Pricing pallet forks

[GeneV]

Guys, I'm finally grown up enough to buy real pallet forks instead of the bolt-on mess that came with my tractor.

I'm looking for 36" forks, and the cheapest ones I found with a headache rack was at Titan for $660. These.

Is that a good price for pulling the trigger, or should wait until they have a sale? Or is there another vendor I should look at?

 

[jyoutz]

Guys, I'm finally grown up enough to buy real pallet forks instead of the bolt-on mess that came with my tractor.

I'm looking for 36" forks, and the cheapest ones I found with a headache rack was at Titan for $660. These.

Is that a good price for pulling the trigger, or should wait until they have a sale? Or is there another vendor I should look at?

It has a 4000 pound weight rating, so that’s good. Are you sure that you want such short forks? My 48” forks are easy to see the tips, but I don’t think I could see the tips on 36” forks, making them difficult to use.

 

[GeneV]

It has a 4000 pound weight rating, so that’s good. Are you sure that you want such short forks? My 48” forks are easy to see the tips, but I don’t think I could see the tips on 36” forks, making them difficult to use.

I researched it a bit, including watching tractor time with Tim's video on it. He's got a good vid on that topic. 4k weight rating is totally overkill for my little massey, but the only forks rated less (thus lighter) from Artellian are double the cost of those Titans.

36" seems a good fit for what I need them for, moving logs and concrete, stuff like that. But I also want to buy fork extensions from Vevor, for when I need longer reach. They're like 83 bucks, and they turn those 36ers into 60" forks!

 

[Torvy]

Titan Attachments is an importer, not a manufacturer. Most of the stuff is from China. That may or may not matter to you.

They also copied an actual manufacturer name and set up their call center/warehouse in the same state. The manufacturer changed their name to avoid the confusion.

I am very focused on value. I cannot bring myself to buy anything from them.

Buy directly from a manufacturer or from your dealer. Lots of good brands out there.

 

[GeneV]

Well heck if I avoided stuff made in China, jeez, I'd have way less stuff. I've bought from Titan and Vevor before, I've been satisfied.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I've used my palletforks.com (Titan) forks a lot and have no issues with them.

Got 48 inchers at first, but quickly realized that 60" was far more versatile. Also have extensions, but have only used those maybe twice.

At the time, about 10 years ago, they cost about half. Sure glad I got the tractors and lots of implements back then.

 

[jyoutz]

I researched it a bit, including watching tractor time with Tim's video on it. He's got a good vid on that topic. 4k weight rating is totally overkill for my little massey, but the only forks rated less (thus lighter) from Artellian are double the cost of those Titans.

36" seems a good fit for what I need them for, moving logs and concrete, stuff like that. But I also want to buy fork extensions from Vevor, for when I need longer reach. They're like 83 bucks, and they turn those 36ers into 60" forks!

Do an experiment. Tape some 36” sticks to the inside back of your bucket, like the pallet forks would be positioned. Do the same with 48” sticks. Get on your tractor and see if you can see the tips of the sticks. If you can’t see the tips from your tractor seat, think how hard it would be to use them.

 

[teddybaham]

i have a 42" set for my JD from titan. i snapped off one of the pins and bent the hook on mine. my fault i stuck it in the ground when bush hogging but i let off te clutch in plenty of time, weld was penetrated less than 1/8 in. i doubt 4k lbs is achievable. they were a few months out of warranty. no help from titan

 

[Torvy]

It is not about whether you can find examples of things that work. It is whether you are comfortable being complicit in unethical practices and to what degree. I find these guys to be despicable in their practices and will not do business with them. As long as you are aware of their practices and are OK with it, more power to you.

 

[Doing things!]

I recently purchased a pair of Tomahawk brand forks from my dealer for $790. These forks are 48" in length and can hold up to 2800lbs. They appear to be well-built and are a great full-size option.

 

[TxSteveS]

I own that setup with longer forks.

They are solid. I run them on a Kubota 5240 with the 854 loader.

I also use that frame with a bale spear. Again - it's solid.

I'd look at longer than 36" forks, though

 

[GeneV]

I recently purchased a pair of Tomahawk brand forks from my dealer for $790. These forks are 48" in length and can hold up to 2800lbs. They appear to be well-built and are a great full-size option.

My man! Now there's a dude who's telling me what I'm needing knowing, thank you! I can't find a whole lot of reviews on Tomahawk forks, although did find one youtube vid though.

Cheaper base price than Titan's and USA made (to make Torvy happy). Sux that their shipping ain't free like Titan's though, boo! That shipping is pretty expensive.

 

[Deleted member 371759]

We have a 48 inch set of ALO forks. Paint the tips bright red and you can see them easier, thats what I did.

 

[Jrasband]

I would not want anything shorter than 48" on my 32 hp LS. It is really nice having that extra reach. On my Kubota if I get a set of forks they will be "60. I made a double hay spear with the spears on the bottom to double as forks, they are 48" and hard to see the end.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

On the L3800 I can see the 48" inch forks, sort of, but still use the 60 inchers 50 to 1.

 

[4570Man]

60” forks are annoying IMO especially on a tractor. You don’t have enough lift capacity to lift much on the tips and when you sick them all the way through you are spearing stuff on the other side. 42-48” is the sweet spot on a tractor IMO.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Well, it helps to pay attention when using them, much like when using the tractor in general, and the M6040 does have adequate lifting capacity to use all of the 60 inches.

Having the extra reach is great when stuffing things into the shed, for example. And I couldn't load cars on trailers if the forks were any shorter.

To me, it's better to have the extra length and not need it than the other way around.

 

[GeneV]

Guys, you want your longass forks, have at it. I wouldn't go longer than 42" forks, it's pointless on a subcompact tractor in every single way, including lifting standard sized pallets.

As for not seeing 36ers from the tractor seat, so? Get your ass off the seat and spy a look. Oh, you can't coz of your seat safety? Well, that's on you for not disabling that stupid thing.

 

[4570Man]

Guys, you want your longass forks, have at it. I wouldn't go longer than 42" forks, it's pointless on a subcompact tractor in every single way, including lifting standard sized pallets.

As for not seeing 36ers from the tractor seat, so? Get your ass off the seat and spy a look. Oh, you can't coz of your seat safety? Well, that's on you for not disabling that stupid thing.

I have a set of forks cut at 38” inches. I don’t really like them that short because they don’t support the ends of a pallet but I can see the tips fine using them on a L3800. 42” would be enough to grab the whole pallet and be good enough for what a compact tractor could do.

 

[gumshu]

I have two pallet fork frames from Titan with 48” forks. One for John Deere and one with skid steer quick attach. No problems as of yet. I’ve also purchased other 3pt implements from them that work well.
However, they don’t wrap the pallet fork frames prior to shipping and they will usually arrive scratched up and sometimes bent In places. Nothing bad enough for me to consider returning.