Removing broken timber barn upright from concrete

[Gettin by]

Request from a neighbour to 'help' replace a broken (ground level obviously) barn upright.
Treated timber is concreted into the ground within its concrete pad.
Just a simple question to see if anyone has any clever solutions to this common problem.
I expect I will get busy breaking up concrete or boring holes into the stump to try and 'collapse' the remaining timber.
Any ideas?

 

[spanners]

Burn it

 

[devonshire farmer]

Drive a plough landslide in beside it half way down and coach screw it up, will go on for years, obviously if its owned and not rented you wouldn't do this!

 

[rob1]

If the timber leftbis ok why not drill some holes into it and resin fix a steel upright to it

 

[spanners]

tractor lower links & a chain

 

[Paddington]

Had the same problem with a wooden gatepost that got snapped off, the replacement post had to be in the same position to match up with two fences and the gate. A local blacksmith made up a metre long "harpoon" which I bashed into the remains of the post and attached to the loader. Came out a treat, er apart from a bit of concrete as the post was dug in over three feet which I hadn't allowed for.

 

[Gettin by]

Many thanks!
I would like to think that Charles and Camilla would appreciate the landside trick even if their estate assessor doesn't.
Got to the job earlier today. Plenty of rot below concrete so 15 mins with a carefully chosen bar left a nice clean 7 x 7 x 24 hole.
Wish things on my farm were as easy! Not all the time you understand, just every so often.

 

[Barleymow]

had to remove a snapped sleeper post a few yrs ago used a tank cutter on an electric drill and a hoover lol took a long time

 

[Paddington]

had to remove a snapped sleeper post a few yrs ago used a tank cutter on an electric drill and a hoover lol took a long time

Oh good, it's not just me that has used a hoover in the past and an old 18" long auger bit on an extension to get a rotted gatepost out of concrete, doesn't half make the knees sore!

 

[rob1]

Have thought about drilling some small holes and putting some old oil in and letting it burn slowly

 

[Dry Rot]

Have thought about drilling some small holes and putting some old oil in and letting it burn slowly

I have some memories that salt petre is the stuff to use. Let it soak in, then burn the stump out. I think that was recommended for removing tree stumps....

Yes, here, but apparently it does take "several weeks":

http://www.familyhandyman.com/landscaping/how-to-remove-a-tree-stump-painlessly/view-all

 

[Paddington]

Can you still "get" saltpetre?

 

[Blue.]

Can you still "get" saltpetre?

http://www.gardendirect.co.uk/potassiumnitrate?gclid=CL6LmqDCubsCFWnjwgodVTgAOQ