forklift forks for dozer?

they exist for loader buckets and a proper quick hitch assembly is available for most loaders.

it could be made as a hang over the blade type of thing that would ride against the cutting edge as blade skins arent very thick.

i dont see the practicle use for them as the blade doesnt lift very high. also it wouldnt have much lift capacity as the balde is quite forward of the front axles.
hence why loaders do have a large counter weight on the arse aswell as the engine to keep them on the ground.
be better off with a all terain forklift or a skidsteer with fork attachment.

I have a set off of a 440 John Deere crawler. They are pretty light duty but they work.

Just seems like a misapplication. When using a fork lift, generally one is making a lot of tight turns, not what a dozer is "good at"...

i have used tractors with fork lift masts fitted they are a pain in the arse. and not as manoeuvrable as a proper forklift.

that said forklifts dont do well off of proper hard standing like concrete or properly compacted and bitumen sealed roadbase

JD crawler forklift.
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thanks for all the comments guys!
I should clarify that I don't intend to turn the tractor into a full-fledged fork lift. Just looking for a way to lift heavy blocks of wood into a trailer to save on my back. seems like forklift forks would be less hassle than chaining the block to the dozer blade etc.

If you had a cable blade, it'd be almost as good a lift as a forklift : ) They go pretty high. I say do it, because then we'll all know how useful they are. I know guys in the lawnmower club put loader buckets on their snowplow mounts and do useful work with them. Like kitty wrote, not perfect but could be all you need

what rome has posted a pic of would be somewhat useful since it has a proper forklift mast. the issue many people forget is mounting that mast on the front of a tractor which really isnt made to carry that weight there induces extra stress and premature wear on the front end and can break things. i know someone who had to learn that lesson luckily he was on flat ground and going slow when the stub axle broke on his david brown and it broke slowly.
now some modern tractors are made with front hitches and can carry the extra load.

what would work reasonably well is a trackson loader attachment with a set of forks instead of a bucket or the same thing on a drott (tracked loader with rippers on the back the grousers are more like excavator grousers made for working in quarries)