Muck fork tines

[devonshire farmer]

@Tim Howard cut me these tines so its beginning to take shape between other jobs and calving

 

[Dave W]

Is it just welded onto the face of the box?

 

[devonshire farmer]

Is it just welded onto the face of the box?

Yes got to brace it yet though

 

[David.]

Seems incredible, you'd expect them to bend; is hardox really that good?

 

[Bob c]

Yes got to brace it yet though

so they dont go through the rhs

 

[devonshire farmer]

so they dont go through the rhs

Going to weld triangles on bottom edge of tine to rhs to strengthen it

 

[Bob c]

Seems incredible, you'd expect them to bend; is hardox really that good?

hardox is good on anti wearing
if you want some thing not to bend ,...something like Strenx

 

[Bob c]

Going to weld triangles on bottom edge of tine to rhs to strengthen it

most forks are done this way where the tine goes though the bottom box

 

[devonshire farmer]

most forks are done this way where the tine goes though the bottom box

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Thanks, it’s just used as a buck rake on handler to do a day on long hauls to gain a Tractor, won’t be anything to strenuous and what I’m doing was the only cost effective way to do the job!

 

[devonshire farmer]

Will post a pic when it’s finished

 

[devonshire farmer]

 

[devonshire farmer]

Just got bottom tine braces left to weld in now

 

[Tim Howard]

Seems incredible, you'd expect them to bend; is hardox really that good?

Yes it is. Tapering the tine helps prevent it from bending near the frame and allows them to flex over the full length.
Strenx is an RQT steel for cold forming with a yield strength of 700, twice that of mild steel and similar to 24t.
Hardox 500 has a yield of 1,400. I have been using wear plate for 40 years now and have been happy to guarantee these tine for Devon,. This steel is very springy, if you could clamp 2 tines together they would spring back straight.
It would have been better if I had welded the base of the tine from the front top of the box to the to the bottom back but as it is a light bucket for light work and the budget was limited I decided not to. If it was for silage or muck they would have been.
Tim

 

[Tim Howard]

most forks are done this way where the tine goes though the bottom box

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Most conus tine sleeves would only be long enough to weld threw 100mm box and Devon has used 200 x 100 box. A welded tine needs a big heal as the box has less strength than the tine, welding a tine threw the box would leave a stress point in the tine.
Tim

 

[devonshire farmer]

 

[davieh3350]

Yes it is. Tapering the tine helps prevent it from bending near the frame and allows them to flex over the full length.
Strenx is an RQT steel for cold forming with a yield strength of 700, twice that of mild steel and similar to 24t.
Hardox 500 has a yield of 1,400. I have been using wear plate for 40 years now and have been happy to guarantee these tine for Devon,. This steel is very springy, if you could clamp 2 tines together they would spring back straight.
It would have been better if I had welded the base of the tine from the front top of the box to the to the bottom back but as it is a light bucket for light work and the budget was limited I decided not to. If it was for silage or muck they would have been.
Tim

How does the likes of strenx and hardox compare price wise with mild steel?

 

[Tim Howard]

How does the likes of strenx and hardox compare price wise with mild steel?

How does the likes of strenx and hardox compare price wise with mild steel?

I haven't used Strenx but have used Weldox 700 which it has now replaced.
There is not much between Weldox and Hardox 400 in price. It would be between two to three times the price of mild steel and Hardox 500 would be a little more.
Weldox is easy to drill, bend and punch, it is more of a fabricating steel where Hardox 400 needs to be bent with a much bigger radius and harder to drill.
Hardox 500 needs more care welding due to the higher carbon content and needs special drill bits.
I now use a 400 raex material for all the bracketing on my machines as it is much stronger and the holes don't wear with 500 being used on wearing parts.
Hardox Weldox and Strenx are Swedish steel brands, they normally come shot blasted and primer painted at a premier price which I find hard to justify.
I have been trying to download a file from you tube. Hardox in my body. but haven't been able to Well worth a look.

 

[Bp fabrications]

I can cut tapered hardox type tines for you. I have done some 700mm weld on before using 25mm 500 but only stock 400 above that. I stock 30 and 40 or 60mm. budget between £3.50 and £4 per kg plus carriage.

hello I know it’s a long shot but can you still cut Hardox tines out cheers Byron

 

[Tim Howard]

Sorry for the delay Byron but yes. Can you give me some sizes.