Is it plausible to add rock to my landscaping with a manual wheelbarrow?
I’m looking at moving about 11 cubic yards of rock (or about 15 tons) into a back yard with no skidsteer/loader access.
keep hydrated!!! yes you can but its alot of work. got friends to help maybe with an extra whelbarrow//?”
You will be looking at about 100 trips of a 300lb loaded wheel barrow….but it is possible. People have done this for many years prior to the invention of the skid steer loader.
Have fun and pace yourself!
It’s a lot of work but it can and has been done. I dug out nearly that much rock and dirt when laying a patio as I needed to keep the finished patio at the same level. Then had to wheel barrow in the bedding sand. Did that for two patios, in fact. One behind and one at the side of the house. A lot of back breaking labor and think that’s what tore my rotator cuff. And by the way that wheel barrow, in Texas, is sometimes referred to as a Mexican dragline.
I moved 2 tons of river rock with only a wheelbarrow in one day. If you can lift the rock, you can move it. It may take a long time, you may get sore, but you can do it. Take frequent breaks, drink to replace what you sweat out, and take your time. It’s not worth a heart attack or heat stroke just to get the job done in a hurry.
I should add that I shouldn’t have hurried as much as I did. I was extremely sore for a few days after. If I would have spread the work out I would have been better off.
that is so funny!
we moved tons of river rock from the front yard where the quarry left it, to the backyard 8 years ago when building a pond. we popped the tire on a brand new heavy duty ace hardware wheel barrow bought for that purpose.
just go at it very carefully.
would be better if you could get help from others who own ‘barrows, too. maybe you can trade help/chores with the neighbors
Well, you’ll be busy for a long time!! Do you have any friends that can help……throw a BBQ afterwards?
Closest thing I can find is one man can excavate 6 yds of soil in 8 hours if it is just thrown to the side. You have the wheel barrow and transport time. You need to add 4 minutes for every load/wheel/dump/return per 100 feet traveled.