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<blockquote data-quote="bend" data-source="post: 304486" data-attributes="member: 4811"><p>I use hand driven drills and feather and wedge occasionally to turn one large rock into two smaller more manageable ones. You're right it does take a while but if you can't use power tools there's not many other ways around if there's no where to hook up a comealong. They work well, but you're right it's not exactly a fast exercise. If I could use mechanical equipment then I would of course, but for the occasional use there a handy thing. It might be worth looking into larger portable mag drills as they tend to have a fair bit of grunt and are usually available through tool hire joints, a bit of time with that sort of setup would probably let you get a decent amount of waste stone out of the way at least, even if it doesn't get you all the way to where you need to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bend, post: 304486, member: 4811"] I use hand driven drills and feather and wedge occasionally to turn one large rock into two smaller more manageable ones. You're right it does take a while but if you can't use power tools there's not many other ways around if there's no where to hook up a comealong. They work well, but you're right it's not exactly a fast exercise. If I could use mechanical equipment then I would of course, but for the occasional use there a handy thing. It might be worth looking into larger portable mag drills as they tend to have a fair bit of grunt and are usually available through tool hire joints, a bit of time with that sort of setup would probably let you get a decent amount of waste stone out of the way at least, even if it doesn't get you all the way to where you need to be. [/QUOTE]
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