FEL pitch fork

[John D]

I had to reseed the pastures this past weekend. The ground was hard so I used the boxblade rippers to start and then a C tine cultivator. I pulled up alot of sandstone rocks. After picking them up by hand for an hour I got to thinking about a landscape rake and the pitch stall fork ( cleans out stalls and lets the sawdust fall through ) and putting the 2 together and some how use it on the FEL to pick up the rocks and let the dirt fall through. Im thinking the tines need to be strong and not bend so maybe some leaf springs taken apart might work. I built the frame last night useing my hay fork as a pattern. Now its just figuring out a way to attach the tines and how far apart. Any of you guys ever done this? Ill get pictures tonight, jb

 

[kennyd]

What you are making is usually called a "rock bucket" or open bottom grapple. Lots of threads here on these attachments.

 

[John D]

Simple enough. Thank you Kenny.

 

[Timber]

sounds more like Manure tins to me. I can't seem to find them My self. I know we had them on our ford as a boy.