Three point hitch forklift

[mitchash]

I have been thinking of building a three point hitch forklift for my Mahindra Max28. Im not planning on lifting anything super heavy. I like the CADlift, it will lift 60 high and looks like it would lift anything I would need without over taxing my tractor. I also have a set of forks from a forklift that I had welded quick hitch on for my Bobcat skid steer. I have since sold the Bobcat and cut off the hitch plate from the forks and sold the plate. I kept the forks. My tractor has a pin on bucket and I didnt really want to mess with my loader. I use the loader all the time. I could build plates on the forks to mount to both front (pin on) and back of tractor (3 point hitch), but it wouldnt lift very high on the rear and wouldnt lift much weight on the front. Anyone build one a CADlift or something similar? Thanks

 

[Xfaxman]

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:

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

The forklift was very useful:

 

[Wyobuckaroo]

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..
I can find them for a decent price, but they have to order them, then I only have a week to make a 500 km trip to get them..
It is worth the trip for the price, but the timing is the hard part..
Bugger..

 

[LouNY]

Titan has a scissor lift; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0771SK94R?tag=duckduckgo-ffhp-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

Or you can go whole hog and buy or build something like this;View attachment IMG_20180111_113547661.jpgView attachment IMG_20180111_112610294.jpgView attachment IMG_20180111_111858348.jpg

 

[ArtMech]

That's what I have adapted myself to my tractor. Works great.

 

[FTG-05]

I modified my land pride FEL forks to fit onto my 3ph. The downside is that I did it before I had a QH, so I have to take it off to use it. I did it so I could lift pretty full IBC containers.

 

[DJ54]

I made one from a hand fork lift, to stack round bales. It does have forks, and can interchange them. Putting it on my little Ford 2000, I wanted to stay as light as possible, although the lift capacity is 1000lbs., perfect for my 500lb. bales. Even regular small forklift masts would have been a lot heavier, than what I had in mind. I did have to put a larger bore cylinder on it, I got from Surplus Center. The original cylinder was only 3/4" bore, and used a hydrauic jack foot pump to raise the forks, which put out way more pressure than the tractor hydraulics. Pretty sure the one I used, is a 2" bore. At the time, I calculated it was enough to lift the 500 lb.bales,but not enough to over load the 1,000 lb. capacity.

I've since got a Bobcat to stack bales, but still occasionally use it as a forklift. It sure made it a lot easier to set my waste oil furnace up on it's 7' high stand. Then, 10 years later taking it back down, to reinstall in the new shop.

 

[mitchash]

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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CADlift is three point hitch forklift plans from CADplans CADLift Model 11 – CADplans
Your lift looks a lot like it.

 

[mitchash]

My tractor is smaller 28hp compact, so I need build something lite.

 

[fried1765]

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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..
I can find them for a decent price, but they have to order them, then I only have a week to make a 500 km trip to get them..
It is worth the trip for the price, but the timing is the hard part..
Bugger..

I have a 4400# set of QA FEL forks for my 48HP Kubota.
My little 32HP Ford 1920 does not have QA.
For it, I have a set of the 3pt. forks shown in your posting.
I had them shipped to me in New England, from Agri Supply, but I know, having had a Summer home in Nova Scotia, that shipping costs are VERY nasty in Canada.
It may not make you feel any better, but I love my 2000# 3pt. forks.

 

[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).