Has any one made up a rig to move very large rocks? IF so I'd like to see what you have made. I would like to move some bigger sized one up to my house. At this time I don't have much in the size of equipment to move them so I was thinking of modifying a three axle trailer if a over head rail to lift them with to do so. Any ideas?
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Moonlite37
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Did you consider a stoneboat?
farmerwithmutt
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At the local church there is a front step
about 6 ft by 10. I asked around trying to
figure how they moved that before heavy
machinery. The answer was surprisingly
easy they simply jacked it up to the
bottom of wagon chained it got to where
they needed and lowered it down. A friend
of mine had a bulldozer he set the rock
took the bulldozer to where the rock was
going went back pushed the rock on the
trailer with the truck and unloaded it
with the bulldozer.
about 6 ft by 10. I asked around trying to
figure how they moved that before heavy
machinery. The answer was surprisingly
easy they simply jacked it up to the
bottom of wagon chained it got to where
they needed and lowered it down. A friend
of mine had a bulldozer he set the rock
took the bulldozer to where the rock was
going went back pushed the rock on the
trailer with the truck and unloaded it
with the bulldozer.
Measure the rocks you want to move: To estimate the quantity, you need to convert the area into cubic feet by multiplying length x width x height. Once you have this number, multiply it by the boulder's weight per cubic foot, then divide by 2000 to convert this number into tons.
Weights vary with type of rock.
Sandstone is about 150 pounds per cubic foot and limestone and granite about 175.
Your lifting device would have to be capable of lifting that weigh and transferring onto the trailer.
I dug out a couple of rocks for my BIL this spring. So using the above information:
One was about 10,000 pounds and the other about 12,600. one was about 4x4x4 and the other about 8x3x3. I was able to push one off the field with my backhoe and place it into my sisters flower bed the other we hooked onto with a chain and used their CaseIH 5250 MFW with me pushing with the backhoe.
Rick
Weights vary with type of rock.
Sandstone is about 150 pounds per cubic foot and limestone and granite about 175.
Your lifting device would have to be capable of lifting that weigh and transferring onto the trailer.
I dug out a couple of rocks for my BIL this spring. So using the above information:
One was about 10,000 pounds and the other about 12,600. one was about 4x4x4 and the other about 8x3x3. I was able to push one off the field with my backhoe and place it into my sisters flower bed the other we hooked onto with a chain and used their CaseIH 5250 MFW with me pushing with the backhoe.
Rick
We made a stone boat out of a couple 1X12 planks hinged at one end. We positioned the open end around a rock, pulled on the chains and the scissor action of the 2 planks actually loaded the rock on the stone boat. To unload we just pulled the boat out backwards after we pried the planks apart just a bit.
Steve in VA
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- Natural Bridge Virginia
Not knowing the size, here's what I rigged for a friend. I welded up a pair of rakes using 2" angle and 1/2" rebar for the fingers. Then cross them with a pivot and the fingers facing towards each other. Linked the angle using a chain so when pulled up, the rakes close. Same as log dogs. We slung it from his front end loader. He could lower it onto a rock, pick it up, transport, and set where he wanted. Works for rock up to a bit bigger than a microwave oven.
I found this with the chisel plow last fall.
Was only sticking up a few inches, was
actually standing on end buried. It got to
bugging dad this spring, and even though he
was sick and it was very wet, he hauled the
skidsteer over the the farm here in Gratiot
and got it out. Then he went home and rested
until he felt better. Sometimes when he gets
to thinking about something, he just can't
let it go, I suppose that's where I get it
from.
Ross
Was only sticking up a few inches, was
actually standing on end buried. It got to
bugging dad this spring, and even though he
was sick and it was very wet, he hauled the
skidsteer over the the farm here in Gratiot
and got it out. Then he went home and rested
until he felt better. Sometimes when he gets
to thinking about something, he just can't
let it go, I suppose that's where I get it
from.
Ross
Dan Richardson
Member
Come visit Tennessee and learn everything there is to know about moving rocks.
tn terry t
Well-known Member
my dad always said if it wasn't for rocks we would be off in the holler
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