bullet and work smarter and not harder, and just spend the money for a
bobcat to come in and rip everything out in a short period of time. It'll
cost more, but it'll be worth it!


In my area you can rent a 60 horsepower Bobcat with a toothed bucket for
about 150/day, plus a round trip delivery of 150 or so. A compressor
package with a hammer costs about 90, you're going to need a trailer hitch
to pick it up. Cutting asphalt with a jackhammer is not easy. Most wiegh
about 90 lbs, and one they penetrate the asphalt, they can get a bit stuck.

The bobcat won't be able to cut a clean line in the ashpalt if you are
leaving part of it. Might need a cuttoff saw for that. Also rentable.
Maybe the neighbor will pay for part of the equipment costs and you can
remove the whole thing. Hauling and disposal costs can easily be the most
expensive part of this whole game.

On a hot day you might just take a digging bar and pick and start prying
chunks of asphalt off, it will probably break away pretty easily.

Will