I have read several threads about homemade fork assemblies, but I have always been frustrated by the weight of the forks themselves. Since my BX24 will only lift around 500-600 lbs with the FEL, I did not want to put traditional Class II forks on that weight almost 100 lbs each (I have a pair right now and I weighed them). Given that I cannot use the extra strength capacity, I would much rather lift that much more using lighter duty forks.
I found this site that has a "micro setup" that should work well for small tractors (originally designed for Toro Dingos???). They are rated at 900 lbs (well below what is needed for bigger tractors), but at 84 lbs for the set, they should be perfect for sub-compacts. They seem to have any size fork anyone could possibly want, but I have yet to find forks designed this small.
The raw forks were something like $130 for 36" versions, and $10 bucks more for the 42" versions (just the raw forks, no tube. If you want the tubes welded on top - add about $30). Both lengths had the same $50 shipping charge. The whole frame setup ran somewhere in the $500 range.
One could argue that simply using box tube or heavy angle iron would do the same thing, but for not that much more, these seem reasonable to have solid heat treated forks.
Micro Pallet Forks for Compact Skid Steers
I found this site that has a "micro setup" that should work well for small tractors (originally designed for Toro Dingos???). They are rated at 900 lbs (well below what is needed for bigger tractors), but at 84 lbs for the set, they should be perfect for sub-compacts. They seem to have any size fork anyone could possibly want, but I have yet to find forks designed this small.
The raw forks were something like $130 for 36" versions, and $10 bucks more for the 42" versions (just the raw forks, no tube. If you want the tubes welded on top - add about $30). Both lengths had the same $50 shipping charge. The whole frame setup ran somewhere in the $500 range.
One could argue that simply using box tube or heavy angle iron would do the same thing, but for not that much more, these seem reasonable to have solid heat treated forks.
Micro Pallet Forks for Compact Skid Steers