Loaader-Mounted

2004 - Volume #28, Issue #2, Page #34

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Loaader-Mounted "Brush Fork"

"There's nothing fancy about it, but it takes the work out of an otherwise back-breaking job," says Vernon Kampe, Beecher, Ill., about the loader-mounted "brush fork" he uses with his old Minneapolis Moline tractor.
  Made entirely of oak, Kampe's brush fork measures 10 ft. wide and is equipped with four equally-spaced, 10-ft. long tines. It's designed to pick up brush and trees after they've been felled. The bottom side of the loader bucket bolts to a wood platform. There's a 6-ft. high safety railing on back.
  To mount the brush fork, Kampe bolts the loader to the platform, using one bolt in each front corner of the bucket. He also bolts the back side of the bucket to a pair of metal brackets that mount on the back side of the railing. (He drilled holes in the bucket to match).
  "I've used this idea for two years with very few problems. It's amazing how much material it can handle," says Kampe. "I got the idea because I have a creek that goes through my property, where willow trees grow rapidly and get up to 20 ft. tall. I can put two or three 20-ft. trees across the fork. I had been cutting the trees down and then picking them up by hand and throwing them onto a wagon. It's so much more fun to haul brush with a loader than it is to cut it and drag it by hand."
  He cut the front part of each tine at a 45-degree angle so the tines ride on top of the ground instead of digging into it as he scoops up material. He used 3/8-in. redi bolts to put the entire fork together. "I saved money because redi bolts cost a lot less than regular bolts. However, scooping up the brush puts quite a strain on the fork and I had problems with the redi bolts stripping and rattling loose. I had to install new bolts several times. I solved the problem by switching to high strength redi rod bolts. They are more durable and not as likely to strip," notes Kampe.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vernon Kampe, 1016 Corning Rd. W., Beecher, Ill. 60401 (ph 708 946-6324).

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Loaader-Mounted "Brush Fork" MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 28-2-34 "There's nothing fancy about it, but it takes the work out of an otherwise back-breaking job," says Vernon Kampe, Beecher, Ill., about the loader-mounted "brush fork" he uses with his old Minneapolis Moline tractor. Made entirely of oak, Kampe's brush fork measures 10 ft. wide and is equipped with four equally-spaced, 10-ft. long tines. It's designed to pick up brush and trees after they've been felled. The bottom side of the loader bucket bolts to a wood platform. There's a 6-ft. high safety railing on back. To mount the brush fork, Kampe bolts the loader to the platform, using one bolt in each front corner of the bucket. He also bolts the back side of the bucket to a pair of metal brackets that mount on the back side of the railing. (He drilled holes in the bucket to match). "I've used this idea for two years with very few problems. It's amazing how much material it can handle," says Kampe. "I got the idea because I have a creek that goes through my property, where willow trees grow rapidly and get up to 20 ft. tall. I can put two or three 20-ft. trees across the fork. I had been cutting the trees down and then picking them up by hand and throwing them onto a wagon. It's so much more fun to haul brush with a loader than it is to cut it and drag it by hand." He cut the front part of each tine at a 45-degree angle so the tines ride on top of the ground instead of digging into it as he scoops up material. He used 3/8-in. redi bolts to put the entire fork together. "I saved money because redi bolts cost a lot less than regular bolts. However, scooping up the brush puts quite a strain on the fork and I had problems with the redi bolts stripping and rattling loose. I had to install new bolts several times. I solved the problem by switching to high strength redi rod bolts. They are more durable and not as likely to strip," notes Kampe. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vernon Kampe, 1016 Corning Rd. W., Beecher, Ill. 60401 (ph 708 946-6324).

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