Moving Really Big Rocks

[RexB]

dam rocks don't need fertilizer to grow either lol.

A log choke-chain worked on these, but yours are harder to get to. Glad they ain't mine! Nice bust-em-up pictures, I'll remember that Betanomit and Dexpan

 

[Gittyup]

Rex,

that's a monster rock too! Where you taking that thing? Is it a Ford or a Chevy?

I just moved two about half that size. I could actually pick them up with the bucket. They were flat enough to just fit in the the bucket. Was quite impressed. Tractor nor loader didn't complain one bit.

 

[JoelD]

Tomorrow I'm gonna try to get a chain around them and pull them out like wisdom teeth with the dozer. If that doesn't work, then drillin and fillin. Wish I could use dynamite, might get me that third garage bay.

 

[RexB]

I was pounding rock before gettin' the tractor and about put my face out. Safety glasses weren't enough, had to get a full face shield. Then a chip hit me in the throat and made me gag. I wonder how the chain-gangs do it, no protective gear, without getting nailed.

Rex, that's a monster rock too! Where you taking that thing? Is it a Ford or a Chevy?

It was a Ford on top when I started, then it rolled over and there was a Chebby hiding!

(No offense to Chevy owners, I like Ford frames better though Chevy has the edge in steering better.)

 

[JoelD]

Great picture, nice set-up, looks like an oasis of fun stuff.

I hate rocks, they were really fun to throw at people as a kid, but now, they are just a sorce of toe stubbing frustration.

Did I mention:

"Today only, 50% off sale on all the rocks you can carry. Pick from any of three, beautiful rocks that remain. 100's of uses, just in time, make the perfect moring for your boat this summer, paint a face on one, sit it in your pasenger seat and use the ride share lane on your way to work, or, have the biggest and best rock at your next rock-figtht (impress the ladies)"

Did I mention I hate rocks.

 

[malk315]

To fit the CK-20 into my 16x12' shed, I had to install a garage door on the 12' side (so now my shed has 3 doors!).

Problem was a 5' x 6' by 1.5 foot (in some areas) section of massive rock protruding right where some of my ramp would need to go.

I thought I'd share a 30 second clip of video of the Kubota mini and hammer my brother brought down. About 3 hours we had it level w/ grade.

CK-20 moved the rubble and it's a good 3 or 4 yard pile I've got of broken up stone. I put in the about 7' high garage door (shed company has custom install they did) and made a 3/4" crushed stone road and my own ramp to the shed. Came out great. Here's video of rock hammering:

http://www.linuxma.com/demolition/kubota_hammer.wmv

Here's the after pictures (the day I was fitting a PHD on the CK-20 for deck work):

http://www.linuxma.com/house_pics/full/DSC00774.jpg

http://www.linuxma.com/house_pics/full/DSC00771.jpg

The focus of those pictures are the machine and not the shed, but you can see how the door came out -- great setup.

That rock had some portions in "sheets" where I was able to smack it w/ a sledge and remove some of it, but after a little ways into it, it got into very hard material that was even tough for the hammer at some points.

The guy behind my fence is complete jerk (all 3 of us that border his lot can't stand him) and one day he said "I don't want to hear no motors on the weekend when I'm off work" or something like that. 3 hours of all of the glasses in the cabinets of the house "ringing" from the hammer vibrations was music to my ears. (I was hoping Earl (that's the jerk's name) was enjoying the melodies also).

 

[JoelD]

Just got done opening up a can of woop *** on those rocks. Pulled-em out like carrots out of a garden, we showed those rocks no mercy. Check out the picks, the equipment worked like a charm, see, I told the boss we could not live without a dozer. The average guy would've just left the perfectly good rock retaining wall that has worked fine for 9 years in place. But not us, good by rock wall and hello block retaining wall that will probably need annual maintenance, who said I don't know what I'm doin?

 

[JoelD]

More pics.

 

[JoelD]

Final pics. Thanks to all for the posts.

 

[JoelD]

To fit the CK-20 into my 16x12' shed, I had to install a garage door on the 12' side (so now my shed has 3 doors!).

Problem was a 5' x 6' by 1.5 foot (in some areas) section of massive rock protruding right where some of my ramp would need to go.

I thought I'd share a 30 second clip of video of the Kubota mini and hammer my brother brought down. About 3 hours we had it level w/ grade.

CK-20 moved the rubble and it's a good 3 or 4 yard pile I've got of broken up stone. I put in the about 7' high garage door (shed company has custom install they did) and made a 3/4" crushed stone road and my own ramp to the shed. Came out great. Here's video of rock hammering:

http://www.linuxma.com/demolition/kubota_hammer.wmv

Here's the after pictures (the day I was fitting a PHD on the CK-20 for deck work):

http://www.linuxma.com/house_pics/full/DSC00774.jpg

http://www.linuxma.com/house_pics/full/DSC00771.jpg

The focus of those pictures are the machine and not the shed, but you can see how the door came out -- great setup.

That rock had some portions in "sheets" where I was able to smack it w/ a sledge and remove some of it, but after a little ways into it, it got into very hard material that was even tough for the hammer at some points.

The guy behind my fence is complete jerk (all 3 of us that border his lot can't stand him) and one day he said "I don't want to hear no motors on the weekend when I'm off work" or something like that. 3 hours of all of the glasses in the cabinets of the house "ringing" from the hammer vibrations was music to my ears. (I was hoping Earl (that's the jerk's name) was enjoying the melodies also).

Excellent video and pics, really nice set up. Thanks for sharing.

Not sure if my neighbors are unhappy or not, I see their lips moving but I can't hear what they are saying over the drone of the equipment.

Joel