42” forks

[tommott77]

I have it set up so can add 400lbs on the back if needed but I avoid doing so because I believe it stresses the articulation joint.

I have always wondered why more people haven’t done this and if this was also the reason why not???

 

[spechols]

I have always wondered why more people haven’t done this and if this was also the reason why not???

Wondering about the forks or the weights on the back?

 

[tommott77]

Increasing the lift capacity/safety margin by adding weight to the back. Wasn’t sure if the pivot joint is a weak link and why nobody does it as they would with traditional tractors.

I just had the last diesel powered 1430 delivered to me last week btw.

 

[oosik]

Interesting on how the CG changes with articulation. If this happened while I was driving - probably need to change my shorts. That's a very nice, aggressive setup with the new forks. Should be able to handle a lot of brush, limbs, etc.

grsthegreat - where do you go to find plastic pallets??

 

[CreativeGuy]

This is my homemade forklift attachment I made for my 425. “Artie” from an old pallet jack and a quick attachment plate.

Also makes a great portable workbench.

 

[SpringHollow]

I like the idea of using an old pallet jack - saves a bunch of steps!

 

[MossRoad]

We had several dozen hydraulic lift pallet jacks at the newspaper for lifting skids up to 3'high. We used them as load levelers to raise the pallets of advertising inserts up to comfortable working height for the people taking them off the skid and placing them into an inserting machine that put them into the newspaper.

They'd lift 2000#. Would have been easy to convert to use on the PT's hydraulics, so you could have had a pallet fork with an additional 3' of lift.

Man, I can see the PT Pucker with something like that!

But it would be handy.

Nice innovation there.