Front Pallet Forks on a L5740 (or equiv) and factory loader,can you see the for tips?

GreenTime · Mar 1, 2017

Just wondering if anyone has pallet forks on a L5740 with factory loader and with skid steer univ. attach? Can you see the tips of the forks at ground level and when spaced about 30"? If so, do you have 42" or 48" long forks. Thanks.

Fallon · Mar 1, 2017

L4060... I can barely see the tips of my forkd at ground level under good conditions. They are 48" long.

Dominique01149 · Mar 2, 2017

We have a 5740, loader, cab, and we use 42" pallet forks. We installed a set of cameras and monitor on the tractor. One of the cameras is mounted on the loader so we can see the pallet forks better, and also the bucket edge. There's another user on the forum that installed a camera on the loader of a kubota grand L40 series, and posted pictures.
Not relevant to this, but we installed 1 camera in the back pointing towards the rear attachment, and 1 camera to monitor each rear tire. Works for us.

dstig1 · Mar 3, 2017

48" on an L5240 (same unit, just 3 less hp). They have to be in the right spot to be able to see anything, and even then it is not much. If I am having a hard time, I will put the parking brake on and get in and out as needed to align them to the load/pallet i am trying to pick up. After a while you learn what to look for on positioning them, so it gets faster, but still this is no skid steer where you can see everything going on...

Fallon · Mar 4, 2017

Grabbed a photo today. Tips of the girls are barely visible onboard of the loader arms.

View from the front top of the cab (better position than you could get your head & still can't get good sight lines)

redman135 · Mar 4, 2017

I to have run into the same problem on a different brand. The work around I use is to tilt the fork right back so the fork tips are in plain sight and line up on the pallet then drive in lowering the tips about 15' out from the pallet. After a few pallets you can line up the pallet and insert forks in 1 continuous move. The fork length was 42".

kuboman · Mar 4, 2017

I don't have the cab so I stand up and maneuver in. Can see the tips fine when standing. It means disabling the seat switch which is the first thing I did when I got it home.