Skid steer forks are tops for lifting, moving, and loading palletized merchandise, right? But did you know that pallet forks can be used for much more than just this?
Take a look at these 10 unconventional uses of skid steer pallet fork attachments.
Lifting and Moving Boulders
Small rocks are better handled with a skid steer bucket attachment, but large, unwieldy boulders can be moved in the hands of a skilled operator armed with a pallet fork attachment.
Moving Other Large Equipment
Say you need to get under a ride-on lawnmower to clean the blades. That’s not easy. A skid steer prepared with pallet jacks can (literally) do the heavy lifting for you.
Clearing Brush Piles
Not to suggest that pallet forks are the best skid steer attachment for moving brush piles, they’re not (grapple rakes and bale spears are better) but they can make ends meet if you have no other option.
Moving Large Logs and Stumps
There are other, better, more specialized attachments (stump grapples and log grapples are best for this) but pallet forks are definitely better than nothing and are tough enough to move logs and stumps.
Managing Hay Bales
The skid steer attachment you want is a bale spear. But if you don’t have one, pallet forks work fine. Let’s be honest, can’t you see the similarities between these two attachments?
Large, Unwieldy Package, Box and Bag Management
Boxes and bags can be just as difficult to move as pallets, and in some instances, pallet fork attachments are ideal for dispatching them.
Moving Roofing and Construction Materials
Large bundles of roofing material, rolls of sheeting, bundles of bricks, and cinder blocks – all of these can potentially be easily moved with the help of skid steer forks.
Moving Dumpsters
Some dumpsters have slots built into their design to facilitate lifting using a fork attachment – which makes skid steer pallet forks ideal.
Moving Fencing Rolls
Rolls of fencing are heavy, ungainly, irregular, and downright difficult to move, but not for skid steer pallet forks. (You can move sod rolls with them, too.)
Managing Harvests
Farmers and hunters, listen up. Skid steer forks can be used not only to move harvests and slaughtered livestock, but also to lift them for skinning and processing.
Spartan Equipment: Skid Steer Forks That Will Never Surrender
If you’re weighing the idea of getting a set of pallet forks for your machine, make no mistake about it: these are all-purpose tools with many uses.
But not all skid steer forks are created equal. If you’re going to shell out hard-earned cash for serious steel, choose attachments that will never surrender.
Visit Spartan Equipment online at SpartanEquipment.com. They carry a wide range of specialized skid steer attachments, all made in America with American steel, and considered among the toughest in the industry. They also offer both fixed and heavy-duty hydraulic adjusting forks and frames in a range of lifting capacities.
Learn more at their website or at 1-888-888-1085.
