Anybody seen a rock picking attachment for a BCS?

[Bentworker]

Looking for a rock picker. I have a worn out tiller box that I might try to modify into some sort of rock picking attachment.

Any ideas?

 

[farmerboybill]

I've thought of this idea, too. I think if you take off the shroud and flip the gearbox so you have counter-rotating tines, then mount totally worn out tines (almost straight), and build an expanded steel cage to put over top of it, you might have something. You'd need to build the cage much like a bagger attachment with a top, sides, and bottom with only a maybe 6 inch slot in the front of the bottom. It'd be critical to get this slot exactly where it needs to be to get an effective toss of the rock by the tines. I think you'd need to extend the front of the basket so it nearly flush with the ground so the rocks have something to bounce off into the box.

You may avoid flipping the gearbox by running the machine backwards with the handlebars over the engine. In fact, this may work better because you won't have the gearbox in the way of the rocks going in the basket.

Dunno if my idea makes any sense, but that's what I was thinking.

 

[washita]

any success on the rock picking attachment for the BCS?, I constantly have homeowners approach me to inquire about removal of river rock from around flower beds etc.etc. usually in areas inaccessible to skid-steers or other heavy equipment

 

[johnny1953]

Here in East Tn that would be very useful, I bet we got 3 to 4 pickup truck loads from our little garden last year.

 

[TimberXX]

I would contact joel from earthtools

Im sure there is something out there.

I know there is a rock burrier, but it wont help you