For that wheel base isn't the load on higher side? I mean you have to be cautious lifting softly. If there's an aggresive lift, with that base it might topple.
I built a fork attachment for my tractor loader and like you started stacking my split firewood on pallets with cattle panel cages to hold the wood. Everything you own will soon be on a pallet. It is great. ~P
We used to build large heavy wooden scaffolding to use with our fork truck that had a tendency to lift the rear wheels off the ground. We built a steel box and hung it on the back of the f.t. and filled it with heavy scrap steel plates. Worked great! Hope this helps. After I wrote this I read the comments below and someone suggested drilling lightening holes in the adapter plate to reduce weight. How about taking it a step farther and cut four rectangles out of the plate leaving a large steel cross behind for strength. Then you can use the plates you removed for building the steel box in the back for adding more counter weights.
Awesome Donn, I can't wait to see what other contraptions you're going to come up with. Love your ingenuity. Soon as my new shop is finished, I'll start building a 5 person elevator, and make a video of the whole process. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND KEEP THOSE VIDEOS COMING.
Wow I can see you are making a hell of an effort for your wood splitting abilities and less work for you is always a plus. Anything that will get the wood into the house faster is a bonus and gives you more time to do other things great video brother take care you stay safe and as always God bless
My first move would be hanging a weight on the back of the forklift as it wouldn't tip so much giving control... a set of tracks would definitely improve the traction of this lift horse. I sure am contemplating a hook that comes down hydraulically so that you have the control to pinch the log and set it on a sawmill or wood processor and save the peavey work for small adjustments. Your the man Donn, that coming from your friend in Alaska!
Very industrious addition to the Mini. Looks like it will serve you well with a smaller basket for sure. I'd not be afraid of taxing it's lifting capacity even without additional counter weight on the rear, ram failure or hose rupture would be my biggest fear. Looking like a work horse for your future plans Donn, stay safe !!
I knew as soon as I saw that loader in the last video you were going to make it a forked lift of some kind! Brilliant as always Donn!! Let's see them crates!!!
Since that loader could lift a good amount of weight, you could probably just rig up some heavy steel plates on the rear side of it as a counterweight, and make it removable. Nice work as always man!! 👌
Hi Donn Put the quick change plate directly to your crates. Would save some weight, no forks needed. Sure, the crates would have to be more stable. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!
Save a little weight but cost more if he wants multiple crates to store the wood in and avoid unloading it in the barn and stacking it then reloading it into a bin just to move it to the house. All extra work that he wants to avoid.
Nice project, simpler than usual but excited for what's to come. I agree about the wheel weights as a possible future improvement, especially in the rear
You really don’t want to read my comment on the xtra weight added to an already overworked miniature skid steer. But I will give you a👍 ona great video, great job of welding also. Stay safe.👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great idea, great innovation, Great fabrication. Love your videos Don, Can't wait to see what you do for a conveyor belt system. Great work sir keep it up.
Nice work done! Pretty soon your gonna start industrial firewood processing :) We did our firewood just recently with less machine power but more people in our country house in Valgamaa. I'm getting really inspired by your videos and want to start building stuff there as well
Fantastic Donn, ya did great work. I believe you could make a silk purse out of a Sow’s Ear if you put your mind to it. Thanks for sharing with us ,glad you didn’t drop the fork hitch on the floor, had me sweating and clinching for a while 🥵. Fred
Awesome build! 🤓 Now a conveyor to move left or right to load those crates. Hey, and you had angle grinding too! 👍👍 Yeah, rear weight or as you said, wheels or tracks. Thanks for sharing!
G'day Donn that was a good idea fabricating those forks for the skid, it will save a lot of double handling and back ache. Well done mate look forward to your next vlog, kind regards John
That is really nice fabrication like always. And handy loader also! You could drill some extra thread holes into the fork connector plate to include lifting eyes and or even trailer hitch ball in the middle too!? It is handy and safe to have fixed points to mount some chains or what ever is needed when towing or lifting something
Your fork attachment will lift more than your loader, by a significant margin. Well done. Glad to see you changed from your safety skids to work boots before welding. I've burned holes in the top of a nylon shoe or two (and my foot) that way. 😂
I ask myself Is there anything this guy can't build?? You answer me with yet another project build done to perfection! Cheers again from Sydney Australia 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🐨🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Job well done thanks for posting your video. I've got plans for quick connect, now I'm going to make a few changes. Oh also, water and feed your loader, it needs to grow up a little. 😁
Very clever. You could lighten your fork assembly, with some strategically placed, large holes in the frame. It's clearly way stronger than needed for your demands, so some 6cm holes in the base plate would cut it's heft considerably.
Perfekt! You do the right things! This problem (remove splitted firewood) is actual for me as well. I will show our hydraulic wood splitter later. P.S. I see Nova milling machine works on your workshop. Nice!
Hi donn, just like to say I like watching you play about with things because you never know what your coming up with next, as regards to your workmanship it’s spot on no faults at all, would trust it all day long so keep up the great work and look forward to seeing what’s made next. Maybe a tank? You never know with you. Mark uk
great job simple design and well build it look like it will last for years i like the quick release for the forks as the ones I have see use bolts to hold them
You might consider milling a bunch of holes in your adapter plates, it would lighten it up and give more places to weld the plates together. Good luck.
Another fantastic build maybe a weight round the back made from tractor front weights could be a handy way to balance if the machine has sufficient lifting capabilities 👍🏻
Excellent job. I am doing the same thing fo my Walden. Same as your Gheil only older. I added counterweights under the engine. I'm not sure about building crates when the tank ones are readily available. 300# of weight is added and it handles over 1000# in the bucket. Keep up the good work.
No co by nie chcieć powiedzieć chłopaki na maxa wykorzystują możliwości i wrodzoną kombinatorykę ludów słowiańskich!!!! :D Jak zwykle zajefajny projekt!!!
I thought my son was the captain of overkill. He built a fork frame for his skid steer. It is made of 2x2x1/4" tubing frame and has 3/8x3" strap for the forks to mount on. His skid steer is 2200 lb lift and 4400 lb tip and has not had any problems.
I was definitely thinking the forks need to be “tip up” a lot when sitting flat as you can down tilt them but they are at the extent of the up tilt ( if that makes any sense) But you said as much later in the vid. Adding weight to the little machine will help alot and low as possible Perhaps a very thick skid plate? Anyway you have increased the usability 300% love it well done! ( im struggling with a thumb for my mini excavator as i dont have the matirials)
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nice man!
For that wheel base isn't the load on higher side? I mean you have to be cautious lifting softly. If there's an aggresive lift, with that base it might topple.
Where are you donn !
We miss you !
VERY clever !!! hard working -- but very well equipped in the workshop ! I Like your videos and your making's !!!!
You know a guys serious when he's working with heavy steel in his flip flops.
I built a fork attachment for my tractor loader and like you started stacking my split firewood on pallets with cattle panel cages to hold the wood. Everything you own will soon be on a pallet. It is great. ~P
That little skid loader is definitely going to get a work out. Good job with the forks. Regards, Solomon
Very sweet forks from suitcase weights wouldn't hurt on the back enjoy your videos can't wait for the next one
We used to build large heavy wooden scaffolding to use with our fork truck that had a tendency to lift the rear wheels off the ground. We built a steel box and hung it on the back of the f.t. and filled it with heavy scrap steel plates. Worked great! Hope this helps. After I wrote this I read the comments below and someone suggested drilling lightening holes in the adapter plate to reduce weight. How about taking it a step farther and cut four rectangles out of the plate leaving a large steel cross behind for strength. Then you can use the plates you removed for building the steel box in the back for adding more counter weights.
Awesome Donn, I can't wait to see what other contraptions you're going to come up with.
Love your ingenuity.
Soon as my new shop is finished, I'll start building a 5 person elevator, and make a video of the whole process.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND KEEP THOSE VIDEOS COMING.
The quick attach is professional looking. Nice job!
Efficiency is the name of the game, work smarter not harder. 😊👍🏻
My dad had a Bobcat about that same size. It was really small but, you are right, it was very capable and could get into places bigger ones couldn't.
Wow I can see you are making a hell of an effort for your wood splitting abilities and less work for you is always a plus. Anything that will get the wood into the house faster is a bonus and gives you more time to do other things great video brother take care you stay safe and as always God bless
And an added benefit for these projects is the youtube money :D
@@kukkuud2105 yeah I know doubt for sure , definitely deserved !!!
It's progress like these that make building things for yourself so satisfying... Good work
Impressive as always. Love your all wether safety boots in the beginning. If you're the Boss, you're in charge!!
Nice safety socks lol. Seriously, a guy I know dropped a fork from a forklift on his toe. It was mush. No bone left.
My first move would be hanging a weight on the back of the forklift as it wouldn't tip so much giving control... a set of tracks would definitely improve the traction of this lift horse. I sure am contemplating a hook that comes down hydraulically so that you have the control to pinch the log and set it on a sawmill or wood processor and save the peavey work for small adjustments. Your the man Donn, that coming from your friend in Alaska!
Heavy metal fabrication in flip flops, love it!
Always wonderful, creative and hardworking
Very industrious addition to the Mini. Looks like it will serve you well with a smaller basket for sure. I'd not be afraid of taxing it's lifting capacity even without additional counter weight on the rear, ram failure or hose rupture would be my biggest fear. Looking like a work horse for your future plans Donn, stay safe !!
I knew as soon as I saw that loader in the last video you were going to make it a forked lift of some kind! Brilliant as always Donn!! Let's see them crates!!!
Thanks for another great project video. Love all your projects.
So professionally done as always great work a pleasure to watch you work
Since that loader could lift a good amount of weight, you could probably just rig up some heavy steel plates on the rear side of it as a counterweight, and make it removable. Nice work as always man!! 👌
Hi Donn
Put the quick change plate directly to your crates. Would save some weight, no forks needed. Sure, the crates would have to be more stable.
Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!
Save a little weight but cost more if he wants multiple crates to store the wood in and avoid unloading it in the barn and stacking it then reloading it into a bin just to move it to the house.
All extra work that he wants to avoid.
This sounds like a great idea! I bet he could use scrap or get the material needed when he designs the crates!
nice idea. Probably want to be able to pick them up from any angle though. You'd need a quick change on all four sides.
@@FirstLast-wr9mh I did not think about that.
@@FirstLast-wr9mh make it a removable plate with a pin?
Nice project, simpler than usual but excited for what's to come.
I agree about the wheel weights as a possible future improvement, especially in the rear
Hi , so Happy to See the good old anglegrinder... Cheers from Germany ...
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You really don’t want to read my comment on the xtra weight added to an already overworked miniature skid steer. But I will give you a👍 ona great video, great job of welding also. Stay safe.👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nice job. Smart idea. Keep the good videos coming.
Awsome build as always keep up the amazing work!!!
You do very good work!
rear weight , wheel spacers , tracks , and your on your way great job again .
Another excellent build . Keep up the excellent work and content .
Great idea, great innovation, Great fabrication. Love your videos Don, Can't wait to see what you do for a conveyor belt system. Great work sir keep it up.
Good day Sir👍 Great work on your forks !👍 Cheers 🌞
Nice work done! Pretty soon your gonna start industrial firewood processing :)
We did our firewood just recently with less machine power but more people in our country house in Valgamaa.
I'm getting really inspired by your videos and want to start building stuff there as well
You are amazing dude! I get so excited to watch you on Saturdays. I do miss the fact that you don’t speak much anymore.. but that’s not a complaint :D
I also use IBC crate for firewood. Easy to handle. Wood dry fast in them. 🇳🇴🇳🇴👍👍Nice workshop. Cool videos you make.
Make some brackets and put some suitcase weights in the rear like the John Deere’s do
Trippe Callahan 100kg on the back would be a game changer. An angled attachment bracket that would allow for more curl would also be really nice.
100kg on the back would be a game changer. An angled attachment bracket that would allow for more curl would also be really nice.
I agree! Add some weight to the back sides behind wheels. It would massively improve its ability.
Fantastic Donn, ya did great work. I believe you could make a silk purse out of a Sow’s Ear if you put your mind to it. Thanks for sharing with us ,glad you didn’t drop the fork hitch on the floor, had me sweating and clinching for a while 🥵. Fred
Nice job Sir! And as always, quite clever.
Wow kudos on the fab work and welding
Awesome build! 🤓 Now a conveyor to move left or right to load those crates. Hey, and you had angle grinding too! 👍👍 Yeah, rear weight or as you said, wheels or tracks. Thanks for sharing!
Yea I can see that coming too.
Another great video. Can't wait to see the next one.
I like the safety flip flops! I use camouflage crocks in my shop.... good work Donny keep it up
Socks and flops. Works inside my shop.
Socks and flips in my shop. Lol
Very nice work on the forks and the video
Great video ...very informative. In the process of making my own fork attachment.
GOT SOME GOOD TOOLS AND YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THEM, WELL DONE
Constant source of inspiration. Nice work!
G'day Donn that was a good idea fabricating those forks for the skid, it will save a lot of double handling and back ache. Well done mate look forward to your next vlog, kind regards John
Nice to see you using Chinese safety slippers
That is really nice fabrication like always. And handy loader also! You could drill some extra thread holes into the fork connector plate to include lifting eyes and or even trailer hitch ball in the middle too!? It is handy and safe to have fixed points to mount some chains or what ever is needed when towing or lifting something
I'm really impressed!
Your fork attachment will lift more than your loader, by a significant margin. Well done. Glad to see you changed from your safety skids to work boots before welding. I've burned holes in the top of a nylon shoe or two (and my foot) that way. 😂
Great build!
Nice and strong !
Ну как всегда,качество работы на высоте.🖐️👍👍👍
Damn I love watching your videos. Always impressed. Nice work!
Awesome 👍👍👍Thanks for sharing. LOL @ 12:01 this means he will be adding weight to back of machine and tracks to the wheeels LOL
"your firewood production skill has increased by 100"
I ask myself
Is there anything this guy can't build??
You answer me with yet another project build done to perfection!
Cheers again from Sydney Australia 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🐨🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Отличная работа ! Человек достоин уважения !!! Столько всего зделал Мастер с большой буквы .ВСЕ СУПЕР !!!
Job well done thanks for posting your video. I've got plans for quick connect, now I'm going to make a few changes. Oh also, water and feed your loader, it needs to grow up a little. 😁
Very clever. You could lighten your fork assembly, with some strategically placed, large holes in the frame. It's clearly way stronger than needed for your demands, so some 6cm holes in the base plate would cut it's heft considerably.
Perfekt! You do the right things! This problem (remove splitted firewood) is actual for me as well. I will show our hydraulic wood splitter later.
P.S. I see Nova milling machine works on your workshop. Nice!
I know several people who store firewood in those crates. It works excellent and they are very cheap
I liked it, nice job and good work well done.
Now how much fun is that ? Your are doing a damn fine boy looks and works pritty good .
Hi Donn. Looks great. Has always Liked,shared. All my best
Silly me, thinking damn that is going to be heavy to move from the table to the floor, how's he planning on doing that! Nicely done!
отличная работа!!в хозяйстве будет не лишним
Hi donn, just like to say I like watching you play about with things because you never know what your coming up with next, as regards to your workmanship it’s spot on no faults at all, would trust it all day long so keep up the great work and look forward to seeing what’s made next. Maybe a tank? You never know with you. Mark uk
Thought you would have built your own skid steer! Great job and thanks for sharing.
great job simple design and well build it look like it will last for years
i like the quick release for the forks as the ones I have see use bolts to hold them
You should skeletonize the frame of the fork to make it lighter so it could lift more
Skeletonize.....I like that word.
@@nickt9968 lol I do too!!
Impressive build skills
Nice to able to drive the loader inside the work shop.
Nice work boots Donn😊👍
I like how you fast forward certain parts. I’ve learned allot from you. Are we putting tracks on this loader?
i love you from Iraq 🥺♥️
شدور هنا👌😂
Gut gemacht. Like immer wieder
You might consider milling a bunch of holes in your adapter plates, it would lighten it up and give more places to weld the plates together. Good luck.
Another fantastic build maybe a weight round the back made from tractor front weights could be a handy way to balance if the machine has sufficient lifting capabilities 👍🏻
Excellent job. I am doing the same thing fo my Walden. Same as your Gheil only older. I added counterweights under the engine. I'm not sure about building crates when the tank ones are readily available. 300# of weight is added and it handles over 1000# in the bucket. Keep up the good work.
Looks like it is still pretty cold there even though I don't see snow. Love your work Donny. Billy J..... Australia.
Finnland. Sure its cold there.
It is somewhat cold. Weird weather. Hope Australia is still nice and warm. Cheers!
@@DonnDIY I live in Queensland in OZ & it's sub-tropical weather here so it's Beautiful one day & Perfect the next. (Ha Ha)
@@Toxicity1987 nope, he is from estonia
Prawie pierwszy Xd
Donn DIY i Made in Poland to chyba najlepsze kanały "konstrukcyjne" na TY
Ja bym dodal Make it Extreme i Clickspring :)
No co by nie chcieć powiedzieć chłopaki na maxa wykorzystują możliwości i wrodzoną kombinatorykę ludów słowiańskich!!!! :D Jak zwykle zajefajny projekt!!!
Hi hi. T
I thought my son was the captain of overkill. He built a fork frame for his skid steer. It is made of 2x2x1/4" tubing frame and has 3/8x3" strap for the forks to mount on. His skid steer is 2200 lb lift and 4400 lb tip and has not had any problems.
Bravo! Very well done Sir. :)
Good video skills. Lots of angles. Text commentary is a plus as well.
Nice addition!
Great job!
:-D
Thanks!
Live your safety shoes 😁 nice job
Good job, thanks for your video
Good to see you are wearing your Adidas safety scuffs!
Nice job !!!
I was definitely thinking the forks need to be “tip up” a lot when sitting flat as you can down tilt them but they are at the extent of the up tilt ( if that makes any sense)
But you said as much later in the vid.
Adding weight to the little machine will help alot and low as possible
Perhaps a very thick skid plate?
Anyway you have increased the usability 300% love it well done!
( im struggling with a thumb for my mini excavator as i dont have the matirials)
Väga asjalik tõstesüsteem tuli välja! Jätka samas vaimus :)
Nice job.
Hermano tienes una habilidad increíble!!! Felicidades!!!
Perfect project bro 🙏👍🇲🇦
Прикольно, маленький погрузчик стал универсальней 🤘
Great job works well thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺👀
Now we're waiting for the conveyor belt :)