Clamp on pallet forks

[JBF43]

I bought these 2yrs ago. If your use is for brush/log cleanup they do a great job. You can't beat them for the price.

60" CLAMP-ON DEBRIS FORKS V2

I bought one of these several years ago and have used the daylights out of it with no bucket damage or warpage. This past summer I also added "The Thumb' grapple to the top of the bucket. This combination of the debris fork and 'The Thumb' makes brush/ debris clean-up phenomenal. Just open the thumb, drive into the pile, clamp the thumb down and drive away with a huge amount of debris that doesn't move until you are ready to dump it. The multiple bars/ tines keep a lot of stuff from falling through vs just 2 forks.
Prior to this, I made my own clamp-on forks from 2 X 3 square tube with 2 sets of clamp bolts on each fork. THey still shifted, so I picked s good with and made an "H" bar out of angle iron to bolt between the forks once installed on the bucket. This eliminated the shifting problem. These also did not bend or warp the bucket. One thing I should mention is that prior to doing this type of work with my pin on loader bucket, I purchased some either 3/8" or 1/2" X10" flat bar and beefed up the bottom side of the bucket so the entire bottom of the bucket is equal thickness with the back edge of the scraper blade. This was done purposely so my bucket wouldn't have the built-in 'smile' I have seen in so many other buckets. The top of my bucket also has an added 2" square tube brace welded across it for top side reinforcement.

 

[stoppinb]

this is what i bought last year, use them a lot

man prices went up..... i paid 163 with tax

Amazon.com: Titan Attachments Light-Duty 46" Clamp-on Pallet Forks Stabilizer Bar Rated 1,500 LB Loader or Skid Steer : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com: Titan Attachments Light-Duty 46" Clamp-on Pallet Forks Stabilizer Bar Rated 1,500 LB Loader or Skid Steer : Patio, Lawn & Garden

www.amazon.com

Bought some clamp-on forks for my first John Deere 15 years ago brilliant although mine don't have the spacer bar, they will be getting one now.

 

[Smokeydog]

Used the clamp on forks for years on non-ssqa tractors. Cheap and versatile.

Tools for tightening L&T bolts.

The clamp on forks are the preferred tool for digging sweet potatoes. Size and rounded corners minimize crop damage.

Have ssqa Bobcat forks too. Both have their best use.

 

[CoveredWagon2]

I have some "Home-Made" clamp on forks. they work great for most things. My tractor is a 2007 Kubota BX24, so I have limitatoins on how much I can lift. I have found those limits many times! I have bent my bucket at the clamp points, but not a big deal. I considered the QA option so I can get a real grappel, but is not cost effective considering the age and limitation of my tractor. I may add additional forks and a manual grappel for brush and stuff.

 

[KenEtch]

Does you loader already have the SSQA carrier?

If so, you'll never regret getting real forks, you'll use then 1000x more than you thing you will.

Lost of lift capacity, loss of visibility, having the load sooo far out in front (reduced maneuverability), and the risk of bending the bucket are all reasons not to get them. IMHO.

Amen in triplicate. I found clamp on forks inconvenient, always slipping sideways with lateral force, and huge loss of lifting capacity. With SSQA forks you can easily slide forks for different width items, lift MUCH more weight safely, and you'll find more uses than you dreamed of. Sold my clamp on forks, got SSQA & never regreted.

 

[jeff9366]

My loader has the factory qa bucket, so does that mean i can use any universal skidsteer pallet fork?

No.

SSQA and a Kubota pin on quick attach bucket are incompatible.

I have had both on Kubota tractors.

 

[swreeder]

I have a set that I used for several years on an old Yanmar tractor. I abused the heck out of them and that tractor, carrying massive loads of cedar and brush. I had some small dimples on the bucket where they clamped down, but no major damage with about 7 years of hard use.

 

[check]

I have some "Home-Made" clamp on forks. they work great for most things. My tractor is a 2007 Kubota BX24, so I have limitatoins on how much I can lift. I have found those limits many times! I have bent my bucket at the clamp points, but not a big deal. I considered the QA option so I can get a real grappel, but is not cost effective considering the age and limitation of my tractor. I may add additional forks and a manual grappel for brush and stuff.

Bxpanded.com has great bucket forks for your BX. Check it out. I have them myself.

 

[WranglerX]

DL, is that square tubing? What size and wall thickness?

Tube is 1-1/2 X 1-1/2 X .140.... Small tractor small forks..... May have been a little shy on material size, maybe 2 x 2 x .145 or .188 would have been better....

 

[VoyagernOK]

Though I am a huge fan of Titan Attachments, I wouldn't consider a non-adjustable set of pallet forks. I.e. the forks need to be able to adjust in and out to be different widths apart. We use them to lift all sorts of things and sometimes need them just 2' apart and sometimes up to 4' apart or more. They work great for picking up landscape boulders and placing them just where/how you want them... much better than a bucket for us. They work not only for picking up pallets, but also for picking up barrels, picking up manhole rings/lids, even picking up and moving other implements without having to connect/disconnect.
Forks will very often slip under things that a bucket won't. I've even seen a guy dig a 16" deep narrow trench for running a waterline by removing one fork and using the other like a long fixed spade.

I still prefer my grapples for picking up brush and stumps so that I can clamp them solidly. But I could see securing a load on a pallet fork if you had to move it a ways.