Pallet forks

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bones1

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St.Marys County. Maryland/Tall Timbers Md.
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Farmtrac 300 dtc
Need some forks.Any good recommendations for clamp on forks will help.I see them priced from about$89.00 to over $450.00 for clamp on's.A 1000# limit is fine but I don't want poor quality.What are you guys using?.Also looked at QA forks,would be nice but pricey. Thanks for the info.
Found these on the web anyone have em?
http://www.ctiattachments.com/overview_clampon.htm#clampon_advice or these
http://www.paynesforks.com/light.htm and these
http://www.edneyco.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=916
 
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/ Pallet forks #2  
Do you have welding skills?

If so you can build your own in one afternoon for less than $50. I offer free plans to anyone who wants them. Just PM me with your real email address. I have built 6 sets myself and have given out plans to over 250 TBNers. A complete thread describing construction can be found by doing a search here.
 
/ Pallet forks #3  
I had a 3 point carry-all sitting around and welded a pair of "wings" onto it that allow me to pick it up with my QA FEL. Works pretty well, but is not width adjustable. I made the lift points from some 3" channel steel I had. I set the angled plates at 45 degrees from the vertical. I cut the hole in the bottom one for the lock pin by first scoring the lines with a circular saw, then turning my welder up to about 300 amps and blowing through it along the shallow cuts using a small diameter rod. It ain't pretty, but it worked very well.
 
 

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