Pallet forks

[botayota]

I am looking for a set of pallet forks for my L3240, any recommendations on company/brands?
Anyone here have experience with everythingattachments.com ?

I have the quick attach on my loader.


Thanks,
BY

 

[PapaPerk]

MDS. I like mine!

 

[CurtisC]

I bought a grading blade from Everything Attachments. The blade has performed well and was best deal I could find at the time. I picked it up at their store and found them helpful and easy to deal with.
Unless you're doing a lot of fork lift work you might consider clamp on forks for your bucket and save some $$. I bought a set of Paynes steel forks and they have held up well to abuse. They take less space to store and can be installed and removed faster than you can drop the bucket and hook up to another attachment. Make sure to get the stabilizer bar.

 

[mudcat47537]

I have the HLA quick attach 2000lb heavy duty pallet forks. They are really nice. I haven't had them but a few days but I have used many tractors with forks. Mine are the 48" I wish I would have gotten the shorter 42" or maybe even the 36" for my use. But the 48" was all the dealer had it was his last set.

 

[Notforhire]

I have these 3700# forks from Wildkat and I'm happy with them. WILDKAT ATTACHMENTS - Forks I think I paid $550 for them, because I picked them up at their shop, where they build them, in Denton, NC. You would need to check on shipping costs to NH.

Bill

 

[Notforhire]

I have the HLA quick attach 2000lb heavy duty pallet forks. They are really nice. I haven't had them but a few days but I have used many tractors with forks. Mine are the 48" I wish I would have gotten the shorter 42" or maybe even the 36" for my use. But the 48" was all the dealer had it was his last set.

I had a set of 36in forks for about 10 years. They were free at the time, in need of repair. I sold them about 2yrs ago and bought 48in set, and have never been sorry I did. I find them better for brush, round bales, ect.......
Give them some time and you will get used to the length.

Bill

 

[vrmnthntr]

I have Landpride 48" forks. 3000lb capacity that got from the dealer when I bought my 3540. I like the extra length. Its there if you need it.

 

[sscrob]

I have a tractor just like yours and I got mine from pallet forks.com. I like them, they seem to be well built. I got the 42 inch set with bale spear for less than 600 shipped.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

You'll get a lot of good advice concerning forks from TBN members.
Besides quality, the main thing to keep in mind when shopping compact tractor loader attachments is weight. The lighter, the better.
We offer the ETA Compact Forks @ 240 pounds, Construction Attachments Compact Forks @ 220 pounds and the Bradco Compact Forks @ 250(42") & 280(48").
All of our forks ship free to a business or supporting freight terminal within 1,000 miles of Newton, NC.

 

[Notforhire]

Besides quality, the main thing to keep in mind when shopping compact tractor loader attachments is weight. The lighter, the better.

Correct!
One reason I sold a set of forks was that they weighed about 500lbs! If the loader will only lift 1500lbs you are really limiting what you can pick up if the forks use 1/3 of your total cap. Clamp on forks also present a problem in lift cap., as they force you to have the load further out.

Bill

 

[PapaPerk]

Here's the link to the forks I have from MDS. Very well made. My John Deere dealer carries them. My favorite attachment by far.

Rail Style Pallet Fork & Round Bale Stabber Adapters

 

[turfgrass]

I picked up some made by Construction Attachements for compact tractors at a local farm show. They have been great. Everything Attachements sells their brand, although the ones I have they do not have on their website. You will never regret getting pallet forks. I use mine more than I use a bucket.

 

[k0ua]

Watch this video, as he tells it like it is. I would probably order the ones in the video now. I have the construction attachments lightweight pallet forks, and they are great, but they are the ones he mentions on the sliding rod, so if you are Unloaded, and moving fast on a sidehill, they will drift downhill on you. Of course this does not happen if there is some weight on the forks, but it can be annoying if you make several trips and have to come back unloaded on an angle. You can mitigate this problem by raising your loader and curling to put more weight on the part of the fork that touches the lower bar and also slowing down your ground speed to not bounce the tractor FEL so that the forks don't bounce around. I have thought about but not implemented the placement of some welding beads on the lower bar to "catch" the forks as they try to slide on the bar.. I have noticed if you don't grease the bar as often, they don't slide as much either. All in all not a big problem, and otherwise the forks are great, and I have used the heck out of them. If you lived on flatter ground, it would never even be an issue. But SSQA forks in general are great to own, and I will never be without a set.

James K0UA

 

[MHarryE]

I got a Construction Attachment set recommended by Everything Attachments after first selecting a Bradco set from their site. They recommended this set because it is built heavier. They must have known my long term plan better than me because they now switch between my L5740 for which I purchased them and my new M135GX. They really do the job.

 

[CliffordK]

Those Everything Attachment and WildKat forks look nice.

I never liked the idea of clamp on forks for the bucket, but might be a useful alternative for occasional use.

I've modified some forklift forks to bolt onto my bucket. Right now, set narrow which seems good for my needs, but I haven't moved any pallets. And, I've just left them on the tractor for now, as long as they are more help than hindrance.

The biggest problem with attaching forks to the bucket is you can't see a thing. Those forks with the quick release & see-through guard would be much easier to use.

 

[scaredychicken]

Correct!
One reason I sold a set of forks was that they weighed about 500lbs! If the loader will only lift 1500lbs you are really limiting what you can pick up if the forks use 1/3 of your total cap. Clamp on forks also present a problem in lift cap., as they force you to have the load further out.

Bill

correct again

 

[Xfaxman]

Watch this video, as he tells it like it is. I would probably order the ones in the video now. I have the construction attachments lightweight pallet forks, and they are great, but they are the ones he mentions on the sliding rod, so if you are Unloaded, and moving fast on a sidehill, they will drift downhill on you. Of course this does not happen if there is some weight on the forks, but it can be annoying if you make several trips and have to come back unloaded on an angle. You can mitigate this problem by raising your loader and curling to put more weight on the part of the fork that touches the lower bar and also slowing down your ground speed to not bounce the tractor FEL so that the forks don't bounce around. I have thought about but not implemented the placement of some welding beads on the lower bar to "catch" the forks as they try to slide on the bar.. I have noticed if you don't grease the bar as often, they don't slide as much either. All in all not a big problem, and otherwise the forks are great, and I have used the heck out of them. If you lived on flatter ground, it would never even be an issue. But SSQA forks in general are great to own, and I will never be without a set.

James K0UA

Put some hose clamps or U bolts around the rod, to keep the forks in place. For moving brush, I use a short piece of chain with the ends bolted together, around the fork and the outside of the frame. That allows some flexibility on uneven ground and will allow max dump angle.


Chain on one to show the difference at max dump

 

[k0ua]

Put some hose clamps or U bolts around the rod, to keep the forks in place. For moving brush, I use a short piece of chain with the ends bolted together, around the fork and the outside of the frame. That allows some flexibility on uneven ground and will allow max dump angle.
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Chain on one to show the difference at max dump
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Well the forks on mine don't swing out like that, it is just that they will slide. The hose clamps would take more time to put on each time, and require readjustmet for each fork width than I would care to invest. This is not much of a problem, only when moving fast on hilly terrain and after you grease the rod. So it is no big deal to me. I think my vertical weld beads on the lower square tube bar Idea would work to solve the problem, but it is not enough of a problem for me to get my lazy..... out there and actually do it.

James K0UA

 

[mudcat47537]

My HLA forks weigh 270lbs at least that is what their site says.

 

[Katahdin]

I purchased the Bradco forks from Everything Attachments and I'm very happy with them. The forks were shipped to my local freight terminal where they were loaded onto my 4x8' utility trailer. To my surprise these forks are gray in color, not black, and may match the color of your Kubota's frame. I'll probably repaint them black to match my Yanmar at some point.

Regarding EA's 1000 mile free shipping radius, I was initially charged an extra $20 just for shipping to Maine, but EA was kind enough to remove the fee when I explained the local freight depot was 50 miles within that radius. Depending where you live in NH, you may be on the border of their free shipping zone like I am and want to check the actual travel distances with google maps or some other mapping program.