Hey I'm not making a big deal out of this, but if I had called that thing a pitchfork when I was a kid, my dad would have whacked my backside with it.
A pitchfork has two or three tines, and will easily penetrate a pile of fresh hay, or even a bale if it isn't packed too tight. The fork in the picture is for handling the hay AFTER the critters have finished with it. Four, five, or sometimes even six tines, a little stronger, and very frustrating to use on fresh hay if you are used to a pitchfork. We also had ensilage forks, which had even more tines, and were called sawdust forks if they were used in the sawdust bin.
All of these forks were interchangeable in a pinch, and sure do beat trying to handle the various materials with your hands.
There was also a rock picker, four or five much shorter tines, close together, with a deep curve. I wish I had one of those now, as the ground is much further away than it was thirty years ago.
PS. At least those chunks of wood are big enough that nobody would be embarrassed to handle them with a machine. The ones I really hate are those that are just a hair too big to handle comfortably, but not really big enough to justify getting out the heavy iron, unless it is already on the job.
I eliminated most fo that problem by building a lift for my splitter, and I try not transport anything that hasn't already been split.
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