Re: OT- Moving Rocks

Posted by Bob M on May 19, 2004 at 13:35:46 from (165.170.128.66):

In Reply to: OT- Moving Rocks posted by scotty on May 19, 2004 at 06:29:00:

Scotty - For moving large rocks any distance this works nice: Take a piece of corrugated iron (roofing/siding) at least half again as long/wide as your biggest stone. (An old car hood, refrigerator door, or similar metal scrap will work too). Bolt a 4x4 the width of the metal across one end of the metal. Attach with ½” wood lags or carriage bolts, and use washers under the heads. Finally punch a hole - centered and where the rear face of the 4x4 meets the metal - thru the metal big enough for a log chain grab hook to pass through.

To move a rock: Position your “skid” next to the rock and oriented so your tractor can be hooked to the end with the 4x4. Use your FEL to roll the rock onto the skid so it’s more or less centered on the metal. Now run a log chain around the 4x4 then thru the punched hole and hook it back onto itself. Then hook the free end of the chain to the tractor drawbar. The shorter the chain between the drawbar and skid the better – you want it to lift the front of the skid a bit as the tractor pulls. You can now skid the rock easily wherever you want it.

This works best in tall weeds, on wet grass etc. and will hardly leave a mark. But it also works fine on tilled soil or hard ground – the metal will just wear out faster. I've used it to move rocks in excess of 1,000 lb with ease.

Have fun, and work safe!

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