Easy Way To Add Forks To Loader Bucket

Easy Way To Add Forks To Loader Bucket TRACTORS Loaders 28-3-18 "There's nothing fancy about my bucket-mounted forks but they were cheap to put together. All you need is a pair of leaf springs and a pipe," says FARM SHOW reader Fred Meine, Grand Lake, Colo.. Fred cut a 1-in. dia. hole into each side of the back corners of the bucket. Then he cut a long leaf spring in half, leaving the shackle bolt holes on one end. A 1-in. dia. steel pipe was then inserted through the bucket as well as the shackle bolt holes on the leaf springs. Pipe caps hold the pipe in place. "The forks can be adjusted for width by simply sliding them along the pipe, and they can be folded up out of the way whenever you don't need them," says Fred. "Placing boards across the forks provides me with a large flat area for lifting barrels, refrigerators, generators, etc. I also use my home-built forklift to haul logs to my sawmill." Removing the forks is as simple as unscrewing one pipe cap and pulling the pipe out. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fred Meine, P.O. box 424, Grand Lake, Colo. 80447 (ph 970 627-3836; email: fredjm@ rkymtnhi.com).

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