With the snow finally finished (fingers crossed), I got to put on my winter fab project: the one-armed pallet fork grapple.
I saw one for sale by a Canadian vendor, but it was pricey and I like makin' stuff.
Actuating it here with the tractor at idle, obv. it moves a lot faster when the revs are up:
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The primary intent is for handling logs, but it's also handy for stabilizing loads:
Also really gives you something to bang your head on when it's raised up above the skid full of logs you're stacking...
I ordered the 1/2" plate pieces with round holes from SendCutSend. The main tubes are 2x4x0.25". Installed a zerk in the forward pivot (which I machined from a piece of bar stock), so all the pivots are greasable.
Happy to finally get some use out of the 3rd function kit I had the dealer install when I bought the LX 2 years ago.
I saw one for sale by a Canadian vendor, but it was pricey and I like makin' stuff.
Actuating it here with the tractor at idle, obv. it moves a lot faster when the revs are up:
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The primary intent is for handling logs, but it's also handy for stabilizing loads:
Also really gives you something to bang your head on when it's raised up above the skid full of logs you're stacking...
I ordered the 1/2" plate pieces with round holes from SendCutSend. The main tubes are 2x4x0.25". Installed a zerk in the forward pivot (which I machined from a piece of bar stock), so all the pivots are greasable.
Happy to finally get some use out of the 3rd function kit I had the dealer install when I bought the LX 2 years ago.
