beenthere
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Nice. I had something similar on my first Kubota. One comment though; It would be simple and advantageous to put an upright piece on each fork to prevent the logs from rolling up the bucket and down the loader arms into your lap. Recent;y I posted about a local man who didn't have that, and was killed when a log rolled onto him. Self exiled member OldPath also pointed that out frequently, and showed how his bucket forks were set up.These "forks" were made for 50 bucks. 3/4" stock. They bolt to the bucket with 1/2" bolts.
If I had to do them over, I'd make em out of 1" stock.
The curl in the stock is important. It makes it uber easy to mount the log onto the tines.
This is always a good idea.Nice. I had something similar on my first Kubota. One comment though; It would be simple and advantageous to put an upright piece on each fork to prevent the logs from rolling up the bucket and down the loader arms into your lap. Recent;y I posted about a local man who didn't have that, and was killed when a log rolled onto him. Self exiled member OldPath also pointed that out frequently, and showed how his bucket forks were set up.
Those are what I call "bucket tusks". I'm thinking discarded auto leak springs would be Ideal stock . Having a bit of curl in wouldn't be a bad thing. Real bear cat to drill though. Hard pressure and sulfur cutting oil.These "forks" were made for 50 bucks. 3/4" stock. They bolt to the bucket with 1/2" bolts.
If I had to do them over, I'd make em out of 1" stock.
The curl in the stock is important. It makes it uber easy to mount the log onto the tines.