Breaking The Slab

[CompactTractorFan]

Spent a part of the day today breaking up this big slab of concrete and hauling it off with the BX. Broke it all with my grandfather's 16 pound sledge hammer.

 

[B7510HSD]

That's alot of work with the sledge!! Are you putting in a new slab?

 

[Johndeere3720]

sweet! And looks like the BX25 got it's fair share of fun in on the slab too. :thumbsup::laughing:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

That's alot of work with the sledge!! Are you putting in a new slab?

Nope, the slab was from an old crumbling stone barbecue that we had torn down.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

sweet! And looks like the BX25 got it's fair share of fun in on the slab too. :thumbsup::laughing:

Well, I must admit the BX hasn't seen much work in the past few months, but I worked it good today...:thumbsup:

 

[JB4310]

Looks about 8 inches, you must of got a good work out. that's about the limit for breaking a concrete slab with a sledge.

I've got a 24 pound sledge, that thing is crazy. you don't really swing it just kinda drop it. Also have a several jack hammers, my first choice

JB.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Looks about 8 inches, you must of got a good work out. that's about the limit for breaking a concrete slab with a sledge.

I've got a 24 pound sledge, that thing is crazy. you don't really swing it just kinda drop it. Also have a several jack hammers, my first choice

JB.

Yeah, it was thick. It was hard work, but I was actually surprised at how easy it broke. I did not think it would break at all.

24 pounds??? :confused2: I thought the 16 pound one was big. I just did a quick Google search and the biggest I could find was a 20 pound one. My dad want's a 20 pound'er...Easy for him to say, I was the one swinging the 16 pound'er all day. :laughing:

 

[bigtiller]

Wow, it's been a long time since I have heard of someone swinging a big sledge hammer. I was hoping for some pics of you swinging it. :thumbsup: I used to have a 20 pounder but it disappeared a long time ago.

 

[JB4310]

24 pounds??? :confused2: I thought the 16 pound one was big. I just did a quick Google search and the biggest I could find was a 20 pound one. My dad want's a 20 pound'er :laughing:

I'm gonna look at mine again, maybe it is only 20 lbs. have not touched it in awhile but I do know right where it is.

JB

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Wow, it's been a long time since I have heard of someone swinging a big sledge hammer. I was hoping for some pics of you swinging it. :thumbsup: I used to have a 20 pounder but it disappeared a long time ago.

Sorry, no pics while swinging hammers per the Safety Police.

 

[jinman]

So Kyle . . . is this practice for when you go to the prison rock pile?:laughing: Wow! That is hard labor and why they used to bust up rocks in prison. It looks like you did a great job and I'm sure you'll never see the inside of a prison unless you grow up to be a trial lawyer.

 

[Smallplot]

Sorry, no pics while swinging hammers per the Safety Police.

As long as the camera and camera person were wearing safety glasses, hardhat, and steel toe shoes, it would be within safety police requirements :thumbsup:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

So Kyle . . . is this practice for when you go to the prison rock pile?:laughing: Wow! That is hard labor and why they used to bust up rocks in prison. It looks like you did a great job and I'm sure you'll never see the inside of a prison unless you grow up to be a trial lawyer.

:laughing:

I was thinking back to the old cartoons while I was breaking it up...:laughing:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

As long as the camera and camera person were wearing safety glasses, hardhat, and steel toe shoes, it would be within safety police requirements :thumbsup:

I did not wear a hardhat, but I wore the safety glasses, gloves, and steel toe boots. :thumbsup:

 

[LBrown59]

That's alot of work with the sledge!!

That job is hard to beat.
U can take that 2 ways.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

That job is hard to beat.
U can take that 2 ways.

:laughing: :thumbsup:

 

[JB4310]

:laughing:

These are some of my cave man tools, I don't use them much since I have jackhammers for production work.

The big one has no weight stamp but the middle one says 14 and the small one is a regular 8 pounder. The big one has to be at least 20 pounds, I'll have to weigh it some time.

JB

 

[bikerdib]

I know it's too late to give advise now but maybe it will help in the future or for someone else. When you have to break up concrete and the only option available is the good old sledge (or even when using a jack hammer); if at all possible, raise the concrete off the ground at one corner and work at that till you reach the point where it is against the ground then raise some more of it. Having the concrete directly on the ground doesn't allow much give when impacting with the hammer so you have to work harder to bust it up. I know it's not always possible to get the slab off the ground but if you can it will go much easier.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

:laughing:

These are some of my cave man tools, I don't use them much since I have jackhammers for production work.

The big one has no weight stamp but the middle one says 14 and the small one is a regular 8 pounder. The big one has to be at least 20 pounds, I'll have to weigh it some time.

JB

:laughing:

Those are some big hammers! :thumbsup:

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I know it's too late to give advise now but maybe it will help in the future or for someone else. When you have to break up concrete and the only option available is the good old sledge (or even when using a jack hammer); if at all possible, raise the concrete off the ground at one corner and work at that till you reach the point where it is against the ground then raise some more of it. Having the concrete directly on the ground doesn't allow much give when impacting with the hammer so you have to work harder to bust it up. I know it's not always possible to get the slab off the ground but if you can it will go much easier.

My grandfather sugessted I jack it up with a car jack, but it was breaking OK and the ground was really soft, so I did not bother.