Wheelstop removal question.

What would be the most efficient way to remove, dispose of and install 80 concrete wheelstops in asphalt? Wheelstops and asphalt are about 35 years old and in rough shape.

With two people we get a flat shovel under a corner and lift an inch or so, the second person slides a 2 wheel dolly under in the middle and tilts back. It lifts the stop right up. Then wheel to a stockpile point. Sometimes the pins will stay in the stop but usually not. Put vice grip on pin in ground about half an inch from ground and twist back and forth then pry up with shovel. Those that don't come up fairly easily pound down flush with sledge hammer and move on. Disposal is a pain and can be spendy. Make sure you charge enough. The dolly makes placement of the new stops easy too I usually drill mine but a couple of large jobs I cut the end off a jack hammer bit and used a torch to make the end concave so it wouldn't slip off. the helper had to hustle dropping pins in the holes because the jack hammer is that fast

those wheelstops being 25 years old are going to be heavy, really heavy. LOL id see about renting a bobcat and a dumpster. take em up like Cali said and load them in the dumpster with the bobcat/forklift. you can tell the customer you are having the old ones recycled and charge more. LOL

Are you going to pick up the new ones or have them delivered? I f you pick them up they will probably load them. You will need a heavy duty trailer or truck to transport to your site. If they deliver, you will need a quick way to unload. Not too many companies will wait around while you unload by hand. Ask the curb company if they have any suggestions as to how to dispose of the old ones. Most efficient way to get the job done: rent a fork lift and have the curbs delivered. Use the fork lift to help lift up the old curbs and load them onto a vehicle for disposal. Also use the forklift to unload and spot new curbs. A nice option would be to get a pair of wheel stop "claws". These curb carriers make a miserable job almost palatable. Besides being very efficient, they can really prevent serious injuries. They are worth the money, especially with 80 curbs to remove and install. Use the suggestions of the others to install rebar. Don't low ball the bid. Its not an easy project. Good luck.

80 stops @ 250 lbs each is 20,000 lb. Don't over load that dumpster. it is a lot harder to get them out then putting them in. I have and use a small Bobcat. best tool for moving them around.

Dwan wrote on Apr 5, 2015:Go to #5

Don't over load that dumpster. it is a lot harder to get them out then putting them in. I

learned this the hard way. I still wake up with nightmares of that week.

I have a local guy who install all my wheel stops, so when i have customers ask me to remove and replace i just call him, he usually do it by himself, he is pretty fair on the price, i ll mark it up 25% to cover my insurance and everybody is happy, see i rather use my guys to do striping jobs, i dont wanna take chances of gettong hurt, like we have all the right equipment to do striping, he has all the right equipment to do his kind of work,

I owned a pickup truck. I bought a bumper mounted crane that swivels and handled up to 1000 lbs. max.. I also used this crane to load and move around in the truck bed 55 gallon drums of sealer. It had a pintle hook on the end. I made 2 pieces of heavy duty chain that clipped over the pintle hook. Chain lengths were long enough to reach towards each end of the wheel stop indents. I had the cheaper version of cranes that was manually hydraulic and had to be pumped with a few strokes of the handle. It made removal and renewal an easy job for us. Disposal again is not cheap or easy as to go to a commercial dump site you must pay by the weight and type of material being dropped off. Just make sure to include these items in your proposal. Think about the uses of a bumper mounted crane that will save you and your workers a lot of headaches. It's well worth the investment!

I have a local guy who install all my wheel stops, so when i have customers ask me to remove and replace i just call him, he usually do it by himself, he is pretty fair on the price, i ll mark it up 25% to cover my insurance and everybody is happy, see i rather use my guys to do striping jobs, i dont wanna take chances of gettong hurt, like we have all the right equipment to do striping, he has all the right equipment to do his kind of work,

I owned a pickup truck. I bought a bumper mounted crane that swivels and handled up to 1000 lbs. max.. I also used this crane to load and move around in the truck bed 55 gallon drums of sealer. It had a pintle hook on the end. I made 2 pieces of heavy duty chain that clipped over the pintle hook. Chain lengths were long enough to reach towards each end of the wheel stop indents. I had the cheaper version of cranes that was manually hydraulic and had to be pumped with a few strokes of the handle. It made removal and renewal an easy job for us. Disposal again is not cheap or easy as to go to a commercial dump site you must pay by the weight and type of material being dropped off. Just make sure to include these items in your proposal. Think about the uses of a bumper mounted crane that will save you and your workers a lot of headaches. It's well worth the investment!