02/02/25

Rockster Project

Ideas needed: How to collect rocks with diameter ≥ 3”, and what to do with them.

Ideas needed: What are possibilities for landscaping and land use?

Already done: trees, stumps, brush, and roots were successfully removed to:

1) expose the view to western sunsets, and

2) facilitate bush hogging to prevent tree re-growth (but the rocks are problematic).

Other work:

1) re-shaping of ground contours may be desirable before planting.

Issues: potential erosion by water.

Deadlines: rocks and contour-shaping must be dealt with before planting (of what?) in April.

Looking West, downhill 10 degrees

subsequent rains uncovered more rocks

Looking West, downhill 10 degrees, further down.

Current Rocks

Fewer Rocks in some places

Lotsa Rocks

Fewer Rocks

More Rocks

Rockster – concept

1. mud would gum up the works.

2. will rocks just pile up in front of the yellow pins? or be collected into the net?

3. the angle into the ground of the yellow pins can be set by chains to the tractor body.

4. will dirt need to be shaken out of the red net? how?

5. using the boom to dump rocks needs details.

Horizontal Bar (blue, see above) for insertion of 6” Rods (yellow)

Jim: What steels are OK for welding?

Jim: Is this even do-able, and strong enough?

Rockster potential parts A

Rockster potential parts B

Rockster potential parts C

This will be the netting.

Rockster potential parts D

We can use these clamps to make the red basket.

We can use these clamps to effect right angles at the sides and rear of the red basket.