New fork handle

37chief · Feb 27, 2014

I have a few old original new fork handles made in the US. Some are real long. I found one that fit my large manure fork, it was a little thicker, and shorter. The handle was stamped as a manure fork. It still had the sticker on it. It was made by Burner Ivory Handle company, Hope Arkansas. Not made in china. Almost hated using it. Wasen't doing any good setting in a corner with the rest of them. Stan

nhboyd · Feb 27, 2014

The long handles are for hay forks. we always use the heaver ones because they didn't break as often. stacked all our hay loose until all the help grew up.

ericlb · Feb 27, 2014

nice to have one, i have a manure fork and a old 5 tine fork, probably 80 years old, both handels finally broke from dry rot, i just had to buy a handle and fit it the best i could, so it workes

ShadetreeRet · Feb 27, 2014

I went to the local hardware about two years ago for a handle for my pitch fork, the original handle had a slight curve at the end where it attached to the fork. This type handle was over two dollars more than a straight handle. I bought the straight handle because it didn't matter to me anyway, I only use it for forking leaves and grass. Darned thing has already rotted at the fork end and broke!
They don't make 'em like they usta.

farmerwithmutt · Feb 27, 2014

Friend bought a scoop shovel at local farm store started bending right away as he was complaing i told him i could get him a good one but it would cost him .so i went to local amish hardware store over 60 bucks and now he thinks its going to outlast him

37chief · Feb 27, 2014

When Dad raised hay before the pickup balers. He would cut it, and rake it in rows, then go down the rows, and rake the rows in piles. then us kids, and the hired man would shape the piles into nice shocks. Then with his buck rake take the shocks to the stationary baler. I pitched a lot of hay also. Stan

pburg · Feb 28, 2014

Shadetree----If your fork handle "rotted" in just two years, you must be leaving the fork outside in the weather. Some folks do that---never put them away, and left unclean. I always clean them before putting them away---and they are just as shiny and useable five years down the road as they are today.

Goose · Feb 28, 2014

I don't know how many shovels I have with the handles broken off.

Seems you can buy a whole new shovel for about what the price of a new handle is.

Dick · Feb 28, 2014

It's next to impossible to find a hay fork handle. By that I mean a handle that is long and small in diameter. All the handles out there are for manure forks and that's fine if you want it for a manure fork. Hay forks don't need to be heavy if they're being used for hay and the extra length is helpful too. I guess not many people use hay forks anymore. It makes me be really careful with my hay forks as to not break a handle. Sometimes I find a nice hay fork at an auction and it's in need of a handle. A heavy manure fork handle just doesn't look or feel right. So, I'm still looking for hay fork handles, so far no luck.
Dick

Bret4207 · Mar 2, 2014

Google Bowman Handle and IIRC you'll find the real handles you want.

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