Forks Payne Clamp-On Forks

[N1ST]

Anybody know how to clamp on forks and not make an indention in the bucket? I have the medium duty and with the way they're designed (with no support directly under the bucket in line with the clamp bolt) it seems there's no avoiding making a bowl shaped dent in the bucket where ever you mount them.

 

[mjfox6]

I added a 3 inch disk to distribute the pressure on my homemade clamp-on forks.

 

[N1ST]

I was thinking about something similar. I guess I'll call a welding shop and see of they have some scraps. Nice looking forks from what I can see.

 

[mjfox6]

There are pictures of them on this thread:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/122901-clamp-bucket-forks.html

 

[sixdogs]

I added a 3 inch disk to distribute the pressure on my homemade clamp-on forks.
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very good idea.

 

[pitt_md]

I'm curious about the lift capacity of clamp on forks. Seems like you could bend up the bucket in short order if you go after to much. Any thoughts?

 

[dfkrug]

Anybody know how to clamp on forks and not make an indention in the bucket? I have the medium duty and with the way they're designed (with no support directly under the bucket in line with the clamp bolt) it seems there's no avoiding making a bowl shaped dent in the bucket where ever you mount them.

Most of these buckets have only 1/8" steel carcasses. You must do
something to protect the thin steel from deforming. Attaching some steel to
spread the load like MJFOX did is a good solution. The current owner of
one of the Kioti CK30s I bought has punctured his bkt with this kind of
clamp-on fork. :-(

 

[LBrown59]

Most of these buckets have only 1/8" steel carcasses. You must do
something to protect the thin steel from deforming. Attaching some steel to
spread the load like MJFOX did is a good solution. The current owner of
one of the Kioti CK30s I bought has punctured his bkt with this kind of
clamp-on fork. :-(

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I have been using the light duty set for nearly 4 years .and haven't run into any of the above problems.
Just don't get carried away and over load them an use a little common sense and they do fine.
*He must have the strength of 12 men to do that.

 

[N1ST]

I found a pair of "stabilizer brackets" at TSC that are perfect for spreading the load on the top side. $10, painted, at least 1/4" thick, and you get a pair of cat 1 pins and lynch pins to put in your spare parts bin. Item # 0267911.

Now I'll be looking for something to put under the bucket to prevent a crease. I'll check to be sure there's not a better way to mount the payne forks to prevent this.

 

[ultrarunner]

My light duty forks clamp on top of my Markham Toothbar... Kind of a win-win...