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I'm finally getting around to posting a little information about my FEL bucket lip forks. After looking at many posts about bucket forks, I molded several ideas into one product. Never having to get off the tractor to put the forks on the bucket and no falling over forks after removing them is nice.
After using the forks on rocks, stumps, pallets, and garbage, I determined that if the bucket can lift or curl the weight, the forks will hold. I even put 300 pounds (or more) on the end of just one fork, the bucket didn't bend and none of the welds broke.
The plans( View attachment 87527 )are drawn in Google Sketchup which is a free download at SketchUp Home. The material list in Sketchup is close, but as any project, as progress is made, minor changes happen without proper documentation.
After using the forks on rocks, stumps, pallets, and garbage, I determined that if the bucket can lift or curl the weight, the forks will hold. I even put 300 pounds (or more) on the end of just one fork, the bucket didn't bend and none of the welds broke.
The plans( View attachment 87527 )are drawn in Google Sketchup which is a free download at SketchUp Home. The material list in Sketchup is close, but as any project, as progress is made, minor changes happen without proper documentation.