Retired LE
Bronze Member
Here is my latest humble addition - my home made 3 point adjustable pallet forks.
I wanted a 3 point pallet fork to haul several of the large 300 gallon IBC (intermediate bulk container) totes around the property and it had to be strong enough to handle the load which comes to a bit over 2400 lbs when full. I looked at various pallet forks out there but most were of the stationary variety with fixed (non adjustable) forks.
After searching though several scrap metal company sites, I was able to obtain a matched pair of 48 heavy duty forks and a forklift carriage. Total for the forks was $120 and $75 for the carriage. Scrap metal prices have risen recently in my area of the country so it's hard to find stuff of decent quality that hasn't been hauled off to the smelter.
Following that, I purchased some 3" wide x 1/2" thick flat stock for the lift arm attachment from a local steel supplier (which came to about $8 after the cutting and hole punch charge) and used some scrap steel I had laying around for the upper link. Then it was off to the farm supply company to purchase a set of lift arm pins. Those set me back another $20 bucks.
I welded the various parts together and applied some black semi gloss spray paint to prevent rust and viola, a new attachment!
It won't win any beauty contests but hey, my focus was on functionality.
Thanks for reading.
I wanted a 3 point pallet fork to haul several of the large 300 gallon IBC (intermediate bulk container) totes around the property and it had to be strong enough to handle the load which comes to a bit over 2400 lbs when full. I looked at various pallet forks out there but most were of the stationary variety with fixed (non adjustable) forks.
After searching though several scrap metal company sites, I was able to obtain a matched pair of 48 heavy duty forks and a forklift carriage. Total for the forks was $120 and $75 for the carriage. Scrap metal prices have risen recently in my area of the country so it's hard to find stuff of decent quality that hasn't been hauled off to the smelter.
Following that, I purchased some 3" wide x 1/2" thick flat stock for the lift arm attachment from a local steel supplier (which came to about $8 after the cutting and hole punch charge) and used some scrap steel I had laying around for the upper link. Then it was off to the farm supply company to purchase a set of lift arm pins. Those set me back another $20 bucks.
I welded the various parts together and applied some black semi gloss spray paint to prevent rust and viola, a new attachment!
It won't win any beauty contests but hey, my focus was on functionality.
Thanks for reading.
