quick attach forks

[jim deere]

I built some cool forks I will try to post pix

 

[jim deere]

http://[URL=http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff236/whatthe****it/angleview.jpg][IMG]http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff236/whatthe****it/th_angleview.jpg[/URL][/IMG]

 

[Willl]

Looking good Jim.

A set of forks is on my "to-do (eventually) list"

 

[jim deere]

[URL=http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff236/whatthe****it/cabinandleftview-1.jpg][IMG]http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff236/whatthe****it/th_cabinandleftview-1.jpg[/URL][/IMG]

 

[jim deere]

I wanted some quick attach to keep the load close for more payload. The entire project cost me about $200. I got the forks at a u-pull-it auto salvage for $50 with the center mounting bar. Got the grill and 2x4 1/4 inch thick new tube steel from an Amish scrapyard he got it all but is costly $80. The 4x4 angle I scrounged from a tenant at the phila navy yard. It was 12 feet long and had a slight bend so I took my back hoe JD410 and reshaped it over a rock +/- 1/8 inch. used my miller210 and banged it out. used 3 point pins and bushings and used a stainless steel trailer hitch to fab the stop and cut some drawn over mandrel pipe to make connection to the tractor. works great. As soon as I can figure out photobucket I got the whole build on digital camera.

 

[crbr]

Good job. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jim deere]

Check out the build.

whatthe****it/Quick attach forks - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

jim
jd3320

 

[Adiredneck]

Very nice. Once I get the Q/A for my tractor I will be doing something similar.

 

[jim deere]

I took a pix of the big rock used to bend the 4 inch angle iron.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff236/whatthe****it/BIGROCK/th_Untitled-Scanned-29.jpg