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Would this front-end loader be useful for your purposes?

 

pretty good idea but, it looks like it could have the potential to cause alot of wear and tear to the front end.

 

Actually, this really isn't anything new. Swisher has made forklift and front loader attachments for several years.

http://www.swisherinc.com/forklift.asp


http://www.swisherinc.com/dump_bucket.asp

 

man- that looks like one fast track to a broken atv! the rig alone must weigh 100lbs- won't be good for much of a load! Hell, just trying to steer with my 60" moose plow attached is a hassle and unstable, can't imagine steering with a loaded set of forks! The flex in the tires alone would cause it to lean too much- it needs solid tires- I'm assuming there's a counter weight on the back? Very skeptical about it picking up an atv to chest level to work on- maybe a 90cc- it aint picking up no big bore atv for sure!

and wait- are they actually comparing renting a skid steer ($175 for 24 hours) that is capable of lifting, hauling and pulling tons of force to a $1500 set of forks you bolt on to an atv???

please! lets get real here and make an accurate comparison, say.... "forget about paying your friends to help you lift that kitchen stove into your pick up- for only $1500 you can waste your money on these atv forks!"

 

Its a total waste, the capacity would be too small to be useful, and the wear and tear/stability issues would be dangerous and costly.

Why try to make an atv into something it isn't ? It isn't a tractor/skid steer/fork list/bull dozer ... its an atv

now ... that being said ... if they made a trailer that would center the forks between a set of axles that could be towed ... then at least it would be safer and useful

but in the end, if you move enough stuff to require forks ... why not get a loader ?

 

I've actually found fork trucks on CL for $1500 - $2500.

I can't imagine they sell many of these setups.