Tools:
- shovel;
- lever (crowbar or long pipe);
- rope;
- bricks or large stone.
Pull out the pipe using a lever
If the pipe is broken off at the surface of the ground, then you need to dig around it with a shovel bayonet. The recess greatly facilitates the work when tearing out pillars protruding above the ground, but in this case it is optional.
Next, using a strong rope, you need to make an encircling knot. It is folded in half into a loop and tightened with a noose on the pipe at the very bottom of the recess.
After this, the double edge of the rope is wrapped around the pipe and looped a second time.
The double noose is moved as low as possible and tightened. Now the harder you pull on it, the tighter it holds.Then the double end of the rope is tied with a regular knot. The knot should be located a couple of centimeters above the ground level around the recess.
A powerful lever is inserted between the ropes under the top knot. It is best to use a crowbar, but you can also get by with a thick-walled pipe, although there is a risk of bending it. A brick or stone is placed under the short end of the lever so that when it stops, it does not sink into the ground.
Now, by pulling the long end of the lever up, you can pull out the pipe a few centimeters. After this, the grasping unit must be loosened and lowered down to the bottom of the recess.
Then everything is repeated until the pipe comes out completely. If the forces that can be created are insufficient, then it is worth lengthening the lever. The longer it is, the easier it is to pull. In order not to constantly lower the noose down, you can simply stack the bricks on top of each other, placing the emphasis higher.
This method allows you to pull out the pipe practically without bending it, so if it is not rotten, then after straightening with a hammer it can be used again. After using the lever, a small hole will remain in the place of the buried pillar, which will be easier to fill than a crater after digging.
