Leaf Springs Turned Into Bucket Forks

Leaf Springs Turned Into Bucket Forks TRACTORS Loaders Leaf springs from old trucks can be used to make inexpensive loader-mounted forks says Granville Yates Jr Cumberland Furnace Tenn Each fork consists of 2 springs sandwiched together – a shorter one on the bottom and a longer one on top The springs are 22 1/2 in long but extend only 12 in in front of the bucket They’re pinned to steel brackets that Yates made by welding a metal plate between 2 pieces of angle iron The brackets are welded to a length of 5-in wide 3/8-in thick angle iron that bolts on across the inside width of the bucket A short length of 2-in angle iron on front of each bracket slips under the bucket’s lip “I’ve used it for many years to pick up big logs and to haul tree limbs and brush and it works great ” says Yates “The springs are mounted concave up which allows me to cradle and stabilize a log up to 20 in or so in diameter and still keep the load as close to the tractor as possible I can remove the entire assembly by removing just 6 bolts “To pick up a log I tilt the forks down and slide them under the log then I tilt the bucket back up and the fork tips rise cradling and stabilizing the log for lifting ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Granville Yates Jr 1135 48 N Cumberland Furnace Tenn 37051 ph 615 789-4265

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