Well I happened upon some great ballast for the 3-pt. hitch on my tractor and now I'm trying to figure out the best way to carry it. We pulled up some old concrete steps that were in front of our shed in order to do some planting and put in something better looking - there are three pieces, each about 3' x 3' x 6", which I estimate to weigh about 450 lb. each. I would like to build a wood platform that will hold one of the steps, and I had thought about building it with skids so that I could get under it and pick it up with some type of forks. I also have some plans for an old garden cart I have - I'd like to pull the body off the frame and mount that to a similar wood platform that could be picked up with the forks (stole that idea from somebody on TBN, sorry I forgot who).
I've seen some carryalls that go on the 3ph and have holes for mounting plywood or planks, but I would rather not mount anything permanently. Are the typical carryalls too wimbly to be used just as forks (do they need the plywood or planks tying them together), and should I just go with the pallet mover instead? The 3ph on my tractor is spec'd to lift 1655 lb at the pins and 1300 lb at 24" behind the pins. The KingKutter carryall and pallet mover are rated at 1000 lb and 2000 lb.
Has anyone priced a carryall or pallet forks lately?
Rob
I've seen some carryalls that go on the 3ph and have holes for mounting plywood or planks, but I would rather not mount anything permanently. Are the typical carryalls too wimbly to be used just as forks (do they need the plywood or planks tying them together), and should I just go with the pallet mover instead? The 3ph on my tractor is spec'd to lift 1655 lb at the pins and 1300 lb at 24" behind the pins. The KingKutter carryall and pallet mover are rated at 1000 lb and 2000 lb.
Has anyone priced a carryall or pallet forks lately?
Rob