Home Built 3-Point Pallet Forks - Trailer Hitch Attachment
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- A description and demonstration of the home-built 3-point mounted pallet forks/trailer hitch attachment I fabricated for use with the Ford 8N tractor, or larger models.
This is perfect for anyone that doesn't have a bucket on the front of your tractor. Very versatile and well built, nice job !!
The Ford 8N series has got to be one of the best tractors ever built. Outstanding craftsmanship!
Simple but very effective use of the fork retention and like how it is still open to see the trailer hitch hookup.
Nice design. I like the way you incorporated the hitch tube to it.
Well crafted, Although I see I couple design refinements that could make it perfect.
Considering ideas to add one to my tractor.
Great Job!
This brings back memories of when I was a young boy raised on a farm. I used a Ford 8N all the time...practically lived on it for many years. It was Blue! Me and another guy rebuilt the engine, and it purred like a kitten!
Perfect! Hello from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 😊
It's so amazing to see old machinery in such mint condition. Idk why but here in australia when I was growing up everyone had old machinery scattered throughout there property basically just left to rust. Even the ones they still used were never in mint condition like all of your machinery it's so unreal hahaha. It's amazing what a nice coat of paint can do
Great design. Wished I found this before starting on my forks a month ago.
Very beautiful Ferguson Klondike you get there, and amazing idea with fork and to move trailers. Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
A well thought-out piece of kit you've got there, Mr. Squatch and it doesn't even look like an optional extra, well, maybe it does but a good 'un.
Very nice workmanship. It is a pleasure to see this great tractor in the condition you have it and crept it in. Beautiful.
First class good and strong very well thought out it would be first class with a power top link for a larger tractor keep up the good work
Thanks for sharing! Looks far better than light weight, cheaply made ones that are being sold retail! Thanks again
Nice work Squatch
Nice unit. I can see hooking up at least 5 different attachments whereas others may have 2 or 3. I believe I'm going to build one for my 9N. First I need either red rock or the zane thang 3 point draft control....or make my own by trial and error.
Very Nice
Again I see dislikes. Don't let it spoil your day. There just jealous they didn't think of it. Nice job and I am sure it was a fun project.
I actually think people sometimes just bump the dislike button on their phone without knowing.
Literally 12 dislikes vs 1.1k upvotes..... he's hardly getting beat up on lol
I have a Massey Ferguson TO35 . Nice job on the tractor and the forks. Perfect simple design...you nailed that back up to the trailer. btw. :)
I love that beautiful tractor, nice job restoring it!
Very cool wish I had that for my Ford
Some hooks welded on there would be handy too nice work👍
Pretty cool build. Thinking about something similar for my 801 Powermaster and skid steer with a 3pt quick attachment. I like how you overbuilt it, won't have to worry about it holding up for years to come. Thanks for posting.
Thank you Sir for the awesome concept. My son and I will
be building one as father & son project. Will post finish product soon. God bless.
Good Job Done Well... That's great.
I'm always making stuff, and the three point hitch is the easiest thing to make attachments for.
My latest project was mounting a Backhoe from a Trencher making it a three point hitch backhoe to go on any tractor with a TPH.. the possibilities are endless..
Thanks for Posting the video.
Very good job, great work,
One thing to monitor, if you are going down hill with a trailer, the trailer can push you forward and raise the lift arms up,
Sometimes this action can damage the internal works of the lift cylinder,
Brilliant design! Also really like the trailer hitch receiver, so handy!
I like it. It looks like it has a lot more things you can do with it than some other videos I've seen that try to build some home made device. It's seems way more versatile for relatively inexpensive cost in a homestead environment. Hauling firewood, hay, or brush in the trailer and lifting logs with the forks to cut them or move them. Awesome. I watched a video of a guy who built a three point hauler made with a steel frame and a open wooden box that was in my opinion inefficient use of the tractor.
Very nice work.
Very nice workmanship good and solid will consider knocking one up for for massey TEA20 very handy .
Nice design.
Nice job there.
Keep doing these great videos please. Nice over engineering and adjustability. That thing will last by design.
Nice design, great video - My 8N and I are jealous.
I like that. I am planning something like that. I don't have a need for the forks as I have an FEL with forks on the Mahindra but I would like the trailer mover and some welded hooks to use with a chain for skidding logs and such as I have a sawmill. Very nice piece.
Nicely built well thought out setup... The only bad thing I see only applies to those of us in hilly terrains is where the forks could slide easily side to side allowing the loads to shift, but only on hills or slopes. You could maybe do something on the backside to add a spring latch of some kind?
Very nice looking tractor.
Great job on your utility.
Bad ass!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Finding forks like that would be the hardest part of this.
That's cool! I have a mini version of that which mounts to the Cat-0 3pt on my JD 140. It lifts just north of 300lbs which is handy for such a little tractor. And it also has the 2" hitch receiver
Great job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍i hv some forks lay around for about 9 year holding the gate ..i think il make 1 like urs keep up the good wrk...
Excellent job nice forks 👍
Just one little disagreement with you, you don’t give the little Ford much faith in it’s capabilities.
I don’t mean abuse the tractor but work it a little
Really nice build.
That's about like a quick hitch that some places make for subcompact tractors. Good job! Maybe need some weights for the front if the load is heavy.
great job of building your forks. l agree very handy tool..
Well done sir...incredible job.
Great project, good video. The only thing with the trailer is that the tractor 3 point is either all the way up, or all the way down, but other than that it looks great!
excellent idea being able to utilize tractor for so many things.i have a 1969 ford 4000 and would love to be able to fit a multi use bracket like this to mine.dont think i can get that here in scotland though.well done great idea
THAT is a NEAT rig, pal! The first thing I saw was the ball hitch receiver. HANDY! VERY well made. You're showing your handiness again! MY electricianer buddy decided his dream heating setup wasn't going to work like he thought. He said he could pull it with a #12 wire, but he also found out he needed 3 units so he's going back with wood. He came to get the splitter with a 2 1/2 inch ball. Went back home and got a 2 inch. The splitter hitch was 1 7/8ths and he'd loaned all his out. I had a spare hitch so he went to the store and got a 1 7/8ths ball which I put on and I sent him and the splitter on his way. I'd rather tote wood than look at the power bill too. Happy weekend, Buddy and Memorable Day.
You did a FINE job and I lay odds it comes in handy all the time. The 8-N runs better than any Swiss watch I've ever been around. I know everybody wants a diesel but for the money I'd just as soon have a gas job. Even though I'm diesel powered I still am eager to hear a good gas engine ticking along. Yessir, tomorrow is a special day all right. Juan Browne did a good memorial on his channel about the ones that have already gone on. I think of all who came so close and can't forget about it. May God Almighty help them.
You really do good work.
Excellent work on the forklift attachment! However, I noticed that the PTO was always spinning and was not shielded or covered. Please put some kind of PTO guard on that tractor. I had the brother of a sister-in-law get caught up in one and what was left of his body they buried in a closed casket! I have an idea, use that PTO for a small hydraulic pump that can be used to run a hydraulic top link so you can tilt the forks. That should/could cover the PTO and put it to use at the same time.
Or, cut a cylinder from a section of pipe and cap one end and drill a hole in that cap. Then drill and tap the end of the PTO shaft and you could bolt the capped cylinder over the splines of the shaft so you would have a smooth surface to make it harder to get things caught in the PTO.
That is because those ford's don't have live hydraulics. The pro has to be engaged for the three point to work.
Excellent build. My first tractor didn't have a front loader and I used a set of hay forks the same way to move all kinds of stuff on pallets, move logs, hay, etc. Yours is more versatile than fixed hay forks + putting that receiver tube on it is handy. I assume you got an actual set of forks to use...lot of people don't know they are a special high strength steel....you can't just make them up out of flat bar or tubing.
Hi.... If you wanted to improve on it ... you could drill a series of holes across the top to lock the pallet forks in place narrower or wider whatever you need ( 2 pins on each side )
I like it! way handier than a carry-all type deal. A hydraulic top link would be a nice addition so you could tilt the forks like on an actual forklift. ;-)
Nice work.
If need to, you can lift another 8n with a 8n. Just be warned that the front wheels will likely lift off the ground.
Nice work
That is super handy! Great job! Too bad there's no easy way to make the upper rod of the 3-point adjustable so you can tilt the carriage even with a load...but I'm sure that would be fairly easy for you. Always enjoy your ingenuity.
Hook up the safety chains across each other so the trailer won’t swing left and right if it becomes detached.
Hmmm....Love your work, i would suggest a clamp or something to keep the fork in place...then again it might be overkill. Great stuff and the quality of your work is good.
man I love the 8n. It is one of the most beloved tractors of all times. if you put 500 pounds on the forks does the steering get light. I have some logging, fishing, camping videos on my channel, P.S. I support the paying it forward rage where a content provider like you and me subscribes to each another's channel. This way everybody gets more subscribers. Thanks Ray
Once job my dad would love to have one of those for his Ford 8N
Drill holes in the bottom to drain water
Very cool
Great work! If you have hydraulics, you will always need a fork lift.
Very nice!
Great job! .. love it!
Very nice.
Good idea. I was dreaming of having something like this. You the man / stealing your ideas.
beautiful work! How heavy is the bracket and forks on the 3pt.? I like the rear forks better than the front forks because you can see better what you're lifting...
Is their some specific distance between the top and bottom contact points that you need to have the attachment maintain level as it raises and falls?
Couldn't you weld a small handle on the back side of the top of the fork to make it easier to handle the fork?
Great idea, how did you figure out how high to place the center arm?
I modified a normal lift jack and the center link causes it to tip down then up, back to the drawing board.
Would you consider taking on customer tractor restorations?
@@squatch253 I understand. I ran across your videos because of the cab light install video. Long story short My dad owns a 601 workmaster that was crudely restored, and has been sitting at my uncles for a couple years. The paint has lost its luster and a few areas of surface rust are appearing. Id like to eventually get it the quality restoration it deserves. But I understand your stance. Do you have any references?
Great Job, Can you tell me what the Max Weight Lift Limit is for the FORD 8N ?
awesome design u have another set of lift arms does that keep it from swinging side to side
great job , but your sway bars (for a lack of a better term) were flat bar , non ajustable . but had chain to stop the linkage hitting the tyers, all 3 points must, hmm a touch of give , all my tractors from the maker have a turnbuckel system on 3 points, not being critlcal at all, love your tractor
Hoping I could get some more info on those pallet forks. I am looking for a setup exactly like this and there is absolutely nothing online (top-of-bar mounted 2" receiver, heavy frame, removable forks). I am considering building something similar, but can't seem to find a set of hanging pallet forks like you have. Any thoughts?
What did those 2" wide forks at the top originally fit?
like it has power steering right?
Don't need power steering, it steers itself!
Nice work! I like the receiver hitch idea. I have a question about the Ford you are using. I know they have a hydraulic system for the three point hitch but are there connections and valves for remote cylinders?
Came out realy nice u could sell it i have one bought and isent half as nice i cant slide are forks they are welded in place
Nice, anybody know if anyone makes a stump grinder that works off a 3 point hitch?
Cool man
Hey so that fits a CAT 1? Can you give me the measurements for the rack? It's badass, great work.
Squatch... Noticing that tow hitch you welded onto the forks frame. Careful pulling anything with that when the hitch is above the height of the rear axle. That machine obviously has no ROPS. The draw load must be equal or below the axle height. With enough forward energy it could pull the machine over front to back. There's a ton online about drawbar location safety. Just something to consider if you're pulling heavy loads. Don't mean to sound like a safety nanny.
We need to be neighbors!!
Hydraulic top link
What are those tires for? FMTV? 5 ton?
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Hay when you hooked up the trailer you forgot the lights
There nice I’m disabled now I’d pay u to build me one lol very 👍🙏
Is it just me or does it sound like the governor isn't working correctly?
Very nice!