Forks bucket forks

[BlacknTan]

Has anyone ever seen, heard of, or used these bucket forks??

They look nice!

http://www.caldwellinc.com/PDF/Other/ClampOnForks.pdf

 

[8561]

They do look nice. Any idea how much? I have a set that the MadReferee built for me and they are very handy.

 

[BlacknTan]

I think the website lists them at $410. A little cheaper than the others, I think, but seems to be a bit better design..

I've got a length of 2x2x1/4 tubing laying around but,

There is a large radius on the corners
I'd like to weld angle to the sides to make the purchase area wider, but that huge radius would make it look unprofessional
The tubing is pretty heavy on it's own and cuts down on lift capacity

The Caldwell units are the nicest design I've seen yet

 

[8561]

The only thing I noticed was that I thought the thickness of the tubing was more than mine. I would think thinner forks would be easier to slide into skids.

 

[jdbower]

I looked at bucket forks recently. It seems like bucket forks tend to be cheaper and much easier to store but at the expense of being more troublesome to adjust (if you don't get it right the first time) and generally not having the same load capacity. I settled on a set of forks that hook into my loader's quick attach, a little more expensive ($750 or so) but a bit cleaner in my opinion. Plus the rear bracket seems like it'll be easier to strap to - a good thing for a klutz like me Of course, being a matching green doesn't hurt either.