Low Cost Brush Forks

[CompactTractorFan]

I screwed mine together and it was still falling apart by the end of my project. I was lifting some heavy branches near the end. It never did that well picking stuff off the ground unless it was stacked perfectly. I was just loading it by hand and then dumping it on my brush pile with the loader. It sure beat pulling it off my little cart and throwing it up by hand. It also proved to me that I would have a use for them so I won't feel as bad investing in a real set someday or trying to fabricate some metal ones if I get adventurous. :thumbsup:

Yeah, when I first built them I was planning on just piling stuff up by hand...

 

[JDgreen227]

Nope, real Chinese metal. :thumbsup:

Wonder if the metal they used was a melted down Toyota, or a GM car....??? :laughing:

The price of steel being what is is, to buy angle iron or flat stock at a home center store like Lowes or HD isn't very practical, money wise. I have purchased a LOT of angle iron steel bed frames at the local thrift stores, you can buy a much better quality steel there for a LOT less cash . That is my money saving tip for today. I have thought a few times about making a huge bucket addition with angle iron and plywood for my FEL so I can haul back more debris, but am stumped as to how to attach it to the existing bucket.

 

[LBrown59]

Here is mine.

 

[JDgreen227]

Here is mine.

Are you using Southern Yellow Pine for the wood or just standard SPF lumber? The SYP is much stronger than SPF is.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Here is mine.

Hey, that looks like a good attachment method...I may have to copy it.

 

[LBrown59]

Are you using Southern Yellow Pine for the wood or just standard SPF lumber? The SYP is much stronger than SPF is.

just standard SPF lumber

Hey, that looks like a good attachment method...I may have to copy it.

These are light duty for little stuff as illistrated .
Sure is nice not to have to lift lug or carry the 35 pound
clamp on forks just to do the small light stuff.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

These are light duty for little stuff as illistrated .
Sure is nice not to have to lift lug or carry the 35 pound
clamp on forks just to do the small light stuff.

Yeah, I would never use yours (or mine) to lift a pallet of bricks or anything...

 

[radioman]

you need another one under bucket. use bolts as clamping action so it will hold. I tried it your way with wood before and It works, but soon breaks when I try to do more. Let me post a pic of mine made of metal scrap sign posts later today for ya.

better late posting pics then never. As you can see I can lift a cheapo tractor with bucket with no problems.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

better late posting pics then never. As you can see I can lift a cheapo tractor with bucket with no problems.

Hey, they look nice! :thumbsup:

 

[kco]

That's a great idea and they use the same steel post they use around here for road signs. I wonder if anyone will notice if I move the road sign to a tree (just kidding). ;-)