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Ed,
the other thing to remember is the Skip, Get one for when you are doing the work, as double handling material is a **** pig of a job and try for a drop end skip so you can wheel barrow the hardcore straight in. Best of luck. |
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You could have a work party!
Weekend, work, BBQ, beer, sleep. Pete ;) |
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tell the ecosse section theres a quid somewhere underneath it :)
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Or the Irish section that it's the end of the Rainbow!
Pete ;) |
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Ah! An Idea! Someone needs to supervise and BBQ. I'll volunteer myself. I know it'll be a hard job, but I'm willing to take it for the team... Pete ;) |
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Having done this many times, it does depend on thickness and strength of the concrete.
But two best ways in my opinion... Get a lifter underneath it and see if it budge a bit, if it will, scrape some dirt out from underneath so you create a void, then smack feck out of it with a sledge in sizeable chunks, if this doesnt work... 12" skilsaw, plug hose on it to keep dust down and cut 2-3 ft sections and then if it doesnt go all the way through smack the joints with the sledge after. As they are only strips of concrete, a big kango would also probably do this, but it may start breaking into small pieces and take ages. |
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I'd stihl saw it into chunks then put breaker in the cuts or just sledgehammer to crack it up.
Breakers aren't that good at breaking up really big solid stuff from scratch, you'll spend a long time making loads of little chips. Quote:
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Another recommendation for the lifter bar and sledge here, 2 man job. If it's hard concrete (probably is) any chisel type breaker smaller than a JCB mounted thing is going to be hard work and very tedious. I've got a hefty Bosch breaker but I wouldn't use it for that job.
Getting it lifted before hitting it is the key, if it's supported under where you hit then the shock stays in compression and the concrete is very strong in compression. You need to get the shock converted into tension in the lower face of the concrete, then it'll crack. Support each end, hit in the middle. |
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http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...v/IMG_1668.jpg This is a full size sledge so you get some idea how thick some of the stuff was. Most of it was much thicker! http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...v/IMG_1670.jpg |
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