Homemade forklift (Part 1)

Homemade forklift (Part 1)
I have stopped looking at most replies for a long time. I used to be upset by all the haters! I can't figure them out and have come to realize that all they can do is discourage my son.
I have taught my son to use my tools safely. He asked if he could try to build something while I was gone for the weekend and my wife was home. He did this 100% on his own and way before he even had a cellphone or access to the internet. He was in 6th grade. I wouldn't have cared if it didn't even get off the ground! He was using his imagination, creativity, and engineering skills before he even knew what engineering was!
He was not happy with the results and asked me if I had any ideas how he could make it better. I gave him a couple thoughts I had (yes, I know I am not an engineer)and he ran with it and improved it for his second attempt. See part 2.
Unfortunately he then tried to use it to lift some heavy logs in the woods and broke it.
Then he wanted me to buy a welder so he could make it even stronger. I wish I could afford one because there are so many things that he could try and I would like to learn to use it with him!
Thanks for all the positive comments over the years from everyone!

[@gorp27]

Good thinking, now you need a stick welder and some old bed frames, and let the games begin.

[@bearbait2050]

Too many haters. Too many hateful comments. The video was all about the kids creativity. Stupid people can't even realize that. Sir thank you very much for your service. Your kid is very creative he's a young genius

[@IRAQARMYVET]

Black Bear I agree! I have stopped looking at most replies for a long time. I used to be upset by all the haters as well! I can't figure them out and have come to realize that all they can do is discourage my son. I have taught my son to use my tools safely. He asked if he could try to build something while I was gone for the weekend and my wife was home. He did this 100% on his own and way before he even had a cellphone or access to the internet. He was in 6th grade. I wouldn't have cared if it didn't even get off the ground! He was using his imagination, creativity, and engineering skills before he even knew what engineering was! He was not happy with the results and asked me if I had any ideas how he could make it better. I gave him a couple thoughts I had and he ran with it and improved it for his second attempt. Unfortunately he then tried to use it to lift some heavy logs in the woods and broke it. Then he wanted me to buy a welder so he can make it even stronger. I wish I could afford one because there are so many things that he could try and I would like to learn to use it with him! Thanks for all the positive comments over the years from everyone!

[@huntersmith6295]

Only lifting about 4 inches off the ground doesn't do much use but the kid definitely had the right idea

[@darkshadowsx5949]

it would help if the wood wasn't so flexible. or at least reinforced better.

[@madams22100]

he gets an A for effort.... id rather have my son out building things with trial and error, than inside playing video games all damn day .... good job kid

[@TKO-NY]

Very creative mind. Great work young man.

[@bretcullison135]

Teach this kid to weld and the sky is the limit,way to go bud.

[@RetiredTony]

Very smart young man...just the thought of putting together a contraption like he did... Great job youngster!

[@jamesj3284]

Your son is a genius. That is awesome.

[@Cosm1cCream]

Awesome. I bet he would still like to have one even 7 years later lol Very neat

[@tiffanypalmer4801]

Young master engineer in the making. 👍 👍

[@TopCat2021]

I love it totally thinking out of the box on that one. Your son has a bright future in front of him and I recon a very proud dad also. Keep up the good work.

[@JackofAllTrades1]

Great job Ryan, I love your creativity. Keep up the problem solving ideas they are valuable lessons that last a lifetime.

[@mikhail2400]

Not bad buddy. Nice to see a young person solving problems instead of asking others to do it for them.

[@stevematheny1643]

good job young man don't you listen to the naysayers keep it up

[@BriantWoodworks]

That's just awesome! Pretty dang clever to be so young. Looks like he could put just a couple brackets on the front side of that thing and really be in buissines! Great job bud!

[@unit1393]

Nice Job!!! Great to see kids doing something useful and creative other than playing on iPads and phones. Best wishes to you buddy!

[@glenngehrke9626]

Nice work! Keep at it and you'll end up with a forklift that can lift anything you want. Ignore the haters with their negative comments.

[@Sean-Aviation]

Nice job. I like it. well done.

[@TheTorkerman]

Super job!! Now think about a chain with an adjuster to tie the font shocks together, so they don't compress with the load. You are an ideas man kid!! Well done

[@travj4450]

Good job. You will get better.

[@daryldecamp6295]

Thumbs up Ryan.

[@johnstevens1192]

Ive seen a lot worse designs. It works. Well done mate.👍🇦🇺

[@tiffanypalmer4801]

WITH AWESOME FATHERING COMES FORTH ONE AWESOME CHILD. STANDING👏🕴 OVATION 🕴👏 TO YOU GENTLEMEN. LOOK FORWARD TO THE FINAL RENDERING OF THE WHOLE PROJECT.

[@missilpeludo8813]

Congratulations, very smart guy!

[@igotajopamerica3040]

Dad says they don't have the money for a forklift, so son uses his brain and builds one!! If I was Dad I'd start thinking of things a want that can't afford tell your son about it before you leave for the weekend.😏 You may get things you never knew you could afford. GOOD VIDEO!!!

[@pathaze4299]

If you make it out of square steel tubing or solid steel beams, with a stronger winch. Mount it a bit better, to the utilities racks. It could be used like a full size forklift. Pretty neat.

[@debbiemearns2434]

pretty ingenius if you ask me! Love It!! Love You Ryan Great Job!!!!

[@ryanmearns3312]

thank you!

[@ryanmearns3312]

love u too!

[@chriskilla247]

Man his dad did a good job

[@scottbumby1166]

Very smart kid keep your brain working u can do anything u put your mind to

[@Pursellklan9]

Your son has a good imagination

[@jerameyosborn5481]

This kid is going places... Nice job

[@bearbait2050]

Very creative. Good job sir.

[@nudmt4671]

Explicitly awesome. .. the best part was your dad saying you wouldn't let him see it til the end..... haha my dad is same way. ... your know what would be better. Him saying he's hella proud .... good work. You crapped out a fork lift for a quad out a wood.... for those of you that don't get my context. It means when you make poop, this kid will be making shit. Grate shit. ....great stuff.... is a patent the right way to go. It's a truck load of money and you could be easy copied with the right math and a good engineer could do those numbers after he makes yours.. you don't need any version of. A Prototype to file a patent just the detailed drawing..... hit up 80/20 the industrial erector set for a good time..... hey hear is some typos types typhoes for all you creative police smashing on the eeeboards....btw. yes I make stuff..polic3. first find me and then whip out your dixk . I mean show me what you got.. really what planer are you people fromm who rips on a kid who got it right the first attempt..... yes wood perfect over metal for several reasons . Availability. Price. Engineering preformance. It's it's it's engineering. .. yes ..... I typos just to feel that lov3. Nor would I have the time to conjecture real words and sentences and stuff when I'm in my own world ignoring humanity. i mean making stuff. Dan in an ass. F speel check.... keep. Making stuff kid. Sorry about all the cursing and dad buy you kid a 6 dollar burger since you can't buy a forklift. ... and it's the act of another indivaul looking at the project . Yes just looking will change the outcome or dissolve it completely. ... it's schortamerr. Shor dimes. . Danm special check. Google,,' exploding cat theory " ... does anything think hilter would have been so bad if he got into art school. Retort call. Retoric question. I'll never see your replies. And this rant was mainly for my dad who believes in pyramid networking schemes who thinks they will pay out one day over his son who has placed sec end in a national art show. Also won two other awards at the college levell. So two shows three awards one piece....I over sampled the drawing to add in more resolution. Impossible a professor exclaimed. 5000 by 10000 pixels. (I got 5x that big) 250.000.000 printable pixals. Querter billion. At 72 dpi it's huge . At 36 dpi its a football field in size.....damn forgetting your awesome sucks... Thankx trolls. I dont need yours or dads aproval. I think we made a breakthrough today. I think I'll make my dad's dreams come true I'm gunna take all your scamming ass money and put it where i want it ........where's my five dollars ken.... end communication

[@Iamphuster]

Good job.. If you look at the side view, there is a triangular gap between the lift and the front bumper.. If you make a wooden 'wedge' where the triangle becomes more than 90 degrees, when you activate the winch, your forklift will 'lean' towards the vehicle, just like a real forklift would.. Next, start looking underneath wooden kitchen/dining tables. Older, well constructed ones that you can add extra leafs in had a wooden sliding mechanism. By building something similar to the shape of your current lift, and by stretching the winch cable up and over the table's slide mechanism, you can stack pallets on top of each other..

[@kr5289]

reminds me of me when I was that age, and about 45 yrs later I still do the same thing. wander how many people thought Bill Gates was just a dreamer. Great job.

[@zanelile515]

good job young man.

[@Breauxmaintconst]

I'm impressed!

[@kyleadams3112]

Nice work man.

[@centerfirecentral]

Awsome

[@harrisonwims1916]

Lol idk y he needed/wanted a forklift but this is awesome

[@benscoles5085]

Good Job, this makes me proud of YOU, , this is what using your brain is all about, not just there to keep your ears apart, in time you will find refinements, and use different materials, , but YOU have a great start, and the mind to make it work.!!!

[@alexgoucher3114]

Ben Scoles people like you make the world an enjoyable place

[@thepickleton1741]

He is smart! I bet he can make a great one from steel

[@factdesignbr]

Beautiful. God bless y'all

[@violeman]

AWESOME!! Your son reminds me so much of my son.. Always making things like this!! Good stuff.

[@slowboat6021]

good effort young man. now he just needs a welder so he can make some stronger tynes.

[@markjohnson9495]

Good job!!!

[@civilizeddelinquent563]

Great job kid!

[@SuperDarius01]

Great attempt but if wanted here are some things you could do to make it better. 1. Make it out of steel. Two Make a sliding mechanism to slide to forks up and down. I made mine for about 300 bucks for my ATV with some steel from the scrap yard, 2 60 dollar 2500 pound winches from harbor freight(Might not be the best but I have had them for over a year and they still work great), and some casters from harbor freight to take the weight off of the front of the atv. I also used metal sphere I bought off ebay for the sliding mech. Mine is not the best and as far as weight goes can not hold much(Maybe 1000 pounds at most and even then it does not work as good as something only a few hundred pounds) but it gets the job I need it to do done.

[@malghawazi]

Great job

[@nashvilletennessee3194]

Tell 20 teenagers of today to go and build a homemade forklift all by yourself... And I guarantee only one or two will be able to do it! Who are those two? The ones with an engineering type mind! Give that boy a full engineering scholarship at the engineering school of his choice. Forklift today... Space shuttle tomorrow!

[@ar-gaming9014]

teach him to weld give him $50-$100 send him to a scrap yard and he'll have some think that will work better wood is great for building prototypes now he just need to build it make an upside down T and hook that to the front A arms of the four wheeler and make the forks slide up a metal center beam with a pulley at the top to the winch not sure how old he is but if you teach him to weld grind and use a torch he will be set for life

[@jonluce905]

The contraption is only as strong as the wood those chains are attached too.

[@ndb466]

*applause * nice!

[@roach1405]

Cool now make it out of aluminum then run the rail to the rearend so you so your weight will spread to the whole four wheeler

[@Lukedawg1984]

Very cool just a few modifications and it will be stronger n work better!

[@Estabanwatersaz]

Smart kid. Maybe you should keep him?

[@IRAQARMYVET]

🤣 I will!

[@adamatdavis7049]

Good job

[@darkshadowsx5949]

damn when i was i kid we couldn't even afford wood. let alone a 4 wheeler. im not joking either. but i was fixing dvd players and stuff as we couldn't afford to get much new.. i couldn't afford to be creative. i wanted to build so many things but only had broken trash to use.

[@frasertive2726]

This is awesome but how durable is it?

[@WOLF3870]

great

[@ElectronicsForFun]

More like a pallet jack than a forklift but still super cool.

[@mattcole8259]

great video

[@williamsantiago7303]

Wow, have a engineer help you make it out of metal and put a patent on it and you're in the money buddy. Great ideal bud. Thanks for the video buddy, thumbs up.

[@junwaen9649]

William Santiago it would be way too heavy and wouldn’t be able to hold anything you can see in this video already the back tires are about to come off the ground

[@pacotmx]

already existed from many years ago , i see is some company here in Washington state , USA, selling but no idea how much

[@bhuplink]

This is ingenious. There's a creator

[@nationalcitysycho]

BhutuPhoto Uplink I take it your not mechanically inclined?

[@blakeparker5792]

BhutuPhoto Uplink kdh

[@tylervanbiezen804]

Use the front rack then in a swivel hook so you can lift higher and more weight

[@33Borres]

very good :)

[@stevenweaver7976]

If you guys have nothing better to do than to mock a kid on here who is willing to go out and build something to make is job easier than to sit around mocking other people on KZbin like yourselves then maybe you should glue a mirror to your computer screen and phone screen so when you look at it to mock some one you will be mocking your self. And to the kid great job the shows that you are creative enough and have learned the concept "work smarter not harder" and that is a very good concept to learn for the farm or any job for that matter why work hard when you can build something to do the work for you

[@zakerybrown9425]

So if he run the winch cable over the front rack and cam down depending on the weight of the pallet he could go a little high right

[@zakerybrown9425]

But yes great job

[@leviyoung7002]

Smart thing to do

[@theg.bthree3323]

Cool but that four wheeler need a tune up it runs horrible and misfires at an idle

[@expatconn7242]

great job kid ...

[@littleboyproductions471]

Mabey if he put more wheight at the back be could have it more of the ground

[@theMekanik]

🤘🏻

[@nationalcitysycho]

DUDE WHAT SHOE SIZE IS YOUR SON? BIG BOOTS!

[@bradenweeks5289]

😂💀💀

[@Idkwhatimdoing1.6]

Goat

[@Jack-ur5tk]

Well if you can't buy it make it haha.

[@CookieB504]

Smart

[@ndn2589]

Get em a stick welder

[@phillipnewton7725]

It'll fail after a week...but good idea

[@G45SFL]

I wanna see tha "forklift" lift 200 pounds 😂

[@haydenmulkey6720]

luis quadlife he's running a 2500 lb. winch, I'm sure. Better luck next time bud.

[@G45SFL]

Get da f out 😂😂😂

[@backyardcrashandbash6438]

That’s wood it cannot carry 200 pounds

[@shortthrow50]

Hayden Mulkey lmao you idiot. He’s using a chain wrapped over plastic, connected to foot rests and wrapped around wood. Plus the shocks can’t handle shit or the front suspension. That whole machine would break if he attempted to use any power from that winch to lift any more than 200 pounds

[@deklanharris6764]

michelle macdonald LMAOO!😂

[@sdas7327]

Great job, considering most American men and boys under 40 don't know how to change the oil in their cars! However... couldn't the 2 gas cans just have as easily fit on the back seat?

[@nationalcitysycho]

sdas7327 OR JUST WALK THEM..LMAO

[@redneck4life137]

just for show

[@ndb466]

seriously?!?! it's just a demo of how the thing works!

[@189750]

Hats off to a creative young mind. Its nice to see a kid putting his energy into something positive.

[@sslliimmyy]

sdas7327 yeah. Idk how to change oil in a car because I drive a truck.

[@mustapekka9768]

wood??

[@stanmendoza638]

I'm better off doing it by hand.. LMFAO.

[@LuxxyHD]

Cool but it's wood and not strong enough 😂

[@Hawgdawgman]

Luxxy he prolly wont be lifting stuff heavy enough to break the wood

[@mistaa3781]

Uncle red vibes

[@ernestomartin1985]

smart kid

[@jesssthemesss925]

wow it lifts 3 inches

[@dsgb8]

Two or three inch lift on the from little taller tire just all on the from back sits nice and high do that to the from kid I think you got it from their. #sharktank 🤘🤙👍

[@dsgb8]

Front

[@Richdaddye]

better patient that!

[@isaaccp25]

Carry two gas cans or... well carry them

[@scottwitkowski1298]

Yep, I believe I saw this on The Red Green show. Of course he used duct tape.

[@petercyr6287]

IRAQARMYVET WHAT KIND OF COMBAT BOOTS THEY LOOK BRAND NEW TO ME

[@chinofajardo5591]

😂😂

[@Hi-qq7zy]

Get a wild hare Atv front end loader

[@erikdale9145]

Damn only 4grand, good call 🙄

[@Hi-qq7zy]

@@erikdale9145 good point

[@thinetaco3722]

Why did he even want a forklift

[@coltonroussel9811]

Might need some Wait in the back. 😂

[@victorrivera4974]

Never knew I needed a forklift just to carry two gas cans and anyone can build this son

[@nykynuorisoonkuullun5805]

IRON

[@DavyJonesSN95]

If he cant lift 2 gas cans... Sell the quad and but a weight lifting station....this is coming from a 13 year old😑

[@G45SFL]

Lifts about 4 inches

[@Ian-ff2hz]

oh more like 2 inches

[@starlightfilms8971]

Good idea, that's until you break the plastics on your quad.