get lower or cleaner cuts on them..."
That sounds like a great idea !
Let us know how it works. Might work for us on the root ball of the downed trees, over at the big house. With it, we may be able to remove the dirt from around the roots, a little at a time, & gradually either get the whole thing cut, or whittle 'em down to a small enuff size so that the Kioti can handle 'em.
Thankfully, the rain held off here, til almost 5pm. Been coming down steadily since then. Freezes instantly on everything it touches.
Still have power, as I'm posting this. Forecast for tonight & tomorrow don't look good, at all. Thankfully, it will be Spring here, in a month or less. We don't normally have any really cold weather in March. Use to begin racing in Feb, and a full schedule in Mar. Precious memories !
Here's a pic of TJ'S E/SA '68 Bird, while still in primer, in Feb of '75, IIRC. This was in Central Louisiana, at Forest Hill. She won her 1st 2 races there, that year, as well as her 1st 4 races at the Monroe track. Yeah, we wuz havin some Pontiac powered fun !