Forks PALLET FORKS

[flINTLOCK]

I have a set of pallet forks that I use mainly for moving pallets of firewood at deer camp. I have numerous rocks that are at least partially buried in ground under food plot construction. Does anyone use tips of PF's to root out rocks or small trees?? Can't get grapple deep enough into ground to pull them out. Stone bucket doesn't dig deep enough many times since it's about 5.5 ft wide and encounters more resistance than PF's would. I don't have a BH and hate to spend the $$ for the smaller width rock grubbing attachments.

 

[jmc]

There was a prolific TBN poster that reported success using his forks to pry out trees. He moved the forks together, plunged the forks under the root ball, then pryed the forks in a manner that made the fork tips the fulcrum of a lever. Maybe someone here remembers his name- he was from Michigan and had a running account of building his own polebarn that must of gone on for 30 pages or more.

John

 

[AndyMA]

I do it all the time. Be careful as the tips of the pallet forks are way out here and apply quite a bit of leverage to the loader frame. I've actually poped the of the Quick Attach doing what you descrbe. I very rarely go after fully burried rocks until I loosen them with my backhoe or excavator. As far as roots go, the forks do a pretty good job on brush. I think you'd do better with your rock grapple. The forks won't do much against tree roots except on very small trees.

Andy

 

[BarryinMN]

I pry stuff up all the time rocks, concrete, break roots, dig old machinery out of tree lines, junk pile cleanup.

Keep the load centered on the loader arms & take smaller bites instead of bouncing the tractor behind stuck forks.

 

[flINTLOCK]

Glad to hear you all do this successfully. Anxious to try it in the spring. Thanks