Pallet forks for your loader, (Thoughts)?

Stupid question about those bolts in the end of the forks - when I first saw them a while back I wondered how you managed to get the logs on the forks with those things in the way. The "welded washer" comment jogged another thought, though - I guess you drop the bolts down in the holes after you scoop up the logs, and the washers hold them in place rather than them actually being "bolted" in place?

 

Correct, leave bolts at splitter, go to log piles, get what logs the tractor will handle and return to splitter, Miz Carol drops bolts in forks, I tilt forks down until level or slightly lower, roll logs down to bolts and cut into rounds.
See the other picture with big log, before bolts are dropped in

 

That makes sense, thanks. From earlier photos I always thought they were bolted on - I guess because they sit so straight and upright. It was your almost-random comment about the washers that clicked the light bulb on for me. Thanks for the reply!

 

Somebody wasn't trying that day.

 

Classic chicken chit welds!
I've seen way better from freshman year ag class welding!!

 

I'd send it back on their dime that's ridiculous. I'd be embarrassed to have people see it.

 

WeldrDave ... how do you like your Yard Max? They're quite a rig...

 

I like that, might look into getting one for our tractor.

 

Thanks for the link, I think one will be ordered shortly...I showed it to the short financial advisor...

 

I need one of those...Mz Carol seems to approve all expenses!

 

I have a Fort Knox safe that is 1200# empty

 

I can send you my arcair and some electrodes. You can sweep up their welds and mail them back.

 

I really need to get a safe. Stuff tucked everywhere.

 

So I have one, albeit much older. Because of the taper on the forks you can't get them to stay put. You get it tight and the first lift it wiggles down the fork. Rig up a short chain to fix the distance from the frame and the problem goes away.