Choose Your Fork-lift Attachment

• 1). Buy compatible pallet forks that can be used with your front-end loader. Check the loading capacity of your loader to make sure that it can handle the weight of the goods you want to move with the pallet forks. Note the loader linkage type so that you buy pallet forks that can be easily attached.
  
  
• 2). Consider a fork-lift attachment that can be carried on the tractor's three-point linkage if you do not have a front loader or it is not capable of lifting the goods you want to move. Check your tractor's three-point linkage category and lifting capacity to help you determine the proper attachment.
  
  
• 3). Talk to your local agricultural machinery dealer for advice or search for new and used examples on the Internet. You may also find both pallet forks and fork-lift attachments for sale at farm auctions.
  
  

Attaching Pallet Forks to Your Front-end Loader

• 1). Remove any bucket or fork attached to the loader if a front-end loader is fitted to your tractor.
  
  
• 2). Attach the pallet forks and their carrier frame. If you have bought a unit that's compatible with your loader, this should be a straightforward operation. Ensure that any pins or latches that are needed to hold the new unit in place are in their correct positions.
  
  
• 3). Add ballast weights to the back of the tractor to counteract the weight you will be lifting with the pallet forks. Simple ballast weights can be attached to the tractor's three-point linkage or wheel weights can be bolted to the rear axle.
  
  
• 4). Test your new pallet forks.
  
  

Attaching a Rear-mounted Fork Lift to Your Tractor

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  If your tractor has front linkage, it could be used to carry the three-point linkage fork lift.Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images
  
  Remove any attachments from your tractor's three-point linkage.
  
  
• 2). Reverse up to the three-point-linkage fork lift, connect the linkage arms, adjust and connect the top link and connect any hydraulic pipes. Check the operation of the pallet forks from the tractor seat.
  
  
• 3). Add ballast weight to the front of the tractor, if necessary.
  
  
• 4). Test your three-point-linkage fork lift.