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[wchunko]

Thanks Spencer.

Bill

 

[wchunko]

Hello tractor people!

I'm just doing a test message to see if I can attach a photo to my responses.

 

[Bird]

OK, so it worked; interesting picture, but just what are those things?

 

[TonyC]

I gotta admit Bill, that I was thinking along the same lines as your wife when I read this thread. Your lot is relatively small at 2.5 acres and you wouldn't need much tractor to maintain it. I would think in terms of what equipment you would need long term. I've known some folks who buy older tractors to clear the land and sell them 6 months later. You could also consider renting or just contracting the work out. Believe me I know how much fun it is buying a tractor but think of it this way...with a smaller more practical choice of tractor you can buy a lot more attachments for the same or less money.

 

[wchunko]

Hi Bird,

Thanks for your reply.

The photo I attached are the "Standing Stones of Stenness" They are part of a stone circle on Orkney Island, which is off the east coast of Scotland. The circle is at least 5000 years old. It is what is called a stone henge. The henge being a ditch that surrounds the circle. The original purpose of the circles are lost in antiquity. They were erected long before the arrival of the Druids. In some ways, they are astronomical calendars, as there are additional stones that point to the sun rise and set during the equinoxes and solstices. There is also speculation that they may have some religious significance to the "ancient peoples".

What I was trying to do, was attach a photo like you did of the bald eagle in your reply. Incidently, I have a pair of Golden eagles nesting across the road from me.

So there you have it. It's probably way more information than you really wanted. I've come to be fascinated by the circles. Which is one of my many contradictions. Because even though I'm an Army Officer, I'm still a sensitive,
new age kind of guy.

 

[MDNY]

I dont believe there is such as thing a TMI (too much info) here on TBN. I actually found it kind of cool and thought it was something similar to stone hedge.

Nice pic.

 

[wihakowiSteve]

Bill, Our stone labyrinth is not quite on the scale of those monoliths at Steness but is a nice piece of work. If you are thinking of doing a smaller scale of "standing stones", the tractor will definitely come in handy.
We have placed a few (smaller) standing stones around the property and you may find, even with a substantial tractor, that you are unable to actually dig the neccesary holes AND stand the stones up. We did it tandem style -- backhoe digs the hole, tractor moves the stone into place, tilts it up and "holds it" while backhoe backfills around it!
Make sure you have solid stone that you really trust the integrity of and that you really get it firmly "imbedded" into the ground, our biggest ones (4 -5ft out of ground) are plenty heavy and would be more than plenty nasty if they toppled!
I'm afraid that one of these coming down out of control would wipe out even the HD brush guard - not mention the rst of the tractor.....
Our biggest stones are probably 1/3 the size of those pictured at Stenness and I can barely move them or grunt them up with the tractor (TC35) -- chains, bucket or dragging!
Good luck!!
Steve

 

[Kodiak]

I wonder what size of boomer they used to stand those stones up.