What's a good way to scoop up large stones?

[JoeL4330]

scanned the posts and didn't see mention of slope ...helps a lot if you are on the downhill side, steeper the better (within reason) ...of course, if your property is flat...

you could always place a really big rock in front of the rock you are trying to move, to keep it from skittering away (like removing peanut butter on the roof of your mouth...)

Or, see picture

 

[Don87]

FWIW....on stubborn rocks.....a tire chain makes a good "net" or web to put behind a rock/boulder.....and pull it with a chain hooked to the drawbar.

Fantastic idea.....I never thought of that one.

 

[horse7]

FWIW....on stubborn rocks.....a tire chain makes a good "net" or web to put behind a rock/boulder.....and pull it with a chain hooked to the drawbar.

I like this idea... I have a set of tire chains for a truck that I changed the tire size on, so the chains are free and just sitting around.

Sometimes a big rock can be dragged by choking them, but the chain not too infrequently slides under the rock and comes off, the tire chains should should net the rock better than a single chain would.

 

[mx5guy]

I loaded this rock using the push rock up slope as you lift FEL at same time and get rock off ground so you can move it.