ccdck20hst
Silver Member
- Joined
- May 6, 2004
- Messages
- 118
- Location
- northwestern connecticut
- Tractor
- 1989 Cub Cadet hydro 13/20, 2004, Kioti CK20HST TLB
I have been continuing to move rocks from my ruble stone wall and some of the rocks I have left to move are good sized. By this I mean they are too big to fit in the 54" bucket of the loader on my CK20 HST TLB. The biggest are the size of an easy chair. I must have 10-20 rocks about the size of a coffee table (20" to 30" high and 30" to 50+" long some sliver shapes and some almost like beach balls) What these big ones weigh is hard to tell but I would bet 1200 to 3000 lbs. So, either I rent a bigger unit with a bigger bucket, rent a "drill" and buy some dexpan (never used this stuff but looks like fun no idea how long it takes to drill each hole to the required depth) or I try dragging the bigger rocks accross my lawn to a new final resting place about 150 feet. I have 30 feet of new, stout chain and a 6 foot piece of chain I found. I have one hook in the center of my bucket on the loader and no hook on the bucket for the backhoe. Can I wrap the chain entirely around the bucket on the loader and wrap the other end around my big rocks and drag the rocks backwards without wrecking the loader or the bucket?? What might the weight limit be for dragging backwards? I do not want to take the backhoe off. But if experienced users (I am not yet really experienced) say it would be cracy tnot to take it off and drag from the back of the tractor I will listen. And for those who recommend a car hood as a skid any partiulars on the year and make of the car I should try to get one from? Any practical ideas on this would be appreicated.