chim
Elite Member
I made brush forks for the loader an few years ago and they work well. Either the forks are getting heavier or I'm getting older. Installing them can be a little sketchy till they're fastened securely. One of today's projects was to make them a bit more user-friendly. It was a fairly quick project and they're really easy to install now.
All I had to do was weld two pieces of chain to the forks, and add two short pieces of flat bar. With the forks laying on the ground, I drive up to them, dump the bucket a bit. Then I drop the chains into the slots on top of the bucket, curl a little and the forks are hooked. Then set them down and connect the ratchet around the back of the bucket. When the forks are on and tight, the added chains on the front aren't under tension. Their only function is as an installation aid.
All I had to do was weld two pieces of chain to the forks, and add two short pieces of flat bar. With the forks laying on the ground, I drive up to them, dump the bucket a bit. Then I drop the chains into the slots on top of the bucket, curl a little and the forks are hooked. Then set them down and connect the ratchet around the back of the bucket. When the forks are on and tight, the added chains on the front aren't under tension. Their only function is as an installation aid.
