Posted by oldtanker on May 26, 2016 at 10:36:53 from (66.228.255.59):
In Reply to: Moving rocks posted by JL Ray on May 26, 2016 at 10:14:47:
Measure the rocks you want to move: To estimate the quantity, you need to convert the area into cubic feet by multiplying length x width x height. Once you have this number, multiply it by the boulder's weight per cubic foot, then divide by 2000 to convert this number into tons.
Weights vary with type of rock.
Sandstone is about 150 pounds per cubic foot and limestone and granite about 175.
Your lifting device would have to be capable of lifting that weigh and transferring onto the trailer.
I dug out a couple of rocks for my BIL this spring. So using the above information:
One was about 10,000 pounds and the other about 12,600. one was about 4x4x4 and the other about 8x3x3. I was able to push one off the field with my backhoe and place it into my sisters flower bed the other we hooked onto with a chain and used their CaseIH 5250 MFW with me pushing with the backhoe.
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