Forks Toothbar & Bucket Forks

[Ed_Indiana]

I have been with this forum for 4 years and log in everyday. I have not posted many times, but would like to share a toothbar & bucket forks that I recently made with the help of a machinest friend of mine. The toothbar will flip back into the bucket and allow me to attach the forks. Also the toothbar is almost flush with the bucket bottom to allow for smooth back dragging. The forks attach with spring loaded ratchets with the bolt attached and allen screws on the bucket floor. They are heavy duty.

 

[Knight]

Great job at making the tooth bar the way you need it to be.
I like it!

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I have been with this forum for 4 years and log in everyday. I have not posted many times, but would like to share a toothbar & bucket forks that I recently made with the help of a machinest friend of mine. The toothbar will flip back into the bucket and allow me to attach the forks. Also the toothbar is almost flush with the bucket bottom to allow for smooth back dragging. The forks attach with spring loaded ratchets with the bolt attached and allen screws on the bucket floor. They are heavy duty.

Congratulations on a picture perfect set of mods! We should all have machinist friends like you have!

Rusty

 

[two_bit_score]

I have been with this forum for 4 years and log in everyday. I have not posted many times, but would like to share a toothbar & bucket forks that I recently made with the help of a machinest friend of mine. The toothbar will flip back into the bucket and allow me to attach the forks. Also the toothbar is almost flush with the bucket bottom to allow for smooth back dragging. The forks attach with spring loaded ratchets with the bolt attached and allen screws on the bucket floor. They are heavy duty.

Obviously high quality work.

 

[Jrrcorp]

That is a really imaginative design! Great job! Sure beats having to take the tooth bar on and off all the time.

 

[foggy1111]

Very nicely done. What is the material that is used for the forks? And.....if high strength material (as it appears) how did you bend the 90 degree? I like the way the forks attach.

Edit....On closer inspection, it appears the forks are welded at the 90 degree I had inquired about.

 

[Ed_Indiana]

Yes, the forks are welded at the bend. Will get back to you on metal specifics, but I do know the bucket would bend before the forks would. I have of course scooped up many a large brush pile, also railroad ties, telephone poles ( which I later cut up intp 8' fence brace post) and I lifted good size trees for chainsawing into firewood.

 

[newbury]

Ok -
Enough!
Are you going to sell them?
Love the design.

 

[TGD]

Hmm, the tooth bar looks like it is patterned after one (the FTB style) from WR Long, though yours flips into the bucket further than the WR Long one does.

 

[duckhunt]

Looks Great! I like that way it protects your cutting edge when really working is hard material. Hope to build one myself this summer.