Mini digger rock breaker capability

[Davyk]

Greeting gents, I’ve a cottage I’m going knocking to build a house and there is an above ground rain water harvesting tank which also needs to go.
It is a reinforced concrete open top tank with 9inch walls and I assume the floor is 4-5 inches.
The size is 4m long x 3m wide and about 1.6m high.
I’ve an Ex60 myself buts it’s not hammer piped.

If I was to hire a 3ton mini digger with a rock breaker would it be up to the job?

Other option is my neighbour has a 20ton machine with a breaker but I’d hate to ask him to move it for such a small job and it can be hard to get him to take any payment.

 

[JD450A]

20t with breaker and a bottle of whiskey.....

 

[Quattromike]

20t with breaker and a bottle of whiskey.....

Make it whisky and make sure it's single malt from Speyside.

 

[Davyk]

Thanks, thought it might be a bit much for a 3ton!

 

[Jimoz]

Had a 3 tonner at mine the other day on a 6" slab with mesh. Was hard work for it. The little 1.9 I'd hired had no chance.

 

[Danny]

Time spent messing around be cheaper to pay the haulage along with some cash and booze

 

[Smiffy]

It depends on perseverance
I lifted 25 square meters of 8 inch reinforced concrete in my back garden with a screwfix own brand electric breaker
It just took a while (like 3 weeks) but I didn't have anything better to be doing and only cost 150 quid for the breaker

 

[Quattromike]

Only cost 150 quid for the breaker

And a ticket for future HAVS trouble