Three point hitch forklift

[rebeccamur]

I had experience renting forklifts in the UK. Angus Lift Trucks company offers a wide range of forklifts, loading and unloading operations. I needed several forklifts to open the warehouse and I think that if you choose the right grapple, such as a 4-cylinder, it will be able to solve your problem. The equipment is definitely irreplaceable when performing various loading and unloading operations in sea and river ports. I was completely satisfied https://anguslifttrucks.co.uk/forklift-hire-uk/ and I can advise you.

 

[California]

This is what I want for 3 pt pallet forks...
Trying to find them in this area for less than 3 times the price, plus shipping is hard..

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I made my own like that from junk on hand. Since it will always be used behind a quick hitch, instead of buying pins I hook it from an angle iron crossbar that is higher than the forks. So I don't have to run the qh down into the ground to get under the lift points.

The day I built it in 2007. With the larger Yanmar's lift capacity of only about 750lbs, I've never bent it.

Most recent photo, on the smaller Yanmar. Carrying another implement up to the barn.

Typical use.

 

[Fallon]

I got a 3pt forklift for cheap, but ended up selling it. Kubota L3200 at the time, 32hp & maybe 3k lbs. It would lift way more than the 3pt would as near as I could tell.

It would lift my test IBC tote easily when the 3pt stopped lifting. I stopped trying to avoid breaking things. Between the really heavy forklift & the extra distance back from my quick hitch ended up meaning it didn't lift much more than pallet forks on the loader. So I sold it for a couple bucks more than I paid for it.

I'm sure it would work better on my new bigger L4060 if I still had the forklift.

Really a forklift on the rear of a tractor makes more sense than a loader on the front. Load over the strong axle, heavy engine/ballast on the far side over the weak axle. Loader on the front is only better for being the direction you are already looking & room to permanent mount it.

 

[stuckmotor]

What is CADlift? Web search didn't find anything for a tractor.

Many years ago when I had a tractor I got a three point hitch forklift for it at a local farm auction:

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It came with a hydraulic toplink, which is a necessity:

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The forklift was very useful:

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Now, I want one.

 

[Xfaxman]

Lots to chose from: three point hitch forklift - Image Search

 

[Vigo327]

One thing I planned to do but didn't (yet) because I rigged up something even cheaper, was to just stick some pins and weld one bracket onto a gutted pallet jack frame for 3pt use, because broken pallet jacks are ~$50.

I don't think it would be any good for prying, but on a 3 pt unless you a hydraulic top link it'd be pretty hard to misuse the forks in that way like you can easily do with a FEL.

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This without all the black parts.

What I ended up doing for LIGHT duty use was just use a U-shaped piece of c channel I was able to pick up out of a junk pile that is 3" c channels with one 4" c channel across the middle. It happened to fit just to the outside of the 3pt receiver hitch frame i already had. I used some tow hooks off a Jeep and made some sleeves over the thread of my 3pt lift pins so that I could back the hitch frame under the hooks and pick up the 'forks'.

The picture is in process of test fitting it on my small Case garden tractor (which is what i intended to use it on) but I do use it on my Kubota b6100 as well. I have picked up a 5.6Lv8 engine on a pallet with it, and that's as much as i need to lift with it. The reason I built it the way i built it is so i don't have to pick it up by hand. I can back the tractor up to it to pick it up and put it down without getting off the seat.


Ive also used it on the bucket of the Kubota a couple of times, at which point it is like clamp on bucket forks that just aren't clamped.

 

[Xfaxman]

Many years ago when I had a tractor I got a three point hitch forklift for it at a local farm auction:

My neighbor pushed over some trees with his dozer. I used the 3 point forklift to move them:

 

[bdhsfz6]

I use my SSQA pallet forks on the 3 pt hitch with this SSQA to 3 pt adapter:

3 Point to Universal Quick Tach Adapter Skid Steer Tractor

Titan Attachments has made it much easier for you to use universal quick-tach implements on your tractor.

www.palletforks.com

Works great with a hydraulic T&T kit on uneven ground.

 

[ptsg]

3 PT forklift are used quite a bit on vegetable and fruit farms. Usually attached to an Antonio Carraro tractor since those have reversible operator platform. Some people will use a forklift mast from a forklift, however those tend to be on the heavy side. The 3 pt forklifts made specifically for fruit farms have a clamp on top that keep the boxes tight on rough terrain.

 

[Joe Batt]

After 15 years of using my tractor, I filled my tires with beat juice. If you plan on bucket forks, I highly recommend that. I have some homemade forks that pin on the bucket. I found them scary to use until I filled the tires.

I can pin my forks on the bucket or on the 3 point. For moving pallets, I tend to use the 3 point, as it stays level. I only use the bucket for moving hay and logs (where a grapplet would be better).