Rock Claw Lifts Rocks Into Place

Rock Claw Lifts Rocks Into Place ROCK PICKERS Albert Allpress can build walls with big rocks the easy way with his Rock Claw He says he needed the patented rock lifter when he was in the excavation business “People used to ask me to build rock retaining walls ” recalls Allpress “I would do it although I didn’t care for the job Some places you can’t get in with big machinery and using chains or straps is neither safe nor easy ” Allpress likens his Rock Claw to the arcade game where a claw picks up a stuffed animal He wanted a simpler version that was all mechanical His solution was 3 arms cut from high-grade steel with curved points or claws at the lower end and connected to a chain at the upper end Each arm is pinned to a 3-pronged steel plate at a point about 3/4 up the length of the arm This creates a pivot point for each arm The 3 chains gather at a ring on a swivel that can be hooked to a loader arm blade or other device With the claws in place around the object to be lifted the chains are gathered and pulled upward This forces the arms to pivot at the plate and push the claws against the object being lifted securing them in place “I have started selling them and the more I sell the lower the price will be ” says Allpress “Currently I have 3 models ranging in price from $320 to $680 ” The Series I Rock Claw has 1 1/2-ft arms Series II has 2-ft arms and Series III has 3-ft arms “I’ve lifted a boulder that is 3 ft in diameter and more than 700 lbs with the Series III ” says Allpress “It made the backhoe tires squat but the Rock Claw handled the boulder without a problem ” Check out a video of the Rock Claw in action at www farmshow com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Albert Allpress 17287 Hallman Rd NW Poulsbo Wash 98370 ph 360 509-3574; deereman52@msn com; www therockclaw com

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