Clamp on pallet forks

[bearthebruce]

Yes it should. We bought a set for ours.. works a champ.

 

[jyoutz]

Wow, i haven’t thoughy of that before. Weight most likey under 400 lbs for brush moving. So i think the clamp on is sufficient

You may think that brush is the only use you have, but will discover many instances when you need to move heavier items.

 

[jyoutz]

My loader has the factory qa bucket, so does that mean i can use any universal skidsteer pallet fork?

Yes, but size appropriately for your machine and loader capability

 

[Smf834]

Yes, but size appropriately for your machine and loader capability

I have the l2501, la525, 64” bucket. Can you recommend something from titan please?

 

[jyoutz]

I have the l2501, la525, 64” bucket. Can you recommend something from titan please?

For my Mx, the dealer recommended a 4000# forks, even though the loader lift capacity is about 2400#. Check with your dealer, but I’m thinking that 2000-3000# forks would be suitable for your tractor. Maybe you can use the machine builder on the Kubota website and see what forks they offer for your tractor.

 

[WranglerX]

Keep in mind that with two forks, that more brush will fall through the space between and out side of forks, that is why I made a wide set of forks mine is at least 5 tines and width of bucket, probably would have been better with more tines...... You have to know your brush to know what may be proper forks..... Moving brush is a lot different than moving hay bales or pallets... And a "grapple" on you forks will help immensely when moving brush...

 

[beowulf]

I have QA pallet forks and clamp on forks (with stabilizer). They both have their uses and I use both. I could not get by with just the clamp ons though - there are times when nothing but the pallet forks would work out. If I had to choose one - it would be the pallet forks (boulders, large logs, pallets of bricks and more. That said, yesterday I used the clamp ons to pick up a stack of mistletoe we had cut out of an oak tree - with an old piece of scrap plywood on top of the forks - they worked fine for that. If you do get clamp ons get the stabilizer. One final point, the clamp ons really need to be tightened up well or they can slip off, so a short section of pipe for leverage will let you tighten them up sufficiently.

 

[Midniteoyl]

I have the l2501, la525, 64” bucket. Can you recommend something from titan please?

2000# - 3000# forks. Whichever you can find in stock for a good price. Watch the total weight though (forks and frame actual weight) as you don't wanna dip into the loaders total lift capacity more than needed. That loaders capacity is ~1100#-1200#, so keep that in mind.

 

[bearthebruce]

one other comment... the clamp on forks are further forward of the lift pins because the bucket is still present. Your lift capacity will be limited because of the distance the load is from the pins.

The SSQA frame brings the lifting point as close to the lifting pins as possible, maximizing your capability.

For brush, not such a big deal. Have to lift a 1300# trunk of a tree? Might mean the difference between success and no success.

Don't forget you need ballast when lifting - and if further forward because of the clamp on forks, you need more.

 

[mo1]

What is the consensus on those? I just need something to move brush from point a to point b, less than bucket load limitation by far. Or should i still get the qa version?

https://www.palletforks.com/skid-steers/pallet-forks-and-accessories/pallet-fork-attachment-with-pallet-fork-blades-–-skid-steer-quick-tach/133210.html

Would it fit my l2501 without any mod?

thanks.

Depends on what you want to lift. If you just want to put brush or other light, fluffy stuff into your bucket and are using the forks to give yourself a larger platform to use, clamp-on forks will work fine. If you want to pick up or lift things with the forks, get a set of actual quick-attach forks. The clamp-on ones will put a lot of torque onto your bucket bottom and can bend it easily if you try picking up anything with any weight.

A set of new quick-attach pallet forks for an L2501 will run less than a grand for good ones. You will want 42" long 1500-2000 pound forks if you are buying new as the 4000 pound 4' ones are going to be a lot larger and heavier than you will need and cost more as well. But, if you can find 4' long 4000 lb skid loader forks used for cheap, get them. I use my quick-attach pallet forks more than I first anticipated and in fact use them far more than I use the bucket. I wish we had a set of forks for the tractors I used growing up (they didn't really exist then), hanging stuff off of the bucket to lift it up and propping two-by-fours in a bucket to act as "forks" to gather loose material was not nearly as easy as using an actual set of forks.