Grapple Fork Built From Cultivator, Chisel Shanks

Grapple Fork Built From Cultivator Chisel Shanks TRACTORS Loaders Harlen Grovom of Park River N Dak recently sent photos of a 7-ft wide grapple fork he built out of cultivator and chisel plow shanks “I use it on my Bobcat skid loader to pick up rocks and fallen trees which I use as firewood for my outdoor woodburning stove It’s built pretty strong ” says Grovom Grovom had previously used cultivator shanks to build a grapple fork that mounted on the bucket of his New Holland skid loader Vol 38 No 2 “My new model works better because dirt falls between the shanks and onto the ground instead of in the loader bucket I don’t get a load of dirt every time I scoop up something ” he says He used 4 by 2 tubing off an old cultivator to build the frame which supports 2 rows of spring-loaded shanks spaced about 7 in apart The top row of shanks are off a Wil-rich cultivator and the bottom row is off a Deere chisel plow A 1 1/2-in dia steel shaft forms the pivot point and a pair of hydraulic cylinders opens and closes the grapple “I use it a lot It works great to pick up a whole bunch of firewood together at one time I spaced the shanks as close together as I could to keep material from falling through ” says Grovom “I really like the spring-loaded shanks because if one hits something hard it’ll bend back without breaking like a welded-on shank might ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Harlen Grovom 12643 Hwy 17 Park River N Dak 58270 ph 701 331-0169; hlgrovom@polarcomm com

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