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| Lifting with a boom pole |
Lifting with a boom pole can be dangerous. If the load is too heavy, the front of the tractor can come up off of the
ground. The closer the weight is to the tractor, the more you can lift. This block of concrete is 3'x1'x18", about 900
lbs.
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| Rolling a rock |
The stone is wrapped with a chain. When the tractor moves forward, the stone will pivot over. This stone weighs way too
much to lift.
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| Lowering Blocks |
The block is being loaded behind the stones. This is a three step process, lower onto rails, adjust chain, then finish
lowering.
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| Lifting with a boom pole |
As you can see in the picture, the weight is about 1/2 way between the end of the pole and the base of the 3pt. hitch.
The bow in the pole is a bend from previous abuse.
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| Stone in motion |
Here's the stone in motion. The rock pivots up and over. It takes a few flips to move the stone, but you can
move a very big stone this way.
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| After chain adjustment |
In the final step, the chain is lengthened and angled so that the block will slide into place. There's only a few inches
of lift left so that the chocks holding the stone can be removed. Then it's lowered into place.
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| Wall Project |
Here's the wall project form the two previous photos. The concrete wall needed to be shortened. It was way too massive
for the front of the house.
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| Stones in place |
Here's the wall almost done.
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| Blocks in place |
This is the final resting pace of the cement blocks. |
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