What else do you do with forks besides lift pallets?

[Doofy]

They are really easy to drill.

Great! 1" hole should be large enough for a slip hook, I would think?

 

[Big Barn]

Great! 1" hole should be large enough for a slip hook, I would think?

One inch would definitely accommodate a shackle pin or a trailer hitch ball.

 

[Doofy]

One inch would definitely accommodate a shackle pin or a trailer hitch ball.

Thanks again. I forgot how handy a trailer ball could be.

 

[sixdogs]

I bought heavy duty 4' forks and I wish they would have come with holes in the ends for chain hooks. Not sure how hard they will be to drill. I would imagine they are hardened steel.

They are really easy to drill.

Drilling is the only way to go. A torched hole always looks bad.

 

[flyerdan]

I needed a hole in a fork tip, used a hole saw in the drill press. Easy cutting and a nice clean hole.

 

[Doofy]

I needed a hole in a fork tip, used a hole saw in the drill press. Easy cutting and a nice clean hole.

Wow! You must have a lot better hole saws than I do. Mine barely cut wood.

 

[dragoneggs]

Wow! You must have a lot better hole saws than I do. Mine barely cut wood.

Try an annular cutter in a drill press at a proper speed and some good quality cutting oil like Tap Magic. Should be a piece of cake.

 

[flyerdan]

I just looked, it's a Rigid 1", nothing special. I'd have taken a pic except my tablet won't hold a charge anymore and is dead and my camera don't like any of the AA batteries in the house. Ain't tech wonderful.

 

[Doofy]

Try an annular cutter in a drill press at a proper speed and some good quality cutting oil like Tap Magic. Should be a piece of cake.

That was certainly enlightening. Never heard of annular cutters before and now I am intrigued.

 

[Tippmann98]

I built a box that I can safely stand in and cut branches while somebody drives the loader tractor. We push brush and logs all the time. Torched a hole in each fork so we can pull/push equipment around with them.