I am in Chicago IL, I am sure the forks work the with stainless steel rod however I don't know if they would be compatible with my rig given the spits are wooden and resemble axel's. However if your friend has a website or contact information checking them out certainly wouldn't hurt.

Hi Ed,

Yeah, it's certainly a heck of a lot better then the rig that I inherited from the old Croatian's in our town. Most of the old timers have died or are told old to do the lamb or pig roasts anymore and the younger generation never took much interest. I married into the family and decided what the heck and roasted my first pig at my oldest daughters christening. Unfortunately the rig was hand built back sometime in the 30's and is in dire need of a little TLC. The forks are probably the most important piece of equipment. The second pig roast I did I did not have forks and ended up trying to wire the pig to the spit. After it was all said and done the pig looked like Hannibal Lecter and half of it was raw. Sad day all around. I have since made my own forks with wing nuts and rods. It works but not ideal.
Other then that I am on a huge rib kick right now and am putting together a team for some competition. So we'll see how that works out, if anything it looks like a gas.
Have a good day Ed and keep them pictures coming.