How to move a large rock by Yourself, Simple

I discovered a 4-500 LBS rock had fallen off my rock wall. Without any expensive machinery, I will show you how to move and reposition a large rock with some very, very basic tools and principals.
Tools needed:
1) Heavy duty Ratchet strap
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2) Chain (I used tow chain. It has many more uses then standard strait chain)
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3) Steel Rock Bar
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4) Ramp (I used wood, but steel would have been better)
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[@tinyteddiesbyelke]

Thanks for this vid I am a woman of 70 and I need to move some concrete fence pannels by myself and with this method, I think I will be able to do it. :)

[@jamesrife1285]

The log splitting base with the tires is pure genius. Safer for the person splitting the logs, and the splitting maul. Thanks for that too!!

[@Michael_Print]

I can't figure out how that'd actually be used. Aren't the tires in the way of splitting?

[@robertwilson5445]

Well done. If you cut an old broom handle in a couple pieces & slip them under the nose of the rock, it will act as what I call “Roman Rollers” and the rock will slide/roll with very little friction, regardless the rock size. I’ve moved 2,000 lb rocks that way.

[@hughobrien4436]

Awsome, Thats a great idea.

[@sailingoctopus1]

I reckon rollers were used to move the igneous bluestones of Stonehenge from the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, over 200km to the west. Rollers are awesome for moving heavy objects

[@DBrees0]

You can also use pvc tubing. Rolled a hot tub across my yard with 4 pieces.

[@CandlecreekCottage]

You are amazing 👏 ❤

[@sirensignalmedia]

Thats actually amazing trick and i am welling to do the same to put on 2 of 500 pounds natural stone for steps on Top of each other to create a higher atep and one in front to make 2 steps created or built. Great point.

[@jaybrek7589]

Good to see a young dude using his brain to solve a problem.

[@semiliterati]

I don't know why there's all these comments on what you should've done. There's nothing wrong with ingenuity, and the tools at hand. You planned ahead, stayed out of harms way, and accomplished the goal. Excellent work! The tension at the end was kind of epic, even. It was obvious from the camera angle you were basically done, but then you started talking about pulling the ramp, and coming at it from another approach. I can't be the only who got to that point and started shouting, "Boy, don't you pull that ramp! How're you going to come this far, to start going sideways now? You're right there! Lift, and pivot! Just lift and pivot!". Then you just lifted, and pivoted. That's how you tell a story! I laughed. I cried. It's like I was there. What a ride!

[@Faithdced]

You are a life saver! Thanks so much for the tutorial. My husband and I needed to move a few large boulders and at first we though we both would be able to roll the stones in place, but no budge. So glad I came accross your video, you were amazing help!

[@empressadu5625]

Young man! Way to go!! You just saved me about $500!! Thanks!

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Nice! Be sure to click on the video ads so I receive a 1 cent commission on your view! Joking of course, glad the video was helpful

[@MikeSong123]

Thanks! Totally what I was looking for to save a ton of time and money and get my rocks moved!

[@cathywilliamson8153]

MacGyver!! You're a real handyman. I wish you were my friend and neighbor well done!

[@larrybush6002]

What NAM said! I’m surprised you were able to derive as much mechanical advantage from the ratchet strap. I use a “ Come-Along” hand winch for similar jobs, e.g., pulling heavy stones up an inclined plank into my wheelbarrow and/or removing tree stumps.

[@lightningfisher8177]

same here ratchet strap did it! cheers

[@wasian4]

Come alongs are way handy. Used one to straighten out a crash front end once. Definitely think he should pick one up to add to his arsenal.

[@atdsifb]

Genius! I have boulders to move a few feet down hill. I am getting handyman quotes of $1000 or more for all kinds of labor plus equipment rental with minimum day rental etc. I am going to try the ratchet strap combined with a hand truck, some physics and common sense. Thanks for the seed!

[@jasonfelton7883]

Even. Better would be a chain fall. Much quicker and only 50 bucks or so

[@PG-te6mu]

Nicely done. I'd flip the rock onto one of the tires. Drag the tire up 1 rock width farther past the placement location then flip it into place with the pry bar.

[@pamelathomas1112]

lol. I’m 73 no tool and very impressed. Just wanna make a little wall. Amazing!

[@knowledgelover2736]

16 yo vs 400 pound rock and the kid wins. Great video.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Well done Hunter. I bet those Egyptian pyramid builders wish they’d had KZbin.

[@jeffreydelisle7337]

Basic knowledge of physics indeed! Chalk up another one for Archimedes!

[@user-eg4zk5ko3o]

They obviously didn't need KZbin because they have amazing pyramids lol

[@vero0992]

I need to do this too. I had read about using a ratcheting strap, but needed a visual. Thanks man!

[@OldSoulMillennial]

No problem 👍

[@WillProwse]

That was pretty cool! Nice job

[@ShakespeareCafe]

That ratchet has a lot of force to it. If it were me I'd be off to Harbor Freight to get the $21.95 winch puller

[@nam1555]

Well spoken and great narration. Keep up the good work!

[@Robin-ci2kx]

You have a lot of verve and positive energy to "get things done". Bravo.

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Do you think I'll get the nomination for the grammy?

[@rjcbr1191]

THANKS! Your video was a really GREAT help to an old fart novice like me.

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers

[@nancyrampala7576]

Thanks for this video. I’ve got my project for tomorrow!

[@trackstr1]

I needed this ❤

[@miketaiwanwalkcity6355]

Amazing hack! I subscribe

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

Sir...you Rock...great job and you said it..basic physics...just a little...thank you so much, needed to confirm my set up before doing it...you did just that,,

[@loveispatientloveiskind2205]

Inspired me !

[@63clairep]

YOU ARE MT HERO!!!

[@geowhjr]

Inspiring. I have old aqueduct granite stones as rip rap on river property. Some have sunk down due to muskrat tunneling. I'm pretty Sure after watching this I can use your technique to pull them up back to the water's edge.

[@Warrchild777]

7:32 - lol you lucky s.o.b.! Well done :)

[@anthonyashgrove2908]

Hi, well done a good technique, can I add a comment to improve the outcome. The need for a high anchor point is valid, but by doing it in this way you are risking loosening the anchor tree, as the anchor point now has a mechanical advantage over it's root system, may I suggest you move the anchor point to another tree/rock further up the hill but fasten it as low as possible then route the strap via a shackle or the like tied to the original tree at the original height, this way the tension applied to the tree should be in a downwards direction not a sideways one, as the strap can slide through the shackle, so far less likelihood of loosening the tree

[@seetheforest]

You could use some of that firewood for rollers and to start onto the ramp but minimalist I get it... I also found if you put some smaller rocks on the plank to stabilize it you can get the bigger rocks onto the ramp without if tipping or pushing away.

[@hoophil]

Very cool Hunter! Yes you sure can be creative.

[@tonydagostino6922]

Great job, very creative and productive 👍👍

[@kevinryan7154]

Get a heavy duty hand truck. I wanted to make a fire pit from a small pile of boulders at least that size, some bigger. After spending 2 days levering and muscling a few of them around, I tried the hand truck. Made it easy.

[@hughobrien4436]

Hi Kevin, but what is a hand truck? I never heard of it !

[@steffenkawa8374]

@@hughobrien4436 it's just cart, sack borrow.

[@wakawaka1976]

That’s a good piece of wood

[@charliebecker2216]

Way to go. I like ur experiment.

[@alexandersmith3875]

Hell yeah loved every second of this video

[@johnmoniz9022]

Great job!...well done!

[@darcysuurhoff3841]

From a scaffolders point of view I’d just build a heavily supported frame around the rock and the place you want it. Lift it right up in the air and swing it into place reversing the come along

[@woodyks7490]

A tripod sounds good

[@jefferyburke5717]

Nice . I'm a yard APE love rocks and hard work too

[@ianschulze1461]

Nice work!

[@carterbroadway39]

Brilliant

[@sued3512]

Leverage, tools and know how. Thanks. I’m going to pull a transmission up a board into a van to take to a scrap yard.

[@MrDavidc]

An old guy told me he shifted a full size snooker table, from one place to another on a few milk bottles.

[@VyLeTien]

excellent, thank you!

[@normbograham]

Put the rock, on the round logs. Then it moves really easy.

[@viraltoday2]

Well done mate

[@vinylvinylvinyl]

Good work.....

[@james660660]

Nice job fella👍

[@belindafalgout1675]

We've reached a critical point in this operation! Lol 🙌👍💪😁

[@daddyebzy]

GREAT VIDEO! wondering how that giant stone moved in the first place.

[@Adamroable]

frost heaving?

[@TaitGuy]

How long was this process? Great Job! Thamks for the info!

[@Leeofthestorm]

clever. nice work.

[@skippergilligan8800]

By now the gang of squirles came over and pushed it back off their turf.

[@hughobrien4436]

Want to pop over to the South of Sweden and help me move some heavy things ... neighbour !!! Seriously though Well done ! Inspiring.

[@plurakok]

Behöver du laga en gärdesgård kanske?

[@hughobrien4436]

@@plurakok Hej, finns inte många såndat i skåne. Du menar de gammel dags staket eller ? Fina de är, skulle var roligt att laga en sådant, men tyvärr nej, jag flyttar bara tråkiga och stora betong klumpar :)

[@plurakok]

@@hughobrien4436 Nej jag tänkter på stengärdesgårdar, those made of boulders, som finns runt hela landet.

[@hughobrien4436]

@@plurakok Jaha, fast inte i Skåne, de närmaste för mig är i Småland. Men javisst finns det MYCKET att göra i sånna gårder. Tänk hur de har gjört i alla tider med a flytta på sådanna. Nuförtiden har man stora maskinner på stora gårder iaf.

[@11azzamm]

you'r right.. thank you

[@151jaeblade]

What to go man!

[@blueridgedsia]

I think a come along from harbor freight would help you out a ton

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Agreed! Or one of their cheap 12v atv winches

[@foible2085]

What was the travel on that ratcheting strap? The ones I've used only go a few inches at a time before needing to be reset.

[@megg7558]

And how dod you get it out of the ground?

[@M3GAN3116]

Thanks 👍 🤔 you kinda sound like Christian Slater

[@josephdupont]

I have a problem taking the tension off the come alongs..

[@TitustwoMom]

Not sure how they built the pyramids, but at least one person like you was there!

[@wientz]

if you can move it an inch you can move it a mile

[@CariMachet]

Genius

[@markfcoble]

Thanks!

[@mlfreitas4832]

Just pick it up and place it in position. Thanks, Hercules

[@nathan1459]

Good man.

[@giveadoggyabone1]

u r smart!!!

[@T_157-40]

Build a new Pyramid on your property as next project.

[@mr.robert2507]

Archimedes said, 'If you give me a lever and a place to stand, I can move the world. '

[@eugene-7461]

How did you reset the ratchet strap and not have the rock slide back down

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Great question! In my case, the friction between the rock and the ramp was enough to prevent the rock from sliding down. This allowed me to reset the system.

[@kbuss10]

nice vid Man! what is the purpose of the 2 tyres on the splitting log? smaller shock into your shoulders elbow etc when you splitting or just for height? thx

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Thanks, The purpose of the two tires is to keep wood upright while splitting. Commonly, when you split a round of wood with a maul, the pieces fall down horizontally. You then have to reset the pieces vertically. The tires on a log solves that issue.

[@tommygunn7745]

knowing what you do now,think man can grunt wood levers etc ,haul obelisks like the unfinished aswan obelisk at 42 meters & 1000-1200lb(like it makes a difference), 500 mi dragging on the ground/sand w/ tree trunk/poles and by reed or wood boat . For many years and even by some today they think its possible. Ill bet they never did as much as you are on your place to get some remote perspective on their theories

[@veffari]

:-D good man!

[@SeattlePioneer]

Good job! Your verbal commentary was pointless and annoying, but you get a thumbs up anyway since that was easily skipped over. As always, it's terrific to watch someone else working!

[@lilx_king5882]

Egyptians would be laughing at you soo hard. No disrespect lol just confused ab back then. 80 tones we moved there is no way.

[@victorbunch7725]

Well well how bout that, a young man that have an IPHONE! LOL

[@Xtafen]

I'm curious to know how the rock fell down. that looks like a 500+ pounder. Was it the Earth below it that shifted?

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Likely something call frost heaving. As the water under the rock freezes, and expands, it pushes the rock.

[@N0Charlie]

Works better w/ the sound off at x5 speed

[@chrchcol]

Good job but very misleading on the weight of that rock . .

[@vicleaken]

Looking for a way to get my new portable dishwasher up onto my countertop. This won't work for me.

[@OldSoulMillennial]

how much does it weigh?

[@retromech1869]

I have about a dozen rocks from 500 up to and over a thousand pounds I am trying to move approx. 6 acres with no tractor :/

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Might be worth it to rent or borrow one in your case.

[@michaelyolch79]

Or…just leave the rock there since the whole wall is a train wreck anyway. 😂

[@richvail7551]

How does a 14 year old kid know so much? 😉

[@vcorso1575]

Simple !?

[@gemmrk]

Modern humans can barely move this tiny pebble in comparison to what was accomplished in the past. E.g. all methaliths around the world

[@B-Man-69]

I don't have a garage or any equipment :(

[@OldSoulMillennial]

Today is a good day to start collecting tools!

[@garygore1]

Invest less than $100 in a Maasdam Infinite Rope Puller.

[@OldSoulMillennial]

How much can they pull?

[@garygore1]

@@OldSoulMillennial sorry for the delay - it is rated at 1,500 pounds max. It produces a 10:1 mechanical advantage and should only be hand cranked, so how much you can pull is related to who is doing the cranking. I'm older (60ish) and only weigh 145lb and not overly strong and easily pulled my John Deere zero turn up a hill and have pulled 12 foot x 24 inch logs uphill also. It is primarily designed to get a good pull on a tree. If you google them you'll see wide availability in arbor specialty stores and on Amazon. Very handy tool to have around but you have to buy the correct rope with it - only the type of rope they specify works as it has to dig correctly into the teeth of the tool.

[@vincentput]

I just realised, if you were a strongman you could simply lift the boulder 😂 strongmen can lift atlas stones up to nearly 300kg.

[@63clairep]

(MY not MT)

[@IamliMinal188]

Simple just lift it its not hard I mean it 400-500 lb rock??!

[@KevinSmith-px9nw]

way too much time on your hands. Call two friends and have one of them bring a six pack on their way over. Problem solved and you never had do break out the ratchet strap.

[@gmrick1412]

Good job. The rock weighs under 300 lbs.

[@Thoracius]

No way. 300lbs rocks are smaller and much more manoeuvrable.

[@chrchcol]

I would give another 300 pounds for a bit of leeway. There is absolutely no way it weighs over 1000 pounds.

[@dajur1]

That rock is closer to 600 pounds.

[@edwardnovak6934]

@@dajur1 don't enter any jelly bean guessing contents

[@Gallardo6669]

Shitty job but it works....

[@dawdthdfh4543]

man thinks he is smart with some modern ratchet straps to move small rocks, imagine stone hedge they must have been super smart

[@dawdthdfh4543]

its like humans have gotten more stupid over the centuries

[@OldSoulMillennial]

As smartphones get smarter, humans become dumber. Ive contemplated going back to a flip phone for this reason. Its hard to live without gps and the internet in the palm of your hand.

[@earlrussell1026]

You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. You must love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus the anointed is Lord! Repent and be baptized and believe the Gospel.

[@petesahli3967]

Well, im definitely not the brightest bulb....but if you wanted to make a how to video, you could have thought out physics ! As in, how does a rock that is flat on both sides tumble to where your video shows it ? The process is great, but you just approached it wrong!! Probably just youth! Nice job otherwise!

[@OldSoulMillennial]

I don't comprehend your point. Your comment sounds like a compliment, and a rather ignorant insult. My hypothesis for the reason the rock came off the wall, was from poor rock placement from the previous person who built the wall AND/OR from frost heaving.

[@gravityisweak]

@@OldSoulMillennial Agreed. After watching the entire video, I think you did a fine job for getting this done with just 1 person. That comment from Pete up above makes no sense.

[@Faithdced]

Peter Sahil You're definitely not the brightest bulb! 😆 He did an amazing job and all by himself. His tutorial also helped me get the job done and that makes his 'how to video' worth a mil! And you don't even give the sightest indication where you might have a better idea than the one he offers, so I doubt you would've made a better tutorial video. I think you're just one of those debbie downer people who have nothing better than complain.