Pallet Forks

[Kschwennsen]

I got some salvaged forks and built my mask. Picked up more than the loader can lift (semi trailer) with them. Bending your bucket with clamp on forks will mess up any grading/leveling, snow removal you plan on doing. I also added a reciever tube to the lower center bar after the photo. Message me for prints and/or models.

 

[Tony H]

Any forks sold should handle 1500lbs.

 

[Tony H]

I got some salvaged forks and built my mask. Picked up more than the loader can lift (semi trailer) with them. Bending your bucket with clamp on forks will mess up any grading/leveling, snow removal you plan on doing. I also added a reciever tube to the lower center bar after the photo. Message me for prints and/or models.

I did the same. Bought a Titan Blank SSQA and welded up brackets on it. I've lifted over 2500lbs

 

[PILOON]

Well I have a set of DIY 'clamp on forks'.
Never damaged anything.
BUT, LOL, my main usage is to collect all the wind blown branches every season.
OK, I did move my generator but that's not all that heavy.

Mine 'DIY's' are simply 3 inch channel stock and clamped via 5/8 bolts and that works 4 me and I bet I can load more than my CUT can lift.

 

[metalbender]

Made my own clamp on forks for my original Ford 3000. Modified them to fit the rack when I got my Massey. Still use them regularly, haven't bent or broken them. Made from 2x4x.188 material, tapered at the front.

 

[MHarryE]

People have talked about fork capacity, something to remember when upgrading or having multiple SSQA loaders. I bought a set of medium duty sized forks for my L6060 but then bought a M135GX with SSQA and proceeded to break the welds on the top of each fork. The forks did not have a clear weight designation. Then I replaced the M135GX with a M7-171 with it a set of 10,000 pound forks with a SSQA adapter so I could use them on the L6060 and SVL75-2 I had also added. Bad idea. The 10,000 pound forks are so heavy they seem to take half of the L6060 lift capacity so I bought another set matched to the SVL75-2 and L6060. Now that the L6060 has been replaced with a M5-111, once again I need to make sure. Having a tine break off at the welded top attachment is too much anxiety.

 

[fruitcakesa]

Most people who destroy their forks do that by digging stumps.

Or boulders

 

[cmjohn]

Kicking around investing in a set of pallet forks for my B3200.... Looks like there are droves of them to consider so I was hoping for some hands on advice about quality.... 1,500 lb capacity would probably suffice... Who has purchased these & would you recommend them?

Live in Phx.Az. Went to forklift salvage yard and purchased front carriage & 2x42" forks. A little welding to modify carriage & it attaches the same as my 6' FEL. About $400. invested.

 

[cmjohn]

Kicking around investing in a set of pallet forks for my B3200.... Looks like there are droves of them to consider so I was hoping for some hands on advice about quality.... 1,500 lb capacity would probably suffice... Who has purchased these & would you recommend them?

M&M Lift Truck 602-353-1096

 

[gltrap54]

Thanks for all the input folks! I've got the quick attach on my FEL, so I'm leaning toward dedicated forks.... I've yet to research prices.... That could be a deterrent...lol

 

[bigtiller]

Don't let price stop you. It won't be long after purchase and you will have forgotten their cost and admired their usefulness.

 

[RoyJackson]

Thanks for all the input folks! I've got the quick attach on my FEL, so I'm leaning toward dedicated forks.... I've yet to research prices.... That could be a deterrent...lol

Yeah, prices have gone up considerably since I bought mine from Titan Attachments

 

[Blue Mule]

I bought the Titan pallet forks last year for around $600ish bucks with 48" forks. No complaints with them so far.

 

[newts53]

I purchased the Construction Attachments, Inc. compact pallet forks for my Mahindra eMax 25 Cab. They have been a good investment. Versatile and tough. Easy on/off with the QA. Came with 42" forks and around 238lbs. Mahindra dealer here stocks them. Rated for 50hp. I see the new model is rated 2200lbs. Mine were 1800lbs.

I bought the same in 2011 for $657 including tax and delivery. They seem indestructable. I wouldn't want to be without them.

 

[varmint]

If I were younger (76) I'd spring for some SSQA forks, because I can see how useful they'd be from time to time, but I figure I'll be fracturing for only a few more years, and I've got too much stuff already! I say all this mostly because I really only need them once or twice a year. But if you do buy some, consider it an investment- the price won't be going down in the future. After trying to find some used ones for over a year or two, I guess they hold their value as well as anything.

 

[JDZ735M]

consider it an investment- the price won't be going down in the future.

Exactly!

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Close. I was digging logs out of a frozen pile. The forks are fine, the backing plate they're mounted to is destroyed. It had already been weakened by lifting too much weight, digging the logs out just finished the job.
I thought about buying another, heavier plate but decided to wait until I can afford a better set of forks.
In hindsight I should have bought the grapple first, and the forks later.

Buy the new one, and get a different length forks with it. Your old ones will slide onto the new body.

I have one of the Titon-Palletforks.com sets, with the 42-inch fores. I’m thinking of order a set of 36-inch forks. I bought a rock bucket from Titan and a bolt-on grapple kit to bolt onto it, to help keep the large rocks in the bucket.

Looking at it I could weld a bit of reinforcing on the fork attachment and drilling and tapping it to mount the grapple. It would be pretty handy for brush piles, and the occasional log, or gluelam beam.

 

[DieselBound]

Sometimes I think so much outside the "box" that I completely forget that there IS a "box!" Not recommended for the faint of heart, but in a pinch:

Note the stacked crates in the background. Yup, managed to lift and stack- ONCE (and only once)! When shopping for a new tractor guess what was on the top of my priority list!

 

[Danica]

Sometimes I think so much outside the "box" that I completely forget that there IS a "box!" Not recommended for the faint of heart, but in a pinch:

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Note the stacked crates in the background. Yup, managed to lift and stack- ONCE (and only once)! When shopping for a new tractor guess what was on the top of my priority list!

Where do you find those metal pallets?! All our firewood goes in wood, sided pallet and they’re starting to deteriorate. The metal ones are awesome.

 

[Vigo327]

Well I have a set of DIY 'clamp on forks'.
Never damaged anything.
BUT, LOL, my main usage is to collect all the wind blown branches every season.
OK, I did move my generator but that's not all that heavy.

Mine 'DIY's' are simply 3 inch channel stock and clamped via 5/8 bolts and that works 4 me and I bet I can load more than my CUT can lift.

Relatable! But in place of bolts.. tow hooks off a Jeep?!

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