Low Cost Brush Forks

[CompactTractorFan]

That's a great idea and they use the same steel post they use around here for road signs. I wonder if anyone will notice if I move the road sign to a tree (just kidding). ;-)

Yeah, I think they would...I wonder...Do you think the DPW would give some old posts to me???

 

[2manyrocks]

I have thought a few times about making a huge bucket addition with angle iron and plywood for my FEL so I can haul back more debris, but am stumped as to how to attach it to the existing bucket.

If you are using say 1 1/2 inch angle for the forks, you can tack weld the next larger size angle legs down to the bucket (forms a triangle holder) and slide the smaller angle into the larger angle. I drilled holes in the ends of the smaller angle into which I insert linchpins to keep it from sliding out.

You aren't going to pick up tree trunks with this, but you can pick up lots of branches. Better for the forks to bend than your bucket.

 

[piller]

Today I took a couple of wooden fence posts and a chain and made a set of low cost splayed brush/pallet forks. Fairly simple and strong, worked well. The log in the picture is pretty heavy and most of the weight is supported by the "fork" on the right side of the bucket.

If I was to improve on this I would cut a bevel angle on the front ends of the posts, and I would come up with a better way to tie the backs of the posts together under/behind the bucket. The critical attachment is the chain connection that holds the post up against the front edge of the bucket. When loaded, the posts push up against the bottom of the bucket.

 

[BULNUT]

Like the Idea going to make a set of my own. Thanks for sharing.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Today I took a couple of wooden fence posts and a chain and made a set of low cost splayed brush/pallet forks. Fairly simple and strong, worked well. The log in the picture is pretty heavy and most of the weight is supported by the "fork" on the right side of the bucket.

If I was to improve on this I would cut a bevel angle on the front ends of the posts, and I would come up with a better way to tie the backs of the posts together under/behind the bucket. The critical attachment is the chain connection that holds the post up against the front edge of the bucket. When loaded, the posts push up against the bottom of the bucket.

That's an interesting idea...:thumbsup:

 

[LostInTheWoods]

Check out my cheap brush forks! I got the idea from LostInTheWoods. They work pretty good.

Great minds think alike, my friend.

My original post was a little tongue-in-cheek at the time, but for light-duty tasks something like this is amazingly effective. For a total investment of about 10 cents worth of chainsaw fuel & oil, it serves quite well.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Great minds think alike, my friend.

My original post was a little tongue-in-cheek at the time, but for light-duty tasks something like this is amazingly effective. For a total investment of about 10 cents worth of chainsaw fuel & oil, it serves quite well.

:thumbsup: