aloha
Silver Member
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2003
- Messages
- 215
- Location
- Hawaii - Big Island
- Tractor
- Kubota B7800 / Kubota RTV X900 / Scag Turf Tiger
The boss says she wants to be able to move pallets, building materials, and a whole lotta what-not. Since she insists, it seems that we must get something to do this. Alternatives which present themselves are a KingKutter pallet mover for the 3PH, in stock locally for $240, or clamp-on pallet forks for about $400 + shipping, or hang-on pallet forks, unpriced.
Pros on the pallet mover seem to be price, easy to see where the forks are going, price, lifting capacity, price, an easy mounting option for a sprayer yet-to-be-built, and, most importantly, price.
Cons on the pallet mover include limited lift height, doing everything backwards, and ugly yellow.
I have resisted clamp on forks because I worry about bending the bucket, and I might approach the limits of the lifting capacity that far forward on a Kubota B7800.
I note other posts of creative things done with the KK pallet mover including mounted KingKutter pallet mover to FEL bucket allowing it to be used either fore or aft.
For those of you who have a pallet mover (or other 3PH forks) or pallet forks, what do you see as the pros and cons? Do you ever wish you had gone the other way? Thanks.
Pros on the pallet mover seem to be price, easy to see where the forks are going, price, lifting capacity, price, an easy mounting option for a sprayer yet-to-be-built, and, most importantly, price.
Cons on the pallet mover include limited lift height, doing everything backwards, and ugly yellow.
I have resisted clamp on forks because I worry about bending the bucket, and I might approach the limits of the lifting capacity that far forward on a Kubota B7800.
I note other posts of creative things done with the KK pallet mover including mounted KingKutter pallet mover to FEL bucket allowing it to be used either fore or aft.
For those of you who have a pallet mover (or other 3PH forks) or pallet forks, what do you see as the pros and cons? Do you ever wish you had gone the other way? Thanks.