Pallet forks for excavator, that's a thing?

[Alan Ambrose]

Was nosying by a new site near me and saw an excavator, 5T-ish with forks. Didn't realise that was a thing? Didn't see it in action but imagine it could be v useful, especially on mud.

[ProDave]

Also tricky to control, the forks don't just remain level like on a telehandler.

[Conor]

Really needs to be coupled to one of those 360⁰ heads. But damn handy.

[nod]

The 5T digger that I borrowed came with forks Dave says Tricky I’d say a nightmare for the inexperienced 

So handy in the right hands 

You can hire the forks Also 

[Iceverge]

Forks are not mega difficult to keep level, just take your time. If you get it wrong you can really make a mess of course!

 

You can sling pallets with two straps and a hook too. 

 

 

Beware though the pallets have no SWL in this config and it can be hard on the straps. If you're careful it'll be a cheap way to move stuff though. 

 

 

These are what you should really use in that situation.

Edited November 19, 2024 by Iceverge

[joe90]

I had forks on my JCB, not used much but a godsend when I needed them.

[dpmiller]

Yep i got a set of forks for our 2.7t machine. Darned handy but awkward to use, and on a smaller machine the weight of the forks does eat into the lifting capacity a bit.

/ the brickies thought it was great for getting the blocks up a lift of scaff...

[twice round the block]

 

If you've got a mini digger and you need to use forks occasionally this £55 set off ebay could help.

Just need to put your ditching bucket on in reverse and clip them on.