Bolt on pallet forks

[retired007]

HAS ANYONE TRIED THE BOLT ON PALLET FORKS ON THESE SMALL BUCKETS? I WOULD LIKE TO PICK UP
SMALL LOGS AND TRASH LIMBS ETC.

 

[Texasmark]

I bought 4' ones (I think... the long ones) for my 2400. Work fine and for trash and all, the accompanying spacer will help to keep them straight. Can't use the spacer for pallet work however but not that big of a deal. Just remember you are working foot-pounds...the product of weight and distance have to be considered vs your FEL rated lifting capacity for a given height. Brush and all shouldn't be a problem.

 

[oldballs]

What Texasmark said is also my experience. They are very handy for such tasks. They fit different size buckets, aren't that expensive and take up little storage space when not in use.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[PILOON]

Have a home made pair on my CUT, just great for what U want to do.
Mine get used mostly for bundles of branches also.
For other tasks I made a dedicated 'sized' pallet.

I found that 32" forks were a nice fit for my use as longer would have been cumbersome.

 

[Texasmark]

I found that 32" forks were a nice fit for my use as longer would have been cumbersome.

I agree but size matters when you need it.........

 

[CobyRupert]

I had clamp on ones for a while.

Pros: Cheap,
Easy storage.
Great for light stuff.

Cons: Eventually (if, or when?) you push the limit you'll bend the bucket edge and give it a nice "perma-smile, forever altering ability to cleanly scrape a paved surface with the bucket.
The bolt clams will make indentations in bucket - not a big deal.
Eventually bend the bolts that clamp them on, which makes getting them off "fun" (not), and
Without the "stabilizer bar" that links one to the other, they'd have a tendency to rotate on the bucket (that is, not be perpendicular and stick out straight forward) when being used "rigorously".
Harder to see fork tip from tractor seat, as bucket may block vision depending on their length. Yet longer forks increases leverage footpounds, increased chance of bending, lower lift capacity at tips, etc..

Note hood may block vision with ANY type, depending on fork length.

Does tractor have a seat safety switch if you need to stand?

Eventually I bought a good pair of forks with their own quick connect frame from one of the advertisers to this site and was glad I did. As useful as they initially were, I sold the clamp ons.

 

[Texasmark]

I had clamp on ones for a while.

Pros: Cheap,
Easy storage.
Great for light stuff.

Cons: Eventually (if, or when?) you push the limit you'll bend the bucket edge and give it a nice "perma-smile, forever altering ability to cleanly scrape a paved surface with the bucket.
The bolt clams will make indentations in bucket - not a big deal.
Eventually bend the bolts that clamp them on, which makes getting them off "fun" (not), and
Without the "stabilizer bar" that links one to the other, they'd have a tendency to rotate on the bucket (that is, not be perpendicular and stick out straight forward) when being used "rigorously".
Harder to see fork tip from tractor seat, as bucket may block vision depending on their length. Yet longer forks increases leverage footpounds, increased chance of bending, lower lift capacity at tips, etc..

Note hood may block vision with ANY type, depending on fork length.

Does tractor have a seat safety switch if you need to stand?

Eventually I bought a good pair of forks with their own quick connect frame from one of the advertisers to this site and was glad I did. As useful as they initially were, I sold the clamp ons.

I have a 2 ton conventional skid steer type QD for use with the 6530. These are for the little guy which doesn't have a QD FEL.

 

[skafka]

Just bought these from Amazonfor my TC30 with the 7308 Bucket, used them this weekend, well built

Clamp on Pallet Forks w/ Adjustable Stabilizer Bar LW for loaders 1500lb
by Titan Attachments

 

[retired007]

As I was researching the pallets forks I found some debris forks which I thought was better for my use. They were made by Titan
and are well built and very easy to attach to the bucket. After using them for a few days I have found I need some weight on the rear end of this little tractor. So I am now trying to figure out how to add weight to the rear end. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[showcattle]

As I was researching the pallets forks I found some debris forks which I thought was better for my use. They were made by Titan
and are well built and very easy to attach to the bucket. After using them for a few days I have found I need some weight on the rear end of this little tractor. So I am now trying to figure out how to add weight to the rear end. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

For rear ballast, I have a 55 gallon drum of concrete. Just take a 1 1/8" (if you have Cat II, 7/8" for Cat I) piece of roundbar and put it through the barrel about 1/3 of the way down, and fill with concrete. When you pick up the barrel with the 3 point, the bottom rests against the drawbar. No need for a top link. Some people get technical for a rear ballast box, but the barrel is simple.