3 PT Pallet Forks the easy way!

[Stimw]

I have 2 old pallet jacks. One has a bad jack, both have bad wheels. Since the wheels cost almost as much as a new jack. I have been trying to figure out what I could make with them. Today it came to me, remove the lift mechanisim, weld on some pins and a bracket on top for the link and I have 3PT forks! It will have limited capabilities but what dosen't.

 

[gizmo]

Be careful. Pallet jack forks are not designed to carry loads like fork lift forks. It is the lifting mechanism that you are removing that carries the load.

 

[Renze]

Gizmo has a very good point. Pallet carts carry on the wheels that are mounted underneath the forks, not from one end off. I think you need to weld some reinforcements underneath them to allow them to take the bend forces of 3pt hitch application.

 

[BBates1962]

Does any one have a picture of a pallet lift that they have made for a 3PH

 

[MadReferee]

I have built 3pt pallet forks. These are very heavy duty and were designed to lift at least what the 3pt could lift. I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but it will give you an idea of what can be done. The forks themselves are 2" x 3" x 3/16" rectangle tubing.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Does any one have a picture of a pallet lift that they have made for a 3PH

Nope, but I have several pictures

Mine comes apart into 4 pieces so it is easy to store. I used a toplink pin to hold the backplate to the 3pt A frame.

I strongly recommend a hydraulic toplink, it makes life much easier!

 

[BBates1962]

Thanks for the Pics, now all I have to do is find a set of forks. Bob it looks as if you use pats quick hitches, how do you feel about them? I was thinking of getting a set, especially after reading about all the bad luck people have had with HF hitch.

 

[BBates1962]

Thanks mad for the pictures, your pallet mover is something I can make now with out waiting to find a pair of fork lift forks

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Bob it looks as if you use pats quick hitches, how do you feel about them?

Pat's is great IF you change implements on a regular basis AND:

• IF your current implements have various A frame dimensions and/or
• IF you regularly use a PHD

However, I would choose a quality Quick Hitch system (perhaps a JD iMatch or LandPride)

• IF my implements were all of standard configuration
• IF I did not often use a PHD

When I bought my Pat's system, I could not have used a traditional Q.H. system because it would not fit all the implements I owned at the time. I eventually sold/traded several implements and now all my implements are of standardized configuration. Still I use the Pat's system because I frequently use a PHD and only the Pat's system allows you to use a PHD. All the traditional Q.H. systems must be removed when using a PHD. Installing a PHD with the Pat's System is not painless, but it is a heck of a lot easier than without it.

 

[earthface]

I made one exactly as you are thinking and it has never failed, I have picked up and moved 2000 lbs that is as much as the tractor will pickup and the front wheels still be on the ground ) Without a hyd toplink they are very hard to use if moving pallets on rough ground.