Bill,
Yes, I fabricated everything in the various pictures. I normally just look at a few different types of items (such as pallet forks), pick what I believe are the best design features of each item, add my own ideas and start cuttin' n' whackin' and meltin' wire.
I have yet to take any picutres of my latest accomplishments, so I was unable to include any pictures of the 3 pt. fertilizer spreader (I didn't build it...just put wheels on it) or the boom pole (sort of) using the hydraulic engine hoist idea. Mine is powered by a 20" stroke cylinder and the tractor hycraulics.
I'll try to take some pictures as soon as the weather warms up a little bit and post them on the Webshots page also.
DW