Bolt on pallet forks

[RalphVa]

Looking into bolt on pallet forks for lifting about 300 # of diesel containers on a pallet.

One person says they're "junk". Yeah, for maybe heavier loads.

Pallet forks are $1200 to go in place of the FEL, on the FEL lift arms. Bolt on ones are only about $90 and LOTS easier to store when not needed.

Don't really have much use for them except for the rare times I have to go get diesel for the generator.

What's your experience with them?

 

[Code54]

I was a show one time and a fellow was selling a set really cheap (AKA - they are my sample and I dont want to carry them out of here and haul them home) so I called a buddy that was looking for a set and he told me to get them for him. To this day he says how much he likes them and how well they work. He has a small B series Kubota and it would be a pain to pull off the bucket for forks so the bolt on works great. He uses them to lift tree rounds, implements, brush, etc. Overall for the price I think they are handy and perfect for a use case like his.

 

[Poppy!]

I bought and sold them for a long time and they are low quality but I kept a set for several months and used it around the shop and it did fine with things weighing 3 to 4 hundred pounds as long as you picked your load up as close to the tractor as possible and tilted your forks all the way back to keep the load in place. Good luck!

 

[seville009]

I use forks that clamp on to the bucket; are those the ones you mean when you say "bolt on"?

They do the job; I put a piece of wood on the bucket to tighten the clamps onto - makes it a little more secure than just clamping directly onto the metal bucket.

my forks are rated about 1,000 lb each. Heaviest thing I've lifted is a 1,000 lb Western MVP plow into a trailer.

 

[oldballs]

I've had clamp on forks for about ten years and find them quite useful on many occasions. Mine were from "Bucket Solutions" and are about 70 lbs apiece which is getting a little too heavy for this old man (89 YO 5'2" 140 lbs)) ...but I can still lift them. IIRC they are the 42 inch.

There are smaller varieties from different manufacturers. Again, I've found them useful for different things like moving hay bales, brush, heavy lawn tables. And "Yes" they are easy to store out of the way.

The B2620 with clamp on forks stacked these logs. How much you wanna lift?

 

[Smokeydog]

Got a set long ago for tractors that didn’t have ssqa. Very useful and cheap at the time. Titan brand. Preferred tool still for digging sweet potatoes with the little tractor. Use ssqa Bobcat forks for heavier stuff.

 

[ruffdog]

I have a pair of the HD 48" Titan forks and they are made very good. Now that I have the Toolcat with the SSQA, I would rather have a regular set of forks. For the very rare occasion I need forks, these will lift whatever I need to.

 

[dodge man]

If that’s all you want to lift, they would be fine. Two problems, they put the load out in front of the bucket, that reduces lift capacity and the bucket blocks your view so if your trying to pick something up it’s hard to see.

 

[4570Man]

The bucket blocks your visibility and you’re stabbing blind is the worst problem.

 

[Carl_NH]

I have a set of 48" bolt on forks for the HD bucket (has a 3/4" bucket edge too) and have used them a lot moving bricks and logs - probably more weight than I should have and they dimpled the bucket bottom but work well. Def get the brace setup like oldballs has or fab a way of holding them together - mine don't have that.

Last year I got a set of Titan 48" debris forks too - very well built, and more rigid on the bucket the way they clamp on and fit into the bucket edge, They have a depth 22" of "forks" which most 55 Gallon drums are 23-24" so this would be a more "universal" option for debris and would work on drums too

Clamp-On Debris Fork Fits 48" Tractor Bucket V2

Attach these Clamp-On Debris Forks to your 48-inch Bucket to easily clean up branches, limbs, and debris around the working area.

www.palletforks.com