I think if one wants to dig/pry with forks (which i think is fine if you know the risk) then you should plan on getting some that are highly overrated for your machine and just eat the lift capacity loss that will get you. But if you read far enough into fork ratings to figure out what they can support way out past 24", on only one fork, and possibly with the weight of your tractor pushing DOWN on the heel of it using it as a fulcrum against the ground.. i think you will find almost any pair of forks that would normally be considered 'matched' to the machine it's on, could easily be bent during digging. I think you need to go 'overkill' compared to the machine itself, to get forks that are safe to dig with on that machine. My .02.