Where to get tools; if you are doing heavy rock work, one place to get a good tool is the local Sawmill. An eight foot 2x6 plank.
We built a bridge out of black locust 2 years ago. One of the 2x6's was culled and left by the side of the trail. It eventually got picked up one day and was used as lever. The additional leverage over a 5' pinch bar is dramatic. Rocks that seemed to be unmoveable without a grip hoist are suddenly kids play. The width of the plank also makes it more stable, its quite easy to sit on the end and hold something up.
Its not something that you would want to carry everywhere but if you are moving big rock its worth having a plank around.
In the picture below the weight of the board alone was enough to hold the slab up while I got trex/rollers under it. Having some 30" trex decking cutoffs is pretty handy also.
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