Meet PRO-Link: Hayspears®, HAYSTIX®, AG-GO Attachments® and ALLPROFORKS®
When you need to move hay, lift pallets, clear brush, or replace a worn fork, the product name alone does not always tell you where to start. PRO-Link, INC. offers several product families that serve different jobs. Hayspears® and HAYSTIX® focus on bale spears and their mounting components. AG-GO Attachments® brings those components and other tools into finished attachments. Related business ALLPROFORKS® concentrates on forks, carriage parts, and material handling solutions.
Understanding these names makes shopping easier. A farmer replacing one damaged bale spear has a different question from a fabricator building a fork carriage. A loader owner who wants to keep using an existing bucket needs a different fork setup from an operator replacing ITA carriage forks. This guide explains the PRO-Link product brands, what each one offers, and the fit details worth checking before you order.
PRO-Link, INC.: The Starting Point for Material Handling
PRO-Link has served agricultural and material handling customers since 2001. Its online catalog brings together bale spears, sleeves, hay frames, grapples, pallet fork frames, bucket fork kits, carriage components, and replacement parts. That range matters because many jobs require more than a single component: the spear must match its collar, the fork must fit its carriage, and an attachment must suit the machine carrying it.
The company serves farmers and ranchers as well as equipment dealers, repair shops, fabricators, contractors, and owners of working property. Someone buying replacement parts may already have a sound frame and only need a compatible tine or collar. Another customer may need a complete attachment that connects to a tractor or skid steer. The right starting point is the existing equipment and the job it must do, followed by the product family that addresses that need.
That is why a brand guide should go further than a list of logos. It should answer practical questions: Is this a replacement component or a complete attachment? Does it connect through a tapered sleeve, a cross bolt, a bracket, a carriage rail, or a shaft? Is the stated rating for an individual part, a pair of forks, or an assembled product? For broader company information, see About PRO-Link; for current inventory, browse the relevant product families below.
PRO-Link also publishes buying and installation guides alongside product listings. Those resources are especially useful when two parts share a nominal size but have different mounting profiles. A diameter or blade length may be a useful first filter, but fit depends on the whole connection. The following sections show how each name helps narrow that decision.
Hayspears®: Bale Spears and Matching Hardware
Hayspears® is PRO-Link’s familiar hay spear family, centered on its standard 1 5/8 inch spear line. Many of these models carry a published 3,000 lb rating at a 30 inch load center, but the rating and included components must always be checked on the individual listing. The range includes tapered, straight cross-bolt, and bracketed arrangements, along with sleeves, stabilizers, and hardware. Start with the Hayspears product selection when replacing a spear or planning a bale handling build.
For a replacement, the key question is how the existing spear stays in its mount. A tapered shank seats in a matching tapered collar, then the specified nut tightens the assembly. A straight cross-bolt spear slides into its compatible sleeve until the holes align; a bolt through both parts provides retention. A bracketed setup mounts through its designated bracket and hardware. Those methods are not interchangeable simply because two spears have the same nominal diameter.
Consider the S48S replacement bale spear. It is a 48 inch, 1.625 inch straight fluted tine rated at 3,000 lb at a 30 inch load center. It is sold as a spear-only replacement for a suitable cross-bolt mounting arrangement. A buyer who also needs the collar and hardware should compare a complete assembly rather than assume those parts accompany the replacement tine. The difference affects both the order and the work needed to put the equipment back in service.
Other Hayspears configurations address different builds. A tapered assembly can be a good fit when a compatible tapered sleeve is already welded into a sound frame or when a new frame is being fabricated around that mounting system. A bracketed assembly may suit a frame designed for the specified tubing and U-bolt pattern. In every case, inspect the frame, welds, sleeve or bracket, and retaining hardware as well as the spear itself. The machine and finished attachment can impose a lower working limit than the spear’s published rating.
If the old part number is unreadable, take clear photos of the spear’s mounting end and measure the collar, hole location, and overall profile. PRO-Link’s bale spear sleeve and collar guide explains the principal mounting differences and shows why diameter alone cannot confirm a match. That guidance is more useful than choosing a tine only because it looks close to the damaged one.
HAYSTIX®: A Different Bale Spear Family
HAYSTIX® is a separate bale spear family. Its standard line centers on 1.75 inch spears generally rated at 3,500 lb at a 30 inch load center. Several models have the characteristic square profile, while some specialty designs are fluted. HAYSTIX also includes tapered, cross-bolt, bracketed, and smaller multipurpose configurations, so a brand name by itself does not identify the correct mounting method. Browse the HAYSTIX product range with the existing frame and intended bale handling job in mind.
The 49TXJ complete bale spear assembly illustrates one important HAYSTIX setup. It combines a 49 inch by 1.75 inch tapered spear, a matching 144T weld-in sleeve, and Doublenut® mounting hardware. The individual spear carries a 3,500 lb rating at a 30 inch load center. Because that listing is a complete assembly, it serves a different purchase need from a spear-only replacement that reuses an existing compatible collar.
Doublenut® applies to selected tapered HAYSTIX assemblies. The tapered mounting end seats in its matching sleeve, the conical nut secures it, and a jam nut helps resist loosening from vibration. It is a mounting feature, not a blanket description of every HAYSTIX spear. A straight cross-hole model instead uses its specified cross bolt, and a bracketed model uses the bracket arrangement stated on its listing. The Doublenut mounting guide explains the tapered system and what to inspect during use.
Do not select a replacement by diameter alone. Two 1.75 inch spears can use different shanks, sleeves, holes, threads, nuts, and seating profiles. Replacing a complete tapered assembly with a straight cross-bolt tine would require a compatible mounting design, not just a tine of similar length. The same caution applies when a spear has a curved or keyed orientation. Record the exact model and compare the mounting end before ordering.
Choosing between Hayspears and HAYSTIX begins with the frame and existing hardware. If the equipment already has a serviceable 1.625 inch cross-bolt collar, look for the matching Hayspears replacement profile. If it has a compatible 1.75 inch tapered sleeve and nut arrangement, identify the matching HAYSTIX component. For a new build, compare the required bale engagement, published rating, mounting system, and the capacity of the completed machine and frame. A product line gives you a useful starting point; the model specifications settle the choice.
AG-GO Attachments®: Complete Tools for the Machine
AG-GO Attachments® is PRO-Link’s attachment line for jobs that call for a finished frame or working tool. Its catalog includes hay spear attachments, pallet fork frames, grapples, cotton handling frames, and other equipment for compatible tractors, skid steers, and loaders. These are machine-facing products rather than just individual replacement tines. Visit the AG-GO attachment collection to compare product types and connection styles.
A hay frame shows how the product families can work together. An AG-GO frame may carry specified Hayspears or HAYSTIX tines, depending on the model. The frame provides the structure and machine connection; the spears engage the bale. That does not mean every spear fits every frame. Buyers still need to check the tine model, sleeve or bracket, number of spears, frame rating, and machine interface. A complete attachment also has its own operating limits and should be evaluated as a whole.
The same principle applies to pallet fork frames. An attachment frame connects to the machine through a compatible coupler, while a pair of appropriately matched forks attaches to the frame’s carriage or other specified mounting system. The AG-GO pallet fork frame selection includes several configurations for different machines and working capacities. Choose by the actual quick-attach or loader interface, fork mounting class, frame rating, and job requirements; a machine manufacturer’s name alone does not establish compatibility.
AG-GO bucket fork kits offer another path for an operator who needs fork capability while retaining a suitable loader bucket. On PRO-Link’s weld-on-hook system, the mounting hooks are welded to the top of the bucket, a shaft is supported by those hooks, and the fork assemblies slide onto the shaft. The forks themselves are not welded to the bucket. Hook selection depends on bucket shape: Case-style hooks serve many Case buckets, while J-style hooks suit many other bucket profiles. The actual top edge and intended installation must be checked before welding.
For example, the BF6060 60 inch loader bucket forks are listed with a 6,000 lb capacity for the kit. That number does not override the bucket, loader, or other limits of the complete setup. The additional forward reach of bucket-mounted forks can move the load center away from the machine. PRO-Link’s bucket fork kit guide explains the mounting sequence, hook options, and selection checks in more detail.
Grapples and specialty frames meet yet other needs. A brush grapple handles loose limbs, roots, and irregular debris differently from pallet forks supporting a load from underneath. A cotton frame must suit the size and handling method of the cotton being moved. When comparing AG-GO models, start with the task, then confirm machine coupling, hydraulic requirements where applicable, attachment width or reach, and the published capacity of the specific model.
AG-GO attachments are the product family for which PRO-Link makes a United States manufacturing claim. That origin statement should not be carried over to every bale spear, pallet fork, or separately branded component in the catalog. The practical reason to identify the line clearly is simpler: a customer shopping for a finished attachment can find the appropriate frame or tool and then check the parts used with it.
ALLPROFORKS®: Forks, Carriage Parts, and Custom Work
ALLPROFORKS® is a related material handling business founded by Don Storts in 2012. Its own site presents it as ALL-PRO FORKS LLC, with a focus on pallet forks, related attachments, and custom fabrication. PRO-Link also carries ALLPROFORKS-branded products. That relationship helps customers find fork components in the PRO-Link catalog while keeping the two businesses’ identities clear. Read ALLPROFORKS’ company background for its history and services.
In PRO-Link’s catalog, the ITA pallet fork category includes Class 2 hook-style fork pairs in different blade lengths, cross sections, and pair capacities. ITA class describes how the upper and lower fork clips engage a compatible carriage. It does not mean that every Class 2 fork has the same blade size or rating, and it does not guarantee that a pair fits every forklift. The existing carriage profile, locks, and machine limits still control selection.
One example is the 2A 138-4-48 pair. Its model code identifies Class 2A mounting, a 1 3/8 inch thick blade, 4 inch width, and 48 inch length. Its published capacity is 4,000 lb per pair at a 24 inch load center. A different fork can share the same class but have a longer blade, thicker cross section, or different rating. Buyers replacing a pair should match the actual dimensions and mounting arrangement rather than ordering by class alone.
Carriage parts matter just as much as forks. PRO-Link’s fork carriage bar selection includes upper and lower rails for specified Class 2 and Class 3 builds. The upper rail supports the upper hook and typically provides locking positions. The lower rail engages the lower fork hook. Neither rail alone is a finished carriage, and a rail should not be chosen solely because its overall length seems right. Rail class, profile, positioning, welding, frame design, and the fork locks all have to work together.
ALLPROFORKS’ own ITA forklift fork guide gives an additional view of clip and hook mounting, while its custom fabrication information is relevant when a standard component will not answer a particular project. These are links to a related business with overlapping products, not independent product endorsements. PRO-Link’s pallet fork selection guide is a deeper starting point for classes, mounting styles, ratings, and replacement checks.
Which Product Family Should You Shop?
If you are replacing a bale spear, identify its existing mounting system first. For a 1.625 inch Hayspears tine, compare the exact replacement profile and collar. For a standard 1.75 inch HAYSTIX setup, determine whether the existing system is tapered, cross-bolt, or bracketed. Check whether the selected listing includes a new sleeve or is spear-only. The sleeve and collar comparison is useful when that distinction is unclear.
If you need an attachment for a tractor, skid steer, or loader, start with AG-GO. Decide whether the job calls for a hay frame, pallet fork frame, bucket fork kit, grapple, or another tool. Confirm the machine interface and the published specifications for the exact model. For bucket forks, inspect the bucket’s top profile before selecting Case-style or J-style weld-on hooks. For a hay frame, check which spears the frame actually uses.
If you are replacing carriage forks or building a properly designed fork frame, begin with the ALLPROFORKS products sold through PRO-Link. Record the ITA class, upper and lower clip arrangement, locking mechanism, blade length, width, thickness, pair rating, and load center. For a custom carriage build, assess the upper and lower rails and the completed frame together. The name on the machine will not replace these measurements.
There is also a useful distinction between buying a component and buying a system. A replacement spear may reuse a sound collar; a complete spear assembly may include one. A bare pair of ITA forks needs a compatible carriage. A carriage bar needs the rest of a correctly designed frame. A finished attachment must still fit the machine and its job. Understanding what is included makes ordering clearer and prevents a part from being treated as a complete solution.
Common Questions About the PRO-Link Product Brands
Are Hayspears® and HAYSTIX® the same bale spear?
They are distinct product families with different standard sizes and model configurations. Hayspears generally centers on 1.625 inch spears, while the standard HAYSTIX line centers on 1.75 inch spears. Neither brand name alone confirms sleeve fit, mounting method, or the rating of a particular model. Compare the exact part and the equipment it connects to.
Does an AG-GO frame automatically include bale spears or forks?
Inclusions depend on the individual product and its chosen options. A frame, a pair of forks, a bale spear assembly, and replacement hardware can be separate listings. Read the model description and available selections before ordering, especially when replacing one part of an existing setup.
Can ITA forks be installed directly on any skid steer or tractor?
No. The machine connects to a compatible attachment frame through its coupler. ITA forks connect to the frame’s properly matched carriage. Both connections, the frame rating, fork rating, and machine rating need to suit the intended load.
Is ALLPROFORKS the same company as PRO-Link?
ALL-PRO FORKS LLC is a related business with its own website and history. PRO-Link sells overlapping ALLPROFORKS-branded forks and carriage components in its catalog. Use the listing on the site where you plan to purchase to check what is included and which specifications apply.
PRO-Link’s product families cover many different material handling needs, but the best purchase begins with an accurate description of the machine, mount, load, and job. Use the brand names to find the right part of the catalog. Then let the individual model’s dimensions, mounting details, included components, and published rating guide the final selection. When an existing part cannot be identified confidently, contact PRO-Link with clear photos and measurements before placing an order.