Demolition Breaker

[ARW]

I find swinging a sledge hammer therapeutic.

[alan_m]

Also worth considering is that the 6 tons of broken concrete have to be moved and it may be better to have small pieces to lift/move rather than large pieces that are at the limit of what the OP can lift. especially after doing this for a few hours. It may be easy to shovel small pieces whereas large pieces cannot be moved this way.

I wonder if the slab (4 inches on the edge) has been laid on top of compacted hardcore requiring more material to be shifted.

[ss]

Nope I just used a piece of 2x2 to lever and left in place then smacked the concrete. It works ok once you get started from an edge.

[The Natural Philosopher]

which is why you use a concrete saw.

[John Rumm]

I have a similar looking beast which I bought for a one off job some years back. While not particularly sophisticated, it does pack a fairly hefty punch, and so will do what you want fairly easily.

[Bill Wright]

I should avoid all the suggestions that involve serious physical effort. Sledgehammer? Ridiculous! What is this, Alcatraz?

Buy the tool and you won't regret it. I have a similar one (same power) and it makes short work of 4" concrete. You can keep working for a long time because all you're doing is holding it in place.

Don't sell the tool afterwards. It will come in.

Bill

[ARW]

That's like people who drive to the gym and pay good money to use the running machine.

[Davidm]

On a related note what's the best way to break up the concrete that was supporting a (now broken) fence post+stud? It does have to come out, it's stuck to the broken stud.

[tabbypurr]

If you don't have a breaker... dig out around it so it can move. move it left then put a bit of soil under it on the right move it right then put a bit of soil under it on the left repeat until it's walked up out of the hole. Lot eaiser to break it once it's not supoprted much.

NT

[Davidm]

Wooden post bolted to concrete stud, BOTH broken at bottom, but stud hanging on via it's reinforcing rods. This is the second one that's gone, last one was a bu..er toget out with SDS drill/chisel and hammer & chisel.

[tabbypurr]

in stock now. You could actually do some diy.

NT

[Jim K..]

At what cost & mess though?

[Jim K..]

Is this going to be related to "knocking a big nail in" by any chance?

[Jim K..]

"Fence post + stud"? Stud?

[Jim K..]

Is this a current offer? Or one coming up?

[Jim K..]

says the original "armchair expert" !