The nuance of Great Pallet Forks for Tower Cranes.
Whether you call them Pickle Forks if you are an old timer. Crane Forks or Crane Pallet Forks, Self Leveling Pallet forks if they are balanced by a spring, or Flying Forks, Crane Pallet forks by Eichinger are some of the best you can buy. The reasons are nuanced and deep in the design. Let's dive in.
The range of the forks are 3300 to 6600 lb ratings. Most Forks take 30 to 50% of the load in order to balance properly. And those are the published numbers you'll hear from Eichinger. But I've seen them work at 26% with room for adjustment on the manual versions. The automatic versions do just as well at finding the balance. The smooth action of the tubes that have no internal welds leads to smooth action and a system that works on balance alone where the internal rollers are getting stuck on spatter like you'll find on plenty of other brands.
The forks are either milled on three sides like you see here so they'll dive into pallets easily, or they are made from fork tine extensions that give an incredibly narrow profile making the charging of the tines a joy. Moreover, they have handles. If you've ever worked with forks with out the handles, you know quite well what that can feel like as you charge the forks only to have your fingers be the softner for the mast on the materials you are lifting. Handles keep the finger safe from impacts.
The smooth internal tubes also so well to enable smooth action when telescoping for mast up or down. Reaching an ultimate height of 5'-9" at the heel, you can grab those tall pallets of bricks without much worry with these forks. Even better on the mast is a place to store a chain to retain pallets to the mast. It jumps over and intuitively has a catch where you can drop the chain in and feel assured that everything will make it to the intended location.
The tines adjust in and out quite well. turn the eye bolt and suddenly the adjustments are ready for just a little pressure. At the end of the support is a small bolt that will keep them from ever leaving the structure accidentally. These flying forks are here to stay and no concerns should be had that human error will cause an accident as long as the bolt is in place.
Powder coating will lead to a long life as the forks will resist corrosion just about as long as most of us will live. And supplies, should you need another set are always ready to go. Flying forks are a top seller for us and we'll always be at the ready for your needs. 
The laser cuts on the 3300 and 4400 lb versions are just the coolest tech. We notch out the inside of the head and bend it down to make what is essentially a single unit head with gusset plates on it. The welds are then robotic and beautiful work. Just know that everything that you can't see is also fantastic quality as well.
I might be biased, but I think that Eichinger and Seattle Tower Crane have the best crane forks on the market. If you wanted to get yourself a set to find out for yourselves, you can reach out at sales@seattletowercrane.com, or just roll over to Seattletowercrane.com and see for yourself.
