Stone boats and other old stuff

[mesquite buckeye]

My solution to that was to add 500 lbs to the front of the tractor. It helped. ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

Thanks for the plastic idea. I will check it out. ;D

[Don_Papenburg]

Ultra High Molecular Weight  , A  slippery plastic that will handle heavy abrasion

[AK Newbie]

Mesquite ,
Fascinating post.  I very much enjoyed reading it both from an educational perspective, learning about stone boats and early American graffiti, and it was just plain interesting!  I love old barns and the fascinating collections of memorabilia found there.  Good luck on your restoration it is a very worthy endeavor...

[Ljohnsaw]

What is uhmw?

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We can't afford rocks at the Missouri farm. Once in a while you can find one at the bottom of a deep draw. ;D

While not as tough, it is free and worth a try...  Plastic barrels (get them free at Car Wash places) - pretty slippery (polyethylene) and is pretty tough.  It is already curved for the front end!  I used some to make a concrete cute when pouring a wall.  Worked really well.

[mesquite buckeye]

Finally started to get to work on the old stone boat. Seems it may once again find usefulness cleaning rocks out of the new saguaro fields and to smooth out the ground before planting starts.



 
Here we are with the old rusted solid bolts.


 
Cut off. Really had to nurse that cutoff wheel to get it done with just one with these wiggly bolts. :-\ :

Looks like the original bolts were heated and pounded into the holes to fit. Here is how a modern plow bolt fits. :( :( :(

 
Not too pretty good. I tried squaring with a dremel. Looks like that would take all day so I tried my fancy new multitool with a wood/metal blade. Not easy, but it worked. The blade is pretty shot though. Here is a hole squared up to fit the modern bolts. Now I don't have to grind the bolts again when it is time to replace them in another 30 years or so. ;D ;D ;D

 

[Just Me]

Ultra high molecular weight plastic. Its what they make snowmobile slides out of. I use it a lot for fixtures.

Thank you for the barn information. I love old barns.

Larry

[mesquite buckeye]

 ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

Here it comes back to life. ;D

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Takes me right back to being 5 years old again.
I am happy. ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Now all I have to do is change out the 4" bolts in the middle with 3 1/2's.

Then put the fattie wings on it for field smoothing.

[mesquite buckeye]

 

 
Working on the Fatty McFat version for smoothing on the Saguaro Hill. The edge boards will be removable. ;D

 

Kind of feels like I'm building something for an episode of Game of Thrones. :-\

;D 8) 8) 8)

[Bark Beetle]

What is uhmw?

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We can't afford rocks at the Missouri farm. Once in a while you can find one at the bottom of a deep draw. ;D

You were just in the wrong part of missouri. In our area we have a lack of dirt not a lack of rocks.  :D It looks good and I hope it worksgreat.
What town does your uncle live in or near if you don't mind me asking?

[mesquite buckeye]

He lives on a farm near Graytown, OH.

[mesquite buckeye]

 

 
All done and nice.  ;D And nice and heavy. :-\ 

 
Works. ;D ;D ;D



 
Hauls rocks and smoothes out the field for planting. ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[dustyhat]

Had to check this thread out, dont mean to be a smart elick . but i had to see it float . but know i have learned alot , never knowed they were called that. and loved the old barn pics. them boards might be worth saving.

[ESFted]

I spent many a day loading rocks on a stone boat pulled by a slow moving tractor on my friends farm in upstate NY.  Seemed like we had hardly cleared a field before new stones popped up :laugh:

[mesquite buckeye]

More come but eventually you run out.  ;D ;D ;D

[Magicman]

This has been an interesting and educational read for me because we do not have rocks.  :P Thanks for sharing the journey.   

[mesquite buckeye]

We could help you out with that.  ;D Some of them are even pretty. ;D ;D

[plowboyswr]

This has been an interesting and educational read for me because we do not have rocks.  :P Thanks for sharing the journey.   

Watch out Magicman if your Mrs. sees this I know what you'll be hauling! :D :D :D

We could help you out with that.  ;D Some of them are even pretty. ;D ;D

[Magicman]

There are such things that she does not need to know about.   ;D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

This has been an interesting and educational read for me because we do not have rocks. 

Keep digging. 

[mesquite buckeye]

We're hoping to strike gold.  ;D ;D ;D

We have found a little fool's gold. :'(

[thecfarm]

More come but eventually you run out.  ;D ;D ;D

Never been to Gordon Hill in Chesterville ME have ya.  ;)

[Ljohnsaw]

My buddy has been helping me with my cabin foundation so he called me up to help him with a project.  He lives in gold country.  We had to jack hammer out the dirt a little on his hill so we could place a short section of track to place his new piece of yard art:

Coming up the drive (zoomed in a bit)

 
Passing by

 
From the front porch (steep driveway)

 

Now he is addicted so today, dug a little more to place this track for his expected arrival tomorrow morning.

 

[mesquite buckeye]

Ore cars are cool. ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

There is a lady in Tucson who has the two seater version.