how to drag a rock sled

[stratton]

What is the best way to pull something when you have a backhoe attached. I have to move some large rocks with my kubota B series. I have a FEL and a BH. The rocks are a little to big to pick up. I was thinking of making a metal rock sled. Just something to roll the rocks on and drag off. The problem is i really don't want to take off the BH. But i dont know where to attach the chains that pull the sled. Is my best option welding on some hooks to the FEL?

 

[Egon]

What's wrong with just using the FEL to move the rocks with?

 

[PerkCon]

Google stone mizers or stone sleds. We use them on site to keep fill contained and drag them with the ex by hooking on to the 'Handle' on the end. Much larger than you need but I believe the design is similar to what you want.

 

[stratton]

I tried using the FEL but it cant pick them up. I can push them, This does a number on the yard, plus i have to cross a asphalt drive. I was hoping that a sled would minimize the damage done. And i thought my physics teacher said pulling is easier then pushing. I wish there was a hooks under the backhoe for pulling.

 

[Grandad4]

I've had the same problem occasionally when the backhoe is mounted on my tractor. We likewise needed a way to hook a log chain to the rear of the tractor to pull something. We ended up looping a length of chain around each side of the rear axle right next to where the backhoe subframe was attached. We took pains to make sure the chain extanding back to the load was securely below the axle for safety. If this were to be needed more often, it would indeed be handy to have attachment hooks in place.

 

[RoyJackson]

I tried using the FEL but it cant pick them up. I can push them, This does a number on the yard, plus i have to cross a asphalt drive. I was hoping that a sled would minimize the damage done. And i thought my physics teacher said pulling is easier then pushing. I wish there was a hooks under the backhoe for pulling.

Did you have to remove your draw bar when the 'hoe is installed?

 

[CurlyDave]

The safety police will be on me for this, but I have been known to wrap the chain around 2 or 3 backhoe teeth and pull. Keep the bucket curled toward you and the boom low. If you were to start going over backwards, you want the bucket to hit the earth before you do a wheelie.

 

[stratton]

The draw bar is still there, But its not lower then the BH. I could weave a chain through but risk damaging something. I dont have a problem with using the teeth on the BH for a anchor point, But i thought it might hurt the BH or hydraulics.

 

[tk1469]

Something I've seen done before is just an old piece of 3/4 inch plywood with a chain attached to the two front corners. The smooth surface makes dragging it easy. Up here in Michigan - we call that a "stone boat". I'd try that before I went thru a big metal fabrication effort.

 

[Big Wave D]

Read on this Forum elsewhere, the guy said that a hood from an original Beetle was great for just such needs. Shape kept rocks in, and metal let it slide easily.