How do I get this boulder out of this hole?

[civilian]

Could 2 excavators work together? One on the side to curl it out, and the other one opposite from it to help push it up and out and to hold while first excavator gets another bite? Just a thought. Jon

 

[BlueKnife]

Could 2 excavators work together? One on the side to curl it out, and the other one opposite from it to help push it up and out and to hold while first excavator gets another bite? Just a thought. Jon

Sure. Recognize though that we're talking about a rock that probably weighs considerably more than the excavator the OP has rented. He'd have to bring in a couple of machines than are 3-4 times the size of the one he has readily available.

 

[bcp]

Dig around it a bit wider, fill the hole with water. Landscape it.

Enjoy your new pond with a boulder island as a focal point.

Bruce

 

[jonsstihl]

split it in half and use half of it as a focal point.

 

[WinterDeere]

split it in half and use half of it as a focal point.

lol...

I'll admit I read page 1 and page 10, skipping the 8 pages in-between. But Shawn's early post about digging a ramp and pushing or dragging that rock up the ramp, would have been my solution.

The Egyptians started using ramps to move big rocks 2000 years before Archemedes ever came along and gave a name to their simple machines. Still works, today!

 

[Happy in NC]

I would think the first order of business would be to actually get it to move just a little to make sure that isn't just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

The Egyptians started using ramps to move big rocks 2000 years before Archemedes ever came along and gave a name to their simple machines. Still works, today!

Yep, and I don't see any reason to use machinery capable of lifting that rock.

Moving it can be hard enough, but nowhere near as bad as lifting it.

 

[WinterDeere]

I would think the first order of business would be to actually get it to move just a little to make sure that isn't just the tip of the iceberg.

I seem to remember at least one or two The Far Side cartoon panels, to this effect.