Moving Dryer size Rocks !!

TC33DRon · Feb 11, 2006

Have a new home and need to move some large rocks.
FEL will not pick up that size rock. Tryed...wont go.. Pushing, slow at best, if round rock,,, Maybe pull it around on some sort of skidd ?? Anybody have any suggestions.. Dont want to spend a lot of cash for equipment only to use it one time. Any thoughts??

Thanks Ron

KentT · Feb 11, 2006

Make yourself a "stone-boat" -- a heavy duty sled that you drag with your tractor to haul the rocks.

Here's one example

EDIT: The advantage of this design is that you open it up and put it on each side of the rock, with the opening at the front. Run a chain through one clevis and hook it to the other one. When you pull forward, you pull it under the rock -- then pull the rock... No more hassling with loading the rock onto the stoneboat.

Northstar9126 · Feb 11, 2006

The hood off of an old car with a couple of holes burned through it for a chain works well. It aint really pretty but it gets the job done cheaply.

JimMorrissey · Feb 11, 2006

Great!

JerryG · Feb 11, 2006

One post said use an old car hood. You might be surprised at the size of rock that you could push on to a hood with that loader. Then hook the tractor back up and pull it away.

TC33DRon · Feb 12, 2006

Great!! Ask and you shall receive.. Thank you all, for your years of learning and sharing.

Ron

goaliedad · Feb 12, 2006

I've had luck moving somewhat smaller rocks with a POS jeep I had- and a sheet of plywood. Same idea as the car hood- pushed the rock on the plywood, chained it to the jeep and away you go. The car hood should be real slick. good luck

Egon · Feb 12, 2006

Just remember that a rock on some type of skiding device may have to answere to the call of gravity when steeper slopes are encountered. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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ksmmoto · Feb 12, 2006

A stone boat is just what you need. Every farm around here uses one. I did have a old car hood stone boat, but it got too ripped up.

I am going to build a new one out of 2 X 8's and 4 X 4's this spring. Bend 1/4" steel plate up in the front for a shoe, attach a chain and bolt boards together with carriage bolts.

Be sure to be careful on downhill's as gravity is holding the rocks in place. I use the loader to dump the load, just catch the corner of the stone boat with the bucket a flip over.

ksmmoto