Bucket Spikes

[atk_man]

Has anybody out there built thier own bucket spikes. I'm trying to figure out what would be best in terms of quick change-over. I need to regularly move some wood shavings for the horses. They are about an inch wide, 1/8 thick and can be up to 2 feet long. A regular flat bucket doesn't dig into the pile. I'm thinking of something with forks 1 foot or longer, about 5 on the bucket.

Any pictures?

Thanks.

 

[Egon]

I've got two pieces of metal sign post that are about 2.5 feet long that I bolt on to the bottom of the bucket. Mine are used for picking up logs or bush.

Egon

 

[gotrocks]

Here is a pic of my forks we fabricated. If I wanted more prongs along the bottom I'd weld a horizontal piece across the bottom and weld the added prongs to the horizontal. I tip my bucket forward ease up to the forks and raise slowly then tip the bucket back and they are ready to work.

 

[gotrocks]

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I'll try again with my original picture.

 

[beenthere]

<font color=blue>They are about an inch wide, 1/8 thick and can be up to 2 feet long</font color=blue>

Are you referring to the length of the wood shavings? And you are interested in spikes? or forks? Or are they one of the same to you? /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif Need some help understanding your request. Thanks.

 

[accordionman]

NORRIS,
can you tell me what the forks are made of? are these
regular forks, or some you fabricated? i am interested in
building some for my L3000DT, but i need to research this
some more. thanks.
accordionman
william l. brown

 

[gotrocks]

William,
The forks were a gift off a fork-lift truck.
I had already drawn plans and checked on material to use 2x4 channel iron for the forks and the hollow 2x4 you see at the top of my forks for the vertical.
My welder was going to cut 3x1.5 solid steel and bend to 90 degrees for reinforcement at the bottom angles.
The weight would have been less than the 100 # each that I have but the strength would not have been as great.
However; I don't think the weaker option would have been a problem.
Just guessing about that.
One more thing to consider, the angle of the forks when on the bucket.
When I load my forks with brush and get to the dump pile the full down tilt does not let the brush slide off without some shaking. If the angle was a little more than the 90 degree then the forks would drop at a steeper angle when the bucket is a full height. Huh? Did I make that clear as mud?
Also note I can put 2x4 wooden stakes into the top of my forks to keep light weight loads from rolling back.
Hope this helps, if you have more questions ... holler.
Norris

 

[accordionman]

NORRIS,
somewhere on this website, i have seen forks that were bought
from some company. these had a chain, and a load binder to lock
them to the loader bucket. i think this would be a simple solution
to your problem.
accordionman
william l. brown