Pin On Pallet Forks For LA344 Loader?

[xrocketengineer]

You mounted the Redline pallet forks to your BX1880?
What did you do about the 2 lower pins?

The Redline pins aren't long enough and don't have the reduced end to fit the pivots for the stand.
The Kubota pins can't be used because of the design of the Redline fork frame. The Kubota pins sit too far out, the frame pivots won't attach to the pins.
And incidentally there's no hole to bolt in the Kubota pins.
I'll get some pictures up at a later date.

I'm aware the frame can be machined so the pins will work, I don't see a way to make them work without modding it?
I've already spoken to Matt? from Redline, he took care of me. So A+ for their customer service; wondering if there's something he or I missed?

I do see in the Ai2 video you posted they make their own pins to fit, I wonder if those would work.

I mounted the AI2 Quick Attach to the loader with the AI2 supplied pins (with cross bolts) and with the reduced ends for the stand and circlips. The pallet fork frame uses whatever pins came with it. The bucket and the LP grapple use the Kubota original pins. However, I had to reverse the pin bolts (head inboard and nut outboard) for the grapple to provide some clearance with the AI2 quick attach. Everything fits and works fine.

 

[Soopitup]

Ahhhh
You didn't mount the pallet fork frame directly to the loader.
That's what I'm trying to do and where my difficulty is.

Those special pins from Ai2 that attach their quick attach to the loader (2 bottom pins, they actually mention them in the video) are probably what I need to make this work.

 

[Soopitup]

To close this thread out, the pins from AI2 are what is needed to add earlier pin on attachments to the LA340/344 loader, because of the stand for the loader.
Only the 2 lower pins need to be changed, the third pin, for the curl piston, stays the same.
As of right now the pins aren't listed separately for sale on their site, you'll have to call them.
Coincidentally, AI2 has apparently just been bought out by tractorparts.com?

Picture with the pins has the Kubota pin on top, AI2 pin in the middle, and the Redline pin on the bottom. You can see the length/diameter difference needed for the loader stand pivots.
Second picture is of the AI2 pin installed in the Redline carriage.


As far as the Redline pallet forks, they made a significant difference in lifting capacity.
Singly the Redline pallet fork carriage is lighter than either the Land Pride pallet fork carriage or the SSQA adapter. Obviously it's well over 100 lbs lighter than the two combined.
I don't have an exact capacity difference, but I had a log section I could barely lift a few inches with the Land Pride forks on the SSQA, with the Redline pin on carriage I had no problem lifting it as high as I was comfortable.

Interesting to see how much you lose with the SSQA adapter. It's definitely still worth having IMO. Most attachments won't max out the loader. And swapping with pins can be a pain. But it's nice to have the ability to lift the extra weight if needed.

One note, the Land Pride forks won't mount to the Redline carriage. I had to buy a loose set off FB market place (you can also buy them from Redline, it was easier and cheaper to get them local).

And last, regarding Redline customer service, Matt? quickly refunded the entire cost of the carriage plus shipping once we found out it didn't "bolt on" to the LA340/344 loader, I didn't even have to ask.
Definitely more than I expected. So A+ for thier customer service.

Home Page - Redline Systems Inc. Equipment Attachments

Redline Systems Inc. is a US manufacturer of equipment attachments for compact tractors, sub-compact tractors, skidsteers, telehandlers and wheel loaders.

www.redlinesystemsinc.com

 

[jaxs]

Thanks for the report, hearing about great outcomes reassures us extra effort is rewarding.

 

[Soopitup]

There is another set of pins, made by Land Pride, that should also work.
Land Pride part number 380-296A (for the whole kit).

It's a kit to attach the CB0550 4 in 1 bucket to the BX 80 series loader.
The part number for just the pins is 380-294H, but it's cheaper to buy the whole kit.
It ran me about $110 shipped from Messicks, so roughly $30 more than the kit from AI2.
These pins look to be slightly better.

The kit also comes with the stop bolts for the CB0550, but weirdly enough no C clips for the ends of the pins (the C clips from the original pins should work).
Looks like they packaged an extra stop bolt nut by accident.

Pictures of the entire kit, the groove on the end for the C clip, and comparison of the Land Pride pin, AI2 pin, and Redline pin (clone of the older Kubota pins pre loader stand).