Would you still get hooks/clevis mounts if you are getting forks?

Hooks can be very handy, and are not that costly. I added Ken's hooks, and clevis mounts underneath (inside bucket)

The bucket is thin-ish, but the hook / clevis mount sandwiches the bucket plate - and has not been a problem for me. No bucket plate bending has occurred. But I have seen others with bends.

I elected for no hooks on the forks, because the fork frame has chain slots

I went with hooks on the bucket and won't be without them. Can't be without them so much, I got some weld-on hooks for my forks as well (also from boltonhooks.com) and put them on yesterday!



I needed the chains and hooks to move this stump, the forks couldn't get enough to lift it. (below)

The hooks are so useful, I wouldn't want to be without them. I use them in a myriad of ways, but at least once a week, they are used to hook the frame and move the neighbors trampoline. I reach between the leg frame with the bucket and the hooks catch the back side of the frame, lift the entire half up about 18" and relocate it. Don't need to leave the seat to do this and it wouldn't work without the hooks catching the frame rail.

Here are a couple of pictures.

After sitting the trampoline into its new location, here is a picture of how they catch the frame. Then I go to the other side and pick it up to allow the legs to properly position themselves again, after having been drug to its new location.

Not only will you find the hooks helpful, you will want some on your pallet forks also, for securing various things and to also provide additional lift points on difficult to lift / move items.

Here is a good example of why you need hooks on the bucket. I also have 48 inch forks that get used as much as the bucket, but rarely in a scenario like this.

Dave