Inquiring minds want to know exactly how many sacks you can pick up on the pallet to pickup height before relief valve opens. Remember to air up your tires to max pressure!
Have you had the hydraulic pressure tested and relief valve set to max pressure? And, for grins, how many sacks can you pick up if you drop QA forks, rig up a sling with a chain/strap thru the pallet and FEL crossmember?
I've been amazed at the difference in max weight lift capability between the "sling" approach and stuff all the way out in front either using forks or bucket. You are in a perfect situation, now with the forks, to demonstrate this using incremental sacks of snow melt.
Yes, forks are an extremely useful attachment with capabilities quite different from a bucket, even one with teeth. They DO stick WAY out there!