Stone Picker attachment- ever seen one like this?

[DiskDoctr]

I saw this and had to take a picture. Had to try out the new digital camera and thought you'd all like to see it.

Anyone ever seen or used one? How does it work?

-JC

 

[DiskDoctr]

Here's a closer view.

-JC

 

[DiskDoctr]

And here's the mfg label.

-JC

 

[SPIKER]

diskdoc:

not sure how that one works, almost lookslike a golfball picker. which traps a golf ball between 2 plastic disks and rolls the ball over the top and then pops the ball out into a basket using some steel Fingers which set between the disks, they have like 20~30 disks bolted together in a row wihch has the removeable baskets behind disks pick up anbd pushed by a drive machine of some type, tractor mower golf cart ect.

Mark M /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Junkman]

It looks quite old from the all steel wheels. Where did you see it? If it works, I could sure use that this week. I have York raked my field for over 10 hours and I think that the rocks are growing overnight. I am at the point that I am giving up and am just going to plant grass over them. When the grass starts to grow and the field is wet, I will just roll the entire field and push the rocks back down into the ground. When G-d make rocks, I believe that he gave CT a disproportionate share than any other part of the country.

 

[AndyM]

<font color="blue"> almost lookslike a golfball picker </font>

That's what I immediately thought of when I saw the picture.
The local driving range has one mounted on the front of their tractor. I've never seen it in action, but I see it sitting along the road when I drive by.

 

[DiskDoctr]

Junkman,

I saw this at a local amusement park, Idlewild Park, in Ligonier, PA.

Took the kids there on Friday and saw this at "Hootin' Holler", an old West style amusement area. The rock picker is decorative.

And don't fret about all the rocks in CT, the Man upstairs blessed us in PA, too! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

-JC

 

[Egon]

We got rocks up here in Nova Scotia too!

It's been said if we picked them all we'd be working underwater.

Egon

 

[theonlybull]

lol. egon, you've got that soo right.. i've seen the odd "big one" out your way too

last year i got some seat time in berwick, nice sandy/clay soil, and not a rock to be seen... i keep digging too deep with our skid steer

 

[stevernc]

where did you buy your tractor? How is the mahindra?

 

[DiskDoctr]

Stevernc,

I bought it about 2 months or so ago from Tarheel Tractor in North Carolina. After paying $650 for delivery, it was still much cheaper than local, and they are good guys.

Ask for Steve.

I like the Mahindra very well. Saved some $$ over some other brands, and overall, it is very good. Pulls and works well. Make sure you check out the models and such, as they are quite different. Mahindra Website

Welcome to TBN! Check out the Mahindra discussion group, too.

-JC

 

[bandit67]

Junkman,

Back when I lived in CT, it used to take me at least 2 days of York raking before I could lay grass seed on a lawn - between running a landcaping business one year, and the lawns for 3 of my dad's houses and one business, all I saw were rocks and stones. I swear we have less stones out here in the Rocky Mountains than there are in CT. Apparently, those rocks are all from that glacier that formed Long Island when it melted all those eons ago - I guess it helped form a lot of Connecticut, too. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

And yeah, it always did seem like the rocks grew in the yard overnight. Sometimes, they even grew while I was raking the dirt around - kind of like the way water made the Gremlins multiply, it seemed like the dirt made the stones multiply. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

So keep raking, you'll get rid of those stones eventually. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif