takeing out cement sidewalks

[newbury]

I've got about 30 feet of that to replace and am planning on using my BH, that was one of the REASONS for a BH.

Quoting my own post cuz' it's to late to edit.

Took the ride to the sidewalk with the BH, by putting a tooth or two under an edge I was able to curl and lift a piece several inches, so it looks doable,

Got to mount a "gun" camera!

 

[SPYDERLK]

Working with a buddy of mine, we lifted the sidewalk up a few inches off the ground and the broke it with a sledgehammer. We went back and used the broken pieces to make a bric brac retaining wall. It stacks real well and the wall has a nice rustic look to it.

That works really well.
larry

 

[8934]

I have done it by renting a gas powered cement chop saw and cutting slices across the sidewalk ever 3-4 feet.

Then take pallet forks and slide under cut section and lift, remove and stack wherever you like. Much better than a jack hammer, since it leaves no debris.

Beleive it or not it is pretty fast too.

 

[schmism]

FEL pallet forks work well

normally sidewalks arnt thick enough or have any wire in them so they are easy to break up with just a FEL and forks.

 

[dirt ditch]

Went over to work on the sidewalks today. He decided to rent a full size backhoe to take all the cement out, sidewalks and driveways. Sure will be a lot easier.