Best way to split 3'-4' boulder?

[CobyRupert]

As nice as that boulder looks, I really believe it would sell.

It’s the shipping charges that get ya!

Would be logistical nightmare getting an excavator here and a buyer with a heavy trailer. I don’t have that much parking.

 

[CobyRupert]

I ordered a set of wedges.

 

[4570Man]

Wait...you think rock is double 6000 lbs or 1/2 of that? 12,000?

Double. Do you have an approximate measurement of the rock?

 

[k0ua]

I think a rollback wrecker could load that pretty quick. They have a big winch at the front, and the bed comes right to the ground. Winch it up on some skids, strap it down.

 

[CobyRupert]

Double. Do you have an approximate measurement of the rock?

It sloped down on the tree side so is longer than it appears.
I’m going to say it’s egg shaped, 5’-6’ long, by 3’-4’ at widest

 

[CobyRupert]

I think a rollback wrecker could load that pretty quick. They have a big winch at the front, and the bed comes right to the ground. Winch it up on some skids, strap it down.

Good idea.

 

[4570Man]

A rectangle 4x4x6 at a density of 170 pounds per CF would be over 16000 pounds. A rock 3x3x6 would be about half that.

 

[Bigkrank]

I always heard the old guys say they drilled holes and filled with water then waited for a freeze....

 

[Diggin It]

It's kinda neat where it is. Is there some reason you really NEED to deal with it?

Take the tree out behind it and make it a focal point for a rose bush. Put a bird bath on top of it. Or just let it be a perch for the dog who seems interested in it.

 

[ovrszd]

Hereç—´ 7500 pounds of concrete. I think youæ±*e off by at least double on the weight. View attachment 607004

I'm going by the plastic bucket sitting on the rock. Your slab is much bigger than his rock.