First brand new farm impliment for me.

jon f mn · Sep 10, 2018

Well, made my first official purchase for the farm yesterday, a brand new manure fork! Turns out I still remember how to use one, guess it's like riding a bike. Cleaned up where they were raising dogs and some of the grass clippings from when I started mowing the tall grass. Then cleaned out the horse stuff from the quanset shed so I can start fixing that and parking stuff in it. Got about 4 loads out of there yesterday.

Bruce from Can. · Sep 10, 2018

Gosh ! I wish you lived closer, I could get some lessons.

Dave H (MI) · Sep 10, 2018

I'm still buying those at garage sales, LOL! Maybe someday...one can dream!

db4600 · Sep 10, 2018

Thanks for the memories. It seemed that the only new equipment pa bought was manure forks and corn shovels on the farm. Fewer shovel were bought because cousin Pete had a heli-arc and could weld those up. 2 pieces of machinery were bought new in pa?s career. A 4600 Ford with a loader from Karter and Odegard in St. Cloud and and 540 IH spreader. Both to handle manure.

Bob in SD · Sep 10, 2018

Nearby town has "spring cleaning" where they put everything out on the boulevard for a week for people to pick through, then the city comes and hauls what's left to the dump. I've gotten better about hauling home other folks trash, but still picked up 7 hoes somebody had put out last year. Sad in a way, as I could tell they'd been well used so I'm guessing somebody either passed or quit gardening and the family tossed them. (Not new by any means, handles showed that they'd spent many a summer outside, but nothing a little sanding and oiling did't fix).

My brother always often pointed out that you normally don't need to lock up a shovel or any other hand tool. A guy that would steal probably doesn't want to use one of them anyway.

jamstra · Sep 10, 2018

Known as a 'graip' here in Scotland. And you're right, it's like riding a bike, once learned, never forgotten. Do you use yours right or left handed, or are you ambidextrous?? Hate to think how many hundreds of tons of muck I have loaded with a graip over 50 years!! Don't give yourself a hernia with it - it's new and the tines will not be worn down to a sensible length yet!! LOL
Jim

Hay hay hay · Sep 10, 2018

I raise horses and surprisingly the folks that I hire to clean stalls are very picky about the pitch fork they want to use. One guy prefers a rust old bent and (one tooth broken) fork. One gal I hired brought her own fork every day, didn't like any of mine. I personally prefer a little 3 tine fork I bought for $5 at an auction over the $45 fork I bought new last year. Actually, I personally prefer to use none.

glennster · Sep 10, 2018

jon, if it had a seat on it, id run it for ya!!!!

BIG RUH · Sep 10, 2018

Is that am Armstrong?

sms · Sep 10, 2018

I had some laying around, just bought new handles. Did them all so only had to pay shipping once.

37chief · Sep 10, 2018

The first of many I hope. Did the fork come with a 100 hr warranty? My experience with tools now days in a short time the head will fly off. Just brake it in easy, you will probably be ok. Stan

larry@stinescorner · Sep 10, 2018

Nice job!!Well done!!

Jegs · Sep 10, 2018

Nice fork ya got there, I've always preferred a 4 tine fork ... that's all I will use. I store mine outside with the head up so water wont collect and rot the handle.

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