Pallet Fork Frame with no forks?

[Medgerton]

This front end frame came with my tractor when I bought it but it did not come with pallet forks. I know it is a euro global attach system. I really need some pallet forks to use with it. Can I? Any advice on how to mount them would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Midniteoyl]

Does that round bar (shaft bar) come off?

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[Medgerton]

Unfortunately it does not, it is welded on. The frame does allow for hay spears to be easily put on and I'm starting to think it is just a large hay spear frame.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Well that sux..

 

[Wagtail]

Unfortunately it does not, it is welded on. The frame does allow for hay spears to be easily put on and I'm starting to think it is just a large hay spear frame.

Yes, that's just what it is. Although I can't tell what you have sticking out of the right-hand hole... some sort of boom-pole?

Anyway, there should be a way to modify the frame to accept pallet forks. (not knowing where in the world you are located) You could discuss this with a local metal fabrication shop on how to attach a set of forks, allowing them to be slide-adjusting for different pallet widths.

This is my set-up. The sliding metal 'tubes' allow me to swap between hay-spears (which I typically have on) and a pair of individual pallet forks.

 

[CoyPatton]

This front end frame came with my tractor when I bought it but it did not come with pallet forks. I know it is a euro global attach system. I really need some pallet forks to use with it. Can I? Any advice on how to mount them would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

While it looks as though what you have is a hay bale spear attachment, with some work (and if you can not do metal work expensive) it could have forks (which could be make to be removal) attached to it.
Simplest fork conversion is cut out from the center a piece of the rod long enough to insert forks that would fit on the rod—one to each end then bend the rod back in place, grind in tapers on 4 ends of rods and weld together forks are non removal but should slide between outside and middle support. However no longer a bale spear.
Check prices for a pallet fork attachment prior to doing this. You might be able to offset some of the cost by selling the hay spear.

 

[Medgerton]

My bucket does mount on to the front of the frame, via the euro global attach system and as you can see in the other picture the bucket is pretty large. The frame holds two hay spears, I just had one taken out to show the hole. While I don't know how to weld yet I am starting and I have an employee who does. I'd like to alter the frame to hold fork times but I can't lose the ability to move hay as that is important too. I'm not sure what I am going to do but I really appreciate all the input y'all have given. As far as location, I'm in South Carolina.

 

[Medgerton]

Wagtail and CoyPatton thank y'all for your responses, I am essentially going to copy you Wagtail and make an rod for the forks to go on, I think. What do you guys think about those clamp on forks? I buy and sell used box blades bush hogs finish mowers, tools, and other stuff and I want the forks basically to help load and unload equipment.

 

[Midniteoyl]

You could also weld on carriage bars so as to use normal locking forks:

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[Medgerton]

I also have these but I would need to figure out how to attach it to my euro/global system.