Pricing pallet forks

[nyone]

All you guys arguing about EA vs Titan..I find that the manufacturers that arnt right in front of your face every other day are the best value. I have never found any attachment at either one of those places to be a very good value.

 

[GeneV]

Something like that I'd make myself. Especially after having bought a set and know how limited they are for real life usage. Could work well for large but light stuff, I suppose.

Yet heavy enough that my bad back and knees don't care for them. Especially when it's so easy to drive up to the 60-inch pallet forks instead, and not even have to get off or out of the tractor, just hook them on the loader and drive off.

Yes, when using pallet forks I often don't bother with flipping the levers down.

You could probably make a better pair anyways. The nice ones slip on whereas these ones are like c-channels that just lay on top of the forks. Any bump will displace them off the forks, with only the bracket at the back end keeping them from falling off entirely. If I was to get these, I'd modify them with some kind of strap underneath to keep that from happening.

 

[GeneV]

All you guys arguing about EA vs Titan..I find that the manufacturers that arnt right in front of your face every other day are the best value. I have never found any attachment at either one of those places to be a very good value.

Some of youz are lucky to have that nearby. For me, even Tomahawk in Indiana, that's close to a 6 hr round trip.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Some of youz are lucky to have that nearby. For me, even Tomahawk in Indiana, that's close to a 6 hr round trip.

Everything is relative. That's about the same amount of time it takes to go to Costco and back from here. And that's when exceeding the speed limit by some 40% on roughly half of the trip.

 

[GeneV]

Everything is relative. That's about the same amount of time it takes to go to Costco and back from here. And that's when exceeding the speed limit by some 40% on roughly half of the trip.

Holy smokes, how often u make that trip?! Man I'd buy a work van just for that purpose, stuff it full of Costco good for 2 months. Our Costco is like 12 min away, scenic drive too...we go there once a week or so.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I don't go to Costco, but my girlfriend does. And maybe once a month on average, or she'll end up taking the Ram 3500 crew Cab longbed, and filling it.

Keep in mind that the nearest stoplight is 70 miles away. There's not a lot near here, thankfully.

 

[jyoutz]

Some of youz are lucky to have that nearby. For me, even Tomahawk in Indiana, that's close to a 6 hr round trip.

Maybe just buy from a local dealer and pay more. It might be about the same when you figure transportation costs.

 

[gumshu]

Good to know! Most of the negative reviews I've seen of them are shipping related, so looks like that's a thing with them.

Another issue I've read a few times in reviews is that the bottom slots for the loader's ssqi locking pin needs are too small and require enlarging, have you seen that at all with yours?

The slots on the ssqa are just fine. No problems.

 

[GeneV]

I don't go to Costco, but my girlfriend does. And maybe once a month on average, or she'll end up taking the Ram 3500 crew Cab longbed, and filling it.

Keep in mind that the nearest stoplight is 70 miles away. There's not a lot near here, thankfully.

Oh wow, that's pretty cool being that way out and make it work, with the lady and all. My wife of 24 years would be like, byeeeee!...and then she'd never come back from Costco lol. What state do you live in?

 

[GeneV]

Maybe just buy from a local dealer and pay more. It might be about the same when you figure transportation costs.

Yeh you know what, I called around today, and whoever does have forks (most don't, need to order them) it's like double price what I could find online. Screw that!

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Northern NM, close to the CO border.

If you were dropped here you'd swear you were in CO. Which makes sense, as the Rockies don't abruptly stop at the state line.

Anyway, I don't mind that most drives are a minimum of 150 miles round trip. The roads are curvy and fun, plus it gets the oil up to proper temps.

 

[Vigo327]

I agree with the concept of buying higher capacity forks if you intend to misuse them. But i would also be dubious of the claimed rating on the Titan forks.. Id just be looking at fork dimensions and pounds of weight. If they are using a thicker/wider fork to get to 4000lbs vs somebody elses 2000, then id buy it or at least be optimistic they could be rated over 2000. But if they just ‘say’ 4000 and you cant find the difference in measurements or weight, i would just choose to be skeptical of the claim. Obviously i havent looked to see if that info is available.

Also if we’re talking a massey GC 17 something or other youre not bending any forks anyway unless you manage to get one single tip 4-8” (you definitey wont bend it any further up than that..) into something that wont move and start bouncing the whole tractor’s weight off it. If you got both tips into something i really dont think you could bend them with that size tractor.

 

[GeneV]

I agree with the concept of buying higher capacity forks if you intend to misuse them. But i would also be dubious of the claimed rating on the Titan forks.. If just be looking at fork dimensions and pounds of weight. If they are using a thicker/wider fork to get to 4000lbs vs somebody elses 2000, then id buy it or at least be optimistic they could be rated over 2000. But if they just ‘say’ 4000 and you cant find the difference in measurements or weight, i would just choose to be skeptical of the claim. Obviously i havent looked to see if that info is available.

Also if we’re talking a massey GC 17 something or other youre not bending any forks anyway unless you manage to get one single tip 4-8” (you definitey wont bend it any further up than that..) into something that wont move and start bouncing the whole tractor’s weight off it. If you got both tips into something i really dont think you could bend them with that size tractor.

Yes, this is good stuff Vigo, thx! True, I am worried about sticking a fork under something, and then the tractor weight pushing it down and...quack quack, something gets bent out of shape.

Some stats I gathered, the contenders, all 42" forks:

• Titan: rated 4k lbs, weighs 318 lbs.
• Express Steel: rated 4k lbs, weights 315 lbs
• Tomahawk: rated 2.8k lbs, weighs 305 lbs
• ProWorks: rated 2.2k lbs, weighs 242 lbs

Pricing with shipping: $733 - $830. Titan is the cheapest, and the only import on the list. Tomahawk is the priciest.

A plus for Titan is that it has a hitch receiver built in, that's kinda nice.
Express Steel has the most obstructive headache rack out of all of them, I would prefer to see through it easier.
ProWorks is the least known name on the list. A company called Skid Steer Attachment Depot builds them. I can't find any reviews on their forks though, which bugs me.

Anyways, my aim here is to minimize the weight of the forks so as to maximize the lift capacity of my tractor (I think it's around 800 lbs).
BUT at the same time, minimize the risk of damaging the forks, being that I sometimes do stupid stuff with this tractor.

So guys, please help me decide between these four.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Get the stronger and cheaper ones, then fiddle with the pressure relief?

 

[nyone]

Some of youz are lucky to have that nearby. For me, even Tomahawk in Indiana, that's close to a 6 hr round trip.

I live in the northeast..we are a manufacturing desert here.

I have a tomahawlk grapple that came with my tc40. Once heavy grapple.

 

[GeneV]

I live in the northeast..we are a manufacturing desert here.

I have a tomahawlk grapple that came with my tc40. Once heavy grapple.

Lots of praise for tomahawk, definitely liking that.

 

[jyoutz]

Northern NM, close to the CO border.

If you were dropped here you'd swear you were in CO. Which makes sense, as the Rockies don't abruptly stop at the state line.

Anyway, I don't mind that most drives are a minimum of 150 miles round trip. The roads are curvy and fun, plus it gets the oil up to proper temps.

You must be near Raton or Chama?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Your second guess is correct.

Thankfully a friend of mine moved to the area years ago, and after visiting him a couple of times I realized that this is a great place. No way I would've stumbled across the area otherwise.

Didn't think I would be able to deal with the winters, but quickly found out that my aching joints feel better here when it's 20 degrees than they did in SoCal at 65 degrees.

Gotta love low humidity.

 

[jyoutz]

Your second guess is correct.

Thankfully a friend of mine moved to the area years ago, and after visiting him a couple of times I realized that this is a great place. No way I would've stumbled across the area otherwise.

Didn't think I would be able to deal with the winters, but quickly found out that my aching joints feel better here when it's 20 degrees than they did in SoCal at 65 degrees.

Gotta love low humidity.

A beautiful area but it is a long ways for shopping trips. Some of the biggest mule deer I’ve ever seen were around the Brazos cliffs near you.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Thanks. We have a fair amount of elk, too. The other day about 80 of them wandered by in one group.