Anyone have any to share?
Sorry no one has given you an answer, Tefer. I just have single hives with no pallets. This Sat. is our club metting I will ask some of them. Good luck
Joe
Not many people run 6-ways. I would just like to have a plan to make a few.
Could just add 2 more hives to a 4 way plan I guess.
It always help to talk to keepers that have been there.
Now that I have a tractor, I might figure one out. I may as well move things on pallets...
Michael, pallets are working out better than I ever thought they would. Moving bees on pallets speeds things up and means less equipment to purchase.
I have a bunch of bottom boards now that I'm switching over.
Was always running out before.
I have to thank my buddy Danno for all the help with his 4 way pallet design.
I would just like to try a few 6 ways with medium boxes.
I have eight frame mediums and they are currently 14 to a stand (8' 3" by 48" stands). I figure I might even go for 8 hives on a pallet (56" by 42" or so if I leave 2" in front to pour feed on the bottoms...).
Yes, it would free up a lot of bottoms... maybe I wouldn't have to ever buy them again...
My thoughts are 16 1/4 + 1/2 + 16 1/4 + 1/2 + 16 1/4 = 49 3/4 wide round up to 50" X 45" deep.
19 7/8 + 2 + 19 7/8 + 1 5/8 x 2 for landingboards = 45
Using something like this you sure want a couple of calm colonies in the 2 middle positions.
On your 3 point forks, are you talking about 3 point hitch on the back of the tractor and then a 2 prong fork forforking the pallet. One like we used to use to move large round bales of hay. I have one of those and have a couple of pallet jacks. Have thought about taking one of those and making a 3 point hitch hook up for smaller items than the large bales. Good luck
Joe
Just a set of forks welded together that could be picked up by a 3 point. Nothing fancy and I only need one to try out. Balancing the load may prove to be difficult at times.
A bale fork is what gave me the idea to start with.
Danno sent me this link with a few pictures. Thanks Dan!
http://www.edwards-equip.com/SiteDocuments/tp0405.pdf (http://www.edwards-equip.com/SiteDocuments/tp0405.pdf)
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