“Made-It-Myself” Tree Spade
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Alvin Klassen, Delisle, Saskatoon planted some trees on his property too close together and had no way to transplant them to better locations. So, he decided to build a compact tree spade that attaches to a compact tractor, skid steer or any other machine with forks and adequate hydraulics.
“I wanted something simple and lightweight without a hinged front. It has pointed spades that are light enough to use with a compact tractor. It was built with old school engineering – cardboard cutouts and lots of measurements” says Klassen.
Looking at commercial models, he found most of them sold for nearly $50,000 and required a larger tractor than his Deere 1023.
“I have used my tree spade to move trees up to 8 ft. tall. It works and handles well. I do add counterweight to my tractor when using the spade.”
Klassen is selling his tree spade for approx. $6,100 (U.S.) with shipping additional. “It will fit in the bed of a half-ton pickup. We have dialed in some small changes in the past year. Right now, I am very happy with it,” says Klassen.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Alvin Klassen, Crown Fabricating, Box 38 RR 1, Delisle, SK Canada S0L 0P0 (ph 306-493-7153; crownmetfab@gmail.com).
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“Made-It-Myself” Tree Spade MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Alvin Klassen Delisle Saskatoon planted some trees on his property too close together and had no way to transplant them to better locations So he decided to build a compact tree spade that attaches to a compact tractor skid steer or any other machine with forks and adequate hydraulics “I wanted something simple and lightweight without a hinged front It has pointed spades that are light enough to use with a compact tractor It was built with old school engineering – cardboard cutouts and lots of measurements” says Klassen Looking at commercial models he found most of them sold for nearly $50 000 and required a larger tractor than his Deere 1023 “I have used my tree spade to move trees up to 8 ft tall It works and handles well I do add counterweight to my tractor when using the spade ” Klassen is selling his tree spade for approx $6 100 U S with shipping additional “It will fit in the bed of a half-ton pickup We have dialed in some small changes in the past year Right now I am very happy with it ” says Klassen Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Alvin Klassen Crown Fabricating Box 38 RR 1 Delisle SK Canada S0L 0P0 ph 306-493-7153; crownmetfab@gmail com
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