Removing the rocks

[hitekcountry]

<font color="blue"> If rocks were valuable, I'd be wealthy, I've got tons of them!! </font>

I’m on the other side of this equation, I just bought some rocks. This bunch cost me $250 and that was with me hauling them myself.

Fred

 

[L3010Ken]

Rocks - I have 5 kids and between them, myself and my wife, we have several piles of rocks. I moved one of the piles and it took 3 loads with a 5 yard dump truck. I bet total we have about 40 yards of rocks between 1" and 16" and probably another 15 yards of rocks between 16" and 4 ft. You would be amazed at what you can do with rocks if you are creative.

3 years to put in a lawn . . . and I am in a lot better condition for getting out of the seat to help the little ones pick up their 1 gallon buckets and dump them in the loader.

I gave up trying to stay in the tractor seat a long time ago!

 

[rickmacheske]

That's EXACTLY what I'm looking for. Someone has to make one. Anyone??????

Hmmm....I did a little surfing...
http://www.equipmentland.com/products/mds/rockbucket/index.shtml

 

[DMF]

Here is what I use; it's a stone bucket or rock bucket depending on who you talk to. Works great for me.

I would also be rich if I was a rock farmer. Heck, I'd be doing pretty good if I got $1 for everytime someone told me to sell rocks! Easier said than done! I've offered the rocks free to anyone who wanted to pick them up off my field. One guy was very excited; he had been buying field stone for a wall he was building. Came over, picked a truckload, commented along the lines of "That's hard work!" and I aint seen him since!

 

[FL_Cracker]

DMF

Does that only work in soil or can you run it through pasture grass and pick up the rocks without tearing up the turf?

If it works in grass where did you get the bucket?

Thanks,

Charles

 

[LarryD]

Heck, I invited lots of friends over for a BBQ. Bring the kids and we'll have a contest. Biggest rock pile gets $25.

Not even one taker. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[DMF]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Heck, I invited lots of friends over for a BBQ. Bring the kids and we'll have a contest. Biggest rock pile gets $25.

Not even one taker. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>

I tried that too; called it a "Cotton pickin' Rock pickin' Party"... no takers (sigh).

Does the bucket tear up the turf? Only if you need to pry it out then yes. It's going to scuff it somewhat even if you don't need to pry it out; after all, you have to get the bucket under it somehow. I find that it does less damage than trying to pick/get under stones with my regular bucket...

 

[BX23Seattle]

We have a rule in my house, if you leave the light on after leaving the room and dad catches you, you have to fill up a 5 gallon bucket of rocks for each occurance. Now they walk around in the dark afraid of leaving the lights on, sure wish they would leave a few on each week, dad needs all the help he can get. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[rickmacheske]

Where did you get that? Is it easy to switch between FEL bucket and that one? Cost?

Looks like it's what I'm looking for.

 

[TractorLegend]

Just think... It took those rocks 40 billion years to get where they are /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif...and you just want to pick them up and move them???

 

[TractorLegend]

You people from WA are kind of strange...

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[DMF]

It's not a bad switch between the rock bucket and the standard bucket; it's going to be even easier now that I bought a quick-attach mount for the FEL (see attachment).

Cost? I'd guess around $1500; I traded my 60" rear-mounted snowthrower for it (with my gravel driveway I was tossing even more rocks where I didn't want them with the snowthrower!)

 

[sandraw]

One rental place here has something they call a rock picker but only fits on a skid steer. Costs $385 to rent for a day. Personally I'm wanting to find a rock bucket that will fit on my Kubota LA402 FEL that doesn't cost a small fortune.

 

[sandraw]

Rickm, which FEL do you have. I have been searching for a quick mount adapter for my Kubota LA402.

 

[rickmacheske]

I have a LA463 FEL. DMF, where did you get it?

 

[js5020]

Personally I use the shanks on the box blade to rip em out, then I hit it with an old spring tooth harrow, let it get a good rain or two, to wash out whatever soil is there, and then rake with the stone rake.

 

[DMF]

I got it at my Massey Ferguson dealer: Devon Lane in Belchertown, MA. It's made by JRW(?); see attached photo.

I don't know where you are located but if it makes sense to contact my dealer send me a PM and I'll give you all the info you need.

 

[rickmacheske]

DMF,
We're not too far away. Please find out where the dealer got it, or better yet, where I could get one.
Thanks,
Rick

 

[froggy]

Check this equipment out: rock picker

 

[40Kchicks]

I can’t believe that people want $1500 plus for these sifting buckets. I built one a couple of years ago to replace my pitchfork. There is not much to it. I used a used grader blade as the cutting blade and some angle and 5/8 rod for the tines. I should have used ¾” but they haven’t bent yet. The cutting edge cost about $18, the steel about $70, rust and overspray from using it as a saw horse while painting another project were free so I have a little less than a $100 into it and about ¾ of a day to build it.

I use this on my skid steer with the standard quick attach so it comes off and on in about 20 seconds. I have some similar questions as this poster about rock picking and pasture restoration but I will start another thread about my project. I’ll get some pictures of my sifting bucket soon.

Eric