pardon my french
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Can anyone tell me if they could live without pallet forks
forks or no forks
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George2615
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I did live without them on my last 5 tractors (Over 40 years). Now that I have a QA loader I bought a set and use them all the time. They were well worth the $524. I spent on them.
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pardon my french
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What have u used them for
George2615
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Used them for lifting Logs, brush, car engines, transmissions, car rear axle, pallet load of bagged salt, other implements to move them, front of car trailer lifted to undercoat it, ATV for easy service, shop air compressor, and anything else I need to lift.
motownbrowne
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Of course I could live without them.
That said, I won't be giving mine up. I unload pallets of chicken feed of the semi with mine. Also I move logs with them. I also stack firewood on some pallets I built that have side boards. Each holds between 1/3-1/2 a cord. I can sometimes cut a tree, split the rounds on the ground, then load on the pallet. That's lifting it by hand once. Then store the pallet wherever I want for a year. Then I can move the pallet to within 3' of my maple syrup evaporator (main firewood eater) then I lift each piece a second time to put it in the stove. Lots of guys talk about handling wood 7-8 times. More than 3-4 is too much for me. Pallet forks make that possible.
I also use them to dig in the ground (take 1 fork off), and to simultaneously remove and collect t-posts.
Worth it.
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WHAT???? No pallet forks???
hslogger
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Give me pallet forks or give me death! Mine are SSQA LandPride and only had em three years. Never had em before that and wouldn't go with out them now
Walkin Horse
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Mine are on so much right now that I use them to put out with instead of the spear. Of course they aren't much for unloading and stacking hay.
Xfaxman
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Some things would be hard to move without forks, like a roll of sod.
If you don't have a grapple, you need forks.
If is on a pallet, you need forks.
These are 2x2x48, commonly called block forks.
If you don't have a grapple, you need forks.
If is on a pallet, you need forks.
These are 2x2x48, commonly called block forks.
ljohnson778
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No way, no how...
DuckSlayer1017
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Use mine a lot more than my bucket. I bought some pallet racking from CL and put it up in the barn. Use the forks to put all kinds of stuff on the racks and it really helps save space. Also great for moving wood, brush, digging, busting up stumps or whatever you can think of. You will definitely be glad you bought them.
cruz54982
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agree with all of above , added a grapple thumb to mine just awesome for fire wood logs !
NWOH_Grizz
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Its the most used implement except for the bucket. Quick on -quick off. I dug under and moved the 9' x 17' concrete pad in front of my garage last week so I could pour a new one. Moved pallets of paver blocks. Pick up and move logs. Throw an empty pallet on them and move just about anything. BIG labor saver.
blackdog2086
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Looks like a 100% vote for owning them. I've used mine for most of the things already listed, and also for unloading "curbside" deliveries of large heavy items I seem to order online a bit too often.
SSdoxie
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Forks are one of those tools that once you have them you wonder how you ever got along without them.
LD1
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They sure are handy. I did without until a few months ago when I decided to build some to assist in moving.
Prior to that, never had any real use for them as I did have some stub forks that were only ~20" long in the corners of the bucket. Used those alot moving logs, brush, electric poles, lengths of steel, etc. But being short and 5' apart they werent usefull for moving and loading things like toolboxes, 4' heavy metal shelving, job boxes, etc. Thats why I built a set
Prior to that, never had any real use for them as I did have some stub forks that were only ~20" long in the corners of the bucket. Used those alot moving logs, brush, electric poles, lengths of steel, etc. But being short and 5' apart they werent usefull for moving and loading things like toolboxes, 4' heavy metal shelving, job boxes, etc. Thats why I built a set
