Watched a neighbor take all the rocks sand etc. he needed right out of his 2 acres. He had a multiscreen setup that went from sugar sand to large 3 minus rock using a conveyor belt system. He brought in clay soil to make his own adobe bricks. Built his whole house that way. Glad your system is working for you.

Neat idea, you get clean soil for your garden and some extra gravel for you driveways. Thanks for sharing.

Really glad your screen is working for you. Once you can get it all sifted through, you will be on your way to a great garden plot next spring.

Great idea . Rice Hulls . Haven't heard that word in years . In the steel plant we used to throw a bag of rice hulls around the stopper to prevent the slag from freezing up on top of the ladle . Used to get a box car load every few days. It came in bags . Split the bag open like insulation . Wouldn't want to put it down on a windy day . LOL .

That was a great idea. You're going to have a great start for your spring garden.

I'm too old to do what you do, but I'm living a dream watching your videos. Keep up pursuing your dream, and I'll keep watching.

Rice hulls conditioned my garden to the point where I could dig the soil with my hands. Your screen is doing a great job. I really liked seeing that dirt drift down in such a nice puffy pile. You will have a good garden plot by the time you finish.

I have to build this for a feed mixer im using to mix soils and you are inspiring me. Your cool dude

NICE!!! The garden will be great next year, great project! Hope you are doing good. John 😎👍

Very good idea Stephen you had. Looks to be working even though it may be a long process but the end result will be awesome. You can use the rocks for a rock garden.

I live 1200 miles away in NJ, and my soil looks exactly like yours (down to the large rocks and clay). I had some work done a year ago, and I needed a way to clear out a 10 yards of rocky dirt. My landscaper suggested I try and dump it (local laws prevent that now). I gave a couple of yards away on craigslist, but I really wish I saw this first. Made my own 2' x 4' version, and just using a Homer bucket, some back labor to pick and shovel, and it seems to be working really well! I ended up just using 1/2", and it seems so much better than it was before. Thanks for this video!

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a lot of work but it should work great.

WELL DONE SON. 👏🏼 ...... ($115.00) BUCKS WELL SPENT TOO. 👍🏼 ...... ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Hickory Ridge Homestead

My brother made on that was about 24" W X 32" L X 6" D . Made the frame out of a door jam and attached 1/4 in mesh to it. Braces all corners with metal brackets and put 4 caster wheels on the bottom. The frame it sat on was made out of aluminum and was around 3' tall. On the top where the sifter sat there was a stop so when it was being shaken it didnt slide off the edge. The sifter worked great and I dug the first 6 inches to remove the weeds and roots, then dug down to a depth of 2'. I did this to a 98' x 108' area. I would come home after work and sift until 10pm and would do it all day on weekends. I had it done and ready for spring planting. Our ground was really rocky too, the soil level dropped 6" from removing the rock. Had to add manure and compost to bring it back up level. The garden turned out great.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

thats awesome!! It sounds like it was a lot of work but worth it.

@70washington

4 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 It was and yours will be too..Keep up the great work and thanks for making and sharing the video!

I enjoyed this so much....I am so amazed...luv how you think ... And you getter done ... awesome!!🔹💙🔹

Nice job using the expanded metal !! Strong yet small enough to get all the rocks and crap. I did a similiar jobs many years ago in poor hardpan soil, clay rocks, gravel. used a small rototiller to break it op and hand shoveled into a screen of 1/2" hardware cloth set up so the run off rocks went into a wheel barrow and wheeled it off !!! Slow yeah but got it done. There was a farm nearby that had rotted cow and chicken manure and I hauled many yards of that about 2 yards at a time in my trailer and tilled that all together, and boy did it produce !!! it was only about 20 X 40 so doable by hand but what a job. organic matter is the answer, rotted manure, cow, horse, goat, pig, chicken, all works. BUT becarful with the chicken manure it is really hot and will burn your plants if too much is used. good luck !!! !

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

I have organic chicken litter here but I can’t bring in other manure because of all the chemicals used in hay production around here.

Now that's initiative! If you had a long piece of plastic or tarp under to collect the stones and keep them as stones are very useful in a variety of ways. Yes it's hard work but seeing the sifted rich dirt that will eventually be able to produce food for you is wonderful. God Bless.

I've been making one similar to yours. Mine is a skid built using railroad bridge beams as runners. I had some angle made for my chainsaw to steady the chainsaw when cutting the angles for the front and rear of the skid. The railroad beams are high enough so that dirt can pile up 6-8 inches before moving the skid forward another skid length. I'm raising a garden now and keeping organic matter to a bare minimum. At the end of the season I plan to pull everything up by the roots and taken out of the garden. For the screen I will be using a concrete vibrating motor to vibrate the extremely dry fine dirt thru the screen. I'm using metal hooks from pickup trucks as the pull hooks for each end of the skid. I got them very cheap from the salvage yard. It should work and I plan to hire a couple boys to keep the stones shoveled into my tractor bucket as I use a rented mini excavator to lift the soil to the screen.

Great video. I’ve been looking for something like this and I think I just found it!

Oh and btw for hard clay soils shredded mulch is good too. We had that in VA. The plus with heavy soil is no VOLES! we have sandy soil here in MD and the voles eat everything!

That's going to be a nice finished product especially with rotted grass in it and rice hulls! Compost compost compost is the name of the game!

That is so brilliant

Looks good! All it needs is wheels and a way to collect the tailings to drag off to your driveway.

Glad it worked for you.

Well done !

Once I saw the wire you're using I knew it was gonna work. The type of wire used is a big part

I'm glad KZread directed me to your channel just now. Now a new sub. Great idea there with the screen. Time consuming but worth it in the long term plan of things. Get video Hickory. 👍 those grass cuttings will and some good N to the soil.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and Glad to have you aboard. Feel free to share any videos you think are worth sharing and don’t hesitate to leave comments or suggestions as all are welcome here!! 👍🏼

Heck I live in Arkansas as well and we have the same problem with our garden. I finally got it fixed but it takes patience with all the rock and soil composition

I took my garden through 3 different sizes, 1 1/2 X 3, 3/4, and 1/2" down to a depth of 2 feet. Ended up with 2 yards of large rocks, another 2 yards of 3/4, and 4 yards of pea gravel plus a really nice garden bed which I added 6 inches of compost to and I add another 2 inches every year from my garden mulch.

I like it, yeh making it mobile with a brake/stablers. you did good !

Nicely done!!!

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

beautiful.

WOW that was smart - screen

It's doing a damn good job. Maybe make it a little wider and taller. I would also make that angle not so step. Looks like great soil. Throw some additives in there and that garden will be pushing up some delicious vegetables‼️👍👍🚜🚜. Vinny 🇺🇸

Thumbs up Brother make it work

Epsom salts really makes the soil soft and fluffy and is good for the ground.

I can hear a bunch of KZreadrs commenting you want Rock I've got Rock ... Happy the filtering screen is working great for you. With your large property do you ever get to take a vacation sir.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

I get the odd day off every once in a while.

loverthe angle and set that in a box constucted on 2xX. thatway the rock will accumilate atthe end and be seperated for other uses.

Dam good idea, and simple. I am going to copy you.

Your rock grizzly appears to be working just great. I think it will be great for the size of rocks you have. Others I have seen like to use chain link fence material. But they had rocks that were small boulders, 8 to 12 inches in diameter. I do not know where you are now on the progress of the garden. But I would suggest starting at the back and grade all of the top off as far down as possible for 25 feet or more across the width. Then move the grizzly to the rear. Then start sifting what you graded up. Move the grizzly as the pile grows. Put the rocks into a trailer to be relocated and dumped somewhere until needed. Keep it going until all is completed. By grading the soil up first makes it easier to scoop it up and leaves a barren clean area for the sifted dirt to remain. Then mix in your organic material to the soil and distribute and till it all up together. Also it seemed that dumping the big loader bucket is difficult to control the flow. So maybe just put the bucket near the top and use the rake to scrape the soil on the grizzly. Might be easier to control and you can work the screen as required. Bucket adjustments can be from the ground without climbing back on the tractor.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

I scraped all the top soil down to a depth of about 8-10 inches and put it in a big pile. It only took about 6 hours to run it all through the screen and replace back in the garden. I tried to use a rake to pull it out of the bucket but it compacts so tight with all the clay it was next to impossible. The solution was to get smaller scoops that didnt compact in the bucket and it flowed out much better.

an FAE stone crusher would make short work of a garden that size,it pulverizes rock, tree roots,stump fairly deep. dont know the if the cost to rent one,or hire it out is prohibitive in your area,but maybe worth looking into

Saaaaay... if you have a really clay-rich soil and you used this screener, do you think you could isolate the clay from the rocks and make a large amount of clay? That would be amazing to get a stockpile of good building material.

I'm going to make a simple version of this out of 2X4s and wire mesh screen and shovel dirt through it from my garden, lots of rocks. It's a pain to try to stake tomatoes and you drive a stake 5 inches down you hit rocks.

Great idea. I repurposed an old rabbit hutch into this same design. I never thought about putting it on an angle to let the rock slide off. I'm using chicken wire though. Expanded metal seems to be the way to go. Alot tougher than the chicken wire. Do you think raised may help better with sifting giving more "edges" to catch the dirt?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

I think the raised would catch more rocks and hold them there instead of sliding off.

This dirt sifter is really innovative. A catch-all underneath would make cleanup and removal a little quicker also. Doing the whole garden will take some time but well worth it. Where did all the rocks come from?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

This part of the country is a very rocky area

Retill the part of the garden you have tilled and cover with manure then the screened soil, this will give you a nice soft garden with good drainage ! Also providing next years crops with essential nutrients ! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

I have organic chicken litter that I will be adding with the rice hulls. I cant use most manure sourced from around here due to the chemicals sprayed on the hay fields.

@jamiemckenzie8516

5 жыл бұрын

Hickory Ridge Homestead I understand and agree with you about the chemicals !

It's going to take several years but it gives you something to do

I would try to rig something on the screen frame that vibrates the screen & the dirt would sift through faster & better.

Have you ever tried a subsoiler to loosen soil? I wondered if backhoe weight is compacting garden area more? But looks like that shifter works for you. Hope your plan works. You’ll have let us know next year. Good luck.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

I used an 18" moldboard plow to go deep and break up the soil first, then disk harrow and finally till. the backhoe will compact the soil alot so I try and stay off of it I will till in rice hulls in the next week or 2 and try to hand work in the future.

Need advice. I currently live in Arizona and our backyard has rock landscaping. But we have trees (for shade during the heat) and though a leave blower works (followed by raking); rocks get mixed in. What’s a good tool where I can separate rock from the twigs/leaves from rocks?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

You could build a screen to separate the 2 but it would be a lot of work and on going. You could burn all the leaves in the late fall or early spring, we would always burn in very early spring, and the ashes are good for the soil, or you could invest in a leaf vacuum although they can be pretty expensive.

@shadowtactics1940

3 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 Appreciate it the advice!

NICE JOB N IT WORK...should move it to a another spot ( but stay closet to garden ) and set it up perament where you dump it in front and used the tractor w/ bucket go behind n grab soil dump it back in garden where you r takin dirt from

I'm in Arizona, if you call that full of rocks, I can send you a pic of my yard... lmao. I cleaned them up kind of like your test - shovel + the green wheeled wagon from harbor freight that has the expanded metal mesh on it. Every time it rains, I swear to god more rocks pop up as the dirt washes...

Looks like you are practicing to be a Zamboni driver.

You could have probably built one you can drag with your tractor?

Where did you find your sheet of expanded metal

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

I bought it from the local metal supplier. It’s a pretty common item.

use the rock to fill low spots on your roads easy to spot them after a rain.

Good video. Thanks for making it. I am interested in the screen material What are the dimensions of it and where did you get it?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

It is expanded metal bought locally. 3/4 mesh. You can get raised or flat. this is flat.

@wxmyjnsn

3 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 is it one large sheet? How much was it and did you get it locally or on the net

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

@@wxmyjnsn it was 2 sheets bought locally for about $50 a sheet.

Throw an off center a/c eccentric motor on it to maximize thru-put .

Put the left over rocks from your garden dirt sieving on your driveway.

What you call a rock problem would be a dream come true for me. I HAVE ROCKS you have STONES

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

I have large rocks here as well, some weight hundreds of pounds. I was lucky in this spot though, it was more of a gravel bed. Lol

Use for Landscaping rocks?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

The rocks are too small for that. They will build up the floor of the barn and pack down like cement

You are a genius! Now when you're done with that, throw that metal over some burning hickory and charcoal and cook up one of them pigs. MMMMmmm

Considering the work, materials and diesel fuel I think I would've just ordered in a few loads of pre-screened topsoil. Enjoyed the video and this will work of course.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

I considered that but the topsoil was going to cost over $5500. This whole process was less than $150 including fuel.

😯👏👏👏🙂👍👍👍

Fastest rototilling I've ever seen 😂

Where did you get the screen?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

2 жыл бұрын

I bought it locally at the metal supplier.

@mistersniffer6838

2 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 - Thanks..

Make chicken wire baskets and put the rocks in them as corner post .

I hope there is no GMO in the rice hulls

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

No these are non gmo rice hulls. They will compost nicely and add a lot of organic matter to this heavy clay soil

This is a winner!

Do you not worry about no soil structure out there in the states?

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

How do you mean?

@garyford5536

3 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKGOyZuyksicYso.html this explains it quite well ..

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of clay and rock here and the soil gets so hard that nothing can grow. I have spent over 2 years building up soil in this area. I had to remove over 10 tons of rocks, amend with rice husks for carbon neutral organic material, added 14 tons of sand and 28 tons of organic super soil. I still have a solid clay pan that is 3 feet below the surface that I can’t do anything about .

I think the angle is a little too steep. Other than that, good idea.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

Жыл бұрын

It worked perfect. If the angle isnt steep enough the dirt will just sit on top and not move across the screen.

Great innovation if a long tedious process. Years of edible produce is in your future. 🥬🍎🥒🥦🥕🍉🌶

Wonder how much it would cost today😱

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

3 жыл бұрын

about 3 to 4 times as much im sure..🤔

This dude can screen all day with no break downs. The breakdowns that occur with screening and shaker decks aren't worth it. It works better though if you set it up so you can just drive in and scoop it up on the other side. Scooping it up he's gonna push screened dirt everywhere.

Ten minutes in before we see the grizzly

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

Жыл бұрын

Your point is?

Don't forget the 8 foot fence to keep the deer , OUT !

I went all 4x4 frame all around

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

2 жыл бұрын

Would be much stronger that way…

I've grown gardens in soil that had more and bigger rock than that.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

Ive already removed 9 yards of rock in the spring.

@booterone1

4 жыл бұрын

@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 In northern cooler climate areas, rocks are actual a benefit. The rocks absorb heat during the day and keep the soil/plants warm during the cool nights.

80% speak 20% work

12:57 what you guys came here for

Spread the rocks in your driveway!

Hmmm - attach a motor at the top with an offside weight to cause it to vibrate vigorously while you dump the load. And do the expanded metal run it 90 degree from the current set up. The longer the holes the better the chance is for dirt to drop through. Good job!

good solution. put that camera down please, gives me a headache

Nice pile of dirt..🤪

Took ya long enough to get to the point.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

2 жыл бұрын

And?

Ever think about patenting some of your clever inventions? If you don't someone else will on your idea.

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

5 жыл бұрын

Just about everything I do has been done before. I just find different ways of doing it. Sometimes it works well, other times not so much .

woodprix is nice for that.

The music is annoying

@hickoryridgehomestead9177

4 жыл бұрын

I guess I should have checked with you first.

Building this ASAP

I've been making one similar to yours. Mine is a skid built using railroad bridge beams as runners. I had some angle made for my chainsaw to steady the chainsaw when cutting the angles for the front and rear of the skid. The railroad beams are high enough so that dirt can pile up 6-8 inches before moving the skid forward another skid length. I'm raising a garden now and keeping organic matter to a bare minimum. At the end of the season I plan to pull everything up by the roots and taken out of the garden. For the screen I will be using a concrete vibrating motor to vibrate the extremely dry fine dirt thru the screen. I'm using metal hooks from pickup trucks as the pull hooks for each end of the skid. I got them very cheap from the salvage yard. It should work and I plan to hire a couple boys to keep the stones shoveled into my tractor bucket as I use a rented mini excavator to lift the soil to the screen.