PhysAssist
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- Kubota B2320
That's why after researching both clamp on and chain on forks for my B2320's NON-QA FEL we went to the Yankee Warehouse and bought chain-on forks-they don't slop around at all.
The only bucket bending that occurred was from my overtightening the chain binders, because of my OCD.
I did bend the bottom lip of our bucket usong our (also chain on) Combi Spade to try and dig out stumps and rocks, and our Piranha Toothbar from BXpanded basically fixed that.
The $149 + shipping was the best money we ever spent on an attachment/implement, except maybe for our Gannon Earthcavator BB, and since that is on way less than the forks, they may edge it out.
We could never have gotten a QA and needed plates for our bucket for anywhere near that, and it has saved me even more $ in chiropractic fees, ISYN!
Thomas
The only bucket bending that occurred was from my overtightening the chain binders, because of my OCD.
I did bend the bottom lip of our bucket usong our (also chain on) Combi Spade to try and dig out stumps and rocks, and our Piranha Toothbar from BXpanded basically fixed that.
The $149 + shipping was the best money we ever spent on an attachment/implement, except maybe for our Gannon Earthcavator BB, and since that is on way less than the forks, they may edge it out.
We could never have gotten a QA and needed plates for our bucket for anywhere near that, and it has saved me even more $ in chiropractic fees, ISYN!
Thomas
I have a set of clamp on forks, which seemed like a reasonable shortcut since I rarely use forks. I wanted something easy to stow out of the way and not too expensive since they sit around 99.9% of the time.
For light stable loads they are fine. For heavier or larger loads that might rock sideways, they suck. They can turn easily, wiggle loose, and will sometimes slip off when I back out (bottom of the forks sticks down 2" or so and catches on ground). If I cared enough, I might try to build a cross link that ties the two forks together in an attempt to stabilize them. But in reality, if I ever start using forks more, I'd upgrade to a QA setup and get some real forks.
I think I paid about $150 for my clamp on forks. You get what you pay for! In retrospect, that would have been $150 better put towards a proper setup.
As far as wrecking the bucket, I did put little dents in the bucket on my B2920 where the clamps attached (nothing major, but it did show that it can happen). On my L3200, the loader hydraulics cut off long before the bucket metal even begins to get springy. I doubt they'd ever dent the bucket unless I ran into something with a good head of steam.