How To Move a Boulder

[velvetfoot]

Or, maybe it's a big rock.
Looking for suggestions, links, etc, to cheaply move a rock to the front of the driveway for decorative purposes.

I've seen these:
-build a tripod, hoist with block and tackle, place on steel rollers over wood board
-tip over onto plywood, skid it out
-tip over onto steel truck hood, skid it out
-rent a machine
-hire a guy

Things I currently have are a mattock, prybar, hitch on back of a car,

I've read rock is about 6000 lbs per m3-not sure what volume I'm looking at-maybe a total of 1 m3.


Thanks.

 

[keyman512us]

Velvet...
Speaking from experience...personally, I like the truck hood the best. Cut a couple holes in it, run a chain through, throw it on the trailer hitch...WHALALA

Not an everyday occurence...but one time I had to move a boulder for a friend, that the Bobcat just couldn't lift... No way was I giving up on it He dragged out an old hood. The boulder was so heavy the bobcat dragged it 6-8 feet at a time and then stopped. "Took a few tugs" but we did it...although the 300' trip took it's toll on the hood...it "looked like a crumpled up dollar bill" after we got done with it! lol

 

[keyman512us]

Err Ummm...After reading your post... (depending on size of boulder)Might want to think about renting a bobcat.

Checklist: Fairly skilled operator (or rent the machine for the day or weekend and be "patient")bobcat rental(fairly new 753 or bigger...take the insurance option...lol), truck hood, logging chain, and asprin...lol

 

[kevinmoelk]

Velvet, do you have a picture of said boulder? How far do you have to move this thing? I personally would build a skid and move it around with a tractor, or truck with low gearing.

-Kevin