I'm thinking I'm going to get that more expensive style I sent that replaces 
the bucket. I noticed they have a bunch of different versions of that depending 
on what you want doz

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> On Jun 5, 2015, at 9:44 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> The clamp-on forks are useful but with two drawbacks:  (1) you can't see
> what you are doing when the bucket blocks your view and (2) you will bend
> the bucket if you overload them (the loader is stronger than the lip of the
> bucket).  
> 
> Still they are quite useful for the money.  I got a set just to unload
> palletized deliveries to my farm.  The driver just pulls off the road, moves
> the pallet to the back of the truck with his pallet jack, and I slip the
> forks under he pallet to unload.  You may want back ballast (like a mower or
> box blade) to lift heavier stuff with the loader.  For several reasons, you
> don't want the back wheels to leave the ground.
> 
> While visiting my brother-in-law's farm in Virginia, he introduced me to a
> new term:  "tractor envy".
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of
>> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 9:47 PM
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List
>> Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin
>> Subject: [MBZ] tractor
>> 
>> I think this tractor is one of the best things since sliced bread. Today
> at old okie
>> acres I used it to load up a HUGE tree that blew down that I cut up.
> Later at
>> home I used it to move 124 around. While the FEL wont lift the front of a
> 124
>> off the ground, it will lift it up enough then I can push it to where I
> want.  I
>> managed to screw up the already broken front bumper air dam a little more
>> with the front bucket.  So I am now thinking about buying some bucket
> forks
>> which I could use to load engines that I am fixing to start moving, and
> when
>> moving cars can get the forks up under front of the car and lift.
>> 
>> I am looking at these clamp on type like this which are cheap:
>> 
>> http://www.amazon.com/Pallet-bucket-loaders-tractors-
>> steers/dp/B002ITHNWY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1433555093&sr=8-
>> 4&keywords=bucket+forks
>> 
>> But thinking I should pony up more money and get this setup, which the
>> bucket detaches from the FEL and you attach this, looks like it would work
> a
>> lot better
>> 
>> http://www.amazon.com/Titan-Pallet-Attachment-Deere-
>> Loaders/dp/B00A1D103W/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1433555181&sr=8-
>> 13&keywords=bucket+forks
>> 
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