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Breaking a large boulder

  • 27-06-2020 12:08am
    #1
    6o9fv7jpreb180
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    Currently clearing a site for a house.. came across a boulder that is proving tricky. Have a 13.5 ton machine that cant move it or smash it.

    Anyone have any recommendations for breaking it. It's fairly similar shape to a cube, all the sides roughly the same size. Each side is roughly 1.5m x 1.5m if that makes sense. I'm thinking of hiring a jackhammer and seeing how that goes.

    Any suggestions welcome.


Comments

  • #2
    TheBody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,629 ✭✭✭TheBody


    Maybe hire a breaker attachment for the digger rather than a jackhammer.


  • #3
    Vestiapx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭Vestiapx


    Nia Damaged Punch wrote: »
    Currently clearing a site for a house.. came across a boulder that is proving tricky. Have a 13.5 ton machine that cant move it or smash it.

    Anyone have any recommendations for breaking it. It's fairly similar shape to a cube, all the sides roughly the same size. Each side is roughly 1.5m x 1.5m if that makes sense. I'm thinking of hiring a jackhammer and seeing how that goes.

    Any suggestions welcome.

    Rockbreaker for the digger .


  • #4
    Who2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭Who2


    If it’s away from the house far enough, light a fire around or on it. A lot of the time the heat will split it.


  • #5
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,249 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    There are chemicals you can buy for rock breaking. You drill the rock, insert the chemical, it expands and splits the rock. Do a google search.


  • #6
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,141 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    You'd be hard work on that with even a rockbreaker. I'd go with the chemical and drill or the fire.


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  • #7
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,674 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    listermint wrote: »
    You'd be hard work on that with even a rockbreaker. I'd go with the chemical and drill or the fire.

    Or your local who haven't gone any you know councillor.

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #8
    mikehn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭mikehn


    Think if you are going the fire route you have to chuck a bucket of cold water on it when the rock is good and hot.


  • #9
    ditpaintball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 993 ✭✭✭ditpaintball


    How big is it? Stick it up on DoneDeal or Adverts... some people would love to buy it or take it away to put in a garden or use as a landscaping feature.


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