He Turns Grader Blades Into Bucket Forks

He Turns Grader Blades Into Bucket Forks MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Forklifts Worn-out grader blades can be used to make inexpensive bucket-mounted forks says Norman Foellmi Sparta Wis He uses the bolt-on forks on his Oliver 1365 tractor equipped with a 6-ft wide bucket He gets the worn-out blades free from his local county machine shop They measure 5 ft long by 5 in wide and come with holes spaced about 1 ft apart When installed the blades extend 4 ft in front of the bucket Foellmi drilled 2 holes about 3 ft apart in back of the bucket and 2 more directly in front By overlapping the forks and bolting them together at the front Foellmi can poke the forks through whatever item he wants to lift such as scrap steel or tires He sets the blades parallel to each other like a forklift in order to haul round or small square bales and other bulky items “I’m really happy with them ” says Foellmi “I came up with the idea because I wanted something to pick up stuff without spending the money for clamp-on forks The blades are made from high carbon steel so they’ll hold up to anything my loader can lift     By removing the bolts I can quickly drop the forks off and use the bucket for other jobs ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Norman Foellmi 10929 Co Hwy B Sparta Wis 54656 ph 608 269-3028 or cell ph 608 487-1341; foellmi norman@gmail com

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