Wild Bill the 2nd
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Anyone have their rock bucket? How is it holding up? Saw one for $650 new. Not sure if they have different grades of rock bucket. Seems too cheap to be true.
Do you recall what those 42" SSQA forks sold for and are you happy with them?
The bidding ended at $400 but there was an auction fee and I had to go pick them up in New Hampshire, 4 to 6 hours round trip I think. With fees and fuel (I also got a grapple so the fuel was splt) added together about $500 maybe less.
As far as liking them, for what I paid and how much I use them I'm happy with them. If they were some thing I was using alot I would get a better set, but the construction quality is very good. They fit the ssqa nice and tight with no slop, the forks slide nicely on the rail, and all the welds look good. At work we have a set of bradco 48" on the skid steer, they are much nicer (about twice the cost as well) and much more lifting capacity. The tomahawk forks are rated at 2800 lbs evenly distribution witch may turn out to be a little light for my FEL but I don't intend on digging or anything like that. I wish they were 48" but only because I can't see the tips without standing or leaning to the side, I really don't know if the 48" would be any easier to see as I have never tried them. The only real complaint about the construction of the forks is that the ssqa is 90 degrees to the forks and I run out of roll back if I'm working on a down hill slope. All in all I would recommend them as either light duty or for a FEL with a lower lifting capacity. They are fairly light weight as well, I can slide them around and put them on their dolly by hand, I don't know what the poundage is.
Anyone have their rock bucket? How is it holding up? Saw one for $650 new. Not sure if they have different grades of rock bucket. Seems too cheap to be true.
There are a whole bunch of them coming up at an auction so that info is good to know. Think I could pick up 2,000 lbs with one? it is rated 2800 lbs so would you feel comfortable?
That looks like a good first test. :thumbsup:
I don't recall any bad reports on Tomahawk stuff.