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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Earthwerks Unlimited" data-source="post: 26373" data-attributes="member: 1300">I do a lot of driveways here in Michigan. And I did a lot of general concrete removal after Hurricane Katrina too. All I use is 48" New Holland-branded pallet forks (5,800 lb. cap.). I have had mine for nearly ten years and haven't bent them---and I do McDonald's restaurant work replacing dumpster pads which can be 8" thick. I can lift a 14' x14' slab, drop it and then pickup the large pieces. I even use them to remove 42" deep x 12" home foundations and tree stump digging. Recently I removed 1,700 sq. ft. in 4 hours which included waiting for the 15 yd dump truck to make his 3 trips to the recycler. I get a $1 a sq. ft. so that was a good day even after paying the truck driver $400. Some guys are doing it for as little as 45 cents a foot, but why? But then some are getting a $1.50 a foot.Although my pallet forks came with two forks, I bought another set of forks from a forklift dealer and installed them on my pallet fork attachment giving me 4 forks total. The idea was to have closer spaced forks to puick up smaler pieces. I tried it once and found that the extra forks got in the way so I'm back to two.I am in the process of adding hydraulic cylinders to the forks to slide them back and forth from the cab--this will alleviate a lot of issues picking up smaller pieces, or even when picking up pallets or anything else. I found a nearly-new hydraulically-operated fork attachment on Craigslist for $600 but missed out on them--they sell new for about $2000.  To pick up the smaller pieces and regrade then I use the dirt bucket. Sometimes I'll use my grapple bucket but that's if I'm loading a high-sided truck where I have more control of where I want it in the bed. Rebar or rerod or wire mesh isn't a big deal either--just lift the slab, flip it over on itself and the rerod will break out eventually. When it doesn't I use a handheld concrete saw or bolt cutters. I have a 16" walk behind saw but use it only for making sharp edge cuts--never for removals.</blockquote>

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