re: How to get rid of concrete form

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If you choose to dig it out you’re gonna need some sort of machine.
You ain’t getting that out with a pry bar. That’s a sonotube form, usually 3-4’ long.

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I am not familiar with building codes for whatever deck the contractor was building but that seems excessive. I am sure they did not choose to dig that deep and spend extra money on concrete if they were not required to do so. 5 minutes on a shovel will give you the answer. No idea what a track hoe costs but I have moved plenty of 5 gallon buckets of cement and gravel with a dolly and that likely is a bucket and a half - 2 at the most.