SSQA Forks

[bacononeactual]

I need some inexpensive but sturdy SSQA forks for my new G3038h. I have been looking at the Titan Attachment brand on Amazon and those are the cheapest SSQA that I can find. Does anybody have experience with those or want to recommend another option.

 

[k0ua]

Here is what I would buy.

Everything Attachments Compact Pallet Forks with 42" Tines

 

[George2615]

I almost bought the Titan brand forks but found a new set locally for the same price. ($524. incl. tax). The Titan forks are on Ebay or Amazon and I don't see any problem buying them. Quite a few guys here have them. Here's some pics of mine. I recently added a hydraulic thumb for using on my forks and bucket.

 

[Underdog57]

I have the Titan 48" on my 4041 and I have been logging, clearing brush, digging stumps, and maxing the loader with them and haven't bent anything yet. I am going to mount a thumb on mine just like George.
eBay puts a new set up for auction every Mon night, I watched the price for several weeks a got the 48" for $586. With free ship. No complaints here.:thumbsup:

 

[jtygoku]

I have the Wildkat 42". Think I paid around $525. So far, so good. At the time I bought, I was torn between getting the 48" or the 42". I haven't yet encountered a situation where I wished I had the 48"

 

[oldtoyboyd]

I have the titan 48 on mine
I used them on my skid steer to pick up some 4000 Lb columns the other day

 

[bacononeactual]

Thank you for the recommendations. The Everything Attachments brand is only rated at 2000 pounds, so not much margin of safety there. Wildkat I can't find a link to purchase on their website. So far looks like Titan.

 

[kco]

Thank you for the recommendations. The Everything Attachments brand is only rated at 2000 pounds, so not much margin of safety there. Wildkat I can't find a link to purchase on their website. So far looks like Titan.

I wouldn't be concerned about the 2,000 lb capacity. It looks like a good match for your loader's 1,900 lb lift rating.

 

[George2615]

I wouldn't be concerned about the 2,000 lb capacity. It looks like a good match for your loader's 1,900 lb lift rating.

kco is right. The 2K capacity is a good match for your loader. I haven't compared prices recently but I was going to buy Titan forks until I found mine locally. My forks are regular skid steer forks rated for over 5K which is over twice my loader capacity. The Titan's will probably be your best bang for the buck and when I was looking they had free shipping, don't know about now.

 

[GManBart]

I wouldn't be concerned about the 2,000 lb capacity. It looks like a good match for your loader's 1,900 lb lift rating.

If you want to make sure you won't bend your forks, get a set that can handle almost all of the loader's rated capacity on one tine. Why? If you have a max load, and it shifts all of the weight can wind up on one side. 2,000lb forks could very well bend if you put 1,900lbs on just one side.

 

[AaronS]

I have the Titan bale spear with 60 inch forks and am very happy with it.

 

[Underdog57]

If you want to make sure you won't bend your forks, get a set that can handle almost all of the loader's rated capacity on one tine. Why? If you have a max load, and it shifts all of the weight can wind up on one side. 2,000lb forks could very well bend if you put 1,900lbs on just one side.

Agree, the 4000# are not much more $ , and you will use them for a lot of things you can't even think of now!! And you might get a bigger Tractor someday.

 

[motownbrowne]

I have forks rated well over my loader's lift capacity. That said, they are much heavier than the lesser rated forks. That means I have less usable lift when I use my forks. I wish I could have found a 3k rated set of forks weighing around 300lbs, but that wasn't an option.

Either way you'll be happy.

 

[George2615]

I forgot to mention before that my forks are also rated for over 2x what my loader can lift. Bought them new from a place that sells new and used skid steers.

 

[bacononeactual]

Agree, the 4000# are not much more $ , and you will use them for a lot of things you can't even think of now!! And you might get a bigger Tractor someday.

Good points. Also, I have been told that it's not hard to accidentally put the weight of the tractor on the forks and bend them that way if they are not strong enough. I do want, however, to find as light a set as possible to maintain as much of the lift capacity as I can, as I will need as much of the 1900 lbs as I can get.

 

[k0ua]

I can state I have never bent my 1800 lb forks on either my previous tractor an L3400hst or my current tractor the Kioti DK35se. And I have moved and pried out of the ground some pretty big rocks. I use my grapple now much more, but the Construction Attachment's lightweight pallet forks have stood up to some abuse with no signs of wear or failure. Now I don't go out of my way to tear things up, but I do "use" things.

 

[Notforhire]

Wildkat I can't find a link to purchase on their website. So far looks like Titan.

WILDKAT ATTACHMENTS by Mid-State Equipment Buckets, Grapples, mowers, augers, and more for your Bobcat, John Deere, and others!

I have a 48in set. I've been happy with them.

Bill

 

[YardBikeBob]

I have the Titan 42"s. If I had to do it over again, I'd buy the 48"s. You only have to buy them once.

It is really hard to see the tip of the 42"s from the seat.

The 48"s have a different rack. KWIKN, I'd prefer a larger more substantial rack to better hold loads and provide more chain attachment points.

As for the Titan brand, I wish they'd spend more time smoothing the cuts where the forks are supposed to slide. The cut is rough and it is difficult to slide the forks back and forth. And it is real, real easy to pinch fingers.

HSAOT: The 42"s do all that I could ask for.

Bob

 

[Guesseral]

I have had the 42" titans for almost two years now, no problems yet but you do have to grease the slides for the forks to slide easily for adjustment but you have to do that on them all. I got the 42" unit because I measured the forks here at work on the jitney and that is what they are and we can lift most anything, but if need be I could always take the fork extensions home for the odd time I might need longer those are like 6'+ in length. I think anything longer than 42" would be in my way and anything else would be too short but that is just my opinion and that and a buck might buy you a small coffee!