Best QA plate, reasonable $ and good quality- where to buy?

[ishiboo]

Not sure if yours is the same, but the QA end of my Kioti is the absolute MAXIMUM it could be while fitting in the SAE QA spec.

The reason I tell you this, is the set of pallet forks I bought were too small to fit. They fit every single skid loader or other tractor on the lot except the Kioti. This is technically the fault of the implement of course, since the Kioti meets the spec. But the reality is most loader ends of the QA are smaller than the max by a good .5-1", and most of the attachments I see are a good .5"-1" or more wider than the spec, so they are easier to fit. If your QA is exactly 44.5", then I would recommend just double-checking the plate is at least 44.75" or so wide internally before you order.

 

[Coyote machine]

They're 45" wide, so it should fit without a problem, hopefully.

 

[davrow]

I'm inclined to buy the thickest, (3/8") ...

I see a 1/2" one on their page, $220.

 

[dirt ditch]

I bought the 1/4" QA plate with receiver hitch and a 5/16" QA plate from Titan on ebay 2 years ago before they changed their ebay user ID to Titan. Well made plates and fit my Bobcat QA like they should. Easy on, easy off. I use the receiver hitch to move my 28' goose neck deckover around. Have also used a receiver tow hook and chain with it to pull trees.

 

[Coyote machine]

I see a 1/2" one on their page, $220.

You're right, I didn't come across that one until after talking to a sales guy at skidsteer.com's web call to ask questions number. I 'm hoping the 3/8" will be sufficient for my uses. If I need 1/2" I'm probably doing something wrong in terms of applying forces to the entire setup, but time will tell. Thanks for the heads up.

I bought the 1/4" QA plate with receiver hitch and a 5/16" QA plate from Titan on ebay 2 years ago before they changed their ebay user ID to Titan. Well made plates and fit my Bobcat QA like they should. Easy on, easy off. I use the receiver hitch to move my 28' goose neck deckover around. Have also used a receiver tow hook and chain with it to pull trees.

The sales guy sent me to palletforks.com to input the SKUs of various items I was interested in. Seems they have a bunch of 'stores'/web sites from which to choose items, but not all are up to date with the latest SKUs.

Glad you like and are getting good use out of your items.