Water Wizard Preparation – Asphalt

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Using the pickaxe I was able to get large chunks of asphalt after I cut with my Hitachi dry cut masonry saw CM 4SB2.

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I broke my 2.5 pound pickaxe, sawed my saws cord and sawed my extention cord.

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So I had to purchase a 5 pound pickaxe, which I bent somehow, but I completed my mission today.

Water Wizard Preparation – Asphalt

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I cut out about a 4 foot by 16 foot square with my grinder and blade (DeWalt XP Diamond blade (DW4701)) today.  The asphalt is about 1 1/2 inches thick.

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I did not complete very much today but my grinder was over heating and I think maybe my pickaxe would really help more then a hammer or my hammer drill.

Water Wizard Preparation – Asphalt

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My concrete bay at the carwash is a little short (30 feet) and I need to make some concrete footers for the entry gate.  I need to cut the asphalt then dig it up to pour the concrete footers (3 feet from the concrete bay).  I am not really sure how to do this but I purchased a DeWalt XP Diamond blade (DW4701) for my grinder.  My plan is to cut the asphalt with the grinder then pick axe and shovel the asphalt out?