npaden
Platinum Member
Okay, I've thought about using my new tractor and loader for scaffolding this summer when painting the house.
My plans are to get some of the clamp on pallet forks and make a scaffold setup out of 3/4" plywood and a frame that will use the pallet forks at the widest that they will go on the loader about 5 1/2 feet apart. The platform will be reinforced and have slots for the forks so that the platform can't come off if you put too much weight on one end.
I would move the scaffold into place and use a ladder to get up to the platform once it was in place and the tractor was turned off with the parking brake set.
Would this qualify me for a Darwin award? It really seems pretty safe to me but maybe I'm overlooking something.
I would appreciate any input on this idea.
Thanks, Nathan
My plans are to get some of the clamp on pallet forks and make a scaffold setup out of 3/4" plywood and a frame that will use the pallet forks at the widest that they will go on the loader about 5 1/2 feet apart. The platform will be reinforced and have slots for the forks so that the platform can't come off if you put too much weight on one end.
I would move the scaffold into place and use a ladder to get up to the platform once it was in place and the tractor was turned off with the parking brake set.
Would this qualify me for a Darwin award? It really seems pretty safe to me but maybe I'm overlooking something.
I would appreciate any input on this idea.
Thanks, Nathan