3pth manure fork

[Rob30]

Has anyone used, seen, built a 3pth manure fork? I want to make something for cleaning out the sheep barn. I had been contemplating adding a loader to my fordson major, but I think it might be hard on the front end of it. Plus it means adding an axillary hydraulic system. Building a manure fork for the 3pth may be the easiest thing. Then I can pile it with the big tractor.

[vallyfarm]

Have one. Bought it for $5 a few decades ago because no one knew what it was (including me). This was one built to work, not some new model or home made job. It worked fairly good in cow manure that was mostly solids with little bedding pack. Could not do the job in the goat barn where there is a lot of hay/straw bedding in the pack. Only worked if cleaning a 3-4" layer off the top. I would highly recomend a loader. If the tractor has never had a loader on it, then it is only as ruff on the front axle as you make it. Mike

[oneokie]

Are you wanting to loosen up the manure and get it out of the sheep barn to where you can use a larger tractor?

If you have a cultivator, put chisel points on the footpieces/shanks and use this to loosen. After loosening the manure, install a board (1x12 or 2x12 across the rear shanks and drag the manure out of the barn to where you can use the larger tractor. By cutting the bottom edge of the board at a 45° angle, it should work like a grader blade. One could fabricate wings on the ends of the board to move more material.

[Bearfootfarm]

Sounds to me like what you need is a landscape rake.

[Ross]

There were quite a few rear end loaders made. Basically a single arm with a lift cyl to the boom and a trip bucket (although there were some with a bucket cyl!) We had one years ago and sold it once we got a better small loader. Kinda sorry we did it was handy as a crane. Ford Major would know the brands.

[fordson major]

we had a parmiter years ago, was not a bad way to load! wifo made one as well, can't think of the name of the 2 i found this spring though! may have been a farmi and a farm master! you could also get a fresno bucket, the farmer that owned our farm dug out a hillside for his new house with one on a dexta years ago! (40)
loader on a major is not that big a deal just have too counter balance the loader with a weight on the back (should do that with any loader!) had toyed with the idea of putting a case loader and counter weight we have on a major but have too many loaders here now! (got a QT ford loader this spring for the cab tractor plus the skidsteer, ford industrial loader, the backhoe and the 3000 when we get it running!)

[Old Vet]

I used to have a Fordsten Major that had a front end loader and back hoe on it. Great tractor and it handled it well. Put a Hydrolic pump on it and a tank and you are good to go.

[Rob30]

I found an old loader off of a massey fergeson. Not sure if the pistons are any good, and I will have to install another pump. I guess that is the way I will go. Now I have to open up the end of barn so I can get in.

[fordson major]

yah, front end loaders are cheap! friend just sold a massey industrial for$400., did not include the pump though! get as heavy a loader as you can find rob! with brackets from front too rear! best massey loader was the ford industrial!