Love my Pallet Forks

[JJZ 109]

Just wait till an 18 wheeler shows up on your road with a big bulky heavy delivery - nice - don't need a Loading dock.

Yup. More than once I've met a tractor trailer at the corner of my road. Unloaded my item with the forks and proceeded down the street to the house with them.

 

[mddorange]

I leave the engine running and lock the loader valve.

 

[kco]

Do you leave the engine running while you are up there or turn it off? Does it make a difference with respect to the risk of a sudden hydrolic failure causing the FEL to crash down. I am new to tractors and have wondered how safe it is to use the bucket instead of a ladder. Of course the tractor manufacturer tells you that hydrolic can fail at any time, but how often does this happen in reality and in a fashion that the FEL comes crashing down?

The possibility of a hydraulic failure is a good point. When I bought my first loader the dealer warned me to never work under it. It came with a chunk of deep channel steel that you placed on the raised loader lift cylinder to mechanically stop the loader from falling. I wish Kioti supplied such a device.

My view is similar to wmonroe's--one needs to weigh the risks of using the loader vs a ladder and choose the safer option for the job at hand.

 

[wmonroe]

The possibility of a hydraulic failure is a good point. When I bought my first loader the dealer warned me to never work under it. It came with a chunk of deep channel steel that you placed on the raised loader lift cylinder to mechanically stop the loader from falling. I wish Kioti supplied such a device. My view is similar to wmonroe's--one needs to weigh the risks of using the loader vs a ladder and choose the safer option for the job at hand.

I never even thought about a piece of steel channel. It would be easy to make and whoever is helping me could put it in place once I'm up in the loader. Good idea!

 

[FTG-05]

Risks of me falling off a work platform held my FEL/forks loader vs. some teeter-totter extension ladder, hmmmm, decisions, decisions..........


NOT!

 

[Xfaxman]

Risks of me falling off a work platform held my FEL/forks loader vs. some teeter-totter extension ladder, hmmmm, decisions, decisions..........

NOT!

If it is a one time job, rent a scaffold.

If you can use it later for storage, check craigslist for used pallet rack. Use it for a scaffold, then storage.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Have a set of Titan 48" x 4000lb. clamp-on forks and stabilizer bar for sale in the TBN Private Party Adds at a great price.

Bought them for our Kubota B2710 which we sold back in November. Used only twice so essentially brand new. We are in Texas.

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