POST YOUR PICTURES OF FORKS?

[MikePA]

Um, you and Kevin wouldn't want to get into the fork building business, would you? (Hint, hint /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif) If you do, I'll be your first customer! Very nice work!

 

[JRP]

Wow! Now this is exactly the stuff I'm looking for. There have been a lot of good posts. Forks are a good project and all the posts will be a good resource.

Thanks

JRPoux

 

[Mark_in_NH]

Paul,
That is indeed a simple, effective and creative design. Real nice job, I may have to have a set of those made up.
Thanks for the pictures and idea. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I like your Surveillance system too. You cought those "Implement Stealing Hoodlems" Red Handed. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[PaulT]

<font color=blue>you and Kevin wouldn't want to get into the fork building business, would you?</font color=blue>

Well,

WHile its fun to build one set, or maybe two, the bill of materials didn't include time or electricity for the welder. I'd have to say that the prices from a guy in the midwest ($220 + $60 shipping), probably wasn't too much more than I'd have to charge to make it worthwhile. I think the message here is, if you can and want to make them yourself, they don't have to be complicated or expensive. If you don't/can't make them, then a price of under $300 including shipping is pretty good.

Personally, if I didn't "have" Kevin's welder, I would have bought one, and considered the $200 savings as a down payment on the welder. Next up, gauge wheels for the fork I bought.

 

[PaulT]

<font color=blue>You cought those "Implement Stealing Hoodlems" Red Handed.</font color=blue>

Yeah, I seem to catch those crooks pilfering my stuff pretty often. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Maybe I can persuade the older one to steal the tractor once a week during mowing season./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[PaulT]

Now look, I'm Platinum/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif. And all because I took the time to thank my friend Kevin. That's the way it should be/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Redfisher]

Good pics,I think i will make a pair this weekend/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Tractors4u]

Here is a picture of my homebuilt forks. They are quick attach, they hang on a set of extra heavy duty hooks that I made and welded to my bucket.

 

[ns_in_tex]

It seem I have been building a new set of fork for a specific job for the last 30 years. Guess I just can't get it right. Might be because I normally build them out of the junk pile, to keep from purchasing what I realy want. I still use most of them fairly regularly. Have adapted them all to the quick hitch. Don't think I have small pictures of all of them. Will show what I have. BRUSH FORKS

 

[ns_in_tex]

Built these because my little tractor would not lift the long forks high enough to get the desired down pitch unloading on a staked high dump truck.
Brush or log loading forks with hydraulic hold down clamp. Also use the pads on the end to mash the limbs down into the truck bed.