what A PIG.....

[frank horton]

Starting to layout for the new workshop and this was in the way........
it costs more to get a JCB to do the job than the UK.....*had my own 3CX*
so doing what I can on my own......
mrs wants a new rockery.......hahaha......

 

[RichardM]

Put the forks together and chain over both, that way you don't get one fork lower than the other.

 

[bourbon]

Always annoyed me when people 'one fork' loads. All that happens is, the forks are scrapped sooner. As has been said, put both forks together and put the chains over them

 

[magnet]

Thats a whopper.

 

[lotus_esprit_s1]

I pulled this one out of my foundations last month, that’s a 4ton CAT for scale. 3 ton capacity hiab wouldn’t lift it.

 

[DAPPH]

What's the recipe for rock splitting ???

A 3/4 two foot long masonry drill and a bag of quick lime ??? wet mixed and quickly poured down a line of half a dozen full depth holes ?

As it started to dry it expands creating a tremendous pressure that can split some massive rock thicknesses .

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[not done it yet]

3 ton capacity hiab wouldn’t lift it.

3 tonnes where? Minimum or full extension?

What's the recipe for rock splitting ???

A line of holes and a set of splitting wedges? Plenty of vids on youtoob.

 

[Pete.]

What's the recipe for rock splitting ???

A Darda C9 needle burster. 165 tonnes of splitting force in a 48mm hole. If that don't do it get a c12 for an extra hundred tonnes.

 

[Pete.]

I pulled this one out of my foundations last month, that’s a 4ton CAT for scale. 3 ton capacity hiab wouldn’t lift it.

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Move aside, 7 tonnes coming through....