Forks

[edgarrian]

Thanks. I think I will go with 48 in h forks. 99 percent of brush is cedar. Nothing huge. Up to 10 inch or so at base. I too cut a lot of firewood. I just have to walk it out of the woods. I typically cut the rounds and put in bucket or truck bed. We will see how else I use the forks. I've already strapped a couple things to the bucket. Forks will be handy.

Right on. I have gone back and forth on getting a grapple but I can't justify the cost versus how much time it will save. I honestly dont think there is much savings in using a grapple. Not for hobbyist anyway. Enjoy the fracturing. I always keep a beer in my cupholder. Helps pass the time by

 

[MJZ]

Right on. I have gone back and forth on getting a grapple but I can't justify the cost versus how much time it will save. I honestly dont think there is much savings in using a grapple. Not for hobbyist anyway. Enjoy the fracturing. I always keep a beer in my cupholder. Helps pass the time by

Beer. Yes.

 

[bearthebruce]

Grapple vs Forks? We have both. The grapple is new and I put it to work yesterday. Things I could not do with the forks, I easily did with the grapple. Moving longer pieces longer distances was far easier with the grapple.

The ability to grab and drag things out to where you can pick it up, huge advantage.

Staying on the tractor and working the machine without having to get off, position things, cut things, etc.. saved a huge amount of time.

We went with an inexpensive grapple mostly owing to weight. We didn't want to loose all our lifting capability to a heavy duty grapple on a Compact tractor. We know not to beat it to death.

So far, I am impressed with the added capabilities that one man can accomplish. The forks would have proved challenging to move the downed stuff we moved yesterday.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Grapple vs Forks? We have both. The grapple is new and I put it to work yesterday. Things I could not do with the forks, I easily did with the grapple. Moving longer pieces longer distances was far easier with the grapple.

The ability to grab and drag things out to where you can pick it up, huge advantage.

Staying on the tractor and working the machine without having to get off, position things, cut things, etc.. saved a huge amount of time.

We went with an inexpensive grapple mostly owing to weight. We didn't want to loose all our lifting capability to a heavy duty grapple on a Compact tractor. We know not to beat it to death.

So far, I am impressed with the added capabilities that one man can accomplish. The forks would have proved challenging to move the downed stuff we moved yesterday.

And if you add a matching grapple to the pallet forks, you have a tool that does both jobs without having two tools.

That's what I did many years ago and I'm NOT going back!

SR

 

[EddieWalker]

Right on. I have gone back and forth on getting a grapple but I can't justify the cost versus how much time it will save. I honestly dont think there is much savings in using a grapple. Not for hobbyist anyway. Enjoy the fracturing. I always keep a beer in my cupholder. Helps pass the time by

I had forks before the grapple. My line of thinking was similar to yours. I could use the forks to pick up stuff, but also use them for pallets and other things.

Because of all the posts on here about grapples, I bought one. To say that I was wrong about grapples was an understatement. It's night and day better then forks for cleaning up my land. It's not even close how much time the grapples saves, or how easy it is to use.

Buying a grapple isn't a question of "if" you should get it, the only question is how long will you struggle with the forks until you buy a grapple? And once you do, you will ask yourself why you waited so long!!!!

 

[edgarrian]

I had forks before the grapple. My line of thinking was similar to yours. I could use the forks to pick up stuff, but also use them for pallets and other things.

Because of all the posts on here about grapples, I bought one. To say that I was wrong about grapples was an understatement. It's night and day better then forks for cleaning up my land. It's not even close how much time the grapples saves, or how easy it is to use.

Buying a grapple isn't a question of "if" you should get it, the only question is how long will you struggle with the forks until you buy a grapple? And once you do, you will ask yourself why you waited so long!!!!

I think if i was clearing an area then sure a grapple would be better. But if I was to clear an area in my woods. I would just rent an excavator and clear it. I use to have the biggest mini excavator you could get with a blade (2001). I kick myself for selling it now.

Dont get me wrong. I have looked into purchasing one a few different times. If I was moving brush from one area to another a lot. Then I would probably do it.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I think if i was clearing an area then sure a grapple would be better. But if I was to clear an area in my woods. I would just rent an excavator and clear it. I use to have the biggest mini excavator you could get with a blade (2001). I kick myself for selling it now.

Dont get me wrong. I have looked into purchasing one a few different times. If I was moving brush from one area to another a lot. Then I would probably do it.

You mean brush like this?

Or like this?

I move/pile a lot of both and even smaller stuff with my pallet forks/grapple and it works perfectly for those jobs.

I really like the longer reach the forks have, you can get a lot of brush on them.

SR

 

[Dftodd]

I had someone on a different forum call me out on mine. I was pretty happy with them. But apparently needed to pay three times more for them and needed some where the forks are even with the back rack instead of in front of the rack

I purchased them to unload the occasional pallet of sod and haul brush and logs.

I thought paying $700 for a set of Titan pallet forks with a multi-purpose carriage and equipped for QA was decent.

I can drop the forks out of the carriage and add a reciever to dolly trailerz, or bail spears pretty quickly

The $2100 dollar set would have taken three months to arrive from everything attachments versus 3 days for the $700 titans off from Amazon.

My forks are rated for 4000lbs and are 5ft long

 

[edgarrian]

You mean brush like this?

Or like this?

I move/pile a lot of both and even smaller stuff with my pallet forks/grapple and it works perfectly for those jobs.

I really like the longer reach the forks have, you can get a lot of brush on them.

SR

Yea it looks to me like your cleaning ur area up where in my woods Im not doing that. IF i have a fallen tree I do have areas where i take my brush. But by the time im finish cutting it up. There really isn't much left. With what's left the forks are more than capable of taking the left over brush to the pile. Perhaps in a few years I may get one. Depends on what other cool thing I want.

 

[EddieWalker]

Can you clean up around the hay bale with forks?

 

[bdhsfz6]

Or pick up an egg?

 

[Squirrel's242]

I had someone on a different forum call me out on mine. I was pretty happy with them. But apparently needed to pay three times more for them and needed some where the forks are even with the back rack instead of in front of the rack

I purchased them to unload the occasional pallet of sod and haul brush and logs.

I thought paying $700 for a set of Titan pallet forks with a multi-purpose carriage and equipped for QA was decent.

I can drop the forks out of the carriage and add a reciever to dolly trailerz, or bail spears pretty quickly

The $2100 dollar set would have taken three months to arrive from everything attachments versus 3 days for the $700 titans off from Amazon.

My forks are rated for 4000lbs and are 5ft long

Those were the ones I was looking at. They seem just fine.

 

[319Quahog]

I can vouch for the Express Steel forks. I used to drive by their shop south of Indy all the time when I lived there.

I bought the standard duty 48". <$800 and was at the ABF hub in Indy the day I ordered it.

They have heavier, but that would be much more than my loader would ever lift.

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[Dftodd]

Those were the ones I was looking at. They seem just fine.

I've used the snot out of mine.

 

[RayIN]

At work we had a set of extra long fork extensions that were made in the metal fabrication shop. They were 8' long and made for unloading smaller trucks that didn't fit the automatic dock plates. It didn't take long for them to be abused and bent, then I'd drive the spotter truck onto them while they were supported by 4x4's and straighten them some.