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Default forks for scissor lift

I've got a scissor lift (Snorkel) at my ranch and was considering whether
it's feasible to add a pair of removable forks to use it occasionally inside
buildings as a fork lift. The scissor lift has a pull-out platform on one
end that can handle at least 250 lbs of live load (the pull-out platfrom
itself must weight at least 150 lbs). So, forks mounted on the opposite end
should be good for 400 lbs or so. It would be used inside a couple of
buildings for moving pallets around including in and out of racks. For
outside work, I have a forklift attachment for one of my tractors, but the
tractor is too big for some inside work.

Has anyone heard of something like this? What is the (falling) downside?
How would you go about it? Where to get the materials? I've got good
welding skills (torch, mig, stick). I was thinking of a couple of Z-shaped
forks. One end of each fork would slide into a steel casing that I would
weld to the floor of the scissor lift; the other end would slide into a
pallet.

Mike


 
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