Homemade 3-Pt. Bale Fork

Homemade 3-Pt. Bale Fork BALE HANDLING Bale Handling (31B) 23-6-35 I used part of an old 2-ton truck frame, the rear axle off a car, and scrap steel to build a low-cost, 3-pt. bale fork. The bale fork is equipped with a 30-in. long spear on top and a pair of 4 1/2-ft. long steel arms at the bottom that slide under the bale. They're mounted on a 3-ft. long section of truck frame that has 3-pt. brackets welded onto it. To make the spear, I cut off part of the car rear axle and sharpened one end to a point. I bolted the wheel hub at the other end to some steel that I welded in between the two members of the truck frame and used 2 1/2-in. sq. tubing to make the two arms and welded them to the truck frame. I also shaped the ends of both arms into points. I welded a steel pin onto each side of the truck frame to make the lower lift arms and welded a steel bracket onto the truck frame to make the upper link arm. (George Ribble, 25766 Mt. Ragen Rd., Hettick, Ill. 626490

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