Forks Box on pallet forks

[MrWinkey]

Up here in apple country used apple bins are perfect.

The new ones are a light plastic.....make nice above ground planters for a garden also.

 

[LHS Inc]

Used pallets are easy to find free...just get one and build onto it what you want/need. Have you checked out the forks sold by Artillian?

I've got some nice pallets to work with so I'll see what I can come up with as far as a design.


Yes I did look at those forks, they are really nice. The CA forks were about 250-300 cheaper. Saw some good reviews on them so I think I'll be satisfied.

Thanks for the input.

 

[LHS Inc]

I made a box to handle my leaf collection, I just used the plywood and 2x4's on the bottom to keep it tight then a threaded rod bent into a J shape to grab the fork frame and pull the box in tight. It's basically an 8ft wide bucket now, I kept mine low by not using the pallet so I can drive it under a pile and scoop it up to make loading it easier.

Works great and saves time by eliminating handling the leaves as many times as other methods. One guy here on TBN has one similar and he added a gate on the front to hold even more debris.

JB

That's just what I was thinking about. It looks like it works great. Is that 3/4in plywood with 1/2 in on the sides and back? Good point on not using a pallet so you can get low. Am I correct in that it looks like you secured it with some type of rachet straps by the hooks on the side? Great design I think I will copy it if you don't mind. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery so consider yourself flatterd. Really nice job you did there. Thanks

 

[two_bit_score]

Nice tool holder on that ballast box, too, JB4310!

 

[JB4310]

That's just what I was thinking about. It looks like it works great. Is that 3/4in plywood with 1/2 in on the sides and back? Good point on not using a pallet so you can get low. Am I correct in that it looks like you secured it with some type of rachet straps by the hooks on the side? Great design I think I will copy it if you don't mind. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery so consider yourself flatterd. Really nice job you did there. Thanks

Yup, 3/4 and 1/2 PT. Having it low is more the reason I did it w/o the pallet than driving it under a pile, have to be careful doing that.
I tried it with the straps at first but it was not as secure as I wanted, so I used long bolts attached to the fork frame, 2 on each side, one is bet like a j-hook to catch part of the frame and 1 is thru bolted to a flat spot on the fork frame. Now it's as tight as a skeeter's tweeter. Very stable for dumping or using as a man lift.

Nice tool holder on that ballast box, too, JB4310!

Thanks,

JB

 

[CMS]

I just finished this box. It is built on a pallet. Only needed to buy some staples, had everything else on hand or it was free. Be sure you have proper ballast behind your tractor for your load, not so in this picture.