Demolishing concrete culvert

herbenus · Mar 20, 2003

I didn't know they had electric jack hammers. I've used air jack hammers and know they require a large compressor. I'll look into the electric. As far as dropping a rock. I tried a heavy wall (3/4") x 3" OD pipe about 10 foot long. I tied it to fel, raised it, then dropped as fast as I could. After 4 drops I had chipped down maybe 1/2" and was not doing tractor any good. That's when I decided the demolition ball probably wouldn't do much either. At least not from the height I could swing with an fel. Now if I could tie it up to a 50 foot oak - now you'd have some momentum. But unfortunately: no tree close by, no ball, no rope long enough or strong enough, and I don't like climbing trees that high anymore.

And I have thought about burying. But that's a fair sized hole (3 of em) for a compact tractor, plus pushing them to, and into, hole.

And yes, there are reinforcing wires maybe 1/4" diameter, not really rebar.

I'm going to check on electric jack hammer.

MarkV · Mar 20, 2003

Would a large fire inside of them do anything? Possibly watering them down from a distance with a hose after they were real hot.

MarkV

rdbrumfield · Mar 20, 2003

A 4' reinforced culvert is going to give you quite a time of it. I think if you can't haul them away, dig holes a couple of feet deep, stand them on end. and use them for raised bed vegetable gardens. I have broken up many of these with large excavators and they don't come apart easy, at least that is my experience with the reinforced ones.

Egon · Mar 20, 2003

As someone has already mentioned, put them up for sale or get a proper sized piece of equipment and place them in the creek where you want them. The small jackhammer will take time and more time and then some more time.
Egon

Phred · Mar 20, 2003

Bill,

Those are valuable. If you were near by I would drive over and get them out of your way /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif.....for free.

I bet you will find some one will come along and collect them and pay you a little something as well.
Have you priced large culvert pipe? pricey.

Fred

Anonymous Poster · Mar 20, 2003

We paid the county $900 to get used like that. I hear they are asking $1200 now a days. (That did include hauling them 1 mile for us.)

Have you at least _tried_ to sell them before wrecking something that others are wishing they had? Mention it to the neighbors & wait a couple of weeks...

Sure wish I lived next door, I'd figure out a way to get them home.

--->Paul

theboman · Mar 21, 2003

If you still have them, give them away and the new owners need to come and get them.

herbenus · Mar 21, 2003

I've thought about trying to sell them, but haven't tried. Partly because ends are a little chewed up. I think I priced new ones once and they were near $200 each. Guess I'll run an ad for a while first. Everybody around here has gone to using that black poly something pipe for crossings.

Hoeman00 · Mar 21, 2003

I'd try selling too, I think the $200 price u got was per ft.
They are really expensive to buy.
Don't worry about ends, for driveway it won't matter.

mrcaptainbob · Mar 21, 2003

Rent a gas operated dry saw. 12" blade. It will cut through the 4" and the rod very easily. The best is to sell 'em if you can. If you cut them lengthwise there's a chance of the top falling before you'd like it to. Just for kicks and giggles, have you estimated how much they weigh?