Because the backyard is fenced, I can't get any heavy equipment back there. That would my preference if I could.
I think bendable (and vthoky) may be onto something! "Call los hombres"!
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May 02, 2026, 05:46 PM
V-Tail
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May 02, 2026, 05:56 PM
Gustofer
A couple of snatch blocks and a good puller with Amsteel (or other brand) line should pull that, as long as you've got something solid to anchor it to.
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May 02, 2026, 05:56 PM
ridewv
quote:
Originally posted by 6guns: Boulder in question.
I want to move just past that scraggly tree that I'll be taking down.
I think I'd pull or flop it over with a come-along or hand winch from the tree with a strap around the top of the rock. Then move the come along to another tree as you'll be too close. Or at that point you'll be able to get behind it to lever it over with a 4x4 and some rocks.
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May 02, 2026, 08:10 PM
smlsig
After seeing the picture and hearing that the yard is fenced I wonder if you have a gate?
If so you can rent one of those stand behind mini skids that will fit between a 36” gate and by using a set of forks instead of a bucket you can raise it a couple of inches and push it with the mini.
Something to consider. I have read that when pulling with a strap around a tree you should wrap the tree with a very wide strap or add some padding to spread out the contact surface. The strap would basically girdle a tree that has soft or delicate bark. Girdling is striping the bark from around a tree trunk to kill the tree.
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May 03, 2026, 10:54 PM
Aglifter
I would be very surprised if that’s more than 400#. (Is it limestone?)
I spent a few years lifting a lot of rock.
In any case, levers and pipes as rollers would probably do it.
May 03, 2026, 10:57 PM
Aglifter
I retract my statement. I guess it could be 3’x3’x3’
May 04, 2026, 04:42 AM
bendable
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May 04, 2026, 05:37 AM
usmc-nav
You could get advice from Sisyphus
May 04, 2026, 06:36 AM
trapper189
Despite google over estimating to rock’s weight, I’d bet there’s a YouTube video or two. I believe I could move the rock in the picture with my 6’ pry bar, a log as a fulcrum, and a sheet of plywood. Dig a depression in the location where you want it to wind up to catch it if it starts sliding on its own.
Don't get under it, downhill of it, between it and tree, etc. Keep your hands and feet away from pinch points.
Something like this:
or this, I really like the PVC on the front edge of the plywood:
You can make as complicated as you like:
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May 04, 2026, 06:55 AM
chellim1
Use the force!
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May 04, 2026, 07:27 AM
egregore
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Despite google over estimating to rock’s weight ...
I too have a hard time believing 4-5000 lbs. Maybe 1000? Less, if a semi-porous rock like limestone.
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May 04, 2026, 11:50 AM
mjlennon
You mean you don't have one of these?
May 05, 2026, 08:02 AM
Georgeair
Incredibly easy to move, have several big ones now in yard as part of landscaping. Relocation tool is a checkbook.
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May 06, 2026, 06:27 AM
sourdough44
I think that’s movable with a tow strap & strong ‘come-a-long’. You said not easy to get large equipment back there.
With the $$ it takes to hire someone, more than pays for the come a long & strap. After that you have the tools for later use.
