How to move a large rock by Yourself, Simple

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I discovered a 4-500 LBS rock had fallen off my rock wall. Without any expensive machinery, I will show you how to move and reposition a large rock with some very, very basic tools and principals.
Tools needed:
1) Heavy duty Ratchet strap
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2) Chain (I used tow chain. It has many more uses then standard strait chain)
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3) Steel Rock Bar
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4) Ramp (I used wood, but steel would have been better)
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  • @jaybrek7589
    @jaybrek75892 жыл бұрын

    Good to see a young dude using his brain to solve a problem.

  • @jamesrife1285
    @jamesrife12853 жыл бұрын

    The log splitting base with the tires is pure genius. Safer for the person splitting the logs, and the splitting maul. Thanks for that too!!

  • @Michael_Print

    @Michael_Print

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can't figure out how that'd actually be used. Aren't the tires in the way of splitting?

  • @tinyteddiesbyelke
    @tinyteddiesbyelke2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this vid I am a woman of 70 and I need to move some concrete fence pannels by myself and with this method, I think I will be able to do it. :)

  • @Faithdced
    @Faithdced3 жыл бұрын

    You are a life saver! Thanks so much for the tutorial. My husband and I needed to move a few large boulders and at first we though we both would be able to roll the stones in place, but no budge. So glad I came accross your video, you were amazing help!

  • @semiliterati
    @semiliterati Жыл бұрын

    I don't know why there's all these comments on what you should've done. There's nothing wrong with ingenuity, and the tools at hand. You planned ahead, stayed out of harms way, and accomplished the goal. Excellent work! The tension at the end was kind of epic, even. It was obvious from the camera angle you were basically done, but then you started talking about pulling the ramp, and coming at it from another approach. I can't be the only who got to that point and started shouting, "Boy, don't you pull that ramp! How're you going to come this far, to start going sideways now? You're right there! Lift, and pivot! Just lift and pivot!". Then you just lifted, and pivoted. That's how you tell a story! I laughed. I cried. It's like I was there. What a ride!

  • @robertwilson5445
    @robertwilson54454 жыл бұрын

    Well done. If you cut an old broom handle in a couple pieces & slip them under the nose of the rock, it will act as what I call “Roman Rollers” and the rock will slide/roll with very little friction, regardless the rock size. I’ve moved 2,000 lb rocks that way.

  • @hughobrien4436

    @hughobrien4436

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awsome, Thats a great idea.

  • @sailingoctopus1

    @sailingoctopus1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I reckon rollers were used to move the igneous bluestones of Stonehenge from the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, over 200km to the west. Rollers are awesome for moving heavy objects

  • @DBrees0

    @DBrees0

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can also use pvc tubing. Rolled a hot tub across my yard with 4 pieces.

  • @CandlecreekCottage

    @CandlecreekCottage

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing 👏 ❤

  • @sirensignalmedia

    @sirensignalmedia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats actually amazing trick and i am welling to do the same to put on 2 of 500 pounds natural stone for steps on Top of each other to create a higher atep and one in front to make 2 steps created or built. Great point.

  • @empressadu5625
    @empressadu56252 жыл бұрын

    Young man! Way to go!! You just saved me about $500!! Thanks!

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice! Be sure to click on the video ads so I receive a 1 cent commission on your view! Joking of course, glad the video was helpful

  • @cathywilliamson8153
    @cathywilliamson81534 жыл бұрын

    MacGyver!! You're a real handyman. I wish you were my friend and neighbor well done!

  • @nam1555
    @nam15554 жыл бұрын

    Well spoken and great narration. Keep up the good work!

  • @WillProwse
    @WillProwse2 жыл бұрын

    That was pretty cool! Nice job

  • @hoophil
    @hoophil4 жыл бұрын

    Very cool Hunter! Yes you sure can be creative.

  • @nancyrampala7576
    @nancyrampala75763 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video. I’ve got my project for tomorrow!

  • @vero0992
    @vero09923 жыл бұрын

    I need to do this too. I had read about using a ratcheting strap, but needed a visual. Thanks man!

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    3 жыл бұрын

    No problem 👍

  • @johnmoniz9022
    @johnmoniz9022 Жыл бұрын

    Great job!...well done!

  • @alexandersmith3875
    @alexandersmith38753 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah loved every second of this video

  • @tonydagostino6922
    @tonydagostino69223 жыл бұрын

    Great job, very creative and productive 👍👍

  • @knowledgelover2736
    @knowledgelover27363 жыл бұрын

    16 yo vs 400 pound rock and the kid wins. Great video.

  • @ianschulze1461
    @ianschulze14614 жыл бұрын

    Nice work!

  • @albertbatfinder5240
    @albertbatfinder52404 жыл бұрын

    Well done Hunter. I bet those Egyptian pyramid builders wish they’d had KZread.

  • @jeffreydelisle7337

    @jeffreydelisle7337

    3 жыл бұрын

    Basic knowledge of physics indeed! Chalk up another one for Archimedes!

  • @user-eg4zk5ko3o

    @user-eg4zk5ko3o

    2 жыл бұрын

    They obviously didn't need KZread because they have amazing pyramids lol

  • @trackstr1
    @trackstr12 ай бұрын

    I needed this ❤

  • @viraltoday2
    @viraltoday23 жыл бұрын

    Well done mate

  • @james660660
    @james6606602 жыл бұрын

    Nice job fella👍

  • @jean-marclariviere7618
    @jean-marclariviere76182 жыл бұрын

    Sir...you Rock...great job and you said it..basic physics...just a little...thank you so much, needed to confirm my set up before doing it...you did just that,,

  • @charliebecker2216
    @charliebecker22168 ай бұрын

    Way to go. I like ur experiment.

  • @Leeofthestorm
    @Leeofthestorm2 жыл бұрын

    clever. nice work.

  • @geowhjr
    @geowhjr Жыл бұрын

    Inspiring. I have old aqueduct granite stones as rip rap on river property. Some have sunk down due to muskrat tunneling. I'm pretty Sure after watching this I can use your technique to pull them up back to the water's edge.

  • @VyLeTien
    @VyLeTien2 жыл бұрын

    excellent, thank you!

  • @loveispatientloveiskind2205
    @loveispatientloveiskind2205 Жыл бұрын

    Inspired me !

  • @Robin-ci2kx
    @Robin-ci2kx Жыл бұрын

    You have a lot of verve and positive energy to "get things done". Bravo.

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you think I'll get the nomination for the grammy?

  • @miketaiwanwalkcity6355
    @miketaiwanwalkcity63553 жыл бұрын

    Amazing hack! I subscribe

  • @vinylvinylvinyl
    @vinylvinylvinyl3 жыл бұрын

    Good work.....

  • @atdsifb
    @atdsifb3 жыл бұрын

    Genius! I have boulders to move a few feet down hill. I am getting handyman quotes of $1000 or more for all kinds of labor plus equipment rental with minimum day rental etc. I am going to try the ratchet strap combined with a hand truck, some physics and common sense. Thanks for the seed!

  • @jasonfelton7883

    @jasonfelton7883

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even. Better would be a chain fall. Much quicker and only 50 bucks or so

  • @ShakespeareCafe
    @ShakespeareCafe3 жыл бұрын

    That ratchet has a lot of force to it. If it were me I'd be off to Harbor Freight to get the $21.95 winch puller

  • @pamelathomas1112
    @pamelathomas11123 жыл бұрын

    lol. I’m 73 no tool and very impressed. Just wanna make a little wall. Amazing!

  • @rjcbr1191
    @rjcbr1191 Жыл бұрын

    THANKS! Your video was a really GREAT help to an old fart novice like me.

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers

  • @nathan1459
    @nathan14593 жыл бұрын

    Good man.

  • @larrybush6002
    @larrybush60023 жыл бұрын

    What NAM said! I’m surprised you were able to derive as much mechanical advantage from the ratchet strap. I use a “ Come-Along” hand winch for similar jobs, e.g., pulling heavy stones up an inclined plank into my wheelbarrow and/or removing tree stumps.

  • @lightningfisher8177

    @lightningfisher8177

    2 жыл бұрын

    same here ratchet strap did it! cheers

  • @wasian4

    @wasian4

    14 күн бұрын

    Come alongs are way handy. Used one to straighten out a crash front end once. Definitely think he should pick one up to add to his arsenal.

  • @11azzamm
    @11azzamm3 жыл бұрын

    you'r right.. thank you

  • @63clairep
    @63clairep3 жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE MT HERO!!!

  • @PG-te6mu
    @PG-te6mu Жыл бұрын

    Nicely done. I'd flip the rock onto one of the tires. Drag the tire up 1 rock width farther past the placement location then flip it into place with the pry bar.

  • @carterbroadway39
    @carterbroadway394 ай бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @markfcoble
    @markfcoble3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @seetheforest
    @seetheforest9 ай бұрын

    You could use some of that firewood for rollers and to start onto the ramp but minimalist I get it... I also found if you put some smaller rocks on the plank to stabilize it you can get the bigger rocks onto the ramp without if tipping or pushing away.

  • @jefferyburke5717
    @jefferyburke5717 Жыл бұрын

    Nice . I'm a yard APE love rocks and hard work too

  • @giveadoggyabone1
    @giveadoggyabone13 жыл бұрын

    u r smart!!!

  • @veffari
    @veffari3 жыл бұрын

    :-D good man!

  • @mcf777
    @mcf777 Жыл бұрын

    7:32 - lol you lucky s.o.b.! Well done :)

  • @sued3512
    @sued35122 жыл бұрын

    Leverage, tools and know how. Thanks. I’m going to pull a transmission up a board into a van to take to a scrap yard.

  • @CariMachet
    @CariMachet2 жыл бұрын

    Genius

  • @151jaeblade
    @151jaeblade Жыл бұрын

    What to go man!

  • @TaitGuy
    @TaitGuy2 жыл бұрын

    How long was this process? Great Job! Thamks for the info!

  • @anthonyashgrove2908
    @anthonyashgrove2908 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, well done a good technique, can I add a comment to improve the outcome. The need for a high anchor point is valid, but by doing it in this way you are risking loosening the anchor tree, as the anchor point now has a mechanical advantage over it's root system, may I suggest you move the anchor point to another tree/rock further up the hill but fasten it as low as possible then route the strap via a shackle or the like tied to the original tree at the original height, this way the tension applied to the tree should be in a downwards direction not a sideways one, as the strap can slide through the shackle, so far less likelihood of loosening the tree

  • @foible2085
    @foible2085 Жыл бұрын

    What was the travel on that ratcheting strap? The ones I've used only go a few inches at a time before needing to be reset.

  • @MrDavidc
    @MrDavidcАй бұрын

    An old guy told me he shifted a full size snooker table, from one place to another on a few milk bottles.

  • @belindafalgout1675
    @belindafalgout16752 жыл бұрын

    We've reached a critical point in this operation! Lol 🙌👍💪😁

  • @megg7558
    @megg75589 ай бұрын

    And how dod you get it out of the ground?

  • @darcysuurhoff3841
    @darcysuurhoff3841 Жыл бұрын

    From a scaffolders point of view I’d just build a heavily supported frame around the rock and the place you want it. Lift it right up in the air and swing it into place reversing the come along

  • @daddyebzy
    @daddyebzy2 жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEO! wondering how that giant stone moved in the first place.

  • @Adamroable

    @Adamroable

    2 жыл бұрын

    frost heaving?

  • @kbuss10
    @kbuss10 Жыл бұрын

    nice vid Man! what is the purpose of the 2 tyres on the splitting log? smaller shock into your shoulders elbow etc when you splitting or just for height? thx

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, The purpose of the two tires is to keep wood upright while splitting. Commonly, when you split a round of wood with a maul, the pieces fall down horizontally. You then have to reset the pieces vertically. The tires on a log solves that issue.

  • @josephdupont
    @josephdupont3 жыл бұрын

    I have a problem taking the tension off the come alongs..

  • @kevinryan7154
    @kevinryan71543 жыл бұрын

    Get a heavy duty hand truck. I wanted to make a fire pit from a small pile of boulders at least that size, some bigger. After spending 2 days levering and muscling a few of them around, I tried the hand truck. Made it easy.

  • @hughobrien4436

    @hughobrien4436

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kevin, but what is a hand truck? I never heard of it !

  • @steffenkawa8374

    @steffenkawa8374

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hughobrien4436 it's just cart, sack borrow.

  • @hughobrien4436
    @hughobrien44363 жыл бұрын

    Want to pop over to the South of Sweden and help me move some heavy things ... neighbour !!! Seriously though Well done ! Inspiring.

  • @plurakok

    @plurakok

    3 жыл бұрын

    Behöver du laga en gärdesgård kanske?

  • @hughobrien4436

    @hughobrien4436

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@plurakok Hej, finns inte många såndat i skåne. Du menar de gammel dags staket eller ? Fina de är, skulle var roligt att laga en sådant, men tyvärr nej, jag flyttar bara tråkiga och stora betong klumpar :)

  • @plurakok

    @plurakok

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hughobrien4436 Nej jag tänkter på stengärdesgårdar, those made of boulders, som finns runt hela landet.

  • @hughobrien4436

    @hughobrien4436

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@plurakok Jaha, fast inte i Skåne, de närmaste för mig är i Småland. Men javisst finns det MYCKET att göra i sånna gårder. Tänk hur de har gjört i alla tider med a flytta på sådanna. Nuförtiden har man stora maskinner på stora gårder iaf.

  • @blueridgedsia
    @blueridgedsia2 жыл бұрын

    I think a come along from harbor freight would help you out a ton

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed! Or one of their cheap 12v atv winches

  • @skippergilligan8800
    @skippergilligan88003 жыл бұрын

    By now the gang of squirles came over and pushed it back off their turf.

  • @normbograham
    @normbograham5 ай бұрын

    Put the rock, on the round logs. Then it moves really easy.

  • @eugene-7461
    @eugene-74613 ай бұрын

    How did you reset the ratchet strap and not have the rock slide back down

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    3 ай бұрын

    Great question! In my case, the friction between the rock and the ramp was enough to prevent the rock from sliding down. This allowed me to reset the system.

  • @M3GAN3116
    @M3GAN31162 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍 🤔 you kinda sound like Christian Slater

  • @mlfreitas4832
    @mlfreitas48322 жыл бұрын

    Just pick it up and place it in position. Thanks, Hercules

  • @TitustwoMom
    @TitustwoMom2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure how they built the pyramids, but at least one person like you was there!

  • @clutchtastic_
    @clutchtastic_4 жыл бұрын

    0:31 "The first fool"

  • @petesahli3967

    @petesahli3967

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm curious about your comment, can you explain?

  • @clutchtastic_

    @clutchtastic_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@petesahli3967 Sounded like he said "The first fool"

  • @petesahli3967

    @petesahli3967

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@clutchtastic_ thank-you for your response! I went back and your right !

  • @mr.robert2507
    @mr.robert25072 жыл бұрын

    Archimedes said, 'If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world. '

  • @wientz
    @wientz2 жыл бұрын

    if you can move it an inch you can move it a mile

  • @vicleaken
    @vicleaken2 жыл бұрын

    Looking for a way to get my new portable dishwasher up onto my countertop. This won't work for me.

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    2 жыл бұрын

    how much does it weigh?

  • @retromech1869
    @retromech1869 Жыл бұрын

    I have about a dozen rocks from 500 up to and over a thousand pounds I am trying to move approx. 6 acres with no tractor :/

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    Might be worth it to rent or borrow one in your case.

  • @tommygunn7745
    @tommygunn77452 жыл бұрын

    knowing what you do now,think man can grunt wood levers etc ,haul obelisks like the unfinished aswan obelisk at 42 meters & 1000-1200lb(like it makes a difference), 500 mi dragging on the ground/sand w/ tree trunk/poles and by reed or wood boat . For many years and even by some today they think its possible. Ill bet they never did as much as you are on your place to get some remote perspective on their theories

  • @T_157-40
    @T_157-403 жыл бұрын

    Build a new Pyramid on your property as next project.

  • @victorbunch7725
    @victorbunch77252 жыл бұрын

    Well well how bout that, a young man that have an IPHONE! LOL

  • @N0Charlie
    @N0Charlie2 жыл бұрын

    Works better w/ the sound off at x5 speed

  • @B-Man-69
    @B-Man-692 жыл бұрын

    I don't have a garage or any equipment :(

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    2 жыл бұрын

    Today is a good day to start collecting tools!

  • @vcorso1575
    @vcorso15752 жыл бұрын

    Simple !?

  • @SeattlePioneer
    @SeattlePioneer Жыл бұрын

    Good job! Your verbal commentary was pointless and annoying, but you get a thumbs up anyway since that was easily skipped over. As always, it's terrific to watch someone else working!

  • @Xtafen
    @Xtafen Жыл бұрын

    I'm curious to know how the rock fell down. that looks like a 500+ pounder. Was it the Earth below it that shifted?

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    Likely something call frost heaving. As the water under the rock freezes, and expands, it pushes the rock.

  • @richvail7551
    @richvail75512 жыл бұрын

    How does a 14 year old kid know so much? 😉

  • @63clairep
    @63clairep3 жыл бұрын

    (MY not MT)

  • @lilx_king5882
    @lilx_king5882 Жыл бұрын

    Egyptians would be laughing at you soo hard. No disrespect lol just confused ab back then. 80 tones we moved there is no way.

  • @vincentput
    @vincentput3 жыл бұрын

    I just realised, if you were a strongman you could simply lift the boulder 😂 strongmen can lift atlas stones up to nearly 300kg.

  • @garygore1
    @garygore1 Жыл бұрын

    Invest less than $100 in a Maasdam Infinite Rope Puller.

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    Жыл бұрын

    How much can they pull?

  • @garygore1

    @garygore1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@OldSoulMillennial sorry for the delay - it is rated at 1,500 pounds max. It produces a 10:1 mechanical advantage and should only be hand cranked, so how much you can pull is related to who is doing the cranking. I'm older (60ish) and only weigh 145lb and not overly strong and easily pulled my John Deere zero turn up a hill and have pulled 12 foot x 24 inch logs uphill also. It is primarily designed to get a good pull on a tree. If you google them you'll see wide availability in arbor specialty stores and on Amazon. Very handy tool to have around but you have to buy the correct rope with it - only the type of rope they specify works as it has to dig correctly into the teeth of the tool.

  • @michaelyolch79
    @michaelyolch79 Жыл бұрын

    Or…just leave the rock there since the whole wall is a train wreck anyway. 😂

  • @IamliMinal188
    @IamliMinal1882 жыл бұрын

    Simple just lift it its not hard I mean it 400-500 lb rock??!

  • @gemmrk
    @gemmrk2 жыл бұрын

    Modern humans can barely move this tiny pebble in comparison to what was accomplished in the past. E.g. all methaliths around the world

  • @Gallardo6669
    @Gallardo66693 жыл бұрын

    Shitty job but it works....

  • @KevinSmith-px9nw
    @KevinSmith-px9nw2 жыл бұрын

    way too much time on your hands. Call two friends and have one of them bring a six pack on their way over. Problem solved and you never had do break out the ratchet strap.

  • @gmrick1412
    @gmrick14123 жыл бұрын

    Good job. The rock weighs under 300 lbs.

  • @Thoracius

    @Thoracius

    3 жыл бұрын

    No way. 300lbs rocks are smaller and much more manoeuvrable.

  • @dajur1

    @dajur1

    3 жыл бұрын

    That rock is closer to 600 pounds.

  • @edwardnovak6934

    @edwardnovak6934

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dajur1 don't enter any jelly bean guessing contents

  • @earlrussell1026
    @earlrussell10263 жыл бұрын

    You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You must love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus the anointed is Lord! Repent and be baptized and believe the Gospel.

  • @dawdthdfh4543
    @dawdthdfh45432 жыл бұрын

    man thinks he is smart with some modern ratchet straps to move small rocks, imagine stone hedge they must have been super smart

  • @dawdthdfh4543

    @dawdthdfh4543

    2 жыл бұрын

    its like humans have gotten more stupid over the centuries

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    2 жыл бұрын

    As smartphones get smarter, humans become dumber. Ive contemplated going back to a flip phone for this reason. Its hard to live without gps and the internet in the palm of your hand.

  • @petesahli3967
    @petesahli39673 жыл бұрын

    Well, im definitely not the brightest bulb....but if you wanted to make a how to video, you could have thought out physics ! As in, how does a rock that is flat on both sides tumble to where your video shows it ? The process is great, but you just approached it wrong!! Probably just youth! Nice job otherwise!

  • @OldSoulMillennial

    @OldSoulMillennial

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't comprehend your point. Your comment sounds like a compliment, and a rather ignorant insult. My hypothesis for the reason the rock came off the wall, was from poor rock placement from the previous person who built the wall AND/OR from frost heaving.

  • @gravityisweak

    @gravityisweak

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OldSoulMillennial Agreed. After watching the entire video, I think you did a fine job for getting this done with just 1 person. That comment from Pete up above makes no sense.

  • @Faithdced

    @Faithdced

    3 жыл бұрын

    Peter Sahil You're definitely not the brightest bulb! 😆 He did an amazing job and all by himself. His tutorial also helped me get the job done and that makes his 'how to video' worth a mil! And you don't even give the sightest indication where you might have a better idea than the one he offers, so I doubt you would've made a better tutorial video. I think you're just one of those debbie downer people who have nothing better than complain.

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