muck rake forks - help, advice please.

[kerilli]

i know this is mental, but...
ordered a new muck rake fork for my tall muck picker thingy. this one, unlike all the previous ones which were welded, has a thread at the bottom of the upright bit, and screws into the bottom part. problem is, as i use it, it unscrews, so the bottom bit falls off all the time, plus i can't get any force behind it the way i usually do. winding it in as far as pos only works for 10 seconds before it starts coming undone, and i've tried glueing it but that only lasted a week, any other ideas please? am i missing something totally obvious? thankyou!

 

[Cahill]

the bolts on my hedgecutter used to work loose but i solved it with ptfe(?) plumbers tape.wind it on the right way,its worth a try cos its cheap.

how annoying.

 

[kerilli]

good idea, will try that, thanks!

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

I'd have sent the useless bl**dy thing back to the manufacturers/sellers! They have a responsibility to sell you goods that are fit for the task they are sold for!