"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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I've got a short (2 high 4x4) retaining wall around the pond that I want
to remove temporarily.

So I go out this morning full of **** and vinegar, thinking I'll put my
pick under it and will it loosen right up. Well I wiggled some body parts
loose, but not much luck with the wall. Next, came the big guns, long
heavy 2" steel pipe. I could bend the pipe at will, but the crappy little
retaining wall did not budge. :-(

So I'm wondering if a farm jack might be a better approach to getting it
out, preferably in good shape.

What is it tied down with? Did you put it in? The 4x4 or railroad tie
retaining walls I put in were usually pinned with 18-30" pieces of rebar
hammered through tight holes. Somtimes in multiple directions. Sometimes
with an L on the end, if the uphill side was being backfilled. The holes
are not always visible in the exposed face of the timber.

aem sends....