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pscot

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5. Roll the rocks onto a tarp

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 08:50 AM

Jun 2016

and drag them. If you have an old tire, roll the rock onto the tire and drag it. Lay down a plastic tarp to reduce friction. Or you can lay a wheelbarrow on its side, roll the rock in and tip it back up. A steel bar like a crow bar or even a weight bar can be used as a lever. Be careful.

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lifting small boulders? [View all] shireen Jun 2016 OP

The hand truck will work. I even manage to get those up a couple of front steps when Warpy Jun 2016 #1

i may end up doing that ... shireen Jun 2016 #7

a good landscapers truck is on my wish list. mopinko Jun 2016 #2

wish i had a bobcat! shireen Jun 2016 #8

i love my bobcat. mopinko Jun 2016 #14

There are some great youtube videos concerning this issue... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #3

not that big shireen Jun 2016 #9

If your lawn tractor cannot handle them, I don't know what can do without help. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #4

the lawn tractor isn't the problem shireen Jun 2016 #10

Oh so you do need wheels and low ones. I hope the best for you. rusty quoin Jun 2016 #13

Roll the rocks onto a tarp pscot Jun 2016 #5

thanks, the plastic tarp idea is good. shireen Jun 2016 #11

First: Invest in a 12 pack of cheap beer and a folding lawn chair. ret5hd Jun 2016 #6

LOL! shireen Jun 2016 #12