Xfaxman
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Pallet forks
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aeblank
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I do as well. Just got the stuff for Christmas. When it gets warm, I need to figure out my mounting....
Catman8
Gold Member
I just purchased a 2032R JD and not sure what brand of attachment to go with, can a homeowner like myself get away with less expensive attachments like Titan if I'm not a full time farmer working them hard every day. The Artillian forks are light weight and have a better finish but I just don't think I can justify spending $800 plus on a set of forks when im thinking a set of Titans would do the job. Are the Titan attachments holding up well for you guys.
Steave
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I have a Post/Tree puller from Titan but don't have the forks. It's holding up good had it about 2 years now and pulled lot's of trees and larger brush with it. Just like any attachment you need to check out the welds and stress points for fatigue or cracks every once in a while.
Fallon
Super Member
My Titan/palletforks.com forks required a shim to fit my SSQA right. They gave me $70 to have somebody fix em (or would have swapped frames). I did it myself in 20 minutes as I weld. Common story for a few years I hear.
The forks have held up well otherwise & I'm happy with them. They stood behind their product & made things right. Heard some bad stories, but wasn't the case for me.
My L3200 is a little more machine than a JD 2023r I believe.
The forks have held up well otherwise & I'm happy with them. They stood behind their product & made things right. Heard some bad stories, but wasn't the case for me.
My L3200 is a little more machine than a JD 2023r I believe.
Herkypilot
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+1. I had to shim all of my non-Kubota attachments. I guess Kubota is slightly off the QA standard.
cat fever
Elite Member
I have the Titan 42" forks and use them a lot. No issues to report, very happy with them.
roadhunter
Elite Member
4 ton lift capacity in a lawnmower sized machine?? What model?
roadhunter
Elite Member
As I said earlier I have a set of Titan forks but have managed to bend them both on separate occasions. The most I've lifted with them was about 5,000 pounds at 28".
Catman8
Gold Member
Did the fork flex and bend back or are they permantly bent.
roadhunter
Elite Member
Both permanently bent. One bent at the 90 degree bend and the other bend on the vertical part where the fork touches the bucket.
These are the forks.
48" Pin Type Bucket Loader Pallet Forks Tractor Case Deere Hook Telehandler
Catman8
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I just ordered a pair of 48" Titan forks for a JD 2032R, their rating far exceeds the tractors lift capacity so I would think they won't bend, I guess I'll see. I figured I would buy less expensive forks so I could put my money towards a good quality tiller.
Just received (this afternoon) a set of Titan 42" forks for my 2032R. They look pretty stout. Used them to lift a pallet of 28 standard 8x8x16 blocks, and 8 split face blocks. What you see in the picture is the maximum load I could lift. In fact, I couldn't lift the load any higher than what you see. Also, once I put those last 8 blocks on the pallet (tan color), I could no longer "curl" the load. Another little detail: I initially couldn't get the tractor to move either. I finally realized I was in 2 wheel drive, and the back was so light, it couldn't get any traction with just the rear wheels. The rear wheels were actually spinning in place. 4x4 solved that. It doesn't show in the picture, but there is a JD5060 scraper on the back. I think I will have the tires loaded. I'm really happy with the forks. $415 delivered, using the 10% first time customer discount. What a deal!
It's hard to tell, but the lowest part of the pallet is about 16" off the ground.
It's hard to tell, but the lowest part of the pallet is about 16" off the ground.
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Catman8
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I also received my 48" forks from Titan, I have already picked up my one yard dumpster and moved it around. JohnlnAz, how much do you think that pallet of blocks weigh, I was hoping I was going to be able to pick up more than that with this loader. This Tuesday I'm taking my tractor on a five hour road trip to get my tires filled with rimguard and also buy a Ansung Terra Force ER-062 tiller. What a coincidence that the dealer who I'm buying my tiller from is also the only dealer in California that carries Rimguard, my rear tires are 14-17.5 and they take 22 gallons each for a 75% fill $245.00. H130 loader manual says required minimum ballast for 2032R is fluid filled rear tires and 772lb. of 3-point hitch ballast. I bought the Titan ballast box and was not impressed with the welds, but what the heck fill it with concrete and it will do the job.
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Turbys_1700
Elite Member
Deere rates your loader at 1027# to full height at the pins and 717# out 500mm. At 59" it is rated at 1245# at the pins and 915# 500mm. Subtract the weight of the forks from those totals and you should have a good estimation of your lift capacity.
It's interesting how the loader owner's manual doesn't have any of that information. You have to look at the Attachments catalog to find it. A few years ago, when I was kicking tractor tires, I asked the salesman if the loader specifications reflected bucket and materials, or just material weight. I was told material weight. Is that true? Who knows. If it is, you only need to subtract (forks heavier than bucket), or add (forks are lighter than bucket), the difference between the fork and bucket weights to/from the published load value.
Sawyer Rob
Super Member
All the specs I've seen, does NOT include bucket or fork weight.
You have to subtract that weight from the spec...
SR
You have to subtract that weight from the spec...
SR
I did a little search, and discovered there are three classes of concrete block. Light 30 lb, medium 32 lb, and heavy 35 lb. I have no idea what those blocks are, but I will assume light. So 36 blocks x 30 lbs = 1080 lbs. Add 20 for the pallet, and you have 1100 lbs. I would guess that the forks (specs = 280 lbs) are 100 lbs heavier than the bucket. So, the total lift was 1200 lbs. Based upon specs, it should lift 915 lbs at 19" forward of the pins. Notice in my picture that the bottom 24 blocks are stacked in roughly a 36" x 36" square, but the final 12 are double stacked to the rear. That helps a lot.
One detail I left out of my original post. The first lift I tried was just the bottom two rows of block, stacked as you see in the picture. That should have been (24 blocks * 30) + 20 (pallet) + 100 forks = 840 lbs. It lifted that without any hesitation. I didn't try to go to full height, but I bet I had it to 60" or so.
All that said, I'm impressed I was able to get that load off the ground at all. Frankly, I would never want to get 915 lbs up at 59" with a tractor that small and light. Too spooky. Keep those max loads "low, slow, and level".
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I certainly won't argue with you on that. After all, a salesman told me, so it must be true!:laughing:
I certainly won't argue with you on that. After all, a salesman told me, so it must be true!:laughing:
dieselcrawler
Elite Member
Slight drift off-topic...
Reading this got me looking at loader lift capacity for my JD 3005 w/300 loader. Can't find specs, Ive been impresed with its abilities after installing a shim kit.
Any ideas what the numbers are for my tractor? I looked on tractordata, no loader listing. Also a google search yeilded no info specifically for my combo. The loader can likely handle more than the tractor.
Reading this got me looking at loader lift capacity for my JD 3005 w/300 loader. Can't find specs, Ive been impresed with its abilities after installing a shim kit.
Any ideas what the numbers are for my tractor? I looked on tractordata, no loader listing. Also a google search yeilded no info specifically for my combo. The loader can likely handle more than the tractor.
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