I need to remove a rock without equipment
I need to remove a rock without equipment
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I need to find a way to remove a rock about 3 cubic feet in size and was wondering if anyone knew how to remove it.
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I need to remove a rock without equipment
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RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
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Dig a hole and bury it.
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Rent an electric paving breaker at the local rental center and break it up.
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Landscape around it in a garden.
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Buy a masonry blade (diamond, carborundum, etc.) for a large circular saw or, preferably, a cut-off saw and make some cuts into the boulder which you can then use with the proper steel wedge and proper hammer.
Wear gloves, a dust mask, and eye protection as a minimum.
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
If no expense is to be spared you could a diamond coring machine to drill the holes before using the expansive cement.
The diamond coring machine is electric and uses water for lubricant.
Otherwise you could use a diamond wire cutter to cut the rock into any number of pieces. It is a bit like a wire cheese cutter and would be quite quiet. The russian submarine the Kursk was cut up with one although on a slightly larger scale!
StephenA
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
StephenA
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
Could you lift it by either getting a rope under the corners or drilling in a anchor bolt.
A tripod and chain hoist could then lift it.
StephenA
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
RE: I need to remove a rock without equipment
This web site answer describes three makes of expanding cement.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=35...
The one I was thinking of was Bristar, but not knowing where you are I do not know if it is available.
If the rock is half buried, how do you know that it is only 3cu ft and not bedrock?
A normal hammer drill (DIY type?) would drill holes but probably too small for the cement.
StephenA