thedaddycat Posted November 12, 2003 Posted November 12, 2003 I was out today getting ready to move some rocks, but realized that at least one of them was still too big. Not any more..... Nobody has ever seen this before today, the insides of this rock that is..... It should be small enough by now to drag with the tractor..... I'll post some pics of the Putt Putt in action tomorrow.......
ehertzfeld Posted November 12, 2003 Posted November 12, 2003 just like my signature say!!!!! lol Elon
MPH Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 If you stand on that spot Kirk, you can say you stood where no man has been..Might be a kick for your kids, take a pic of them and they got braggin rights..MPH Oh, I don't envy your rock moving projects..
JimC_Vt Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 What's that heavy looking device with the wooden handle ......do you plug it in or is it gas fired ???? I'm sweating just looking at it ..... :o( see ya Jim
rokon2813 Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 Jim; Theres an air compressor there in the back ground. Maybe air powered??? Think I'd throw some dirt on that rock and plant flowers....
Boney Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 i'd paint it gold and let someone steal it :) Nice work dadycat, cant wait to see the putt putt pictures........love the putt putts :)
thedaddycat Posted November 13, 2003 Author Posted November 13, 2003 Those two are a 6 pounder(shorty) and a 20 pounder..... I had been trying to "drill" some holes along the seam with a star drill and the air hammer. This is the time of year to do that and fill them with water. When it gets cold at night, the water freezes and will split the rock if you do it right. Once I saw that it was starting to open up, I just got out the bigger tools and did it to it.....
HubbardRA Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 Breaking rocks by hand is becoming a lost art. I did quite a bit of it as a kid growing up in the hills of WVa.
Agricola Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 In Wisconsin, they try to bury the rocks. It works great if there aren't bigger ones under the one you are trying to bury. Dig a hole next to the rock and let her roll.
Dutch Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 quote:Originally posted by FrankieC Good to see the experience of years on the chain gang paying off!! Oof! Ah! My first thought too...........}:):D
thedaddycat Posted November 14, 2003 Author Posted November 14, 2003 The only problem with trying to bury rocks around here is all the rocks you dig up making the hole..... That's the sound of the men worknig on the chain....... gang....
Nick Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 I had to comment on this post even though it is 5 months old. I tried Kirk's method of breaking rocks yesterday. The area where they are located is inaccessible since the septic is near. I just did it a little differently. I looked closely for tiny cracks, tapped around with 6 pound sledge listening for a hollow spot, and WHAM! with the twenty pound sledge. In no time a rock the size of Kirk's was being loaded in manageable chunks into the wheelbarrow to be disposed of on the stone wall.
ka9bxg Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Lots of dynamite makes them fly away.You might get lucky and land on the neigbor that you don't like.Bob
AC808 Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Agricola In Wisconsin, they try to bury the rocks. It works great if there aren't bigger ones under the one you are trying to bury. Dig a hole next to the rock and let her roll. I live in Wisconsin...Ive never tried to bury rocks! But we do have tons of them here. The acreage we bought last year was called Fieldstone Farms due to the amount of rocks that have to be picked out of the fields every spring... Any of you wnat to buy any? :-)
Charlieson Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I have rocks like that. Spent the first three years at the house widening the driveway. I told my wife that I would have to dig out solid rock in the bank. I borrowed a jack hammer a few weekends a summer, and banged on the rocks with a sledge and some wedges. finally got it. Hid the rocks along the neighbors right of way. The only tractor I had was an old model 70 Cub. I would fill the cart up to the top and chug her up the hill, Never had any problem. I hope I never have to do that again. Limestone doesnt break to bad if you find a crack, but some of them around here dont have any usable cracks. ddh
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