Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones

Posted by paul on November 26, 2004 at 08:49:23 from (66.60.197.51):

In Reply to: Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones posted by Willy-N on November 26, 2004 at 08:14:35:

That is an unfortunate statement for me this morning, had a drizzle at 34 degrees this early morning & I saw a _very_ bad wreck with a pickup T-boning a car into the side of the bridge. I have no idea what type of car it was, not enough left to identify. All I hope is for as few people in that car as possible - can not be good news.....

From the picture you posted, I don't see the forks at all, barely one tractor wheel. Mostly only see the trailer. :) So no idea where your lift point is.

I have a sissors 3pt bale spear, & a heavy duty bale fork for my cat 2 tractors.

Of course I have used the bale fork on both of my cat 1 tractors, lifting 2000# bales. Not good for the tractors, but do I want to dismount the planter or backhoe or snow blower to move 1 round bale????? :) Now 'lifting' is not really a good description, but they did lug the bales around.... Sell me those forks, & they will be hauling 2000# bales all day long - whatever common sense should be..... ;) My brother in law will borrow them & try to lift some iron he thinks is 800# or so, but I know he is off by 1/2.... Then he will pile RR ties on them, and he won't think about it & put as many out on the tip as in close to the tractor. Tractor wouldn't lift that load, but it will hold it up as the arms already were there. Then as he takes off, going to be a load for the end of those forks.....

I'm familiar with the equipment, and how it works, and how it gets abused. I've never compared your stuff to those angle iron carry-all frames. I happen to own 2 of those as well, one I bolted a tractor rock box to for my loader weight box, and the other I bolted 2x8x6' planks to for a nifty wood & many other things hauler platform. I'd not want to try to use those things for a fork lift, angle iron is only stable in 2 dimentions until it's bolted to something - even then it's still stronger in 2 planes than the other planes.....

A static test of fork lifts probably doesn't test much. Forks get a flexing, jarring load as you drive. Your forks (from the other picture where I could see them) look really good - I'm not saying they are weak. Just pointing out you need to actually _test_ them, not just lift something motionless. :) That's all. :)

I know you are getting some flack, & a lot of replies like mine seem negative. But that is what you are here for, to improve on things, right? :) Don't let it get you down. I wouldn't bother replying unless it was interesting or worthwhile.......

It is possible to re-enforce the root of the forks if you used channel or box, without adding extra metal to the whole length of the fork. They will bend/ break near the root, so you can beef up a foot or 2, save the weight & expense on the rest of the fork. Of course, only if you need to add more to them. They may well be fine as is.

--->Paul

Follow Ups:

• Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones Willy-N 10:24:37 11/26/04 (4)
  • Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones paul 13:24:16 11/26/04 (3)
    • Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones Willy-N 17:03:54 11/26/04 (2)
      • Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones paul 17:54:39 11/26/04 (1)
        • Re: Forks lifted pretty good for home made ones Willy-N 18:35:18 11/26/04 (0)

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