Fork Mount Base Components - Base Platform Chassis

 

Base Platform Chassis (Click for enlarged view)

 

Here we have six carefully cut 2 x 2 inch pieces of longleaf pine posts that will become the fork mount's Base Platform Chassis. I know what you are thinking, but these pieces of wood are a hard variety of pine  that save you quite a bit on cost compared to higher grade varieties such as oak, or ash. Actually, I purchased the wood from Home Depot at $1.99 for each 4 foot length piece. I had to search through the pile of posts to find straight boards, because many of these posts were warped - hence the cheap price. Click the purple arrow that points right to continue.