Homemade Rock Picker For Your Tractor

Homemade Rock Picker For Your Tractor

A homemade rock picker for your tractor is easy and inexpensive if you use good quality parts.homemade rock picker for tractor It will also save time compared to using the tractor loader backhoe for rock picking. This is especially true if your field has been fallowed in the summer and the straw and trash are gone (then you can pick the rocks that are still in the ground).

You will need a plywood box that is as long as you want it.homemade rock picker for tractor Screw a thick metal tongue under the front V of the pulling arms for attaching to your drawbar. Make the front of the box angle upwards a little forwards - this will give it a "stone boat" look. Then screw in a piece of 1/4" HDPE sheet on the top of the box to deflect sideways flying rocks back into the stone boat. Chains and hooks for pulling the stone boat to your rock pile and for disconnecting it, then connecting it up again to do more picking.

Set the PTO conveyor belt to an angle of 23 - 24 degrees from bottom of sprocket. The size and mounting of the tires control this (bigger wheels will make it too vertical). Also, the digger tooth blade is critical - it should sit no more than one inch from the conveyor belt rods and be at about twice your ground speed of travel.