home made bucket forks

gerard · 08-19-2002, 01:00 PM

Here's a set of clamp on forks I made in about 45 minutes with some scrap stock I had laying around. Not real heavy dutys but well enough for carrying long objects, trees' fenceposts and the like.

gerard · 08-19-2002, 01:02 PM

closeup

cj7 · 08-19-2002, 01:21 PM

hey I see you have one of those L2500's too.

How much weight have to put on the forks so far?

gerard · 08-19-2002, 01:40 PM

Lets see, I weigh 180 and can do dips from the very end of them without a problem. I piled on 8 horse standards the other day, they weigh about 40lbs each. The square tube was thick walled (3/16" walls) so they're a little stronger than they look.

s1120 · 08-19-2002, 01:51 PM

Looks good. I like the way you have them clamp on. Quick, and easy.

Mrwurm · 08-19-2002, 02:47 PM

Gerard, I'll take a set for me and keep a set in reserve for GolfGar4. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img] Please make mine NH blue and GolfGars should be one each NH blue, Kubota orange, and throw in an extra one John Deere green (cuz ya never know) [img]/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif[/img]

How soon can you have them to me? [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

Mrwurm · 08-19-2002, 02:56 PM

OK gerard, seriously, can you give me a few dimensions and material sizes so I can duplicate your masterpiece.

Remember, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery [img]/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif[/img]

gerard · 08-19-2002, 06:35 PM

I used 1 1/2 inch thick wall square tube for everything. The thick wall is 3/16" thick vs 1/8 for "normal" tube. I only used this because I had a 10 foot piece laying around so my dimensions were kind of dictated by what I could do with 10 feet! I just drilled a 1/2" hole through the top peice, welded a nut to it, used some all thread and welded the handle to that and whalla! (The 1 1/2 " just happened to be the perfect size to slip over the bolt on tooth bar. Sometimes you just get lucky!!! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]).

Mrwurm · 08-19-2002, 07:38 PM

Cool [img]/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Thanks

cj7 · 08-20-2002, 11:07 AM

Also how long is the spacer that is between the upper and the lower tube? This is out on the edge of the bucket?

08-19-2002, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
cj7 Gold Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Zelienople, PA Posts: 268	Re: home made bucket forks hey I see you have one of those L2500's too. How much weight have to put on the forks so far?

08-19-2002, 01:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
gerard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 1,200	Re: home made bucket forks Lets see, I weigh 180 and can do dips from the very end of them without a problem. I piled on 8 horse standards the other day, they weigh about 40lbs each. The square tube was thick walled (3/16" walls) so they're a little stronger than they look.

08-19-2002, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
s1120 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Niverville NY Posts: 1,716	Re: home made bucket forks Looks good. I like the way you have them clamp on. Quick, and easy.

08-19-2002, 02:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mrwurm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 1,561	Re: home made bucket forks Gerard, I'll take a set for me and keep a set in reserve for GolfGar4. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img] Please make mine NH blue and GolfGars should be one each NH blue, Kubota orange, and throw in an extra one John Deere green (cuz ya never know) [img]/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif[/img] How soon can you have them to me? [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

08-19-2002, 02:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mrwurm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 1,561	Re: home made bucket forks OK gerard, seriously, can you give me a few dimensions and material sizes so I can duplicate your masterpiece. Remember, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery [img]/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif[/img]

08-19-2002, 06:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
gerard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 1,200	Re: home made bucket forks I used 1 1/2 inch thick wall square tube for everything. The thick wall is 3/16" thick vs 1/8 for "normal" tube. I only used this because I had a 10 foot piece laying around so my dimensions were kind of dictated by what I could do with 10 feet! I just drilled a 1/2" hole through the top peice, welded a nut to it, used some all thread and welded the handle to that and whalla! (The 1 1/2 " just happened to be the perfect size to slip over the bolt on tooth bar. Sometimes you just get lucky!!! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]).

08-19-2002, 07:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mrwurm Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 1,561	Re: home made bucket forks Cool [img]/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif[/img] Thanks

08-20-2002, 11:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
cj7 Gold Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Zelienople, PA Posts: 268	Re: home made bucket forks Also how long is the spacer that is between the upper and the lower tube? This is out on the edge of the bucket?

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