[AT] OT - using pitchfork

[Larry D. Goss]

You should be able to find a replacement handle at your local ACE
hardware, Mike.  They're pretty good about stocking that sort of thing.

If I remember right, the tang on a pitchfork is just a friction fit,
just like the handle on a flat file.  I think I remember being able to
knock off the stump of a broken handle by just working on it with a
hammer.

What have you got? Hay fork, straw fork, manure fork, beet fork, don't
know?

Larry

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I have a couple of old pitchforks that I rescued from the dumpster. The 
only problem is that the handles broke off flush with the ends. I don't 
know if I can find replacement handles or how to easily remove the 
stumps. I have heard of some folks burning them out, but that would seem

to ruin the temper of the metal. I suppose I could run a brace and bit 
down that is slightly smaller than the handle end, but I haven't gotten 
that far into the process. What did the old timers do in that situation?

Mike

Herbert Metz wrote:
> O.T. Was using a pitchfork to carry some straw around the other day;
> reminded me of six decades ago when handling loose hay, straw,
> alfalfa, etc was a frequent occurrence on most farms.   When Dad, or
> Grandpa, had to carry a fully loaded pitchfork more than a few steps
> they would position the loaded pitchfork in a vertical position (load
> above their head), with one hand above their shoulder and the other
> below.   It works good, and places less stress on the back and the
> arms.   Also, back then most farmers normally wore large brim
> strawhats, so no loose straw got down their necks. 
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