Forklifts
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Topic: Forklifts
Posted By: D-allis Iowa
Subject: Forklifts
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2012 at 8:46pm
    Got them both home. Both need brakes. Both run good. Weighed one at the local co-op. Weighes 6560. I paid $750.00 each, so didn't do too bad. Saved them from the iron man. Plan to save something from the iron man tomorrw. If I ger it, will post pics tomorrow. |
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Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2012 at 11:23pm
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Dang! Nice save! If you come across any other pneumatic machines in that category and price range, I could sure give one a good home... ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2012 at 6:53am
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I picked up a 30 at an auction for 200. dif. was sapossed to be bad, neede wheel bearings. Runs great but now i need to fix the brakes. Bad master cylinder. ------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: D-allis Iowa
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2012 at 9:02am
| Does any one know the dif between 30 and 40. Are they the same except age. I believe the engines are different but haven't had a chance to look them over much |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2012 at 9:18am
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Based on the capacity plate, it's clear that they rated the FP30 for a lower load. I see on the FP30 that they also included calcs for 18" and 30" load center... note that on the 30, they went to 106" rather than 130. Typically, one would assume that means the FP30 had less counterweight, but I suspect they're the same, just that the method and rules that the FP30 was rated under, was newer. Direct lift on a level surface is dependent upon counterweight and load-center. Initially this is what manufacturers used as basis for ratings, and people would just pile on more counterweight and lift whatever the hydraulics would bear. The change of philosophy occurred when the frequency of sideways tipovers of forklifts occurred... the width of the machine's footprint and tire type were reconsidered, and many machines, especially soft-tire machines, were downrated to stay within a more stable range. Others were made wider, and fitted with dual wheels to increase the footprint. The other thing that happened, was that manufactures restricted boom lift height, and shortened masts, which both lowered the machine's CG, it lowered the loaded CG substantially, which allowed earlier designs to maintain a high lift capacity, just less height... and a much higher margin of safety. ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |