rocks everywhere - simple solution?

[andrewj]

these people you speak of, that worship quartz like a god, I wonder if they have a website, an online community of quartz seekers, and maybe I could go there and actually be important!

I could be 'quartz guy' If I were more enterprising, I'd find a way to make money off all this stuff. when you crush it, it looks like crushed ice. it might make a good road base. oh, I don't know, I'll probably pile it up and burn it.

 

[EddieWalker]

hear that Eddie? rocks are yours for the taking. all you have to do is come collect them, carry them off, and I'll cut you a break on price since you are a TBNer...deal of the century?

Thanks, I'd love to have them!!!! I've found one good sized rock on my place so far and a dozen or so fist sized ones. All the rest are pebble sized and sort of mixed in with the clay or in veins of iron ore.

Our rocks are a muddy red color and not very attractive. Kind of ugly really. hahaha

Yes sir, I'd sure love to have a couple hundred tons of some pretty lookng rocks!!!!

Eddie

 

[OldMcDonald]

Andrew, the scoop shown is the same principle as the box I built, except I travelled backwards into the windrow. I had 2 inch gaps between the round bars of the floor, and still held up too much soil to go and just pick them up. They had to be windrowed first, so that at least the upper part of the windrow was just rocks and no soil. Unless you use a different design and either shake the box/scoop so that the small stuff is shaken out, or use a conveyor (don't know if you have potato harvesters over there that scoop out the drill and then let the soil fall through gaps) you are unlikely to get enough separation of soil and rocks. Taking away whatever topsoil you have is a definite no-no. Old McDonald.