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One idea that I was tossing around with a tree guy I work with locally is to use an air spade to "chisel" the soil out without chopping at the roots or electrical, then I can see exactly what I'm working with inside the planter. I have to look into price to have somone out with the airspade. I think the tool is about $1100 to purchase... not worth it for this job alone.
I'll look into the manhole extension possibility. There is concrete below the visible asphalt as the planter measures 24" to 28" above grade.
The HOA is gathering quotes to repave the driveway, I'm not sure if they're resurfacing or removing and replacing.
I like the idea of the gentry and chain fall, quite controllable, and not very complicated. Using hydraulics on this scares me a little since you don't "feel" the pressure you're applying and I risk breaking the planter.
I have to find a replacement planter to price out the option of just removing/replacing versus trying to remove without breaking it. If I do break it I'll know the replacement cost, or the customer will know the cost. I'll present them with both options and let them choose which course they want us to take. Likely the known more expensive cost by replacing the planter from the get go, or the possibility of less expensive removal, but with the risk of breaking and then having to replace the planter anyways. Hmmm.... quite the dilemma.
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