“Pallet Fork” Doubles As A Ripper

“Pallet Fork” Doubles As A Ripper TILLAGE EUIPMENT Miscellaneous “I use my skid steer pallet fork as a ripper to dig narrow trenches ” says Matthew McKinzie California Mo “I remove one of the forks and just slide the single fork into the ground at an angle and rotate up Besides digging narrow slit trenches I also use this idea to loosen rocks roots and dirt so I can get in with a bucket afterwards and scoop out This method also works good for digging out small trees Sometimes I’ll use both forks pushed close together It’s much easier to push forks into the ground than a wide bucket I just work my way around a tree sticking it in under the roots and loosening everything up before pushing the tree over “By mounting a single fork to one side of the frame I can dig a trench right up next to a building or loosen dirt from under a footing or pipe to make it easier to dig out ” To clean loose dirt out of a narrow trench McKinzie cut a piece of channel iron to fit over a fork Flat bars across the bottom create a slot for the fork to slip into He chains the channel iron to the frame of the forklift to hold it in place Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Matthew McKinzie 62008 W Business 50 California Mo 65018 ph 573 796-2302; axeman399@gmail com

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