Everybody needs one

JerryG · Nov 27, 2003

I think most if not all off us was just having some fun with it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif One of the main reasons I have been here for so long is for the creativeness. I like to see what other member have come up with. I sure do wish that my dirt was like yours. I don't think that I could do that with clay and flint rock. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

F350Lawman · Nov 28, 2003

Sorry about the HST. My intention was not to start, yet another gear/HST war.

We're mad as heck and we're not gonna' take it! We want equalty.... no more drive train discrimination! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

PineRidge · Nov 28, 2003

Don't worry bout me I'm poking fun here. I'm not the thin skinned type by any means. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

wroughtn_harv · Nov 28, 2003

Darn Neil, I do wish you lived closer. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif We could have sum fun. (that's six times as much fun as those having some fun)

I've pulled one fork and used the remaining one to pick up concrete culverts out of a bar ditch I was rebuilding. I've used the single fork for a pick to loosen dirt. But I've never used one as a shovel. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

ns_in_tex · Nov 29, 2003

Hi Jerry,
I havn't used mine on clay yet, & don't have any flint rock.
I would presume the clay would not be any harder to dump than out of a backhoe bucket, but the shovel will work without the sideboards. Just can't get as much to stay on.

Also, would it be possible to use just the forks to loosen it up, then slip the shovel on to move the broken up material?

If the one fork won't handle breaking up the flint rock, could you put something like a bale spear on first to loosen it up?

This tool is so cheap & easy to build & change, you could have several widths to fit the job at hand.

ns_in_tex · Nov 29, 2003

Ditto, on the sum fun, Harv

I just love to come up with a way to save a little back breaking labor. We just might be able to prod one another to get the old thinking cap to working.

Thats what I like about tbn, it amazes me to see the things you guys come up with, and I try to make use of it.

40Kchicks · Nov 29, 2003

Before I got my auger I put my forks together and used them to dig post holes. At least I would use them to break up the ground to make digging easier.

Good job ns_in_tex

This board is great for sharing ideas.

Eric

Glenn9643 · Jan 23, 2004

Thanks for your post. This is a great place to browse and discover new ways to do things. After seeing your power shovel I decided to try the pallet forks at transplanting a few 7-8' red oaks. Moved the forks together and went under the tree at an angle from several points around it, and then just popped it out. The ground's pretty wet here right now and the root ball held together well. About thirty inches wide and deep. Then did the same thing to dig my hole for transplanting. AMAZING. Thanks again.

ns_in_tex · Jan 23, 2004

Glad it worked for you.

If a person had a lot of transplanting to do, he might change the shape of the shovel, so as to have a real professional tree digger.