Just Joined the Forklift Club :smokin:

[Muckin_Slusher]

Just made an over the phone deal on this beauty.

1996 model. He got it from work when they bought an enclosed cab model. Some department store machine. He doesn't have 3 phase (nor do I, yet), so the batteries are too dead to test anything. 7500 hrs.

Was listed at 4500 CDN and I lowballed him at 2500.
Weights 8000 lbs with battery, lifts 3500 lbs.
Has side shift.

Off to make arrangements to get her home.


Anyone know anything about these?
Is BigBroncoJeff here?

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

ah, the unsung hero of the shop

congrats

 

[2big bronco]

As long as it never leaves asphalt or concrete it will do fine

 

[Sceep]

dead batteries, untestable, unchargeable. $2500??

I wouldn't have paid scrap price for it.

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

dead batteries, untestable, unchargeable. $2500??

I wouldn't have paid scrap price for it.

Fuck it.
How bad could it be?

As long as it never leaves asphalt or concrete it will do fine

I've only got about 60 feet of gravel between the shop and the road, but if it can't make that I'll just use the skid steer. This baby will be 99% indoor concrete use, as well as mobile work platform (working on snowmobiles/atvs etc).

 

[Johann]

Fuck it.
How bad could it be?

Complete battery replacement and a blown charger...

Can't remember what we just paid for all the batteries in ours. It was multiple thousand dollars. That said I would love to have a forklift at my home shop!

 

[bgaidan]

Forklifts change the way you look at things. Buying heavy shit? Sure, I can unload it. Selling heavy shit? Sure, no problem, I can put it on your trailer.

I picked up this old clapped out, former sunbelt rental Komatsu for around $3k when I was moving last year. Planned to sell it when I was done moving. Not a chance.

 

[MattS]

Whatever you do don't show up to get it with a wood deck trailer. I have a steel tilt deck that has been used to move a bunch of forklifts mainly because it's my trailer or a rollback. They are really good at putting all the weight in a really small footprint. That rear tire being one of them.

 

[larboc]

That^
A set of correct fittings batteries will be as much or more as your purchase price. You can get single phase charger, will just take longer to top off but since you're going to wind up with 3 $74.99 Everstart's ratchet strapped on top of the counter weight it won't matter.

 

[larboc]

Forklifts change the way you look at things. Buying heavy shit? Sure, I can unload it. Selling heavy shit? Sure, no problem, I can put it on your trailer.

I picked up this old clapped out, former sunbelt rental Komatsu for around $3k when I was moving last year. Planned to sell it when I was done moving. Not a chance.

Yep. With forks on my tractor I now have a strict policy of putting everything on a pallet as soon as it comes home. It changes you, and makes it more tempting to bring more stuff heavy projects home.

 

[Dethmachinefab]

I've got a nice toyota with a bad battery. Was quoted over 5k for replacement battery.

 

[PAToyota]

Forklifts are definitely nice - and as said, change your way of thinking around the shop.

I don't think I'd ever consider a battery powered one, though. As said, the batteries and chargers get expensive.

 

[Deuce 40s]

Can't beat a SHYSTER.

They're made in NC.

 

[bgaidan]

Yep. With forks on my tractor I now have a strict policy of putting everything on a pallet as soon as it comes home. It changes you, and makes it more tempting to bring more stuff heavy projects home.

Same goes for a pallet jack. I bought one so I could move a Bridgeport mill I bought. Also completely changed the way I move and store stuff around the shop.

 

[montrose818]

mines bigger than yours.

 

[4Eyedturd]

I would’ve held out for an outdoor one but I’m still jealous

 

[larboc]

I would’ve held out for an outdoor one but I’m still jealous

It might not do too bad. It looks like it has "pneumatic" tires on the drive axle as opposed to cushions, but that single rear wheel sure looks like it's ready to get stuck in warm asphalt at 4:45 on a Friday.

 

[SomeGuyFromOlympia]

ok,
in the spirit of Austin Powers
I know we aren't supposed to talk about the mole

....whats up with the slot in the cage?

 

[BUCKLAND]

ok,
in the spirit of Austin Powers
I know we aren't supposed to talk about the mole


....whats up with the slot in the cage?

For overhead trolley or gantry to lift out the hemi and replace it with a LS.

 

[Tin Roof]

For hoisting out the batteries?

 

[BUCKLAND]

It might not do too bad. It looks like it has "pneumatic" tires on the drive axle as opposed to cushions, but that single rear wheel sure looks like it's ready to get stuck in warm asphalt at 4:45 on a Friday.

 

[BUCKLAND]

For hoisting out the batteries?

Si senior

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Can't beat a SHYSTER.

They're made in NC.

Old work had almost a dozen different lifts. Almost every popular brand. The Shyster was by far the oldest, still ran and worked great, better than a few of the newer ones. I can't remember it ever having an issue either.

 

[Purevil71]

Same model we have at work. Careful with that back wheel on a loading dock, they like to slip off the edge.
Don't ask me how I know this...lol

 

[crispins]

How many volts is the battery pack?

I would think if you replaced them with some golf cart batteries, you would lose amp / hrs but still be fine for short uses around your shop and you could charge it with a cheap golf cart charger.

This is if it is 36 or 48 volts of course.

So what are the specs on the battery pack?

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

I would’ve held out for an outdoor one but I’m still jealous

Oh, I got the outdoor stuff covered.

I've been using this guy to lift golf carts, seadoos and snowmobiles up to the second floor, but she's a huuuuuuuuuuuge bitch to swing around in a warehouse full of sports cars and expensive boats.

I was specifically looking for a small forklift with no ass.

I WILL have to pay attention to not driving over the floor grate in the warehouse though. I do drive over it with the skid steer, but yeah, that one rear wheel.

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

How many volts is the battery pack?

I would think if you replaced them with some golf cart batteries, you would lose amp / hrs but still be fine for short uses around your shop and you could charge it with a cheap golf cart charger.

This is if it is 36 or 48 volts of course.

So what are the specs on the battery pack?

Yep, that's the plan if these batteries are toast.

It's 36 volts, 18 cells. I can charge the bank 6 cells at a time if I have to.

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

I am soooo looking forward to having a new bitch to shunt boat trailers around. I've been doing it with fourwheelers, while walking beside them and it's a workout, especially using the tongue jack on and off the bike a million times. Lots of boats won't go low enough to catch the bike's ball.

Front trailer ball mounted on the fourwheeler on a pivot lifeted up and down by the winch would have been nice, but this should be niced.

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Those are cool if you're moving heavy stuff, otherwise just drill a hole in the end of the fork and use a 1 7/8s ball. Doesn't need to fit tight, so it will move any trailer.

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Anyone know how the drive and brake works on these?

Are the wheels driven by hydraulic motors or electric motors?

I haven't found the overall height, but if it's less than 6 feet it'll fit under my lowest mezzanine. Also not sure if it's one stage or two or if it's a "lift free" model where the forks go up to the top before the stages move up.