Quick Attach 7308

SteveInMD · Oct 22, 2003

I've had my ATI Tach-All on my 7308 FEL for about a week now. I've got Bradco forks and a quick attach HD bucket. It's a really nice system. I've got no complaints at all. I use the forks more than the bucket now.

I was concerned that the forks and Tach-All would weigh so much that I wouldn’t be able to pick up very much weight. The Bradco forks are rated at 6,000 pounds and weigh 250 pounds themselves. My dealer highly recommended them due to their excellent quality. The Tach-All weighs about 75 pounds.

The forks were really handy this past weekend when I was demolishing an old chicken house. Today I was moving pallets of concrete block around. I could pickup a 900 pound pallet about two feet off the ground. I could pick a 700 pound pallet up high. I’m sure I could pick up more if the weight was closer to the loader arms.

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jinman · Oct 22, 2003

very nice, Steve. You'll get a lot of work done with those forks even if you have to give up some maximum lift capability. Build yourself a small wooden box on a pallet and you'll be able to use it like a super wheelbarrow even more than your loader bucket. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

markie61 · Oct 23, 2003

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Amen, brother!!!
I keep all my implements on pallets for easy storage. Picking up trees and rocks. Loosening roots (plunge 'em into the ground.) Moving lumber for my furniture business. Buying stuff form Home Depot by the pallet. Moving hay bales. As brush fork. Built a manlift on 'em. Moving firewood.

They slice! They dice! They make MOUNTAINS of cole slaw!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

You've GOT to be lovin' life now....

Mark

PS The forks and tach-all don't add but maybe 100lbs to your front end compared to having the bucket attached. However, when you have weight at the end of the forks, you really feel your rear end lighten up. When I am moving firewood (1/3 to 1/2 cord of oak at a time), I use 400lbs of wheel weight and a 55 gallon barrel of gravel (in addition to loaded tires) as counterweight.