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Apr 12, 2020 13:18:00 GMT
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Good changes going on there. I used to work for a forklift manufacturer. Is there a load chart for this mast on the truck? As it cannot carry much load with such a high mast. Be especially carefull if you are handling wider loads as the capacity of the mast is set at a load center of 500mm and if you have wider loads, it will be reduced. And the capacity on the load chart is lower then the actual lifting capacity. Be very carefull when you have to a turn with a high load as then it can tip over very easily. I know you are a very clever and skilled person but a small warning cannot do much harm. On electric trucks, the batterys often are part of the counterweight and have a minimum weight and this should not be reduced for stability sake. Peter Always good for a bit of a warning. Knowledge is power 😂Well aware of all of that. It’s rated at 1600kgs, dropping down to something like 280kgs at 500 load center and 4,5m up. More than adequate/ well within safety limits to lift a 200kg beam up 2,5 meters. Very little turning involved. Straight lifts and drives on a level floor. It’s been an absolute God sent. Would have been a bargain at £2000, so more than a bargain at £200. I think long term I will get rid of the existing batteries, they are coming to the end of their useable life. Plan to use a 300kg ballast plate in there instead and buy two deep cycle truck batteries. For what I need it for it will be more than adequate and selling the existing battery,even for scrap will more than cover the expense. |
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melle
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Apr 12, 2020 13:20:09 GMT
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And....and....and....  ?? I never realised until now that you are a photographic model. Having looked at your avatar I now see who they based unsmiley emoji on....🤣🤣🤣 Lemmy? |
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Apr 12, 2020 13:33:58 GMT
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I never realised until now that you are a photographic model. Having looked at your avatar I now see who they based unsmiley emoji on....🤣🤣🤣 Lemmy? More than just a passing resemblance. Either that or he is turning in his grave 🤣 |
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Apr 12, 2020 15:41:54 GMT
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Yay, an update. You remind me so much of a guy who ran a sheet metal fab shop at the end of village, he could do anything and was into everything, thought nothing of working 120hrs a week to get a production run done. You don't have a you tube channel do you? |
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Apr 12, 2020 16:45:09 GMT
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^^
I don’t have a YouTube channel.
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Apr 12, 2020 17:53:27 GMT
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You ought to, seems like you have plenty of verity for content.
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Apr 12, 2020 22:27:22 GMT
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Always happy to see an update.
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cortina64
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Apr 12, 2020 22:33:50 GMT
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Looking forward to seeing the progress of your new workplace and the RX2.
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Apr 12, 2020 23:35:48 GMT
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More than just a passing resemblance. Either that or he is turning in his grave 🤣 That’s an old picture from before I died. |
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Excellent set of updates, thanks JB.  Nice to see you getting something more practical (if not 100% ideal) for both your business and the Mazda! |
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Years ago I promised my little boy the biggest meccano set you ever did see. I keep my promises 🤣🤣 Had the steel delivered awhile ago  Found some rollers in the skip,and manhandled the 6m long RSJ’s inside. (Yes, you will be glad to know, THAT SKIP🤣🤣)  Lifted up. Real easy with the right tools. Bit of a safety briefing about lifting things safely   Out with the mag drill  Spent the whole day marking out and drilling all the holes in the RSJ’s. |
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All the holes drilled l. Time to put them up   Pallet stacker an absolute gem. Was a pleasure to assemble this lot. Had previously welded the base plates to the uprights.  It’s a bit fiddly having to work around and over things in the unit. It’s a bit tight too 🤣   Bolting the uprights on  End of another day. All three goalpost up. Two have braces welded across them to make it safer to move them about. Far end one clamped to the rafter.  |
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Fabulous stuff. Good to see you've been keeping busy. I'd hate to think of you being bored!
Oh, and well good on Sam for helping out.
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That looks very, very different from the last time I was there, excellent progress both (yes I am including Cameron in that 😉).
Your foray into roadworks also obviously paid off 🤣🤣
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That looks very, very different from the last time I was there, excellent progress both (yes I am including Cameron in that 😉). Your foray into roadworks also obviously paid off 🤣🤣 Couldn’t get ballast so had to leave that for awhile. |
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Apr 13, 2020 14:10:15 GMT
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Nice bit of Modern Toss thrown in there.
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Apr 13, 2020 15:46:03 GMT
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Good changes going on there. I used to work for a forklift manufacturer. Is there a load chart for this mast on the truck? As it cannot carry much load with such a high mast. Be especially carefull if you are handling wider loads as the capacity of the mast is set at a load center of 500mm and if you have wider loads, it will be reduced. And the capacity on the load chart is lower then the actual lifting capacity. Be very carefull when you have to a turn with a high load as then it can tip over very easily. I know you are a very clever and skilled person but a small warning cannot do much harm. On electric trucks, the batterys often are part of the counterweight and have a minimum weight and this should not be reduced for stability sake. Peter Actually it’s a lot more than I thought. I remember skim reading it and thinking that’s ok...🤣🤣 Probably safer than a conventional forklift at height, as the weight of the load is behind the front wheels, not counterbalanced like a conventional forklift . A lot more manouverable In tight spaces too 😊 |
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Apr 13, 2020 15:47:11 GMT
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moglite
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Apr 13, 2020 19:56:07 GMT
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Loving the build out of your new space
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Apr 13, 2020 20:30:20 GMT
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You are right. It is pretty impressive compared to a counterbalance lifttruck and you are also right about the reason why it is so good. In static position in theory the height has no influence on the lifting capacity so in theory you can lift the nominal capacity to every lifting height but you can get in trouble when you are moving it with the load at height. Then you get a impulsmoment with the height of the load as the impulsmoment arm and it gets worse when you are making a turn as the width of the truck is less then the lenght. Most tipping accidents happen when a turn is made with a load at height and be carefull when the middle of the loadweight is not in between the forks. I am pretty sure you have enough common sense and the fact that you are self employed and it is your own equipment will also minimise the risk. Those beams look solid. I also worked for a compagny which supplied Demag overhead cranes and Demag has a nice system (Demag KBK) which could be usefull for feeding heavy steel parts to your machines. It is a modular very flexible system and is not cheap but can be found used for a decent price if you take your time
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