Fork Mounted Swivel Hook Attachment - Haugen Attachments

📘 Overview

The Haugen fork mounted swivel hook (MFSH) is a forklift lifting hook that slips onto your existing tines and turns a fork carriage into a lifting point, with no coupler change and no hydraulics. Five models from 6,000 to 14,000 lbs, in standard or wide fork pocket spacing. The hook swivels, so a load can be turned into position rather than fought with.

Standard pocket size is 3-1/2" x 7-1/2", and the hook is held at 24" on centre — which is why your existing load chart normally still applies.

📊 Forklift Lifting Hook At a Glance

Specification Value Mount Fork slot — fits existing tines Machine class Telehandler/Forklift Models available 5 variants Weight 137–160 lbs Hydraulics None required Manufacturer Marv Haugen Enterprises Inc., Casselton ND

⚙ Key Features of the Haugen Swivel Hook

• Capacities 6,000, 10,000 and 14,000 lbs
• Standard or wide frame fork pocket spacing
• Hook held at 24" on centre
• Fork pockets 3-1/2" x 7-1/2"
• Retainer pins chained to the frame
• Swivelling hook for load positioning
• Empty weight 137–160 lbs

📊 Forklift Lifting Hook Capacities and Fork Pocket Spacing (MFSH)

Model Capacity Fork pocket spacing Weight MFSH-6 6,000 lbs 14.50" min / 30.00" max 137 lbs MFSH-10 10,000 lbs 14.50" min / 30.00" max 142 lbs MFSH-14 14,000 lbs 14.50" min / 30.00" max 147 lbs MFSH-10W 10,000 lbs 20.00" min / 36.00" max 155 lbs MFSH-14W 14,000 lbs 20.00" min / 36.00" max 160 lbs Specification Value Fork pocket size 3-1/2" x 7-1/2" Hook position 24" on centre Hydraulics None required Standards Built to comply with ANSI/ITSDF B56.6 and CSA B335; tested and certified by a third-party Professional Engineer. Engineering report supplied with the manual, full report available on request

🔧 Standard or Wide Frame — Measure Your Tine Spacing

The only thing separating the standard and wide models is how far apart your fork tines sit. Standard frames accept spacing from 14.50" to 30.00". Wide frames take 20.00" to 36.00".

Measure your tine spacing before choosing. If it falls between 20" and 30" either frame works and the standard is the lighter, cheaper option. Below 20", only the standard fits; above 30", only the wide.

Capacity and frame width are independent choices — the 10,000 lb hook comes in both.

📐 Why You Don't Need a New Load Chart

Every Haugen fork-mounted swivel hook holds the hook at 24" on centre — the same load centre forklifts are normally rated at. Because the hook sits where the machine's chart already assumes the load sits, your existing forklift load chart normally still applies, less the empty weight of the attachment, the rigging and the load itself. A separate down-rated load chart should not be needed.

That is a practical difference from a jib or a work platform, both of which move the load away from the carriage and require a down-rated chart from the machine manufacturer before use.

The hook's own rating is not the machine's rating. Total load must never exceed whichever is lower, and remember telehandler capacity falls as the boom extends.

⚠ Operating Rules — From Haugen's Manual

• Vertical lifting only. Never use it to pull or drag a load.
• Disable the carriage's hydraulic tilt and swing functions before lifting, and position the tines so the hook holds the load centred on the machine.
• Forks level or slightly rolled back — never tilted forward.
• Safety pins behind the heel of each fork, secured with the cotter pin. Pins are chained to the frame so they cannot be lost. Optional safety chains are an addition to the pins, never a substitute.
• Operator stays seated at the controls with the engine running for as long as a load is on the hook.
• Nobody within ten feet of the fall zone in any direction, and never any part of yourself under a suspended load. Hard hats and steel toe boots for anyone working nearby.
• Level, firm ground before raising. Carry loads low and use tag lines to stop them swinging.
• Never lift people. For personnel, use a certified work platform.

Before each use, check the hook, latch, bolt and sleeve for wear or distortion, look for cracked or broken welds, check the holes for elongation, and confirm the capacity and empty-weight decals are present and legible.

❓ Forklift Lifting Hook FAQs

📥 Downloads

• MFSH 10 Operator's Manual (PDF)
• MFSH 14 Operator's Manual (PDF)
• MFSH 6 Operator's Manual (PDF)