Pallet Forks

[bdhsfz6]

If your FEL has SSQA, I would stick to dedicated forks and skip the bolt-on's.

The weight of the forks is also a consideration. The heavier they are, the less you will be able to lift.

I keep my forks on the tractor all the time. I find them more useful than a bucket.

 

[RoyJackson]

If your FEL has SSQA, I would stick to dedicated forks and skip the bolt-on's.

The weight of the forks is also a consideration. The heavier they are, the less you will be able to lift.

I keep my forks on the tractor all the time. I find them more useful than a bucket.

My tractor has enough loader capacity, the effect of the pallet forks weight is negligible.
The clamp-on forks really extend the load out and reduces the loader's lift capacity. Frankly, I don't see much use in clamp-on forks except to carry a couple bales of hay or something else pretty light weight

 

[Captain Dirty]

bdhsfz6 has good points. The only advantages I see to bolt-on forks are 1) cheaper price, and 2) the tips would be so far in front of the tractor that the operator can see them while seated. (I find it aggravating to instinctively stand for a better view and then kill the engine when touching the pedal with an un-weighted seat.)

Even if you had an Indy pit crew, changing an SSQA plate would be faster than bolting on forks.

I bought forks that were rated for more than my FEL could lift, rationalizing that I would likely abuse them at some point. I have moved a lot of boulders. It is far easier to slide the forks under a boulder than to try and roll it into the bucket. My most common abusive practice is to push the forks under a boulder too heavy to lift and use them as skids to push the rock some distance much more quickly than I could move it by rolling. Even though you have few boulders in KS, you will find some way to abuse your forks.

 

[RoyJackson]

I bought forks that were rated for more than my FEL could lift,

Same here...forks are rated for 4000 lbs. which is about 1500 lbs. more then my H180 MSL loader

 

[Jstpssng]

Most people who destroy their forks do that by digging stumps.

Close. I was digging logs out of a frozen pile. The forks are fine, the backing plate they're mounted to is destroyed. It had already been weakened by lifting too much weight, digging the logs out just finished the job.
I thought about buying another, heavier plate but decided to wait until I can afford a better set of forks.
In hindsight I should have bought the grapple first, and the forks later.

 

[MESSMAKER]

I think clamp on forks work fine for occasional use. You can by old forks and have them welded to a quick attach plate. They work great but are not adjustable. If you weld, maybe $300 if not, maybe $400.
The next step is a dedicated set. Probably cost you $500 t0 $800. It is a chunk of change but I have never heard regrets and they also rarely come up for sale on the used market. That says something.

 

[ericm979]

I got a set of pallet forks from Palletforks.com. Man have they have gone up in price since then!

When I got them I didn't have much of a plan for using them other than lifting implements out of my truck bed and not very often at that. But since then I started stacking firewood in IBC totes. Now I use the forks every few weeks in winter to haul another tote up to the house, and also to move the totes around my wood splitting area. A tote full of green hardwood weighs about 2200 lbs which is the limit for my loader (at full lift; low down it will lift more). I'm glad I got quick attach forks and not clamp ons. Just goes to show you never know what you'll use them for.

 

[71bronco]

Bought the Titan forks 4 or 5 years ago. They stay on the tractor a lot more than the bucket does. i think I paid about $450 then. They are alot more now just like everything else. I got the 42'' ones

Jeff

 

[JDZ735M]

Who has purchased these & would you recommend them?

Get the dedicated forks. You won't regret the purchase and it may even save you having to buy a grapple. At least for awhile.

 

[Texasmark]

I have both kinds and have the QD Skid Steere FEL attachment points on both my FEL tractors. Hands down the dedicated forks are tops and with the QD just takes a couple of seconds to change the bucket for the forks.