Mounting plate thickness

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Mike058

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How thick of a quick attachment mount plate should I get to weld some 5/16 hooks and a clevis onto? I'm going to drag some logs off a pile using a skid steer.
 
   / Mounting plate thickness #2  
A 5/16" thick QA plate should be fine. I bought a 1/2" thick QA plate for my snow plow to mount to. The 1/2" was not that much more money.
 
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#3  
Thanks, I was thinking about the price differences but mostly weight differences. It won't matter much when it's on the machine, but hauling it around during fabrication could be a challenge.
 
   / Mounting plate thickness #4  
Instead of buying a dedicated plain blank QA plate to weld hooks to why not buy a set of forks for the skid steer and weld your hooks to that frame.
 
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That is a better idea. Thanks.
 
   / Mounting plate thickness #6  
Instead of buying a dedicated plain blank QA plate to weld hooks to why not buy a set of forks for the skid steer and weld your hooks to that frame.

Or why not just weld the hooks to the bucket? Every bucket I own has 3 hooks welded on it center and each end.
 
   / Mounting plate thickness #7  
I welded my chain hooks onto a 3pt adapter so it can do 2 chores.

weld hooks 002_1.JPG
 

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