airrj
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So my wife got a nice new shinny set of 42" pallet forks for her 45 hp Kioti tractor. After using them a few times she found a few additions that would make them a little nicer. I think she was just being nice to me by giving me some welding projects.
When the forks are attached to the loader frame the quick attach release lever is centered right behind the lower opening in the frame. So she wanted something to protect the handle from getting hit and bent so I started with a few 1/2" diameter guards.
After that she wanted a higher guard on top of the frame to help protect from items falling over the top and a higher bar to attach a strap to if needed.
The main bar is 1-1/2"x3/8" HRS. To make the bends I make a quick little jig with a cut off truck crossmember that is sitting in the scrap pile with a 2-1/2" pipe tack welded to it about 8" off the end. A little heat from my new rosebud torch made quick work of the bend. The jig took 10 minutes to make and worked great because once I had the bend done on each end and I sat the top bar on the frame, the two down legs were within an 1/8" of each other in length.
And here is the final results.
And lastly with a little black paint blasted on it.
This is my first project with my new Hobart 210 MVP and I am very pleased with it. My old Hobart Handler 135 just doesn't have enough sink to weld this, and my stick welding leaves allot to be desired. So this make clean, quick work of it.
When the forks are attached to the loader frame the quick attach release lever is centered right behind the lower opening in the frame. So she wanted something to protect the handle from getting hit and bent so I started with a few 1/2" diameter guards.
After that she wanted a higher guard on top of the frame to help protect from items falling over the top and a higher bar to attach a strap to if needed.
The main bar is 1-1/2"x3/8" HRS. To make the bends I make a quick little jig with a cut off truck crossmember that is sitting in the scrap pile with a 2-1/2" pipe tack welded to it about 8" off the end. A little heat from my new rosebud torch made quick work of the bend. The jig took 10 minutes to make and worked great because once I had the bend done on each end and I sat the top bar on the frame, the two down legs were within an 1/8" of each other in length.
And here is the final results.
And lastly with a little black paint blasted on it.
This is my first project with my new Hobart 210 MVP and I am very pleased with it. My old Hobart Handler 135 just doesn't have enough sink to weld this, and my stick welding leaves allot to be desired. So this make clean, quick work of it.