Forks pallet forks

[California]

We may be talking two different markets here. Commercial vs hobby. Roxy has a 1600 lb (?) tractor while Rankin's smallest forks weigh 185 lbs, probably more than she wants to rassle around.

I think she needs junior size hardware for her compact tractor. Does anybody build small versions of this stuff?

 

[monkeymonk]

I do alot of heavy lifting with forks just keep it balanced and maybe use your BH as balast on slopes,be ready with your hand on the FEL stick to drop the load. You and your friends will love them! you can even use them to change your oil!

I would and will recomend a quick attach type as your lift ratio is rated at your link pins and not the front of your FEL bucket. So if you want to lift heavier things or have a smaller tractor? it will help considerably also when lifting(very important!) place your forks under the load fully then curl the forks/load then lift. remember you ratio is at the pins and the closer to them the easier the lift. its much easier to lift heavy loads when you curl first.

I use Gearmore forks and am very satisfied.

good luck.

 

[Neophyte]

We may be talking two different markets here. Commercial vs hobby. Roxy has a 1600 lb (?) tractor while Rankin's smallest forks weigh 185 lbs, probably more than she wants to rassle around.

Keep in mind that the light duty clamp-on bucket forks, like Timber's, weigh 90 lbs each for a combined weight of 180 lbs and Timber's B7800 weighs around 1700 lbs.

You shouldn't need to "rassle" the quick attach bucket forks as you shouldn't even need to get off the tractor to put them on and take them off. When off, they usually remain standing by themselves. To be safe, you could simply leave them in a loaded pallet when not in use.

I'm sure they make even lighter duty forks out there. Here is a quick attach bucket fork kit with a total weight of only 110 lbs and they are saying it can lift 3500 lbs.

Quick Attach Bucket Forks on Ebay

 

[PineRidge]

We picked this set up from the NH dealer when we made a package deal. I use them quite a bit, and they have stood up well so far.

 

[roxynoodle]

I'm not sure how I would turn my bucket or loader into a quick attach. I would probably be better off with either clamp on forks or the ones with chains and binders. If they are heavy and hard to move around I can always make a dolly for those too like I did for my rotary cutter and box blade.

The empty weight of my tractor without fluids or loader is just over 1400lbs.

Mad Referee sent me some plans to make some nice ones. I am running that idea past my neighbor who welds to see if he thinks we can do those.

I will try to get a pic up of my bucket to see what you guys think.

 

[roxynoodle]

A picture of my front end loader.



I suppose you could call this a picture of my "garage" too, Timber. My garage though is a corncrib!

 

[California]

Here is a quick attach bucket fork kit with a total weight of only 110 lbs and they are saying it can lift 3500 lbs.Quick Attach Bucket Forks on Ebay

Neophyte, those look ideal for the smaller tractors. 1) Not too heavy 2) They have the vertical bars so the load won't slide back into the bucket when it is curled to shift the weight back, like monkeymonk illustrated, and 3) they should be the easiest style to attach, simply drive into them. Good find!

 

[Timber]

A picture of my front end loader.

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I suppose you could call this a picture of my "garage" too, Timber. My garage though is a corncrib!

Yea slip fork will be perfect for you they will do everything you want and more. Mine are fairly light but mads design is very similar.
By the way sorry about your barn, those pics broke my heart. Glad your animals were OK

 

[roxynoodle]

That barn has made the biggest mess I've ever had to deal with. Yes, thank God my animals moved into a pole barn a few years ago and that that was ok. I suspect this tornado (pretty sure that is what it was as straight line winds don't change directions and one neighbor lost 19 trees and most of them were twisted) wasn't on the ground the whole time. Might be why the 40 foot high barn was hit and the pole barn, which is a short distance away was not. Also across from the guy who lost all the trees, 2 other barns were hit but their roofs were ripped off and the walls stayed standing. The guy who farms behind me caused $1200 worth of damage to his rotary cutter a couple weeks ago hitting a tree that had fallen into the field that he didn't see. He is back in business now and is cutting as I type this. I'm still not used to the barn being down. It was always the first thing you could see driving down the road towards my house. Even if I decide to replace it with another pole barn, it just isn't the same. It is amazing to me that people managed to build these things before cranes and heavy equipment. I can't even lift one of the oak 2x6s that made up the frame of the roof by myself. At this point we have taken apart nearly the whole roof except for a section that went behind it because a wall is on top of it. We are almost done taking apart that wall. We have taken apart the entire front wall and at least half of the end walls. The other big issue is the number of nails that flew out when it hit the ground. They are all over my horse pasture. Magnets can find the steel ones but the aluminum ones that were in the roof are another story. So far the tire toll is one puncture on the lawn tractor (and I was nowhere near the barn when I picked up that one) and one puncture in a friend's car tire (ok and 6 in my feet!). See, pallet forks would come in handy for moving those 2x6s too!

Oh, if I were to get the ones on ebay, what would I have to do to my loader bucket? Weld some hooks to hold that bar they are on?

 

[Timber]

I know the ones I have work fine on the bucket alone. I don't use any binders to hold them up at all. They go under my bucket more than 1/2 the depth and bite inside behind the tooth bar. Your right though they would be a great help cleaning up your barn. Did you have any insurance on that also the old weather veins are worth quite a lot if its an antique. I'll go take some bottom pics for you so you can see were it sits on the bucket









I have them all the way to the edge of my bucket because I have been laying fence so I wanted a stable load I hope this helps