I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I'm looking for cheap.

I can fix almost anything, unless you need some exotic special tool. (
although I have made some of them.)

I rent out part of the building to a guy for storage, and am looking
to put some pallet rack over there, so there's a second reason for a
forklift.

Thank You,
Randy

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I would take a pass. Strongly.

i

On 2007-11-06, Randy wrote:
I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I'm looking for cheap.

I can fix almost anything, unless you need some exotic special tool. (
although I have made some of them.)

I rent out part of the building to a guy for storage, and am looking
to put some pallet rack over there, so there's a second reason for a
forklift.

Thank You,
Randy

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On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:24:34 -0500, Randy wrote:

I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I'm looking for cheap.

I can fix almost anything, unless you need some exotic special tool. (
although I have made some of them.)

I rent out part of the building to a guy for storage, and am looking
to put some pallet rack over there, so there's a second reason for a
forklift.

The things that make them hard to work on is either getting to the
master cylinder buried way down in the bottom (unless the designer was
nice to you) or getting to the wheel cylinders to work on them, since
forklifts are heavy by design and are hard to jack up. You may need a
20-Ton "Toe Jack" to get a grab on a corner and lift it, then lots of
wood cribbing to hold it up.

And parts can be cheap (swiped off a car, and readily identifiable
by the counter man) or radically expensive custom items used only on
that model fork truck depending on who designed the forklift. And if
you get really lucky, new parts are no longer available, and you have
to rebuild what you have or adapt something to fit.

If you can't figure this stuff out first, don't buy. Brakes are
important, even if you aren't moving fast you are still moving a whole
lotta mass.

-- Bruce --

Bruce L. Bergman wrote:

And parts can be cheap (swiped off a car, and readily identifiable
by the counter man)

Ha!! Good luck finding a counter man who can find a part that's not in
his electronic catalog.

Randy wrote:
I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I don't know much about forklifts,
but the question I always ask myself
in these situations is whether I want
a project or a tool.

Looks like a project.

On 2007-11-06, Jim Stewart wrote:
Randy wrote:
I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I don't know much about forklifts,
but the question I always ask myself
in these situations is whether I want
a project or a tool.

Looks like a project.

Looks like scrap metal sold as a forklift by a throwaway ebay id.

i

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:24:34 -0500, Randy wrote:

I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I'm looking for cheap.

I can fix almost anything, unless you need some exotic special tool. (
although I have made some of them.)

I rent out part of the building to a guy for storage, and am looking
to put some pallet rack over there, so there's a second reason for a
forklift.

Thank You,
Randy

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That is a hard surface only forklift. Probably about 2500 lb max
capacity (small counterweight at the rear)

Put that sucker in the dirt...and it will sink like a rock.

Brakes are moderately easy. Its most often the master cylinder, which
is easily replaced.

Its got a good name, Clark, with a good support network.

The price is right. Its small enough to be trailerable without a hell
of a stout trailer. Probably weighs 4500 lbs or so.

If its the brake cylinders or shoes, you will have to remove both
front wheels and drums. This requires jacking or blocking up the
front of the forklift to get the front wheels off the ground. Parts
can be cheap from aftermarket places, expensive from Clark.

That size forklift WILL pick up a Bridgeport. Barely. It can get a
bit scarey when the rear end starts to go light on you. Having a
friend stand on the rear helps.

Price is right. Fix it up, resell it if it doesnt fit your needs, buy
another bigger one with the proceeds.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Toyota-Cushion-Tire-Forklift-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ110187235231QQihZ001QQcategoryZ97 185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Would be my first choice...but they come up regularly and if you
decide to buy and fix up the Clark then sell...you can pay cash for a
good one similar to the above.

Gunner

Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Randy wrote:

I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?


Were you the guy that bought it?

Wes

No, I passed on it. Many thanks to RLM for the step by step on how to
fix it. I'll save that, and if one of these comes up again maybe I'll
go for it. Right now too much work to take on another project.

See new post on B & S grinder for my current project.



On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:42:40 -0500, Wes wrote:

Randy wrote:

I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?


Were you the guy that bought it?

Wes
Thank You,
Randy

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Randy wrote:

See new post on B & S grinder for my current project.

What is the difference between a 824 Techmaster and a Micromaster? We have
a micromaster at work that the tool room guy wants me to fix.

Wes

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:02:40 -0500, Wes wrote:

Randy wrote:

See new post on B & S grinder for my current project.

What is the difference between a 824 Techmaster and a Micromaster? We have
a micromaster at work that the tool room guy wants me to fix.

Wes


Not really sure, I'll take a guess and say the TM's are PLC controlled
while the MM are mechanical or pinball relay style. I did look a
little bit for that answer but could not find anything.

Thank You,
Randy

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Randy wrote:

What is the difference between a 824 Techmaster and a Micromaster? We have
a micromaster at work that the tool room guy wants me to fix.

Wes


Not really sure, I'll take a guess and say the TM's are PLC controlled
while the MM are mechanical or pinball relay style. I did look a
little bit for that answer but could not find anything.

Thank You,
Randy


I've got scans of the operation and parts manual for the micromaster. Apron
controls on your machine look different but I wonder if the hydraulics in
the base are the same.

Wes

In my shop, I have a simple forklift from LiftRite.
http://www.liftriteparts.com/stacker.htm
It has an electric/hydraulic lift system with a capacity of 2500 lbs.
It can lift 11 feet high and is manually pushed around the shop floor.
The advantage is easy maintenance and it doesn't take up much space.
PS: The first thing that I did in my shop was installed pallet
racking.

On Nov 6, 8:24 am, Randy wrote:
I am starting to look for a forklift for around the shop. There's one
on ebay that has brakes that do not work, are they hard or very
expensive to fix? I know nothing about forklifts.

Item number: 140174039210

It's about an hour away from me, or should I keep looking?

I'm looking for cheap.

I can fix almost anything, unless you need some exotic special tool. (
although I have made some of them.)

I rent out part of the building to a guy for storage, and am looking
to put some pallet rack over there, so there's a second reason for a
forklift.

Thank You,
Randy

Remove 333 from email address to reply.