Forks, Bolt-On, Do they work ?

[GeneV]

I got the bolt-ons. I only install them when I absolutely need to, which is too bad coz I would use forks a lot more if I had ssqi forks.

When I mount them, I always put them over the reinforced part of my bucket lip. Sometimes I put the cross-brace half-way up, so that it adds support underneath the forks to help keep brush from falling through.

 

[r porter]

i thought they worked fairly well. but you must use the chains to chain them on and stabilizer bar is also necessary. i never had any trouble with then coming off or getting loose because i chained them on. the stabilizer keeps them straight so they dont twist or turn sideways.

are there better options out there, yes. as long as you dont try to overload them they do the job.

i could pick up large bales of wet hay with no trouble. i also unloaded pallets of corn which had to be the limit of the forks before bending the bucket. the chains may have saver me there.

 

[shooterdon]

As long as you are stacking the brush on top of the fork tines by hand, and not trying to plung the fork tines into the pile of brush, they will work.

But plunging the fork tines into piles of brush will just cause them to turn every which way but straight. Linking the 2 tines together with the optional stabilizer bar will help.

I had a set. I grew to hate them. Was sorry I wasted the money on them (just north of $200 I think?), and bit the bullet and finally bought a fork frame and fork set (SSQA). I gave my clamp on set to my neighbor for free. I told him not to cuss me when he uses them. He has an old JD with a pin on bucket.

If you have a pin on style front bucket on your FEL, then the clamp on forks are better than nothing. But if you have an SSQA equipped FEL, I would recommend just getting the full attachment.

My experience as well

The guy I gave mine too bent them the first day moving logs.

If you get them just be careful

 

[whistlepig]

Were buying my bolt on forks a good decision and worth the money? Yes to both.

 

[ruffdog]

I have the HD clamp on forks and they worked good the few times I used them. I also have 2 of the connector stabilizer bars that I have not needed yet. Now that I have a ssqa, I would rather have good pallet forks.

 

[airbiscuit]

 

[airbiscuit]

Here are poor man forks from another TBN thread - would work for brush.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

We have chain on forks that we can swap from loader to loader but I am serious about a clamp on receiver hitch for moving empty trailers.

The chain or clamp on solutions are a hack but with care can save the back.

 

[Big Barn]

One could liken the question to “Erection Cream..does it work?”

The answer would be “SURE if you want it to..”

 

[chim]

Never had any pallets to deal with. My forks get used for brush and branch cleanup. In that application having more than just a pair of forks helps prevent losing debris through them. So far I've built two sets for two different tractors. The first set was built from scrap materials. The second time around, I bought an SSQA frame and 5 bale spears / sockets. Added some bracing and spill rack.


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