What else do you do with forks besides lift pallets?

fried1765 · Jul 13, 2019

sixdogs said:
I have not done this but I'll bet you could move a huge pile of brush by just spearing into the lower part of it. Probably improved results if the pile has sat for a while.

I do this frequently!

sixdogs · Jul 13, 2019

Freep said:
How do you hold the balled trees? Just sort of balanced on the forks?

Easy as pie. Spread the forks enough to catch the edges of the ball and basket the tree is in. You don't actually set the ball on the forks but just sort of have the forks squeezed in on the sides. Go over the hole and wiggle forward or backward to get the exact fit. If the hole is a little too big I just suspend tree over the hole and toss in dirt until things look right.

I also adjusted a tree that didn't fit right by spearing the forks in the ground and lifting the center and one edge to lift and align. Never got off the tractor.

dennis103 · Jul 13, 2019

Xfaxman · Jul 13, 2019

sixdogs said:
I have not done this but I'll bet you could move a huge pile of brush by just spearing into the lower part of it. Probably improved results if the pile has sat for a while.

It couldn't move this huge pile of brush, but it did make the huge pile of brush with the forks:

RalphVa · Jul 13, 2019

My neighbor used his to lift and to set my diesel generator in place.

Ralph

Stomper · Jul 14, 2019

I am not finished building it yet and I haven't taken any pictures yet either ( I will), but I am building an attachment that slips over the forks that has a hydraulic motor that will run off my rear remotes for installing smaller style screw piles for a deck that I am going to build.

Stomper · Jul 14, 2019

fruitcakesa said:
I just lift it out of the way when I need the forks alone.View attachment 612605

Do you have any more pictures of how the grapple is attached. I have often thought about building a grapple for my forks but they too have tall frame like yours and really couldn't see how I could make it work.

Xfaxman · Jul 14, 2019

Stomper said:
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I have often thought about building a grapple for my forks but they too have tall frame like yours and really couldn't see how I could make it work.

Check this thread: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...me-tractor-loader.html?highlight=#post5464188

fried1765 · Jul 14, 2019

Xfaxman said:
Check this thread: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...me-tractor-loader.html?highlight=#post5464188

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THAT is simple, light weight, and a great idea!

fruitcakesa · Jul 14, 2019

Stomper said:
Do you have any more pictures of how the grapple is attached. I have often thought about building a grapple for my forks but they too have tall frame like yours and really couldn't see how I could make it work.

The mounting bar, supplied by the Thumb company, is welded into the backstop straps; my welder friend is an artist.
He also reinforced the top of the forks where he attached the mount.
That bar is available separately from the company so you can use one thumb on multiple attachments.

dragoneggs · Jul 14, 2019

Was moving some flower pots with my forks... threw a scrap piece of plywood on the forks making it a nice flat wide shelf to move multiple pots and other stuff at the same time.

And no I didn't fill that wheelbarrow by hand. Used the FEL bucket to fill it with potting soil that I had to move off the driveway to get ready for a seal coat.

Stomper · Jul 16, 2019

Xfaxman said:
Check this thread: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...me-tractor-loader.html?highlight=#post5464188

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very interesting

Stomper · Jul 16, 2019

dragoneggs said:
Was moving some flower pots with my forks... threw a scrap piece of plywood on the forks making it a nice flat wide shelf to move multiple pots and other stuff at the same time.

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And no I didn't fill that wheelbarrow by hand. Used the FEL bucket to fill it with potting soil that I had to move off the driveway to get ready for a seal coat.

Thats a sweet veiw you have there

dstig1 · Jul 16, 2019

Unroll the biggest dang roll of wire/cable I have ever dealt with. I think it was 450 MCM alum x2 plus a slightly smaller 3rd for the neutral:

Xfaxman · Jul 24, 2019

dstig1 said:
Unroll the biggest dang roll of wire/cable I have ever dealt with. -----------------------

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"Unroll" triggered a memory of my sod unroll with the block forks and a bale spear:

dalola · Jul 24, 2019

Stomper said:
Thats a sweet veiw you have there

Yeah, I don't know how dragon gets any work done.....if I lived there I'd have a comfy chair parked right behind the greenhouse, and prolly never move from it! :laughing:

wagne223 · Jul 24, 2019

Moving tree tops left by loggers.

wagne223 · Jul 24, 2019

Breaking in a new stove outside.

The new paint off gasses while curing during the first couple fires.

If done inside, you have to ventilate the house because of the fumes.

Forks came in handy for moving the stove away from the house to do the break in and move it back again.

dragoneggs · Jul 24, 2019

dalola said:
Yeah, I don't know how dragon gets any work done.....if I lived there I'd have a comfy chair parked right behind the greenhouse, and prolly never move from it! :laughing:

I have this problem.

mikescruggs · Jul 26, 2019

They say there are no stupid questions, but silly one there are...Forks are probably the number 2 accessory for the loader. We use ours to move pallets, a bench with plywood, saw horses, lift vehicles, move trailers with an adapter, used to use it to reach high places until we build a cage, unroll maple sap mainline (pipe), move logs when if it's just a few and the grapple is not attached, move lumber, move sap tanks (especially in the spring), and so much more.

Sometimes you don't know you need more stuff until you have it on hand and find a new use for it.

Mike