Pallet fork advice

[Tigershark]

I have to cut down around 20 Ash trees and I need something that can get up under the wood after I have cut it up. I was looking at the Titan clamp on 1500lb ones with stabilizer from amazon. Does anyone have these and how do they do? I don't have the money for quick attach ones that are really nice. I won't be Moving the trees very far but trying to get under sections with a bucket is a PITA.
thanks for any advice

 

[George2615]

I'm sure some people have used clamp on forks for that purpose. IMO the clamp-ons will put a lot of stress on the lower lip (cutting edge) of the bucket plus 1500 lbs may not be HD enough to lift a tree depending on diameter and type. Would probably be OK for shorter sections you cut up though.
A friend of mine has Titan clamp-ons and bent his cutting edge and one of the forks lifting a too heavy tree.
Not sure what clamp-ons cost but my QA skid steer forks only cost $500 and I added a thumb to grab the tree.

 

[ProjectKing]

I have to cut down around 20 Ash trees and I need something that can get up under the wood after I have cut it up. I was looking at the Titan clamp on 1500lb ones with stabilizer from amazon. Does anyone have these and how do they do? I don't have the money for quick attach ones that are really nice. I won't be loving the trees very far but trying to get under sections with a bucket is a PITA.
thanks for any advice

Save up a little more money and buy quick attach pallet forks. They are outstanding and easy to use. Pay once cry once.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I have to cut down around 20 Ash trees and I need something that can get up under the wood after I have cut it up. I was looking at the Titan clamp on 1500lb ones with stabilizer from amazon. Does anyone have these and how do they do? I don't have the money for quick attach ones that are really nice. I won't be loving the trees very far but trying to get under sections with a bucket is a PITA. thanks for any advice

X2 for getting regular forks especially if you already have the SSQA, keep an eye on Craigslist and I bet you can find some used ones close by.

My question is even if your aren't loving the trees anymore, isn't it a bit drastic to cut them down

 

[newbury]

Save up a little more money and buy quick attach pallet forks. They are outstanding and easy to use. Pay once cry once.

I've been using Titan clamp on's for years, no bucket damage but I don't try to max them out. They go on and off in a minute and cost me about $150. Adding SSQA will cost me about $600 JUST for the SSQA. Plus they store easy. So I paid about 1/10 of SSQA plus forks. Have not cried yet.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Clamp ons are the poor man's way (like me) I have used them for a lot of things other than pallets. Quick and easy on & off. I even have four of them to make use picking up and hauling brush.

Ron

 

[Tigershark]

I would just be picking up parts of the trees to cut them in pieces then moving them to a burn pile. I wouldn't be trying to move the entire tree. Money is tight owning a farm is a giant hole in my bank account LOL . We don't live on the farm so I was thinking it would be easier to buy something that attaches in 5 minutes and doesn't take up much space in our barn, it is already getting crowded with a planter and 2 trailers, bush hog, tiller etc

 

[Tigershark]

this is what I am looking at fyi Titan 43" LW Clamp on Pallet Forks 1,5 lb Capacity w/ Stabilizer Bar

 

[ericm979]

Quick attach forks are really easy to attach. I haven't tried the clamp on type but those probably involve some manual lifting to get them on the bucket. With QA implements you just drive up to them, pick them up with the loader then flip the locking levers.
They will take more space in the barn though. Some people who have made dollies for implements have made one so they hold the pallet forks and another implement like a box blade, with the forks' tines under the box blade. So two implements fit in the floor space of one.

Unlike complicated expensive implements like PTO chippers you can leave the forks outside. They'll rust a little more, that's about it.

The Titan pallet forks are about $500 including shipping. Mine fit perfectly.

 

[civilian]

What is the diameter of the ash trees? Are you cutting them down to clear an area or building? Or emarld ash borer? Around here, we cut ash for firewood if small. If larger, find a saw mill to cut it for liumber. Jon