What else do you do with forks besides lift pallets?

[Doofy]

They are really easy to drill.

Great! 1" hole should be large enough for a slip hook, I would think?

 

[Big Barn]

Great! 1" hole should be large enough for a slip hook, I would think?

One inch would definitely accommodate a shackle pin or a trailer hitch ball.

 

[Doofy]

One inch would definitely accommodate a shackle pin or a trailer hitch ball.

Thanks again. I forgot how handy a trailer ball could be.

 

[sixdogs]

I bought heavy duty 4' forks and I wish they would have come with holes in the ends for chain hooks. Not sure how hard they will be to drill. I would imagine they are hardened steel.

They are really easy to drill.

Drilling is the only way to go. A torched hole always looks bad.

 

[flyerdan]

I needed a hole in a fork tip, used a hole saw in the drill press. Easy cutting and a nice clean hole.

 

[Doofy]

I needed a hole in a fork tip, used a hole saw in the drill press. Easy cutting and a nice clean hole.

Wow! You must have a lot better hole saws than I do. Mine barely cut wood.

 

[dragoneggs]

Wow! You must have a lot better hole saws than I do. Mine barely cut wood.

Try an annular cutter in a drill press at a proper speed and some good quality cutting oil like Tap Magic. Should be a piece of cake.

 

[flyerdan]

I just looked, it's a Rigid 1", nothing special. I'd have taken a pic except my tablet won't hold a charge anymore and is dead and my camera don't like any of the AA batteries in the house. Ain't tech wonderful.

 

[Doofy]

Try an annular cutter in a drill press at a proper speed and some good quality cutting oil like Tap Magic. Should be a piece of cake.

That was certainly enlightening. Never heard of annular cutters before and now I am intrigued.

 

[Tippmann98]

I built a box that I can safely stand in and cut branches while somebody drives the loader tractor. We push brush and logs all the time. Torched a hole in each fork so we can pull/push equipment around with them.

 

[dragoneggs]

Just brought a modified pallet to my 85+ old (he is not sure of his age) next door neighbor to put under his giant pumpkin. He wants to enter it in our 1st annual local contest on Halloween. First time for him growing and I think he instigated the contest. I love this guy!

Apparently I'm now part owner as he is depending on me for transport.

 

[Doofy]

Just brought a modified pallet to my 85+ old (he is not sure of his age) next door neighbor to put under his giant pumpkin. He wants to enter it in our 1st annual local contest on Halloween. First time for him growing and I think he instigated the contest. I love this guy!

Apparently I'm now part owner as he is depending on me for transport.

Good Luck. You may need a larger tractor. There’s a new Alaska state record for giant pumpkins | The Star

 

[dragoneggs]

Good Luck. You may need a larger tractor. There’s a new Alaska state record for giant pumpkins | The Star

Oh no... that is big. We are a tiny town and anyways, we agreed if my tractor can't lift it we will check out the competition and bring them to us if big enough to win.

The problem is we live on a steep hill so regardless, the logistics of transporting are significant with what we have to work with.

 

[Doofy]

You can almost hear them grow! After the judging, all that food is delivered to the Wildlife Conservation Center and all the critters get to enjoy too.

 

[Reb954]

My 5 half barrels of rocks were full so it was time to haul them away.



Using the half barrels and set of forks sure saves a lot of time. I only have to handle the rocks by hand once. After the barrels are loaded, equipment does the rest.

I figure about 50 more years of doing this I will have the rocks under control.

 

[Xfaxman]

Move steel pipe corner post for a barb wire fence:

Going to knock the concrete off and use it again.

 

[sixdogs]

I have a project but not sure how to go about it. I have a 24" diameter x 24" long section of reinforced concrete pipe that I want to put over my well pipe to keep anyone from driving into it. It weighs 500 lbs. How can I do this the right way with forks?

My plan was to just stand it on end and set it over the well pipe sticking out of the ground but there's a risk I could drop it on the pipe. A construction guy told me they use some sort of strap thing and it just picks the pipe up and sets it where you want it. I can't find the guy that told me this and have no idea what he's taking about.

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to go about getting the 500lb piece of concrete pipe over my well head safely?

 

[Xfaxman]

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A construction guy told me they use some sort of strap thing and it just picks the pipe up and sets it where you want it. I can't find the guy that told me this and have no idea what he's taking about.

They are "lift slings": forklift pipe lifting slings - Image Search

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to go about getting the 500lb piece of concrete pipe over my well head safely?

Maybe you could use tie down straps rigged like this:

 

[CADplans]

On the Saturday, at 10:00 P.m. ,, when the well needs repair,, the guy your wife calls to get the repair done will not know how to deal with that piece of concrete.
(the well will fail when you are on a fishing trip,, etc,,, )

I would never put that over the well casing,,
If i was afraid of someone running over the casing, I might put three of the concrete pipes around the well, but, far enough away to leave access.

Watch the TV show "Doc Martin" (we get reruns weekly on the local PBS station) and expect the well guy to look like the plumber on that TV show,,
He could not work inside that piece of concrete,,

 

[sixdogs]

Hmmm...interesting point.