Forks Pallet fork?

[GSS]

Anyone have an idea what a used Woods quick attach pallet fork might go for?

Also, what other uses besides lifting and moving pallets and other heavy items have you used or seen them used for? I've seen quite a few posts and pics of guys digging out stumps with them. Do they truly work better than a bucket with digging bar?

Just getting some info for a possible trade for my finish mower. Oh, and need to convince the wife too! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Thanks.

- Gerald

 

[Spencer]

Gerald, I paid $750 for my 48" long 3000 pound rated quick attach forks. I would have loved to find a used set but I came up empty.

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[AndyMA]

The Woods Quick Atach forks I have cost $850 new. Unless they are bent up, they do not depreciate much. Maybe 20%

Andy

 

[monkeybreath]

For the Woods PF17 forks - a basic utility set I think, I paid $550 - but they have not yet arrived - an issue that is bothersome for me because I can't move things I need to move before I can start doing the next task with post hole digger. This was a price quoted for the forks, but bought them at same time I bought the tractor and other implements.

 

[GSS]

Turns out they are not Woods forks, but Construction Attachment pallet forks. Any idea on their quality, etc?

Thanks!

- Gerald

 

[Spencer]

Gerald, the forks I have are by Construction Attachments . I think they are great, I have put them through quite a lot and have not had any problems. I would highly recommend them. Mine are the model CAL-48.

I have attached a picture of my forks off the tractor.

 

[monkeybreath]

By the way, regarding choosing pallet forks, if a FEL can only handle a certain amount of weight, it would not seem to make any sense to get pallet forks which had a weight rating far above that limit ? It would seem it might be a waste of money to go too far above the FEL rating - but being new to this I may be missing something.

 

[Spencer]

Ron, you are correct if you are only going to lift pallets with the forks. My FEL only has a lift rating of 800-900 pounds and these forks weigh in at a little over 400 pounds (which cuts my lift capacity dramatically). There are times that I would prefer to have some lighter duty forks for when I only want to lift something heavy up in the air. The reason I got these heavy duty forks was because both my dealer and I knew that most of my work with these forks would be for chores other than lifting pallets (ripping out stumps,etc.)

If you go up and read the two threads I posted earlier about stumps you will see the kind of forces I have applied to these forks using leverage. I wouldn't want anything lighter duty for those kinds of chores. Also the lighter duty forks use tubing instead of forged forks. That makes the forks much thicker so it is not as easy to get under items to pick them up.

 

[monkeybreath]

At the time I ordered the pallet forks I only had in mind lifting and moving material - fence posts, rr ties, and so on - I never even thought they could be used for stumps. . . Also, I assume you subtract the bucket weight from the pallet fork weight to get what "lift" you have left with the FEL ? or, I guess, I don't know this either, does the FEL lift rating include the weight of the bucket or in addition to it ?

 

[MLB]

I've got a pair that came with my tractor and Woods implements I bought last year as a package deal. Never used them. WHat do you think they're worth?
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