Newbie likes clamp-on forks

[Timber]

I forget what I paid but it was around $300 no more. I bought them when I bought the Tractor. The 7 spear set up would be great to have, I wish they were available when I bought the forks. Might have to save some pennies for a set of those.

 

[eepete]

I bought mine 10+ years ago for $400, the dealer (who I don't deal with anymore) kinda gouged me.

Even at that inflated price, they have been incredibly useful. I've moved hay bales, used them for making brush piles on the forks when cleaning stuff up, and moved lots of material during all sorts of construction projects. The loader on my B21 is 1000 # capacity. With the forks on the lift capacity is around 800# for the 1st 3' off the ground, and then about 700# for a tall lift. Part of that is the weigh of the forks (about 150# for both of them) and part of that is moving the load point out on the FEL. Don't dig with them, go slow and easy. If you thought the FEL did stuff you never dreamed of, the forks are in the same class.

Pete

 

[Famah]

Good Morning:

Newbie question here....What are the advantages of having a toothbar? What can you do with one? Thank you.

Nick

That is a very formidable looking combination. I think I am going to look for a toothbar next.

Thank you for the pics!

 

[Raspy]

I love my forks and use them all the time. Now they pretty much just stay on.
But they are not very good for brush. Just two forks and a verticle stop that prevents the brush from getting into the bucket. Brush forks are my next attachment.

Meanwhile I load and unload equipment into the pickup, hand stuff up to the roof, move all sorts of equipment around and just use the heck out of the forks. Try to lift the heaviest stuff with the forks spread as far apart as possible for stability and to protect the bucket lip from bending. My max on my NH 29DA is about 800 lbs.

 

[jimcolt]

I use the heck out of these.....which I built in my home shop. I have lifted over 2000 lbs (different tractor, My 4310 won't lift more than about 1600). They are made from 2 x4 x .25 wall rectangular tube, usable length of 42". Can't bend them with the Kubota, and the bucket has no signs of bending.

Jim

 

[gwdixon]

I use the heck out of these.....which I built in my home shop. I have lifted over 2000 lbs (different tractor, My 4310 won't lift more than about 1600). They are made from 2 x4 x .25 wall rectangular tube, usable length of 42". Can't bend them with the Kubota, and the bucket has no signs of bending.

Jim

A big +1 on building your own. Much less expensive, can be lightweight, and a couple more can be built to use as brushforks.

Just posted some pics of small forks for a BX.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/180485-building-debris-fork.html#post2059004

 

[jimcolt]

Here's a few different versions I built for friends! From left to right they can handle 1200, 1600 and 2000 lbs.

Jim

 

[GSSFC]

Here's a few different versions I built for friends! From left to right they can handle 1200, 1600 and 2000 lbs.

Jim

Hi Jim

What are the 2000 pound units made from?

I live in Wolfeboro.

Tim

 

[jimcolt]

The fork tongs are 2 x 4 x .250 wall rect tubing, the side plates and clamp assembly are 3/8" steel, the clamp bolt is 7/8-9.

I'm in Enfield, near Lebanon, Hanover area.

Jim

 

[Mace Canute]

A couple of years back a friend and I made a set for my JD 3010 with 148 loader. We had a couple of pieces of solid square shaft, about 1 1/4 thick and about a meter long and we have a boatload of square u-clamps 3/8" that coincidentally were the right width to fit on the square shaft. We drilled 8 holes in the bottom of the bucket such that we could separate the front clamp from the back clamp on each fork the maximum distance we could and have the forks a decent distance apart, slipped the clamps into them, inserted the square shaft into those and tightened the whole shebang down. They aren't as strong as the commercially available ones by a long shot, but they sure are handy and the best part is since the metal was a gift, we have only our labour invested in them!