Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
The clip-on forks work fine except it's hard to see what you are doing with the business-end of the forks (view blocked by bucket) and the forks are stronger than your bucket lip. You will bend the lip of your bucket long before the forks bend or you run out of hydraulics. For me they were fine for unloading a 500 lb pallet but I bent the bucket on a tree big stump (weight unknown). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 6:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars They sell them on Amazon free shipping. I really want to get the qa forks but I may have to cheap out and same money with the clip on chain on ones. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: These guys may have something of interest: http://www.palletforks.com/ Also, these guys have a reputation for quality stuff: http://www.everythingattachments.com/ Shipping is a major cost with this sort of thing. You can save $50-100 if delivered to a commercial address instead of a residence or farm. I had a tractor canopy delivered to the small convenience store a half mile up the road; I just backed my little pickup up to the 18-wheeler and we slid the box (about 100 lb) out the back and into my truck bed. Another time, they delivered a stump bucket right to my (very rural) house for no extra charge. In that case, the 18-wheeler stopped in the road while I unloaded the (500 Lb) implement using clip-on forks on my tractor bucket. But real pallet forks are way superior to the clip-on. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
Another thought. If moving cars is primary, maybe (assuming you gave a quick-attach loader) you should get a quick-attach plate and weld a couple sections of rectangular tubing to it. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
Well I will be moving a LOT of engines in the next few weeks, as well as tire machine and lots of other stuff. So I will be using them quite a bit now but later will only be occasional. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2015, at 10:58 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The clip-on forks work fine except it's hard to see what you are doing with the business-end of the forks (view blocked by bucket) and the forks are stronger than your bucket lip. You will bend the lip of your bucket long before the forks bend or you run out of hydraulics. For me they were fine for unloading a 500 lb pallet but I bent the bucket on a tree big stump (weight unknown). -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 6:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars They sell them on Amazon free shipping. I really want to get the qa forks but I may have to cheap out and same money with the clip on chain on ones. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: These guys may have something of interest: http://www.palletforks.com/ Also, these guys have a reputation for quality stuff: http://www.everythingattachments.com/ Shipping is a major cost with this sort of thing. You can save $50-100 if delivered to a commercial address instead of a residence or farm. I had a tractor canopy delivered to the small convenience store a half mile up the road; I just backed my little pickup up to the 18-wheeler and we slid the box (about 100 lb) out the back and into my truck bed. Another time, they delivered a stump bucket right to my (very rural) house for no extra charge. In that case, the 18-wheeler stopped in the road while I unloaded the (500 Lb) implement using clip-on forks on my tractor bucket. But real pallet forks are way superior to the clip-on. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
I will move cars around from time to time. I really think I sound just spend the money and buy the quick attach forks instead of the bucket ones. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2015, at 11:03 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Another thought. If moving cars is primary, maybe (assuming you gave a quick-attach loader) you should get a quick-attach plate and weld a couple sections of rectangular tubing to it. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
Yes I will move cars around from time to time. I really think I sound just spend the money and buy the quick attach forks instead of the bucket ones. Sent from my MB YunkyardPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
Was there supposed to be a picture? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 11, 2015 4:53:06 PM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
These guys may have something of interest: http://www.palletforks.com/ Also, these guys have a reputation for quality stuff: http://www.everythingattachments.com/ Shipping is a major cost with this sort of thing. You can save $50-100 if delivered to a commercial address instead of a residence or farm. I had a tractor canopy delivered to the small convenience store a half mile up the road; I just backed my little pickup up to the 18-wheeler and we slid the box (about 100 lb) out the back and into my truck bed. Another time, they delivered a stump bucket right to my (very rural) house for no extra charge. In that case, the 18-wheeler stopped in the road while I unloaded the (500 Lb) implement using clip-on forks on my tractor bucket. But real pallet forks are way superior to the clip-on. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars
They sell them on Amazon free shipping. I really want to get the qa forks but I may have to cheap out and same money with the clip on chain on ones. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: These guys may have something of interest: http://www.palletforks.com/ Also, these guys have a reputation for quality stuff: http://www.everythingattachments.com/ Shipping is a major cost with this sort of thing. You can save $50-100 if delivered to a commercial address instead of a residence or farm. I had a tractor canopy delivered to the small convenience store a half mile up the road; I just backed my little pickup up to the 18-wheeler and we slid the box (about 100 lb) out the back and into my truck bed. Another time, they delivered a stump bucket right to my (very rural) house for no extra charge. In that case, the 18-wheeler stopped in the road while I unloaded the (500 Lb) implement using clip-on forks on my tractor bucket. But real pallet forks are way superior to the clip-on. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 4:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin Subject: [MBZ] This is how I load stubborn cars I guess my tractor will lift the rear end of a 124 off the ground. I tore up the rear bumper in the process though. I really need to get the fork attachment for such jobs Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
