Moldboard Plow 3-Pt Rock Puller

Moldboard Plow 3-Pt Rock Puller ROCK PICKERS Rock Pickers 16-6-9 "I've used it to pull out rocks weighing up to 500 lbs.," says Ron Stadler, Monroe, Mich., about the 3-pt. rock puller he built from an old IH 2-bottom moldboard plow. Stadler mounts the rock puller on the back of his Oliver 65 hp tractor and uses it to extract rocks that he runs into with his deep ripper. It consists of two steel hooks (moldboards removed) that are welded together and spaced about 8 in. apart at the rear with lengths of steel rod. He uses his deep ripper to slightly dislodge the rock, then uses the rock puller to yank it out. Stadler used the rock puller last year to extract more than 20 rocks in a 100-acre field. "My deep ripper can loosen up rocks, but it can't lift them out because the single shank allows the rock to roll off to the side. Another problem is that it's hard to center a single shank on the rock because I can't see it. The puller's two hooks make it easy. "My Oliver tractor doesn't have down pressure on the hydraulics so there's no downpressure on the 3-pt. hitch. I pull forward and the tool sinks down and catches the rock. Then I pull forward in low gear and raise the rock puller at the same time to yank the rock out." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ron Stadler, 7400 North Custer, Monroe, Mich. 48161 (ph 313 587-3458).

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