Moving a ground anchor..

[Deleted member 26715]

Everybody needs an angry grinder

 

[fossyant]

Everybody needs an angry grinder

They do indeed. One of the first power tools i bought when i moved in out first house. I still have it 23 years later tucked away hidden in the garage. Needed it to cut flag stones.

 

[si_c]

The araldite was down the metal rawl plug bit.. The centre of the bolt has got a ball bearing hammered into it.

Fair enough, I was thinking if you drilled the BB out and then put a pilot hole into the nut you could use a screw extractor to undo the nut, but you'd need a long cheater bar to break the araldite!

 

[fossyant]

PS we need regular updates and photos of the removal process. Swearing will be filtered out though.

 

[simon the viking]

PS we need regular updates and photos of the removal process. Swearing will be filtered out though.

Will do... Going to attempt it thursday when I've got time to reposition it.

 

[Randomnerd]

Why don’t we all go fit one in our garage, and, like a national sport, have move a ground anchor competitions, maybe countywide?
Trophies?
Best Smashed Knuckles
Imaginative Swearing
Back Damage Award (Veteran Class)
Cheapest Grinder Hire Prize

 

[simon the viking]

I'm thinking.... place a small cold chisel between concrete and anchor and then smacking it hard with a small sledge hammer...

Because in theory all I have to do is strip the thread of the bolt in the nut bit of the rawl and by forcing the bolt upward may do this...

Its that easy...

 

[Randomnerd]

 

[User6179]

I'm thinking.... place a small cold chisel between concrete and anchor and then smacking it hard with a small sledge hammer...

Because in theory all I have to do is strip the thread of the bolt in the nut bit of the rawl and by forcing the bolt upward may do this...

Its that easy...

Go for it

 

[classic33]

What's below the bolts?
Use gun cleaner to get rid of it, or at worst just loosen it.

 

[simon the viking]

What's below the bolts?
Use gun cleaner to get rid of it, or at worst just loosen it.

Concrete garage floor

 

[classic33]

Concrete garage floor

Try the guncleaner. It's an industrial degreaser, which will "eat" most non metals it comes into contact with.

 

[Drago]

Oxy. Acetylene. That is all.

 

[fossyant]

TNT.

All I'll say, if your garagr floor is as thick as mine, then good luck. My anchor is screwed in but the bolts are deep. If you've bonded them in as well...

 

[winjim]

It might be easier to leave the anchor where it is and just move the garage.