Frt loader bucket question.

[Lilguy]

My new 2601 has the quicktach 60 in light material bucket. It'll work great for gravel/earth/mulch bags and such.
The one thing it won't handle, I believe, is the Payne Forks I used on my old L2250. It obviously had a heavier pinded 60 in bucket which worked well with the pallet forks. Is there a heavier bucket available or should I just go for the quicktach Kubota forks.Thanks all.

 

[rswyan]

I'd go with forks myself.

 

[gsw911]

Seems the quick attach forks would be the safest way to go...The clamp on forks bent one of my
New Holland buckets.

 

[Grandad4]

Don't know about that light material bucket, but the Payne forks have worked great on my standard bucket because of the add-on toothbar, which has provided enough reinforcement that the bucket has never bent, even under some extreme loads on the forks.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I had a set of Payne forks on my old B7100. They would bend the bucket if I lifted something heavy. I bought a 60" piece of 3" x 1/4" thick angle iron and clamped it between the forks and the bucket cutting edge. That solved the problem by distributing the load evenly across the entire bucket width.

If money isn't an issue, you might do better with the QA forks. You will sacrifice a bit of reach but you'll get a little more lift since the forks are closer to the FEL pivot point.