How do I get this boulder out of this hole?

[WinterDeere]

Did anybody here watch Pale Rider.

"A little ice, and that'll take care of it." I imagine they're going to have a little trouble finding ice in an 1870's California mining village.

I'd bet ice was such an uncommon luxury at that time, that most probably wouldn't even know it was useful for such injuries.

That said, I always loved that movie. Historic accuracy is less fun.

 

[Hay Dude]

That dude shouldn’t have messed with The Preacher.

 

[DarkBlack]

I would think the first order of business would be to actually get it to move just a little to make sure that isn't just the tip of the iceberg.

That’s the point I made, way back at post #29

 

[DarkBlack]

Hey, I think I’ve got it!
Simply float out the boulder by filling the hole with mercury.
Problem solved

 

[dodge man]

A stone boat? Is that like a concrete canoe?

 

[WinterDeere]

Hey, I think I’ve got it!
Simply float out the boulder by filling the hole with mercury.
Problem solved

That'll work! But Sodium Polytungstate would get the same job done much cheaper. Sandstone is under 3000 kg/m3.

 

[m7040]

Did not read all but would add that years ago I moved a 10K plus pounds rock with the tractor by digging a ramp with the loader and pushing it up the ramp. Had to do it on two sides to be able to get access to push it with the tractor. Easy to do but takes a little time

 

[future_vision]

How about a few pictures with an actual tape measure across in different orientations.

Without more reference than a track tread having a hard time believing AI estimates.

This is obviously smaller but I pushed it onto the 10K trailer with the 55 HP Rhino, transported and then carried it with the Ford 550 with it's 80 inch bucket. Grapple is fully open at 49"

I'll need to climb in there at some point and measure. AI used the oak leaves floating in the water to estimate the size. Looking at your picture i would say your boulder is probably 1/5th 1/6th the size of this one.

 

[lman]

A stone boat? Is that like a concrete canoe?

If you were an old farmer you'd know it's a bunch of native oak planks fastened together and then drug behind a tractor or horses so you can roll the stones up on to it. That was before hydraulics.

 

[future_vision]

Good video. This guy has a couple things going for him. First, his boulder is smaller. Hard to tell by how much but judging by the difficulty I had moving another large boulder I would say that his might be 3/4 or half the size of the one I am trying to move. Second, he's got leverage on his side with being on pavement and level with the boulder. I didn't have that mechanical advantage. Maybe if I dug a long shallow ramp I could have gotten in a decent position but still think it might have been tough to get it out or even move,