Brush / Log Forks

[Knotbored]

I like the winch idea but have a question
How can you use the tractor to pile the brush onto the cable if the winch/cable are mounted on the tractor?
I have been using a chain layed out, pile brush on, then hook the chain to bucket lip and heave the load together by hand. Couldn't the winch be used like that? I mean to cinch up a seperate chain that isn't attached to the tractor? I guess for half a hundred dollars it could be a cheap test and save many back-breaking hours. Thanks for the ideas!

 

[Bedlam]

well in my case i used a come a long and laid it out and then piled by hand the brush and then cranked it around it to make a bundle.
On the tractor I think we assumed that youd lay the brush out on the cable by hand.

 

[johnnydel29]

Johnnydel29, Much better deal and set up than paynes forks you were wondering about a while back, Or was that you?

Yep that was me. Spending a little time at the scrap yard is well worth it.

I tried Paynes forks, not great, especially for my machine. Need quite a bit a ballast on the rear, and would not push past 300 lbs or so. The forks I am building are way better b/c they do not stick out so far..

More to come - hopefully I will be able to complete by the end of the week. Was planning on working on it this past weekend, but instead decided it was time to upgrade my welder to a 220V machine. Needed to install 200V recepticle, & holy cow! gald I did .

Kind of nice to dial heat down, rather than up all the time & tripping breakers (w/ 110V machine).

Will post pics, promise.

 

[spruce Deere]

Cool. Forks are lookn real good. Ive been lookn at welders too.... I have settled on 220V wire machine. Cant wait for more fork pictures!!!

 

[Mighty Dodge]

Here ya go Spruce.



M.D.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I made these that slip over my homemade 1" square bucket teeth.

 

[johnnydel29]

Got some more scrap and made some progress. So far, this is how they look. I tested them, & they definitely need to beefed up a bit more, the middle fork felxes the angle iron it seats in under heavy loads. Also will be adding the smaller forks in between. I would love to make this look nicer, built with all square tube, but with my tight budget, I need to keep cost down. This was built w/ all scrap, so far it cost me about $100.00.

 

[spruce Deere]

Looks good, simple and best of all low $$$. Also looks like it will work a little better than M.D's design......

 

[joes_427_vette]

If this is going on a JD 2305...... between the weight of the loader and the 1/4" material to collect the brush, how much capacity is left for material weight ? Seems quite a task for sub compact. I tend to over engineer myself but total capacity is the end result. Good luck !

 

[Ductape]

Here ya go Spruce.



M.D.

Thanks for the good laugh !!