Whetstone
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2011
- Location
- Providence RI
My fork lift is on its last legs and I think it is time to step up to a newer machine. What I have now is an older Komatsu 2.5, manual transition, two stage mast. I bought it 7 years ago from a local foundry for $1500 and have more than gotten my money out of it. The lift was the foundry's basket case and was sitting for a while before I got it. The wiring is a mess, it has some type of mystery short that drains the battery. One of my employees tried to fix it and made it worse to where it now needs to be jump started every time, this was like 3 years ago. The tires are trashed, it leaks oil, and has gotten the cylinders stuck in the extended position more than once. While it has been good while it lasted I am now getting
more frustrated with it and just need a lift that will work well.
We are a fab shop so need the lift to unload material from trucks and in the shop to move work around. Most of our work is under 1000 pounds but material deliveries can get to the 3000-5000 pound range easy, and some of the finished product can be quite large too. Inside, our shop is flat concrete and outside it is a paved lot so solid tires should be OK. Use is typically 1/2 hour a day, but some days Ill have it running on and off all day. Sometimes we wont turn it on but once a week.
I am looking for recommendations for a replacement fork lift and also warnings of brand/models to stay away from. my requirements are as follows:
5000 pounds lifting copasity
3 stage mast would be nice
side shift
I am open to electric or LP
My budget is 10k-25k for used or new
more frustrated with it and just need a lift that will work well.
We are a fab shop so need the lift to unload material from trucks and in the shop to move work around. Most of our work is under 1000 pounds but material deliveries can get to the 3000-5000 pound range easy, and some of the finished product can be quite large too. Inside, our shop is flat concrete and outside it is a paved lot so solid tires should be OK. Use is typically 1/2 hour a day, but some days Ill have it running on and off all day. Sometimes we wont turn it on but once a week.
I am looking for recommendations for a replacement fork lift and also warnings of brand/models to stay away from. my requirements are as follows:
5000 pounds lifting copasity
3 stage mast would be nice
side shift
I am open to electric or LP
My budget is 10k-25k for used or new