You are absolutely right golguru. I went there this afternoon at 4pm and started digging directly in front of the boulder. I noticed it seemed a bit to slanted for my liking and thought to myself that it could fall on me if I dig too much and too near to it. I dug almost two feet in a 7 by 7 foot circumfrence directly in front of the boulder.
Then I got very tired and decided to call it a day. I do feel it would be better to get that boulder out of the way or do something to it, like put thick ropes around it and tie them around the bigger heavier boulders that are directly behind it so as to keep it in place when digging, and not worry so much about it falling on my head and flattening me out like a pancake.
I used to work in a farm and know how to use heavy equipment like loaders and stuff. I might ask my ex boss if he could let me borrow the BIG loader for a day and a thick metal chain and just move that thing out of the way easily like candy......
Then while i'm at it, I could use the scoop on the loader to dig in foot by foot intervals and inbetween every interval, I can use my detector to see if it picks up anything. If it does then we dig by hand the rest of the way so as to not damage any of the treasure......
I wish it was that easy.... I don't think my old boss would want to let me use his equipment. He is to cautious about letting anyone even his workers use the equipment OUTSIDE the work area. Oh well, I guess the rope idea would be the best....
Also, what if we dig on the other side deep enough to were it starts slanting to the other side and then pull it with 4 or 5 guys with ropes until it falls over to the other side?