The forks I would consider a military grade and worth every penny. I highly recommend them.
The spacer bracket was damaged after my second use with them as my application was picking up branch piles that I had stacked on the property. I had gone into to pick a pile up and under the pile was a stump which mutilated the bracket. So now I use the forks without the spacer bracket, I just make sure I have the forks tightened very well using a rubber mallet on the screw. It works!