Forks CarryAll as Forks

[Anonymous Poster]

I've see alot of front end forks on TBN. Since I'm not much welding inclined to make my own.... or have the necessary tools. This is my version of forks, kinda dual purpose.
Cheap to ($59 for carryall) and pretty easy way to go, just a couple of heavy straps. I moved 8 trees, 15 in trunks, brush and all today with them. Comes in really handy. This is what I've been using to pick up brush and limbs, then load onto a trailer. ))
Has made my life so much easier!

Thought i'd pass this on in case someone else would like to try it. )

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Another picture

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Another, up close to straps

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I'm really too old to say it...But...

<font color=green> Cool... </font color=green>

<font color=orange> Bill in Pgh, PA </font color=orange>

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hmm...interesting solution. And Bill, that's "Kewel"....<G>

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

I like that idea well enough to go look at a carry all tomorrow. I'm wondering if I couldn't keep my "forks" about even with the bottom of my bucket by resting the bottom of the carry all on the teeth on my tooth bar. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif

Just yesterday I was moving some smaller (6"-12") thick limbs with just my toothbar and bucket sides to cradle them and came frighteningly close to rolling one right over the top of my bucket onto my hood or me. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

With something like this, I could get away with a lot less tilt back to cradle these as I'm moving them. Thanks so much for sharing this great idea. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JimC]

Well done, I am sure that a lot of our members will modify your idea.
Probably on the way it attaches to the differant tractors.
I know I will.
Thats the grand part of the TBN forum, It starts us thinking, and some of us need a little jump start every now and then.
The bad part, is that I spent so much time and effort to build a set of forks and I already had a TSC carry all that I was using almost every day that will probably do every thing I wanted the forks for.
I will send you a picture as soon as I make a simple hookup for my BX2200
Jim

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Darn you, Picard335!

I was planning on buying ONE Carry All this spring...

NOW /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif I will have to get two! One for the back, to which I will add those pressure treated boards I already have...and one for the front /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif that will sit on my toothbar.

I have some clamp-on pallet forks, but they will not slip over my tooth bar! Your idea looks like it will work fine with the tooth bar on. Already have staps that look just like yours...can't wait /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bill in Pgh, PA

 

[cchoate]

I'm going to try that using a pallet mover made by KK. Cost more but they are stronger.

 

[jyoutz]

I made a pallet mover using 2" square tubing. I put 3PH pins and top link attachment on it. Then, I had a really great idea. I bought the JD loader bucket quick attach pins and brackets and welded them onto the frame. Now I can detach my bucket and then attach my pallet mover forks to the loader frame very quickly. The brackets and pins cost less than $35.