Bucket Forks - Can't find the thread I am looking for...

[jrdepew]

A while back there was a thread on DIY bucket forks where the owner had a fixed pair of pallet forks. He would mount these to his bucket by sliding them in, and the top of the forks would catch on a lip. Due to the shape of the forks (the angle between the uprights that caught the lip and the forks themselves was acute -- less than 90 degrees), they would essentially be wedged in the bucket and he could use them. When done he could set the bucket on the ground and slide them out sideways again.

I have a similar idea and REALLY wanted to find this thread. I searched for everything I could imagine using site:tractorbynet.com on google but came up empty handed. I remember he had to post pics of them a few times as some members were confused how they stayed in his bucket.

Any help here? I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks,
Joe

 

[SSdoxie]

Is this the one you are looking for?
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...allet-forks.html?highlight=Cheap+Plaaet+forks

 

[Little Tractor]

Here is my posting of bucket forks which I made

What have you made for you tractor - Page 4 - OrangeTractorTalks - Everything Kubota

see Post #32, any questions send a note.

 

[alchemysa]

May have been mine. Heres an an old graphic of the forks before they were made. Cant seem to find the finished pics. I'll try to find the thread.

 

[alchemysa]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/102060-forks-my-fel-4.html

These still get regular use. As mentioned back in the original thread they were way over-engineered and could have been half the weight. (They are made from very heavy rectangular tube). They look long but the length is about right.

 

[jrdepew]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/102060-forks-my-fel-4.html

These still get regular use. As mentioned back in the original thread they were way over-engineered and could have been half the weight. (They are made from very heavy rectangular tube). They look long but the length is about right.

These are the ones!! Thanks for the pics and if I end up going this route I will be sure to post build pictures. Do the forks just catch on the plates you welded on to the top bar of the bucket? Or are they there just as extra insurance?

 

[jrdepew]

Great responses guys, all of these ideas are great and got me thinking!

 

[alchemysa]

These are the ones!! Thanks for the pics and if I end up going this route I will be sure to post build pictures. Do the forks just catch on the plates you welded on to the top bar of the bucket? Or are they there just as extra insurance?

I push the forks into the bucket then slide them sideways behind the plates. The plates are essential for practicality and safety. Without the plates the forks would pull straight out. For example, if i was backing out from a pallet that was on the ground, the forks would get left behind. And they stop the forks falling out if the bucket is pointing down.

 

[rutwad]

Could you weld a piece of steel where the back of the forks would be in the bucket. On the forks, leave a lip on the back. Slide each fork in separately under the piece of steel welded in place and let the rear lip on the fork keep it from pulling out.

May not work. Just a thought.