service to remove/fracture large rocks?

RyanDe · 09-19-2017, 10:15 AM

I will be obtaining a permit but I want to get an estimate if and how much it will cost to actually do the work. We have 3-4 large (largest is 8'-3' visible) rocks that we will need fractured and moved to the side. There was a company called The Rock Hog that would've be perfect but has since gone out of business. Can someone point me in the right direction, I've been searching but can't really find anything concrete.

Meredith AK · 09-19-2017, 10:35 AM

Try John Humiston, Humiston Excavation Meredith NH.
603-344-6919

Poor Richard · 09-19-2017, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanDe

..... can't really find anything concrete.

Am I the only one who sees the humor here?

joey2665 · 09-19-2017, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Poor Richard

Am I the only one who sees the humor here?

I do also.

especially if you see my avitar

Mr. V · 09-19-2017, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by RyanDe View Post
..... can't really find anything concrete.

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Originally Posted by Poor Richard

Am I the only one who sees the humor here?

Me, I just take it for granite.

Then again, I'm pretty stoned.

camp guy · 09-20-2017, 08:19 AM

You may be "stoned", but you are also "rock solid", and certainly down to earth.

Poor Richard · 09-20-2017, 10:55 AM

Real gneiss, guys.

I quarry OP might get aggregated if we go too far with these puns.....ore not.

JEEPONLY · 09-20-2017, 04:35 PM

Kind of funny, I guess. The "Master of Malaprop" probably wouldn't be jealous- (even at age 89!

Still, for several years I have found all that I have read here interesting and entertaining (Sergio Leone!).

When I figure out how to post pictures/videos, I have a few from the storm of 2007 (which I think was worse than the "Mothers' Day Flood" of 2006).

Anyway- Hi All!

TheProfessor · 09-28-2017, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanDe

I will be obtaining a permit but I want to get an estimate if and how much it will cost to actually do the work. We have 3-4 large (largest is 8'-3' visible) rocks that we will need fractured and moved to the side. There was a company called The Rock Hog that would've be perfect but has since gone out of business. Can someone point me in the right direction, I've been searching but can't really find anything concrete.

Moving above ground rocks is one thing.
Breaking up large rocks is a completely different animal.

If rocks can be buried will save some money.

Don't need a permit to move a rock . . . unless there is more to this story.

ApS · 10-09-2017, 03:15 AM

Ask a neighbor if he wants a big rock on his property—may save having to move it very far.

Stopped in my tracks at this sight, I should have spoken up.

Putting this in a strategic spot on my lot would have saved the truck a 3-mile trip.

ApS · 10-22-2017, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RyanDe

I will be obtaining a permit but I want to get an estimate if and how much it will cost to actually do the work. We have 3-4 large (largest is 8'-3' visible) rocks that we will need fractured and moved to the side. There was a company called The Rock Hog that would've be perfect but has since gone out of business. Can someone point me in the right direction, I've been searching but can't really find anything concrete.

Using a rented impact-driver, drill a few holes nearly through the "rock". Fill with water—seal with a cork. Next spring you should find smaller rocks to move.

If you're lakefront—especially on Winter Harbor—consider these boulders the start of a new breakwater. (And the start of another permit).

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SAB1 · 10-22-2017, 07:16 AM

Are you just trying get them flat to the ground or completely dug out and hauled away? Have used betonomit on several occasions. Trick is you need to drill the holes The right diameter and it takes some time to drill them. Works very well though. Just have to follow mixing instructions correctly. Takes a few days after you pour it for the full effect.

fatlazyless · 10-22-2017, 07:20 AM

www.betonamit.com/en

Never ever heard of this stuff? I never ever heard of this stuff? Check out the 1:09 instructional video on using Betonamit ...... yikes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/non-ex...olition_agents

Rand's Hardware & Tool Rental, Main St, Plymouth, Route 93-Exit 25 has a big, heavy, pneumatic-electric plug in, power drill for do-it-yourself drilling into granite, and Wednesday (open 7am-6pm) is half price rental day... plus k-cup coffee to go for 50-cents/cup, in five flavors.

From the Bentonamit website, it seems that Bentonamit is a product made in Germany, and big surprise here, the Windy Ridge Corp, in Tamworth, NH, is the importer/supplier for the USA and Canada...... say hey .....Tamworth, NH .....who knew?

www.windyridgecorp.com, Tamworth, NH ..... click on Bentonamit .......so, how does one pronounce this 'Bentonamit' in German ...... is the accent emphasis on the last syllable ..... ben-ton-a-MIT ....... yah!

09-19-2017, 10:15 AM	#1
RyanDe Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 47 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	service to remove/fracture large rocks? I will be obtaining a permit but I want to get an estimate if and how much it will cost to actually do the work. We have 3-4 large (largest is 8'-3' visible) rocks that we will need fractured and moved to the side. There was a company called The Rock Hog that would've be perfect but has since gone out of business. Can someone point me in the right direction, I've been searching but can't really find anything concrete.

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Meredith AK Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Beautiful Town of Meredith Posts: 109 Thanks: 38 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	rock excavation Try John Humiston, Humiston Excavation Meredith NH. 603-344-6919

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camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,189 Thanks: 301 Thanked 527 Times in 294 Posts	Rocks You may be "stoned", but you are also "rock solid", and certainly down to earth.

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JEEPONLY Deceased Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 701 Thanks: 360 Thanked 179 Times in 141 Posts	Malapropisms Kind of funny, I guess. The "Master of Malaprop" probably wouldn't be jealous- (even at age 89! Still, for several years I have found all that I have read here interesting and entertaining (Sergio Leone!). When I figure out how to post pictures/videos, I have a few from the storm of 2007 (which I think was worse than the "Mothers' Day Flood" of 2006). Anyway- Hi All!

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ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,938 Thanks: 2,205 Thanked 776 Times in 553 Posts	'Should Have Been a Little Bolder... Ask a neighbor if he wants a big rock on his property—may save having to move it very far. Stopped in my tracks at this sight, I should have spoken up. Putting this in a strategic spot on my lot would have saved the truck a 3-mile trip. Attached Images __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

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Poor Richard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: The humbling river Posts: 304 Thanks: 42 Thanked 80 Times in 57 Posts	Real gneiss, guys. I quarry OP might get aggregated if we go too far with these puns.....ore not.

10-22-2017, 07:16 AM	#12
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,230 Thanks: 190 Thanked 320 Times in 235 Posts	Are you just trying get them flat to the ground or completely dug out and hauled away? Have used betonomit on several occasions. Trick is you need to drill the holes The right diameter and it takes some time to drill them. Works very well though. Just have to follow mixing instructions correctly. Takes a few days after you pour it for the full effect.

10-22-2017, 07:20 AM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,755 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,010 Times in 736 Posts	www.betonamit.com/en Never ever heard of this stuff? I never ever heard of this stuff? Check out the 1:09 instructional video on using Betonamit ...... yikes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/non-ex...olition_agents Rand's Hardware & Tool Rental, Main St, Plymouth, Route 93-Exit 25 has a big, heavy, pneumatic-electric plug in, power drill for do-it-yourself drilling into granite, and Wednesday (open 7am-6pm) is half price rental day... plus k-cup coffee to go for 50-cents/cup, in five flavors. From the Bentonamit website, it seems that Bentonamit is a product made in Germany, and big surprise here, the Windy Ridge Corp, in Tamworth, NH, is the importer/supplier for the USA and Canada...... say hey .....Tamworth, NH .....who knew? www.windyridgecorp.com, Tamworth, NH ..... click on Bentonamit .......so, how does one pronounce this 'Bentonamit' in German ...... is the accent emphasis on the last syllable ..... ben-ton-a-MIT ....... yah! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 10-22-2017 at 07:54 AM.