This front end frame came with my tractor when I bought it but it did not come with pallet forks. I know it is a euro global attach system. I really need some pallet forks to use with it. Can I? Any advice on how to mount them would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Pallet Fork Frame with no forks?
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Does that round bar (shaft bar) come off?
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Well that sux..
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Yes, that's just what it is. Although I can't tell what you have sticking out of the right-hand hole... some sort of boom-pole?
Anyway, there should be a way to modify the frame to accept pallet forks. (not knowing where in the world you are located) You could discuss this with a local metal fabrication shop on how to attach a set of forks, allowing them to be slide-adjusting for different pallet widths.
This is my set-up. The sliding metal 'tubes' allow me to swap between hay-spears (which I typically have on) and a pair of individual pallet forks.
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While it looks as though what you have is a hay bale spear attachment, with some work (and if you can not do metal work expensive) it could have forks (which could be make to be removal) attached to it.
Simplest fork conversion is cut out from the center a piece of the rod long enough to insert forks that would fit on the rod—one to each end then bend the rod back in place, grind in tapers on 4 ends of rods and weld together forks are non removal but should slide between outside and middle support. However no longer a bale spear.
Check prices for a pallet fork attachment prior to doing this. You might be able to offset some of the cost by selling the hay spear.
My bucket does mount on to the front of the frame, via the euro global attach system and as you can see in the other picture the bucket is pretty large. The frame holds two hay spears, I just had one taken out to show the hole. While I don't know how to weld yet I am starting and I have an employee who does. I'd like to alter the frame to hold fork times but I can't lose the ability to move hay as that is important too. I'm not sure what I am going to do but I really appreciate all the input y'all have given. As far as location, I'm in South Carolina.
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Wagtail and CoyPatton thank y'all for your responses, I am essentially going to copy you Wagtail and make an rod for the forks to go on, I think. What do you guys think about those clamp on forks? I buy and sell used box blades bush hogs finish mowers, tools, and other stuff and I want the forks basically to help load and unload equipment.
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You could also weld on carriage bars so as to use normal locking forks:
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I don’t know what your metal fabrication skills are, but if it turns out you need to have it done by a professional shop, it may be cheaper just to buy one off eBay or somewhere similar.
I don’t like the looks of the second forks you pictured, too light duty.
I don’t like the looks of the second forks you pictured, too light duty.
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I do not know about the euro mount, but I do know that they make a weld on set of JD mounts that could be added to that 2nd set of spears frame.
The initially shown frame could then be converted to forks permanently.
I have used and have a set of clamp on forks. They work, but not always the greatest. Your load is that much further in front of the loader that reduces the lift ability of the loader. The clamps will some times loosen, not good! It also places a lot of stress on the front edge of the bucket as well as the bottom of the bucket.
If you go with a set of clamp on forks make sure they can have chains attached to transfer some of the weight to stronger parts of the bucket.
I have decided I am just going to buy a new frame dedicated to forks. If money isn't an issue what would you guys recommend, I am going to get weights for the back of my tractor and I want to be able to lift 3-4k, if needed (larger bush hogs). Thanks guys!
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That would be the best solution. And safest.
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I recommend selling the pin on spear frame to offset some of the cost of the pallet forks.
Knowing very little about the euro QA, I suspect that will be your deciding/limiting factor. (My thoughts are, that at least in the US, that is a distant 3rd connection system. SSQA being most popular due yo wide variety of machines that use it, JD being 2nd most popular just due to number machines in use). I suspect the frequency of that system will be similar to finding a pin on attachment.
My 1 suggestions is if you plan to lift 3000 lbs, make sure your forks exceed that capacity by several 1000 lbs. I would not look at any rated under 5000 lbs capacity just for a safety factor.
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I would look at pallet fork frames that can have a bale spear added then you can sell your bale spear to offset the cost of the new attachment. the math may not work out in your favor though between the additional cost of the forks and what you can get for your old bale spear.
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This style fork frame will hook onto your homemade euro global attach system just like your bucket does:
