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Pulling them up will destroy the neighbor's fence so that's not an =
option. But I tried that with an 8' 2x4 out in front of the house where =
I do want to remove the concrete, and the posts didn't budge. The fence =
is from the 60s when concrete was cheap :-)
jim
ps - when the neighbor put in his garage, the excavator guy pulled up =
engine blocks and transmissions that had been buried decades ago, so you =
might not be far off with Volkswagens!
> On Oct 29, 2026, at 2:13 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> =
wrote:
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> Jim,
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> Unless the concrete blob is the size of a Volkswagen, you should be =
able to pull the whole thing out of the ground without an excavator. =
There are various approaches with a farm jack and a chain, a car jack or =
a very long lever. Search for pulling fence posts on google or youtube. =
There are a bunch of videos that should give you some ideas.
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> -Steve
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> At 01:25 PM 10/29/2026, Jim Franklin wrote:
>> I need to cut down about 20 of these a few inches below grade. The =
catch is they are right next to my neighbor's PVC fence, so I can't get =
to that side.
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>> I can use my sawzall but I want the cut parallel to the grade which =
means getting the entire sawzall below grade and sucking schmutz into =
the motor. Do-able and at the top of the list so far.
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>> I was going to rent an excavator (still might) to also remove the =
concrete blob but then I'd need a bunch of fill delivered (none on site =
but there may be some when they dig up the driveway to repave it, =
shelving this idea for a few weeks), hassle factor exceeds the joy of =
having an excavator.
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>> Portable bandsaw seems like a useful lifetime tool, especially if it =
can be mounted vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also mounted =
in a chop saw table. Internet isn't forthcoming on the viability of =
these options.
>>=20
>> Angle grinder won't reach around the back.
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>> Plasma cutter is contraindicated with neighbor's fence.
>>=20
>> Any other ideas?
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>> thanks,
>> jim
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up will destroy the neighbor's fence so that's not an option. But I =
tried that with an 8' 2x4 out in front of the house where I do want to =
remove the concrete, and the posts didn't budge. The fence is from the =
60s when concrete was cheap =
:-)<div><br></div><div>jim</div><div><br></div><div>ps - when the =
neighbor put in his garage, the excavator guy pulled up engine blocks =
and transmissions that had been buried decades ago, so you might not be =
far off with Volkswagens!<br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On =
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display: inline !important;">Unless the concrete blob is the size of a =
Volkswagen, you should be able to pull the whole thing out of the ground =
without an excavator. There are various approaches with a farm =
jack and a chain, a car jack or a very long lever. Search for =
pulling fence posts on google or youtube. There are a bunch of =
videos that should give you some ideas.</span><br style=3D"caret-color: =
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text-decoration: none;">I need to cut down about 20 of these a few =
inches below grade. The catch is they are right next to my neighbor's =
PVC fence, so I can't get to that side.<br><br>I can use my sawzall but =
I want the cut parallel to the grade which means getting the entire =
sawzall below grade and sucking schmutz into the motor. Do-able and at =
the top of the list so far.<br><br>I was going to rent an excavator =
(still might) to also remove the concrete blob but then I'd need a bunch =
of fill delivered (none on site but there may be some when they dig up =
the driveway to repave it, shelving this idea for a few weeks), hassle =
factor exceeds the joy of having an excavator.<br><br>Portable bandsaw =
seems like a useful lifetime tool, especially if it can be mounted =
vertically to use as a regular bandsaw and also mounted in a chop saw =
table. Internet isn't forthcoming on the viability of these =
options.<br><br>Angle grinder won't reach around the back.<br><br>Plasma =
cutter is contraindicated with neighbor's fence.<br><br>Any other =
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