Large boulder must go

[ktm010]

Merry Christmas , Looks like Santa and his elves where busy last night, woke to instant results :laughing:

 

[Lt CHEG]

Merry Christmas , Looks like Santa and his elves where busy last night, woke to instant results :laughing:

Outstanding! Merry Christmas!

 

[crazyal]

Remember when we used to be able to go out and buy dynamite, caps and fuses? Then we had to find a guy who knew how to use just the right amount to do the job and keep from blowing up the neighborhood. I remember one rock that my dad had in his field that he just couldn't put up with anymore. He got the local blaster out there and they tried stick after stick of dynamite and that rock just wouldn't budge. They had enough frustration, so they finally put 12 sticks under that rock. The whole neighborhood shook. Though that was over 65 years ago occasionally we still find pieces of that rock in the field.

A local farmer had a problem with Beavers building dams in his drainage ditches and flooding his fields. After taking out the dams several years in a row only to have them rebuilt in no time flat he decided that the hut was where he should focus. Not really knowing what he was doing he decided that 8 sticks was the correct amount. I learned that a beaver will fly through the air spinning like a Frisbee and cleaning sticks and logs out of a corn field can drive a farmed almost as mad as a family of Beavers can.

Maybe it's not a bad idea that they just don't sell it at the local hardware store anymore.

 

[mjncad]

I'd be careful with the explosives.

"Think you used enough dynamite there Butch?" - Sundance Kid

 

[Redneck in training]

Merry Christmas , Looks like Santa and his elves where busy last night, woke to instant results :laughing:

So how did they do it?

 

[jimmyj]

That's amazing, some of the boulder even split off in perfectly formed bricks and cinder blocks at the left! A miracle!

 

[Dargo]

Put a Harbor Freight label on it and have Dargo come over to play with it....he'll have it busted up in no time:laughing:

With my rubber mallet no less!! (if you listen to my dad)

 

[kday64]

Where are you located? Do you have freezing temperatures? Fiil the holes you have already made with water and let it freeze.

I would also keep the boulder. Drag it to the gate and put your house number on it.

I have used this technique once before and I live is Southeastern CT. I think it will work better for you because it looks like the entire rock is upbove ground. Holes should be drilled approximatly 6-8 apart. Just send the wife out once a day to fill in the holes with more water. She will think it is cool that she can destroy a giant slab of stone.

~Kevin

 

[ktm010]

This was a long winter we never got a break from the snow, so no progress on the rock, untill today. I still can't believe how well this is working.:thumbsup:

 

[RadarTech]

This was a long winter we never got a break from the snow, so no progress on the rock, untill today. I still can't believe how well this is working.:thumbsup:

How big, in feet, is that thing?
I have one I would like to try that with, but I don't want to waste my time...

thanks,
J