Re: Any one ever Built a Home made rock picker???

Posted by T_Bone on February 06, 2001 at 13:41:46 from (207.254.53.111):

In Reply to: Any one ever Built a Home made rock picker??? posted by Canadian Cowboy on February 05, 2001 at 15:51:43:

Hi CC, I made a leveler out of RR rails that picks rocks pretty well. The rail irons weigh about 900lbs a piece 10ft wide and I have two with 2" pipe 10ft inbetween the two rails with a 1/4" x 2" flat bar in a X shape to keep it square. If chain link was added to the rear rail then it would trap the rocks more but we have pee gravel here so thats not a concern with me. After one pass on the ground the front rail digs in about 6" and the back rail floates in dry ground. In wet ground it would not be possible to pull this drag with out a large tractor. I use a 4wd pick-up to pull it and will pull well with my IH 340U with a backhoe.
I had the pick-up before I bought the tractor!

This design would be ok for rock picking if you have a front loader to lift the rear rail to dump the rocks. 90lb RR irons cost $10 a 10ft length used plus a cut charge if you don't have your own torch. I would not put more than 12" high chain link on the back rail as I don't think a average tractor will pull it full of rocks.

T_Bone

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