Rock picker/bucket/scoop?

[Anonymous Poster]

Anybody thought about building a rick picker or rock bucket/scoop?

I know of somebody who tried to build a rock picker starting with an old 3 pt snowblower. Not an unqualified success. I won't be trying it that way.

I might be happy enough with a 3 pt scoop that would let dirt pass through and trap the rocks. Anybody know a good (and cheap) way to build one?

 

[DavidInNH]

There was a discusson about building something for picking up large rocks to help in building a stone wall. It sounds like you want to screen smaller rocks out of dirt you are scooping. Can you say more about the task?

-david

 

[DVerbarg]

Not sure if you have seen these commercial units but just in case you haven't thought it might help trigger some ideas.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.loftness.com/rockpicker/index.htm>Loftness Rock Pickers</A>

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Can you say more about the task?

I have several tasks in mind, including removing rocks down to about 1 inch from several acres of potential lawn, and removing larger stones from a somewhat contaminated bed of manufactured sand used for footing. It kind of depends on what I come up with. I may just try sieving the footing if I can't come up with something better. There is only 30 tons so it's not like I have a lot.

 

[DavidInNH]

I wonder if a loam screener like <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.u-screen.com/>http://www.u-screen.com/</A> might work? I wonder if you can rent something like this?

-david