Quick-Hitch Forklift

Quick-Hitch Forklift HITCHES Hitches 19-1-12 "It's the most powerful tractor-mount fork-lift on the market," says Schlabs Mfg., Hereford, Texas, about the company's "Ag Krane". It comes in five different models, some designed only as a boom for lifting and others equipped with forks for hauling round bales, bulk seed and fertilizer bags, etc. The "lift-only" models are equipped with 10-ft. arms while models designed for use with forks have 8-ft. long arms. The self-leveling forks rotate 125 degrees up or down by a hydraulic cylinder. Another cylinder is used to raise or lower the lift arm. "Lift-only models can be used to lift everything from center pivot irrigation units to bulk seed and fertilizer bags to engines," says Schlabs. "Lift height on the lift-only' models is 15 ft., but by adding optional 4-ft. extension arms it increases to 19. ft. Chains can be attached to lift lugs mounted under the lift arm. Optional free-standing support legs can be bolted on under the frame and used to lift objects too heavy for the tractor hitch. The support legs are up close to the tractor and provide the forklift with up to 20,000 lbs. of lifting power for pulling concrete posts, tree stumps, etc. The 3-pt. hitches on most tractors are designed to provide only up to 10,000 to 15,000 lbs. of lift." Prices for the various models range from $1,600 to $2,800. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Schlabs Mfg., 1500 W. Park Ave., Here-ford, Texas 79045 (ph 806 364-8552).

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