Pallet Fork Extension for higher lift

[mopacman]

Set your load on a platform that is highenough to make up the difference then pick up the platform and raise it up to your deck. If you make your platform with forks you could put a palet on the forks, put your load on the pallet then raise it up to the deck and leave pallet and load.....Larry

 

[Lasgambler]

Building Homes here in AZ. I seem to always have extra pallets left over. I keep the best, strongest and when I need to lift higher, I will stack a couple on the ground, then place my palletized load on top of the two on the ground and repick. This gives about 8 inches of more lifting hieght.

 

[hdbikercouple]

turn the forks upside down on som lifts ou can do this. how about making a ramp to drive on .

 

[MrJimi]

turn the forks upside down on some lifts and you can do this. how about making a ramp to drive on .

The forks I am using are the type with the large round rod across the top ( pictures in my gallery )
and the ramp trick will not work with my skid steer with a 40 inch wheelbase.
It's still cooking and all the ideas and suggestions are very welcome, keep them coming
Jim

 

[Reg]

Just a reminder that (if you're not using a ramp for the tractor) the higher you go the tippyer it all gets. Another foot sounds like 'not much', but I'd be making damned sure the wheels are spaced as wide as they go and the ground is firm and level ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE that I'm lifting even close to max height.

 

[sandman2234]

A pair of RR cross ties with one end cut at an angle to create a ramp will allow you to drive the whole skidsteer up on them, and will give you and additional six inches. Bolt two of them together (4 total) if you need it a little wider for stability reasons. (or scared of driving off them) If you use pairs and they are too heavy to handle, add short chains to them to pick them up to move them around in the shop. Since they are treated, you can store them outside with no ill effects. These also come in handy for working under low slung cars without having to use jack stands.
David from jax

 

[MrJimi]

I was youtube surfing and I did find THIS looks real expensive

 

[sandman2234]

Why won't the ramp trick work? With a 40" wheelbase, you just need to make the ramps out of a crosstie, which is twice that long. A chainsaw used to cut a ramp about two foot long on one end should give enough slope to not hit the front or drag the middle as you climb the incline, and not give you a problem climbing it with a load. If it is too much of a slope, cut a little longer ramp. I can't see why it won't work, unless there is something you haven't told us, or that you want to be able to place stuff anywhere on the upper level, and don't want to have to move the stuff on the ground floor out of the way to do that. If you just want it up there, and then plan on moving it with a pallet jack, or other means, no problem.
David from jax

 

[RollTideRam]

Dirt is cheap. Make the ground higher. JC

 

[sandman2234]

RTR,
I think what he is talking about is lifting items up to his second story, inside his shop. It has a concrete floor, and although adding dirt would work, it gets to be a pain to clean up. He didn't mention this, but I have seen his shop and figured out what he was talking about.
David from jax