OMC skid loader

[orrdaddy]

I'm new to the site and don't know if anyone has had any experience with my problem. I just bought a 70's OMC 15 HP gas skid loader with bucket. It's a little doggy but it moves things around my 'hobby farm' OK and didn't cost me an arm and a leg. There is absolutely no information on this 320 model with regard to what attachments I can use with it. What I'm looking for, and having trouble finding are pallet forks for it. I'd rather not use bolt onto the bucket forks, but I'm really just using them to lift 500-750 lbs of tractor attachments up on some Ridg-U-Rak shelving I got for my Morton bldg. The bucket pulls off after releasing a bottom pin (only one). It's about an inch thick. I tilt the rear top tabs down and back and off it comes. The plate on the loader is 26 inches wide, 12 inches deep. Is this considered 'standard' and are there any websites I can get attachments cheap? I'm not really into spending $600-1000 for a set of new forks. CL locally has lots of options, I just don't know if they will fit. I see I can buy a 5/16 inch generic plate and weld on my attachment points, but that sounds like another whole new ballgame. Any information would be appreciated.

 

[old]

I have built many adapters for many machines. Did one a few years ago to hook up a post driver to a Swinger 200 for a guy. Quick release type. Then this past summer built another one so he could use the post driver on a Bobcat skid steer with the same post driver. Not a hard thing to do if you know metal fab

 

[K-Mo]

OMC 320/Mustang 320/John Deere 90, I believe are all the same. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will let me know.
I have a Mustang 310, same as JD 60. On these smaller skid loaders, I would be cautious with forks. Anytime you get weight any further forward than the length of the bucket, the rear end will get pretty light.
I was going to put forks on my 310. I tried to carry my forks to the shop with a chain over the front edge of the bucket. With just the forks on a chain, the rear end was trying to float. I figured if I mounted the forks I would be able to lift anything.

 

[flying belgian]

Like k-mo said, no way will you be able to lift that
kind of weight with forks. your just going to get
hurt. I have a JD 70 which I think is the same thing
as yours. I built my own set of forks out of 4"
channel so they are lighter then solid forks and I
can just barely lift 500 lbs of seed on a pallet. No
way would I want to lift it any height.

 

[orrdaddy]

I appreciate all the input. It looks as if I want to do heavier (500+lbs), I'd be getter off with a fork lift. I'm trying not to collect too many 'toys', would like multifunctionality with my machinery. I'll just keep my attachments pushed into a corner until I can think of a way to 'stack' them on my shelving.