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Post by Tooln on Apr 3, 2019 1:44:37 GMT -6
We damn well better see some pictures.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 3, 2019 4:33:15 GMT -6
A low trailer and a bobcat. Park trailer close to wall. Push from other side with bobcat. Turn trailer around and repeat. There’s a lot of tonnage there. How many tons per trailer load can they low trailer handle? At 180 miles round trip I think it would pay to get a big rig and do it in one or two trips.
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Post by batman on Apr 3, 2019 5:44:31 GMT -6
He thought around 3,000 lbs per yard X 25 yards is 75,000 lbs of rock.
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Post by Catscratch on Apr 3, 2019 6:13:59 GMT -6
What about a wheat truck with a trailer behind it? Use a skid steer to fill the bed and trailer with rock, make the drive, unhook the trailer and dump the rock, unload the trailer by hand, drive back and reload the skid steer on the trailer and head home. It would be a slow trip with horrible gas mileage but might get it in 1 or 2 trips.
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 3, 2019 7:24:35 GMT -6
If there is 75,00 pounds to haul it would be 2 semi loads. Get a bunch of 48x40 hardwood pallets. You can these cheap or for free. When dismantling wall pile the slabs of rock on pallets. Put about 2000 pounds per pallet. Then get plastic shrink wrap and wrap the stones on pallet. Hire 2 semi flatbeds thru Uship.com or something similar. Rent a forklift or bobcat to load and unload. This would be the best and safest way to do it. This is coming from a retired Semi driver with over 40 years of experience.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 3, 2019 7:28:58 GMT -6
If there is 75,00 pounds to haul it would be 2 semi loads. Get a bunch of 48x40 hardwood pallets. You can these cheap or for free. When dismantling wall pile the slabs of rock on pallets. Put about 2000 pounds per pallet. Then get plastic shrink wrap and wrap the stones on pallet. Hire 2 semi flatbeds thru Uship.com or something similar. Rent a forklift or bobcat to load and unload. This would be the best and safest way to do it. This is coming from a retired Semi driver with over 40 years of experience. I knew you’d have the answer. You want to come out of retirement for one last go around?
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 3, 2019 7:44:08 GMT -6
If there is 75,00 pounds to haul it would be 2 semi loads. Get a bunch of 48x40 hardwood pallets. You can these cheap or for free. When dismantling wall pile the slabs of rock on pallets. Put about 2000 pounds per pallet. Then get plastic shrink wrap and wrap the stones on pallet. Hire 2 semi flatbeds thru Uship.com or something similar. Rent a forklift or bobcat to load and unload. This would be the best and safest way to do it. This is coming from a retired Semi driver with over 40 years of experience. I knew you’d have the answer. You want to come out of retirement for one last go around? LOL. I still have my CDL but let the medical card expire so I could only do that in state of Wisconsin.
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 3, 2019 7:48:08 GMT -6
I should add expect to pay 500 to 1000 dollars per load.
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Post by Foggy on Apr 3, 2019 8:37:38 GMT -6
Contact Hull Brothers out of Avon to do the trucking. Or perhaps Anderson out of Sartell. Those guys haul granite rocks for a living and may have some answers for you. That whole St Cloud Granite market has lots of rock truckers that should be able to take care of that project. May take a few hours of snooping to find the best trucking outfit for you. They may have the totes to use too?
As Tom said....get it onto pallets and lots of folks can handle the rest. You also see those "sod trucks" that have the forklift on the back of the trailer to load em. That could also be a find for you. Maybe guys that haul bricks are set up like that too?
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Apr 3, 2019 8:39:38 GMT -6
Tell him its cheaper to buy the rocks from Ray Koch up here and have them hauled in for free.....
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 3, 2019 8:42:50 GMT -6
Contact Hull Brothers out of Avon to do the trucking. Or perhaps Anderson out of Sartell. Those guys haul granite rocks for a living and may have some answers for you. That whole St Cloud Granite market has lots of rock truckers that should be able to take care of that project. May take a few hours of snooping to find the best trucking outfit for you. They may have the totes to use too? As Tom said....get it onto pallets and lots of folks can handle the rest. You also see those "sod trucks" that have the forklift on the back of the trailer to load em. That could also be a find for you. Maybe guys that haul bricks are set up like that too? Very good suggestion. Didn't know that you guys had a granite operation up there. One of them may even have a forklift that attaches to the back of trailer for loading and unloading.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Apr 3, 2019 8:47:28 GMT -6
You guys realize how fucking heavy rocks are, and the cost that comes with moving them on pallets or not?
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Post by Foggy on Apr 3, 2019 8:51:28 GMT -6
You guys realize how fucking heavy rocks are, and the cost that comes with moving them on pallets or not? MO's right.....put up a beautiful chain link fence with razor wire at the top......and forget about the rock wall. .
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Post by terrifictom on Apr 3, 2019 9:02:01 GMT -6
You guys realize how fucking heavy rocks are, and the cost that comes with moving them on pallets or not? Oh I realize that is why I said it was going to cost some real money to get them transported. He probably should get an estimate what it would cost buying rocks with delivery charge vs tearing down wall and transporting to building site. Either way it isn't going to be cheap.
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Post by Foggy on Apr 3, 2019 9:07:16 GMT -6
Does he know anybody with a hay wagon? Build up some sides for it and he should get a pretty good load on it. ......or a UPS truck could make a few hauls. Grin. (75 tons of rock is not hay-wagon stuff.......IMO) Of course you could try a method that SD would approve of......
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