Forklit Built Out Of Old Deere Combine

Forklit built out of old Deere combine COMBINES Conversions 17-2-21 As a Dekalb seed corn dealer, William Baldwin, Jr., of Leesburg, Ohio, needed a forklift to handle pallets of seed. Even a used rig would have cost $5,000 or more so he set out to build one himself out of an old Deere 45 combine. "It took about a month to build with the help of a friend who did the welding. I cut the old combine apart, getting rid of all the old threshing parts I didn't need and building a new frame out of 6-in. channel iron. I reused the front and rear axles, cab plat-form, motor, and gas tank. I bought the forklift mast from a salvage yard and used the hydraulic pump from the combine. It has more than enough power to lift a full pallet of seed corn," says Baldwin. He spent about $700 total on the combine forklift. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, William R. Baldwin, Jr., 9561 Centerfield Rd., Leesburg, Ohio 45135 (ph 513 780-6246).

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