Best way to empty 3 very large pots?

Dustyevsky

-taff said:

Unless you know someone with a small digger, it's elbow grease power time. Or if you know someone with a chainsaw that would probably be a quicker bet.

Err, not a chain saw, unless they have a good supply of almost worn-out chains. Touching soil, stones metal etc with a chain saw creates bluntness in seconds. Maybe a hole saw unit attached to an electric drill would work, for a time at least, but I'd not bet on it. An SDS drill with an old auger bit????

-taff

I dunno when they said there was mostly root not soil my mind jumped there. But then I know nothing about chainsaws

I've had a bin of bamboo before from someone, in the same kind of situation, mostly root and no soil, and I did try to rescue a bit of it or even cut it into pieces. In the end, I chucked it all out as one rootball and it mak the green bin almost too heavy to drag, so I feel your pain. Maybe a something with forklift arms to lift the pot so you can roll it on it's side and try and pull some out that way? Honestly though, I can't think of a nice easy way to do it, it all involves hard work. Or get new pots. 

FreeBear

Jon_01 said:

-taff said:

Unless you know someone with a small digger, it's elbow grease power time. Or if you know someone with a chainsaw that would probably be a quicker bet.

I did think about a chain saw, or even a reciprocating saw, but I assumed the soil would jam them?

The grit in the soil will wear out the chain bar very quickly, and any small stones (large bits of grit) will dull the cutting edges of a chainsaw. A carbide tipped blade is designed for use with brick/concrete, so will cope with gritty soil. Big stones will still chip the blade, but that is better than wrecking a chainsaw.

You can also get carbide tipped hand saws, but it is much easier & quicker with power tools.

Working_Mum

Have you taken the height of the bamboo so it's lighter and you can the size of the job? I'd remove the height and then ship away around the edges with either a hacksaw or something similar - I'd probably water it is lubricate the roots a bit. I think it's a case of chip chip, chipping away ten minutes at a time. It's amazing how much you can get done if you do a little and often