Hi,
I've been looking at clamp-on pallet forks. I'm not sure that I'm crazy about the clamp design and the pressure that it puts out on the front of the loader. My Kioti loader has 7 holes pre-drilled in the front already (double-thick steel lip). I'm thinking that the holes on either side of center would be about the right distance for pallet forks.
Why couldn't I drill 2 matching holes into the bottom of the loader, toward the back. Then, to create a set of (non-adjustable) pallet forks, I could buy some heavy "C" Channel, and drill 2 matching holes in 2 pieces and bolt them up underneath of the bucket.
Granted, they would not have any adjustment to the width -- they either work or wouldn't work going into a pallet, but for cutting wood, general lifting, etc... I could live with that design. I'm pretty sure I could live with the price tag (aka 'cheap').
If the loader seemed 'thin', I could run a piece of heavy angle steel inside the bucket between the bolts for added reinforcement. When I'm not using the forks, I could 'fill in' the holes with a stubby carriage bolt and nut and just live with the intrusion inside my bucket.
Any thoughts?
Thanks...
I've been looking at clamp-on pallet forks. I'm not sure that I'm crazy about the clamp design and the pressure that it puts out on the front of the loader. My Kioti loader has 7 holes pre-drilled in the front already (double-thick steel lip). I'm thinking that the holes on either side of center would be about the right distance for pallet forks.
Why couldn't I drill 2 matching holes into the bottom of the loader, toward the back. Then, to create a set of (non-adjustable) pallet forks, I could buy some heavy "C" Channel, and drill 2 matching holes in 2 pieces and bolt them up underneath of the bucket.
Granted, they would not have any adjustment to the width -- they either work or wouldn't work going into a pallet, but for cutting wood, general lifting, etc... I could live with that design. I'm pretty sure I could live with the price tag (aka 'cheap').
If the loader seemed 'thin', I could run a piece of heavy angle steel inside the bucket between the bolts for added reinforcement. When I'm not using the forks, I could 'fill in' the holes with a stubby carriage bolt and nut and just live with the intrusion inside my bucket.
Any thoughts?
Thanks...