Homemade Attachments for Forklifts Skidsteers and Other Equipment

[Dethmachinefab]

I've been thinking I may take a 12K electric winch I have for a tractor implement.

 

[ANGELO]

 

[Grendel]

Yep, something like that

 

[ThePanzerFuhrer]

Not a fan of the log over the driveway. The arch nemesis of dump trucks

 

[aczlan]

Not a fan of the log over the driveway. The arch nemesis of dump trucks

If they are tall enough the only a problem is if the dump truck driver doesn't get the bed all the way down before they get to the arch

Aaron Z

 

[ANGELO]

Not a fan of the log over the driveway. The arch nemesis of dump trucks

I hope your trucks aren't driving around 16' tall

 

[PAToyota]

Custom extension to get a piling up 15'

Did something similar for my mini-ex to set a glu-lam ridge beam:

 

[ANGELO]

Not a fan of my ebay quick attaches. They have felt bad since day one, now my forks keep falling off.

 

[bgaidan]

Not a fan of my ebay quick attaches. They have felt bad since day one, now my forks keep falling off.

Have you tightened the nuts to put more tension on the springs?

I've been meaning to see if there are slightly stiffer or taller springs that could be swapped in too.

I don't push mine very hard, but I have seen the handle pop up a little and eventually my bucket will slip off on that side. Might just need to make some type of retainer to keep the handle down.

 

[ANGELO]

One side is better then the other. The weekend side, I think the welded something a1/4" off so the pin just doesn't really do anything. Once I move here and have my welder and stuff I'm going to see what I can do

 

[92 Green YJ]

More details on this? Been kicking around the idea of putting my old Warn M8000 back into service on the tractor for log retrieval duties this summer and something like this would be perfect to Mount it to the Deere.

 

[Dethmachinefab]

More details on this? Been kicking around the idea of putting my old Warn M8000 back into service on the tractor for log retrieval duties this summer and something like this would be perfect to Mount it to the Deere.

I drag my Kubota out of the mud and winch logs with it. Works good and when cutting trails it's been awesome. I need to order a plug so it's easier to swap out.

As far as the fab, it's plate I burned out on the plasma table, bent up on a brake and welded together.

 

[ANGELO]

10/10 welds on this ssqa

 

[arse_sidewards]

I don't think I could get such consistent porosity if I tried.

 

[bgaidan]

I don't think I could get such consistent porosity if I tried.

Just gotta shut the gas off!

 

[ANGELO]

I don't think I could get such consistent porosity if I tried.

I was more impressed by the constant gap where they welded wrong spot.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Yeah, that's not porosity, that's a missed weld. Parts where it looks connected are where the paint is thick and fills the gap.

 

[665.0coupe]

It could be robot welded. If the parts are not loaded in the jig correctly or the robot is slightly off that will happen. QC should have caught it, but we all know how that works also.

 

[bgaidan]

It could be robot welded. If the parts are not loaded in the jig correctly or the robot is slightly off that will happen. QC should have caught it, but we all know how that works also.

From what I've seen, the companies making tractor attachments don't hire robots. From the looks of a lot of the stuff I've seen, they don't even hire welders.

 

[665.0coupe]

From what I've seen, the companies making tractor attachments don't hire robots. From the looks of a lot of the stuff I've seen, they don't even hire welders.

Depends on the size of the company, tractor attachments can be big business. Welders are hard to find, good welders are even harder to find.

 

[ANGELO]

I think it's a robot because both sides missed a weld in the same spot same length

 

[chaplinfj60]

I don't think I could get such consistent porosity if I tried.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Was it here or the old site where we had a shitshow about whether or not you could drill a fork for a hitch ball without substantially weakening it?

Well CL delivered this gem today.

Located in Manchester CT and a good price if anyone needs some fairly heavy duty forks.

Forklift Forks 5” wide 42” length HD Boise Cascade USA 16” carriage...

USA made fork lift forks They are straight and not bent as you can see in image below Fits standard 16” carriage Ideal for making a set of pallet forks for your tractor Heavy duty 5” width 6000lb...

hartford.craigslist.org

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Was it here or the old site where we had a shitshow about whether or not you could drill a fork for a hitch ball without substantially weakening it?

Well CL delivered this gem today.

They shoulda welded that trailer ball on there!

 

[bgaidan]

Was it here or the old site where we had a shitshow about whether or not you could drill a fork for a hitch ball without substantially weakening it?

Well CL delivered this gem today.

Located in Manchester CT and a good price if anyone needs some fairly heavy duty forks.

Forklift Forks 5” wide 42” length HD Boise Cascade USA 16” carriage...

USA made fork lift forks They are straight and not bent as you can see in image below Fits standard 16” carriage Ideal for making a set of pallet forks for your tractor Heavy duty 5” width 6000lb...

hartford.craigslist.org

Shit, if that's a good price I need to go snag up the 20+ sets someone is selling here for $60/set

 

[[486]]

Shit, if that's a good price I need to go snag up the 20+ sets someone is selling here for $60/set

around here they've always bottomed out at a hundred bucks a pair, and that was a decade ago, now they're $150 if you can find a set

 

[aczlan]

around here they've always bottomed out at a hundred bucks a pair, and that was a decade ago, now they're $150 if you can find a set

Same here.

Aaron Z

 

[rockota]

Shit, if that's a good price I need to go snag up the 20+ sets someone is selling here for $60/set

if you have access, you absolutely should

 

[AK_F250]

I made a ripper for my friends mini, same platform as mine.

 

[AK_F250]