Rock Skidding

[Stonehaller]

Here are some pictures of a little rock my wife found in the woods. It had some fossils on it so she wanted me to dig it out. As you can see from the first picture, there was not much showing. After digging for a bit, I was able to drag it out of the hole with backhoe, but the L39 could not lift the whole thing and I had to move it about 1/2 mile to get it to where she wanted it. I could lift one side at a time so I put a couple 3" oak planks under it. With it chained to the 3 point lift, I could raise the front of the planks and drag it out of the woods.

 

[drivadesl]

Kinda nice when the wifey asks you to do some stuff that requires seat time, and meanwhile you know your gonna have a blast doing it. That looks like it was a challenge, nice job.

 

[Runner]

I'll bet that bad boy must have been close to 1500 lbs. Nice work.

 

[Stonehaller]

Kinda nice when the wifey asks you to do some stuff that requires seat time, and meanwhile you know your gonna have a blast doing it. That looks like it was a challenge, nice job.

Yes, it was fun. It took about a day and a half partly because I had clear a trail wide enough for the tractor off the main trail to get back to it.

 

[Stonehaller]

I'll bet that bad boy must have been close to 1500 lbs. Nice work.

If it was only 1500 I probably could of picked it up with forks on the FEL. I tried and couldn't so I am thinking it is over 2K.

 

[irwin]

If it was only 1500 I probably could of picked it up with forks on the FEL. I tried and couldn't so I am thinking it is over 2K.

Yeah, although I think more like 2500. The L39 could pick up 2000lbs plus, a couple feet high anyway.

 

[Mace Canute]

Be darned if that last pic doesn't look like a skull viewed from the side, at least to me it does!

 

[mjncad]

Be darned if that last pic doesn't look like a skull viewed from the side, at least to me it does!

It sure does. I hope the OP's wife doesn't practice Feng Shui and ask him to move it 5mm NNE to achieve perfect harmony with nature.

 

[The Haymaker]

I did the same idea while disposing of a big rock that was in some fill the state gave me after ditch-digging. Rolled it on to a sheet of plywood and dragged it away. Now putting a rock BACK onto the lawn would be an issue. There'd be a bit of a clash with my rule with the wife of "Either you mow around it, or I mow over it".

 

[JoelD]

Nice project.

I usually roll with the bucket, but 1/2 mile would be a bunch of rolling.

Be sure to take your time when you have the hitch point equal to or above the axle.

Looks like a dinosaur skull to me.

Joel