patrick_g
Elite Member
I friend's nephew recently hired a dozer to clear part of a 40 acre parcel and they discovered a lot of surface rock to dispose of. I got 5 dump trailer loads so far.
Many of the rocks were right at the max lift capability of my loader and several exceeded it. Note in one of the pictures that the tractor is on three wheels due to overload on FEL. I couldn't lift that rock any higher and had to leave it behind. I will get it today by putting it in first so I don't have to lift it so high. There are 5-6 or more rocks way bigger that I have to devise a plan to lift.
The other pix show the last load of the day and its being dumped near the first loads. A dump trailer is a wonderful tool. This one is only rated for 10,000 lbs and is easy to overload so you have to pay attention. The bhox is 7x12 and 2 feet high with stake pockets if you need sideboards to contain a larger load of lighter less dense material. The first 4 loads (got one load day before yesterday and 4 yesterday) averaged well over 1000 lbs per rock.
Today I will go with bucket instead of pallet forks and get a load or two of smaller rocks (way under 1000 lbs each.)
I'm open for suggestions on how to lift rocks weighing a ton or two to get them high enough to drive the trailer under them. I have a 12,000 lb winch and a snatch block to give me up tpo 24,000 lbs of pull. I can mame an A frame or whatever.
Pat
Many of the rocks were right at the max lift capability of my loader and several exceeded it. Note in one of the pictures that the tractor is on three wheels due to overload on FEL. I couldn't lift that rock any higher and had to leave it behind. I will get it today by putting it in first so I don't have to lift it so high. There are 5-6 or more rocks way bigger that I have to devise a plan to lift.
The other pix show the last load of the day and its being dumped near the first loads. A dump trailer is a wonderful tool. This one is only rated for 10,000 lbs and is easy to overload so you have to pay attention. The bhox is 7x12 and 2 feet high with stake pockets if you need sideboards to contain a larger load of lighter less dense material. The first 4 loads (got one load day before yesterday and 4 yesterday) averaged well over 1000 lbs per rock.
Today I will go with bucket instead of pallet forks and get a load or two of smaller rocks (way under 1000 lbs each.)
I'm open for suggestions on how to lift rocks weighing a ton or two to get them high enough to drive the trailer under them. I have a 12,000 lb winch and a snatch block to give me up tpo 24,000 lbs of pull. I can mame an A frame or whatever.
Pat