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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 11, 2014 6:28:14 GMT -5
I took my boys for a quick trip to the cottage this weekend (700 miles roundrip). We were out doing some riding and noticed one of our normal 4-wheeling trails was blocked off by the state for a logging operation so we hiked in to see what was going on back there. The area is all state land so we walking around a little in the newly opened up area. It did not take too long before we had found a couple pudding stones that were way too big to take but then my youngest boy spotted one that was worth trying. We were just out riding so we did not have any tools with us so had to mark the spot (with an X of course) and came back with tools later. When my son spotted it there was only about a 4" x 4" area visible and flush to the ground. This picture is after I pulled the ground away from it already. I am guessing it was around 90 pounds and too slippery to carry by hand. The really bad news was that we were almost a half a mile from where the trail was block so no ATV access. There was no way I was leaving it so I did the old fashioned way. time for a little cleanup This gives it a little size reference We kayaked to a rock shoal for these extra few landscape rocks Thanks for looking Chuck
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 11, 2014 8:49:16 GMT -5
Nice haul and loads of fun with your kids...Nothing better in life!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 11, 2014 9:37:15 GMT -5
The kids did have fun. It was a beautiful day to be out in the woods. They got a kick out of my determination to get that rock home. I started with a big branch that had a fork in it and placed the rock in the fork with a strap holding in place but that was almost impossible to drag so I just lost the branch and used the strap as harness with "one horsepower".
Chuck
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2014 10:52:40 GMT -5
Where there's a will, there's a way! LOL! Good work, y'all.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 11, 2014 15:18:29 GMT -5
Is it weird that I don't think you're nuts for hauling that thing a half mile like that? That's a beautiful rock. Did it stay on the island or did you bring it home?
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 11, 2014 15:27:36 GMT -5
Is it weird that I don't think you're nuts for hauling that thing a half mile like that? That's a beautiful rock. Did it stay on the island or did you bring it home? It probably was not the best idea but it was MY idea. I had a good cash offer on it up there already but it will stay in my rock garden up there for awhile. Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 11, 2014 15:36:03 GMT -5
My dad described a cart they used to use to haul deer out of the woods. It sounded like a stretcher with two handles at each end, sort of like a wheel barrow. Underneath was one bicycle wheel. With the one wheel, it was easier to go around logs and stuff. I imagine that the whole cart could be lifted over some stuff too. For the few times you'd use it for hauling rocks, it wouldn't be worth making, but it would have probably come in handy in that situation.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 11, 2014 16:35:06 GMT -5
My dad described a cart they used to use to haul deer out of the woods. It sounded like a stretcher with two handles at each end, sort of like a wheel barrow. Underneath was one bicycle wheel. With the one wheel, it was easier to go around logs and stuff. I imagine that the whole cart could be lifted over some stuff too. For the few times you'd use it for hauling rocks, it wouldn't be worth making, but it would have probably come in handy in that situation. about a hundred better ideas then manually dragging it popped into my head over that 1/2 mile but I had my mind set that it was going home with me right then. There's some extra adrenaline available when you find something good I guess. I have a small trailer for the ATV with off road tires but even that would not fit through the trail blockage. My dad has a pudding stone that has to weigh over around 600-800 pounds (3 foot in diameter) and they rolled that into an old truck bed liner and pulled it 10 miles chained to a truck. I'll have to make a point to take pictures of some of the large ones we have up there in the landscaping. Chuck
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Post by braders on Aug 12, 2014 19:41:14 GMT -5
What a man will do for a rock !! Glad im not alone ... Kinda like power braking the truck to bury back tires just to get the tailgate that much closer to the ground
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Post by DirtCleaner on Aug 12, 2014 22:16:49 GMT -5
Applaud the effort! Carried a couple over 100 pounds off a rock pile last week, that was brutal.
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Post by snowmom on Aug 13, 2014 7:39:23 GMT -5
wowie! that's a great find! Is the layered rock in your other photo Binghamite? I love it when you post about your puddingstone recovery operations. That's living!
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Post by orrum on Aug 13, 2014 9:06:57 GMT -5
I wanna come back as one of Chucks sons!!!! They got all the cool toys and rocks!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Aug 13, 2014 9:11:01 GMT -5
I wanna come back as one of Chucks sons!!!! They got all the cool toys and rocks!!! The toys make it worth for them to spend five hours driving (each way) to get there. Even on a good year we only get up to the cottage 5 or 6 times due to how far away it is. Chuck
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Post by nowyo on Aug 18, 2014 1:09:56 GMT -5
Good on you for getting that rock out of there!
Russ
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