Fork Racks for Wheel Loaders, Excavators and Backhoes
Foothills Equipment carries 22 fork racks and pallet forks for wheel loaders, excavators, mini excavators and backhoes, from AMI, Weldco-Beales, Steelwrist and FMS. We are in Calgary and Lethbridge, serving Southern Alberta, everything south of Red Deer. Forks turn a loader or an excavator into the machine that unloads the truck, so nothing waits on a forklift that is not on site.
We do not currently carry a pallet fork for a skid steer. If that is what you need, talk to an advisor and we will tell you straight what we can and cannot do.
22 fork racks and pallet forks across four lines.
360° Rotating Fork Rack
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Car Body Fork
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Excavator Fork Rack
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Fork Rack
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Fork Rack (Lumber Style)
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Fork Rack (Shaft Type Tine)
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Fork Rack with Hydraulic Side Shift
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Fork Rack with Hydraulic Tine Positioners
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Quarry Fork Rack (Shaft Type Tine)
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Pallet Forks
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Hydraulic Pallet Fork
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EX Uni-Beam Pallet Forks
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WL Fork Rack
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WL High Visibility Fork Rack
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WL Pipe and Pole Fork Racks with Dual Top Clamps
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WL Uni-Beam Pallet Forks
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WL Peeler Forks
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WL Log and Lumber Forks
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WL Bucket Forks
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WL ForkLift Mast
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Forks
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No pallet forks and fork racks match those filters.
Clear a filter to see the rest, or tell an advisor what machine you run and we will find the right one.
Not all forks are pallet forks.
Standard fork racks
A carriage and a pair of tines for pallets, crates and bundled material. High visibility versions open up the sightline through the carriage, which matters more than people expect when the load is at eye level.
Hydraulic tine positioners and side shift
The tines move in and out, or the whole carriage shifts left and right, from the seat. On mixed loads it saves the operator getting down to slide tines by hand a dozen times a day.
Rotating fork racks
Full rotation on the carriage, for dumping and placing rather than just carrying.
Log and lumber forks
Shaped and spaced for round wood and bundled lumber rather than a pallet. Peeler forks are their own thing again, built for the mill yard.
Pipe and pole fork racks
Tines plus top clamps, so the load is held down rather than balanced. On a wheel loader with dual top clamps, that is what makes pipe handling safe on uneven ground.
Quarry and shaft type tine racks
Heavier tines on a shaft mount, for the loads that bend an ordinary rack.
Excavator fork racks and pallet forks
Hung off the stick or off a coupler, so the excavator unloads a truck without swapping to a loader. Steelwrist versions run on a coupler or a tiltrotator, including a hydraulic version that clamps the load.
Bucket forks
Slip on tines that clamp to the bucket you already have. The cheapest way to move the occasional pallet, and not the answer if you do it every day.
Fork lift masts
A proper mast on the loader, for stacking higher than a rack can reach.
Capacity is the whole conversation.
The rating is at a load centre, not just a number
A rack rated for a weight assumes the load sits at a set distance from the carriage. Push the load further out and the safe weight drops. If you are handling long or awkward material, that changes which rack you need.
The machine own capacity comes first
The loader or the excavator has a rated lift at height and at reach, and a fork rack does not increase it. A rack that outperforms the machine is money spent on steel you cannot use.
The mount
Wheel loader racks go on the machine hitch or master hitch, so the hitch standard has to match. Excavator forks go pin on, on a coupler, or on a tiltrotator. Tell us what is on the machine and we supply it lugged to suit.
Hydraulic functions
Tine positioners, side shift, rotation and top clamps all need an auxiliary circuit. If the machine is not plumbed for it, that cost belongs in the decision.
Tine length and spacing
Longer is not better. Tines that overhang the load make the rack harder to place and put more strain on the carriage.
No TMG fork rack. The only TMG fork item is a pair of bare forklift tines with no carrier frame, so it is not a carrier attachment and it is not on this page.
Questions we get asked
Do you have pallet forks for a skid steer?
Not today. Everything we carry in fork racks is built for wheel loaders, excavators, mini excavators and backhoes. We are not going to tell you we can get one when nobody has confirmed that. Talk to an advisor about what you are trying to move and we will be straight about whether we can help.
What size fork rack do I need for my wheel loader?
Start from the machine rated lift capacity and the hitch on it, then the heaviest load you actually handle and how far out the load sits. Manufacturers rate a rack at a set load centre, so a long load derates it. Give us the machine and the material and an advisor sizes it.
Can I put forks on an excavator?
Yes. We carry excavator fork racks and pallet forks that go pin on, on a coupler or on a tiltrotator, which lets the machine unload a truck without a second machine coming to site. Some versions clamp the load hydraulically, which is worth having if the ground is not flat.
What is the difference between a fork rack and bucket forks?
A fork rack is a dedicated carriage that mounts to the machine hitch, and it carries its full rated load. Bucket forks are tines that clamp onto the bucket you already own. Bucket forks are fine for the occasional pallet and they are the cheaper way in, but they are limited by the bucket, and they are not what you want if lifting is a daily job.
Do you sell forks for machines you did not supply?
Yes. Most of what we sell goes on other manufacturers machines. Tell us the make, model and hitch and we will confirm the fit.
Tell us the machine and the heaviest thing you lift.
An advisor will size the rack to the machine rather than the other way round, and tell you if what you need is something we do not carry.