Pallet forks for skid steer

[Sumboodie]

You guys seem to be really good at finding deals.

I'm looking for a set of pallet forks for my skid steer.

So far, cheapest has been about $750 from a place called Titan.
They are proving to be difficult though. Won't answer phones, online it's trying to charge me $85 sales tax because it's shippingto a freight forwarder (which is illegal)

No one has carried anything locally or they want $2000 or more.

 

[Fatboy148]

Titan has a EBay store and believe it or not, the pricing is sometimes less there than at their online store. For some stuff, they want to charge an oversize fee with their free shipping at their online store and that charge wasn't there at their EBay store, yet the product price was the same. Just to be sure you will be happy, read the reviews at the EBay store. Out of almost 100,000 reviews, some non-favorable reviews, but I found most are with the wheelchair and truck ramps they sell. Stuff either got beat up in transit or the hardware went missing which they took care of. When reading the reviews, you can also see what the reviewers paid for their order and if/how they have changed their price.

https://www.ebay.com/str/titanattachments?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2563


For the record, I am unaffiliated with Titan other than recently making a purchase. I was real hesitant to deal with them and figured going through EBay would add another layer of protection for me. They shipped my order which I placed in the morning, that same afternoon. It shipped from California and is currently in the middle of the country. They also offer free returns for 30 days with full reimbursement when going through EBay.

Good luck!

 

[ace10]

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[JeepYJ]

You guys seem to be really good at finding deals.

I'm looking for a set of pallet forks for my skid steer.

So far, cheapest has been about $750 from a place called Titan.
They are proving to be difficult though. Won't answer phones, online it's trying to charge me $85 sales tax because it's shippingto a freight forwarder (which is illegal)

No one has carried anything locally or they want $2000 or more.

Titan (palletforks.com) is basically a logistics company that sells mostly cheap Chinese attachments. They’re cheap because they’re cheaply made.
EA sells great attachments as well as a host of others. Express Steel (expresssteelinc.com) is near me and builds their own stuff. I bought a toothbar from the last year that was just fine, especially for the price. Shipping to AK may be expensive.

 

[PCustoms]

I bought titan via Amazon.

Clearing a few things up, pretty sure they are made in USA (it's 1 degree out or I'd go check).

Also unclear how charging sales tax when it ships to a freight forwarder is illegal. AFAIK tax is charged based on the state it is sold to unless a tax exempt cert is provided.

 

[Walkers]

I picked up the forks and carriage from a forklift mechanic buddy, and built a plate for my skidder. It worked well.

 

[JeepYJ]

I bought titan via Amazon.

Clearing a few things up, pretty sure they are made in USA (it's 1 degree out or I'd go check).

Also unclear how charging sales tax when it ships to a freight forwarder is illegal. AFAIK tax is charged based on the state it is sold to unless a tax exempt cert is provided.

Some of their products on their website are USA made but most aren’t. The $750 forks most surely aren’t USA made.

 

[haveissues]

Some of their products on their website are USA made but most aren’t. The $750 forks most surely aren’t USA made.

Interestingly, I bought pallet forks in 2020 that were made by CID that are made in usa and I paid $457 in july of 2020. Titan sells forks that look identical and have the same model number.

 

[ericlar80]

I just went through this - the best quality for the least amount, when you include shipping, is Express Steel. Made in USA. They have a bunch of different options.

Express Steel - Pallet Forks

I was able to find some take-off Class II forks on craigslist and only purchased the express steel HD frame. Forks from forklifts themselves are usually heavier duty than the ones made for skid steers, so even a worn-out pair from a forklift will work. I'm in for $700 for everything, but can easily handle more than my skid can. I was moving some very large concrete slab pieces with them and had no issues.

 

[JeepYJ]

Interestingly, I bought pallet forks in 2020 that were made by CID that are made in usa and I paid $457 in july of 2020. Titan sells forks that look identical and have the same model number.

Steel prices have doubled or more since then and attachment prices have skyrocketed in the last 2 years. There is another Titan that manufactures their own products. Palletforks.com Titan is the one that sells on eBay and Amazon, those are imports. If it doesn’t matter to you buy whatever is cheapest. If it matters, read carefully.

 

[Ton ton]

I think the pallet forks we use came from the local new Holland dealer. They have outlasted the skid loader so they must be decent quality.

 

[haveissues]

Steel prices have doubled or more since then and attachment prices have skyrocketed in the last 2 years. There is another Titan that manufactures their own products. Palletforks.com Titan is the one that sells on eBay and Amazon, those are imports. If it doesn’t matter to you buy whatever is cheapest. If it matters, read carefully.

I'm aware. Same forks are $750 now and identical to mine. They were made in USA.

 

[JeepYJ]

I'm aware. Same forks are $750 now and identical to mine. They were made in USA.

Do you have a link to those? I know a few people looking for USA made forks. Thanks

 

[PCustoms]

Some of their products on their website are USA made but most aren’t. The $750 forks most surely aren’t USA made.

Maybe not, I couldn't find anything about COO, the sticker I was thinking of is another attachment.

For $550 shipped they get the job done. Snagged them last April right as costs started going up, and they must have been out of 42" times as I received 48".

 

[haveissues]

Do you have a link to those? I know a few people looking for USA made forks. Thanks

I bought these from ford distributing but they no longer have them listed:

Compact Tractor Pallet Forks | CID Attachments

Compact Tractor Pallet Forks with 2,000 lb. capacity. Choose 42” or 48” forks. Fits Skid Steer or John Deere quick attach.

cidattachments.com

They are identical to these below, right down to the item number. Mine were made in USA, cant say for sure if these are:

New Equipment Sales: Browse By Brand & Category | Messick's

Messick's has a wide variety of new equipment, from row crop tractors and excavators to handheld power equipment. Browse by brand and category.

www.messicks.com

 

[JeepYJ]

I bought these from ford distributing but they no longer have them listed:

Compact Tractor Pallet Forks | CID Attachments

Compact Tractor Pallet Forks with 2,000 lb. capacity. Choose 42” or 48” forks. Fits Skid Steer or John Deere quick attach.

cidattachments.com

They are identical to these below, right down to the item number. Mine were made in USA, cant say for sure if these are:

New Equipment Sales: Browse By Brand & Category | Messick's

Messick's has a wide variety of new equipment, from row crop tractors and excavators to handheld power equipment. Browse by brand and category.

www.messicks.com

Those are the other USA Titan, not the palletforks.com Titan. Nice score for that price.

 

[Ingram306]

I have a brush grapple from Jenkins Iron and steel. Their prices were great and it’s probably the best and most overbuilt attachment I have. Haven’t heard a bad thing about them anywhere. Customer service was awesome

Jenkins Iron & Steel Skid Steer Attachments

At Jenkins Iron and Steel we manufacture durable, high quality, extremely affordable skid loader attachments.

jenkinsironandsteel.com

If you click on instant quote they send you the whole catalog with prices to your email.

 

[Sumboodie]

Also unclear how charging sales tax when it ships to a freight forwarder is illegal. AFAIK tax is charged based on the state it is sold to unless a tax exempt cert is provided.

Correct. It's sold to me in AK, not the freight forwarder in WA.

It's illegal to charge WA sales tax in this case.

 

[Sumboodie]

Is a 48" a standard fork length? 42"?

I've used tons of forklifts, never measured them.

 

[ericlar80]

They are both pretty common. Bobcat sells 48" forks. Mine are 42" and I think they are long enough for anything I will need them for, but 48" is probably best for picking up a heavy pallet lengthwise.

 

[JeepYJ]

A standard pallet is 40”x48” most pallet forks are 48” in my experience. 42” would work fine most of the time.

 

[Zewnten]

I bought a tooth kit from titan. Instead of bucket teeth I recieved excavator teeth and weld mounts. Then had to fight with them for 2 weeks for them to figure out why that wouldn't work before I just did a charge back on my card.

 

[desertdog256]

I bought the 42 inch forks from Titan (the John Deere QA version) about 5 years ago and had no problems with quality or service. I see that the ones I bought have nearly doubled in price.

 

[Jlarson]

42" is pretty much the standard, especially on warehouse lifts, that way if you bury the forks they won't go all the way out the other side of a 48" pallet and get the one next to it. 48" forks are really nice on a construction or yard machine, gives you some extra reach on flatbeds and trailers.

 

[Jland]

My tiny kubota 1880 would tip with pallet forks

 

[neblinc]

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