What do you do with your forks?

[Xfaxman]

FYI, here is the Speeco UltraFork that attaches to the front or rear. A pallet fork frame can be made the same way.

On the SSQA.

On the three point hitch.

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[gwdixon]

If you have the means to weld then you can make your own heavy-duty clamp on forks. Go to a forklift repair business and see if they have any used Class II forks that they will sell you. Most of the time they just sell them for scrap when they part out a forklift.

Then design a clamp and strike up the welder. The HD ones I made are in the photo below (clamps shown).

Then there are light duty ones that can be made from channel iron. Three photos are below for the ones I use on the BX2200. Four forks were made so the two extra could be added and then the bucket is used as brush forks. Even my wife can use them.

 

[David P]

Had Christmas dinner (lunch) at our home today and my 99 year-old grandmother attended. She has great difficulty walking even with her walker and unfortunately, our home has steps up at every entrance. So I screwed some osb onto the top of a pallet and loaded "Oma" onto the pallet and up to the porch. It felt really good to be able to ease her pain for a day...

Forks are most definitely one of the most useful attachments you can own.

 

[rbtjr]

I have a Kubota L3800. I have been considering buying some forks. I have a 4-n-1 bucket and also a grapple, so I wasn't convinced that the forks would be worth the cost in terms of what I could do with them that I can't already do. This thread and others have about convinced me otherwise. If I were to buy some forks, what length forks tines would you guys recommend--42" or 48"? Thanks.

 

[/pine]

Had Christmas dinner (lunch) at our home today and my 99 year-old grandmother attended. She has great difficulty walking even with her walker and unfortunately, our home has steps up at every entrance. So I screwed some osb onto the top of a pallet and loaded "Oma" onto the pallet and up to the porch. It felt really good to be able to ease her pain for a day...

Forks are most definitely one of the most useful attachments you can own.

FWIW...
A lot of times I will take a pallet up to where a fallen tree has been cut to load firewood on and a friend or neighbor often rides on the pallet...Just as I am moving the 3ph lever to raise the pallet I say "third floor, lingerie"...usually gets a chuckle...

 

[gwdixon]

I have a Kubota L3800. I have been considering buying some forks. I have a 4-n-1 bucket and also a grapple, so I wasn't convinced that the forks would be worth the cost in terms of what I could do with them that I can't already do. This thread and others have about convinced me otherwise. If I were to buy some forks, what length forks tines would you guys recommend--42" or 48"? Thanks.

This is one case where bigger isn't necessarily better. 48" is just too long on the front of a tractor, especially if they are the kind that attach to the bucket. It is amazing how that little extra length causes one to spear anything in sight.

Lifting capacity is not increased by longer forks. The only reason for longer forks might be to increase brush hauling capacity.

 

[Xfaxman]

I made some 48" brush forks 5 years ago for the TORO+Loader.

They work on pallets also.

Here is a pile of trees pulled with the Versahandler.

Slid the forks under it and took it to the burn pile.

 

[AHNC]

I've recently built a set of 42" forks that will mount on either of my BX's. In order to not damage the FEL I welded a 1x6" black pipe nipple onto the forks. I hook the nipple under the top bucket lip and rotate it down to the FEL. Increasing the bearing surface on the lip has, so far, eliminated any deformity of the bucket. If you can weld they are pretty simple to build.

 

[TomSeller]

I like the 48" on my SSQA setup on the loader. If they were the clamp on style, shorter is better. Longer let's you set loads farther onto a truck, or drag loads to you from farther back on a truck if they were loaded deep.

 

[rbtjr]

Thanks for the feedback. If I do get some forks, they will be the SSQA style.

 

[jodebg]

Can you post photos of your forks?

I've recently built a set of 42" forks that will mount on either of my BX's. In order to not damage the FEL I welded a 1x6" black pipe nipple onto the forks. I hook the nipple under the top bucket lip and rotate it down to the FEL. Increasing the bearing surface on the lip has, so far, eliminated any deformity of the bucket. If you can weld they are pretty simple to build.

 

[UTCenturion]

i dont use them for everything, but i used them atleast once a week. I use them more than my factory bucket probably. I dont move anything heavy by hand anymore. I put it on a pallet and then i move it with the tractor. I move IBC's full of water to the top of our pasture to water goats. (IBC's are 275 gallon containers for food powders and liquids, they have a built in pallet). I'll occasionally fill an ibc with water and carry it to a bonfire so i have a way to easily put it out with a gas water pump. I use IBC cages to store firewood. I split firewood and throw it in a cage and it stays there untill I'm ready to burn. I just carry the cage and set it outside the house when I need more wood. So the only time i move the firewood is at split and burn time. No stacking or restacking. I also store lumber and building materials on pallets so they can be moved and stacked in my barn when necessary. If i have to lift anything with a chain, i prefer to use the forks because they have more reach and are easier to hook onto. Having the forks and eventually the IBC's has really changed how i do everything on my farm. I have food grade IBC's for water, and cheaper (10 dollars a piece) industrial IBC's I just use for firewood. I put scrap metal in steel drums on pallets so when its time to load on a truck to go to the scrapyard i dont lift it - the tractor lifts it and the scrapyard uses forks to offload it. Most of the things I use forks for require a lot of lift capacity so i'm not sure I would have any use for clamp on forks. 3PH forks sound like a great idea, particularly for really heavy stuff like water containers. I dont have any yet, but would love to get a set on day.

 

[David P]

I picked up a set of 3pt forks from agri supply and they work great for the IBF totes. We use them for collecting maple sap, which is slightly heavier than water and the forks have performed great despite going over their stated capacity. Great buy for something in that price range.

 

[TomSeller]

We use them for collecting maple sap, which is slightly heavier than water .

The heck with the forks, do you have pictures of your maple sap collecting?

 

[Scrambler82]

I used the Northern Tool 1500 lb clamp on fork to take my 3'x6' trash pallet to the pickup point, 300 ft drive.

My trash pallet has two large containers on it, the Trash Truck comes by picks up the containers, dumps them and puts hem back on the pallet.

That is all so far it who knows where from here.

 

[chuck172]

One of my uses for pallet forks is to load firewood onto my deck. The deck is 6' high. I took out a rail section and built a hinged gate.

 

[jodebg]

How many types of QA sytems are there? I know of the Skid Steer design.
Are there other QA designs, as well?
Thinking of looking into QA adapters for my FEL and would like
to review the correct style, if there are options.

 

[TomSeller]

How many types of QA sytems are there? I know of the Skid Steer design.
Are there other QA designs, as well?
Thinking of looking into QA adapters for my FEL and would like
to review the correct style, if there are options.

There are quite a number, but I think the John Deere and Kubota styles were fairly common.

 

[David P]

I picked up a set of 3pt forks from agri supply and they work great for the IBF totes. We use them for collecting maple sap, which is slightly heavier than water and the forks have performed great despite going over their stated capacity. Great buy for something in that price range.

I'll have to start a thread about it sometime.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Bought the Titan 48" x 4000lb. forks for our NH TL100A and they also work great on new LS XR4046HC.

Worked great to unload new Woods grader.





We bought set of the Titan 48" x 4000lb. clamp on forks for our Kubota B2710 which had a pin on bucket. They work very well with light loads.

Sold the Kubota last month so, the brand new clamp on forks with Titan stabilizer are for sale in Colorado County, Texas. PM me if interested.

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