Sorting my rocks collection

[awesome]

Is there anything more relaxing than this? After a week of work (desk job), I sit on the backhoe and sort rocks.

 

[fried1765]

Is there anything more relaxing than this? After a week of work (desk job), I sit on the backhoe and sort rocks. View attachment 108271

Therapy !

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

Therapy !

Yep. At my place it's called "tractor therapy ".
The stress of life goes away little by little with every operation of the K.

Instant gratification, as opposed to waiting for your works results in a mediation meeting or corporate evaluation.

Move rocks, dirt, or dig trenches ... instant gratification.

 

[RCW]

I have a desk job. Always say I do my best thinking on my tractor(s)....

Not a bad thing....

 

[Grindstone]

Now that looks like fun to me.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Love it.....Sorting rocks......Just another reason to have a BH.

 

[The Evil Twin]

The big question is - what you are sorting them by? Age, weight or size?

 

[awesome]

The big question is - what you are sorting them by? Age, weight or size?

Size and shape. Big useless rocks here, big square, big flat, small square ....

 

[Smokeydog]

Leads to serious orange K addiction. Wife loves her rocks and flowers and thinks me getting a backhoe with thumb pure genius. Win win.

 

[The Evil Twin]

Size and shape. Big useless rocks here, big square, big flat, small square ....

Would make nice fire pit rocks! I've been trying to find local ones like that someone wants to part with. Problem is, everyone wants stupid $$ for them. I live too close to fancy pants town where folks will shell out $1-2 per pound (plus delivery) and landscape with them.

 

[fried1765]

Leads to serious orange K addiction. Wife loves her rocks and flowers and thinks me getting a backhoe with thumb pure genius. Win win.

She is very obviously a "keeper" !

 

[lynnmor]

Would make nice fire pit rocks! I've been trying to find local ones like that someone wants to part with. Problem is, everyone wants stupid $$ for them. I live too close to fancy pants town where folks will shell out $1-2 per pound (plus delivery) and landscape with them.

I have a 800+ foot fieldstone fence 4+ feet high right up here in PA, am I rich? I'm thinking about a million plus delivery. The closer to DC, the higher the price.

 

[The Evil Twin]

I have a 800+ foot fieldstone fence 4+ feet high right up here in PA, am I rich? I'm thinking about a million plus delivery. The closer to DC, the higher the price.

Lol, no, I'm talking about for Boulder sized stones.

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

Lol, no, I'm talking about for Boulder sized stones.
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Talk about an overloaded pallet!!

Ya think my LX2610 could pick that up... LOL

 

[Tarmy]

OP, I too, am a rock sorter…

You gotta get a hydraulic thumb…that is the best tool on my set up.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

OP, I too, am a rock sorter…

You gotta get a hydraulic thumb…that is the best tool on my set up.
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Sweet hydraulic thumb man.

As far as I know, no one makes one for my BH77, so that will be my #1 priority project this winter.

 

[tsp159]

Sweet hydraulic thumb man.

As far as I know, no one makes one for my BH77, so that will be my #1 priority project this winter.

I knew that was coming.

 

[bbxlr8]

Lol, no, I'm talking about for Boulder sized stones.

Take a ride up to Lehigh Valley PA, Glacial deposit boulders: softballs to Suburbans!
Free & I'll load you!!

 

[The Evil Twin]

Take a ride up to Lehigh Valley PA, Glacial deposit boulders: softballs to Suburbans!
Free & I'll load you!!

My wife's grandmother lives in the valley! Plenty for sure! It sure would be nice, but the cost of diesel to haul it back 15,000 lbs at a time would be astronomical!
There is actually quite a bit of granite, gneiss and dolomite here. I've thought about scavenging road construction sites. Thing is, they harvest what they blast when making roads. Then crush it in site for the base layer. It's an efficient process, but doesn't leave much for us vultures!

 

[awesome]

OP, I too, am a rock sorter…

You gotta get a hydraulic thumb…that is the best tool on my set up.
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Yeah, I have all the parts to actually build one myself. It's gonna be a winter project