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Snow removal with a forklift
I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a
pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285
wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl |
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Ignoramus22285 wrote:
I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Only two real options. Plow mounted on the forks (did this at one shop) Building your own is easy just find an old P/U plow and make a set of rails that you can clamp/chain to the forks. Other option - Hydraulic powered blower. Using either an extra pump OR since weight isn't a big deal make one up using a small engine and a high flow pump. -- Steve W. |
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Karl Townsend wrote:
Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. What Karl said. Wes |
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On 2011-10-29, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl, try this link: http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp...1/564.JPG.html This is an outdoor forklift. Right? i |
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"Ignoramus22285" wrote in message ... I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Fork lift won't work. You need a chicago snow plow complete with ice scraper on the back side. http://www.collectconnection.com/images/pd55099.jpg Best Regards Tom. -- http://fija.org/ |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:43:12 -0500, Ignoramus22285
wrote: On 2011-10-29, Karl Townsend wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl, try this link: http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp...1/564.JPG.html This is an outdoor forklift. Right? i That link works. Your lift is very similar to mine. Your unit will be worthless in even one inch of snow. If you need a reason the weight distribution is all wrong. Huge counter weight over the non driving wheel makes it far worse than those old rear wheel drive pickups. Karl |
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On Oct 29, 6:29*pm, Karl Townsend
wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: * * * * *http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl LOL..this is Ig we are talking about...I would expect $10 and delivered to his door. TMT |
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Ignoramus22285 wrote:
On 2011-10-29, Karl Townsend wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl, try this link: http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp...1/564.JPG.html This is an outdoor forklift. Right? This: http://blog.ringpower.com/post/Manit...Forklifts.aspx is an outdoor forklift. -- Paul Hovnanian ------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Faust, die Jung. |
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On 2011-10-30, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
Ignoramus22285 wrote: On 2011-10-29, Karl Townsend wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Can't get your link to load.But no matter,forklifts are TERRIBLE in snow. They don't even do wet grass. Leave the truck inside. A scoop shovel would be faster. Now, I bet you can find a great snowblower that only needs a minor repair for $50. Karl, try this link: http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp...1/564.JPG.html This is an outdoor forklift. Right? This: http://blog.ringpower.com/post/Manit...Forklifts.aspx is an outdoor forklift. No, that is a rough terrain forklift. An outdoor forklift with pneumatic tires can operate on gravel, which is what I have. i |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285
wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Lots. Assuming you can put chains on ALL 4 tires!! Without chains..you have a very heavy thingy that will spin the tires until they burn down to the asphalt..and move a tiny bit...and again..and again..and again. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Gunner Asch on Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:18:57 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:08 -0500, Ignoramus22285 wrote: I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) thanks Lots. Assuming you can put chains on ALL 4 tires!! Without chains..you have a very heavy thingy that will spin the tires until they burn down to the asphalt..and move a tiny bit...and again..and again..and again. I've been told that putting chains on forklifts is a good idea when "off road" - say in dirt, grass or pasture. Same reason - traction. tschus pyotr -- pyotr Go not to the Net for answers, for it will tell you Yes and no. And you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers does it take to change a lightbulb. |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:37:47 -0500, Ignoramus22285
wrote: On 2011-10-30, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: Ignoramus22285 wrote: Karl, try this link: http://igor.chudov.com/misc/ebay/tmp...1/564.JPG.html This is an outdoor forklift. Right? Well, kinda sorta... This: http://blog.ringpower.com/post/Manit...Forklifts.aspx is an outdoor forklift. No, that is a rough terrain forklift. An outdoor forklift with pneumatic tires can operate on gravel, which is what I have. A pneumatic tire forklift might be able to work outdoors, but it's going to be a battle to do it, and the area needs to be scraped clean first. Like they said, the counterweight on the back is going to mess up your traction with the drive axle under the forks, unless you find a 4-Wheel Drive forklift (not likely) or put a big weight behind the snow-blower assembly. They have a hard time going creep slow for very long. And the forklift hydraulic pump doesn't have the sheer GPM volume to run a snow blower system Unless that gravel is deep and well-packed the tire point loading on that "outdoor" forklift is still far too high and the tractive effort not enough to keep moving. That's why they make the Rough Surface forklifts. Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. What you want for a gravel lot is some sort of a Wheel Loader or a Backhoe Tractor with a nice loader bucket on the front. Or a regular utility tractor with a Gannon box scraper on the back. Tip the bucket forward and use it as a plow blade to scrape the snow into a pile, or use the Gannon to scrape the layer of snow off the top of the gravel surface. Scoop up the pile of collected snow (and gravel) with the loader bucket and go dump it in the back corners of the parking lot. Repeat as needed. If it's a really deep snow storm, go get a tilt-bed Dump Trailer or a real Dump Truck for the day. You load it with the tractor and your assistant runs around back to the snow pile and dumps it. When it's all back there, then you can take the tractor and stack it better. After the spring thaw, you'll have a nice pile of gravel in the back of the lot to spread around as needed. When you get the parking lot all paved, THEN you can take the bucket off the front of the tractor and mount a snow blower. They usually have a large enough hydraulic system to run one, and low enough forward gearing to make use of it. But you need places to throw the snow TO - in an industrial situation like yours there may not be a vacant lot next door to toss it into. -- Bruce -- |
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Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl |
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Snow blower turned flame thrower, after you shredded the
gascan? That would be memorable. I've been snowblowing over gravel for about 15 years. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Karl Townsend" wrote in message ... I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl |
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Karl Townsend wrote:
Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl Same here. Only time I ever have a problem is when it hasn't frozen good yet and the shoes want to dig in. I've made a few discoveries in the snow as well. Worst one was a hank of rope, it played out just perfect, wound the impeller a couple times that grabbed on the scrolls. What a mess to clean out. Was NOT happy. Sheared both pins, bent the scroll and the impeller.. -- Steve W. |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:51:47 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Snow blower turned flame thrower, after you shredded the gascan? That would be memorable. I've been snowblowing over gravel for about 15 years. Yeah, but that's on a farm or house with small areas to clear and plenty of open space to toss the snow - that might have a few surprises included. The gravel or the occasional larger rock or ice chunk isn't going to hurt an apple tree. And remember, this is Iggy we're talking about. Forethought isn't an assured thing... ;-P " For every action there is an equal and opposite... Oh ****! RUN!!" _ (Love ya, man!) I took the "Google Earth Tour" when he put up the address a while back - Iggy's working with industrial land that has parked cars and trucks scattered around on it, and neighbors on both sides IIRC. The side of the building you can't toss the snow over the fence or they'll just toss it right back - Onto the shop roof... Or worse, they send over Knuckles and Guido to make "a social call" and teach you not to do that The Chicago Way. :-P I'm just saying it's a whole lot safer for everybody to scrape and scoop it up and dump it around back, or let someone with a few hundred hours of prior experience do any blowing in a congested area. A Backhoe is a 4-seasons general purpose implement you can do many wondrous things with. It can be a rough surface forklift with a fork attachment, a small crane if you weld a hook or a D-Ring onto the back of the backhoe bucket... A Snow-blower is only good for one season, and sits around taking up space the other three. -- Bruce -- |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:49:04 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl GAAAHHH!!!! Omg..that makes the skin on the back of my neck pucker up really really tight! What happened? Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:42:29 -0700, "Bruce L. Bergman (munged human
readable)" wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:51:47 -0400, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: Snow blower turned flame thrower, after you shredded the gascan? That would be memorable. I've been snowblowing over gravel for about 15 years. Yeah, but that's on a farm or house with small areas to clear and plenty of open space to toss the snow - that might have a few surprises included. The gravel or the occasional larger rock or ice chunk isn't going to hurt an apple tree. And remember, this is Iggy we're talking about. Forethought isn't an assured thing... ;-P " For every action there is an equal and opposite... Oh ****! RUN!!" _ (Love ya, man!) I took the "Google Earth Tour" when he put up the address a while back - Iggy's working with industrial land that has parked cars and trucks scattered around on it, and neighbors on both sides IIRC. The side of the building you can't toss the snow over the fence or they'll just toss it right back - Onto the shop roof... Or worse, they send over Knuckles and Guido to make "a social call" and teach you not to do that The Chicago Way. :-P I'm just saying it's a whole lot safer for everybody to scrape and scoop it up and dump it around back, or let someone with a few hundred hours of prior experience do any blowing in a congested area. A Backhoe is a 4-seasons general purpose implement you can do many wondrous things with. It can be a rough surface forklift with a fork attachment, a small crane if you weld a hook or a D-Ring onto the back of the backhoe bucket... A Snow-blower is only good for one season, and sits around taking up space the other three. -- Bruce -- True enough. And Ill bet the Iggmeister can find a serviceable backhoe easily enough. Anyone want to start a pool what it costs him? Ill start it off at $175. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:14:20 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:49:04 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl GAAAHHH!!!! Omg..that makes the skin on the back of my neck pucker up really really tight! What happened? Gunner Nothing, it didn't go off. This was just last Feb. Milady put the lawmower can in front of the barrels in late fall, "so it would be handy". The snow was three feet deep so I blew right up to the 2000 gallons of fuel so I could refill tractors. Then I seen a plume of gasoline and fumes and bits of gas can fly over the fuel barrels. Karl |
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Den 30-10-2011 21:27, Karl Townsend skrev:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:14:20 -0700, Gunner wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:49:04 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl GAAAHHH!!!! Omg..that makes the skin on the back of my neck pucker up really really tight! What happened? Gunner Nothing, it didn't go off. This was just last Feb. Milady put the lawmower can in front of the barrels in late fall, "so it would be handy". The snow was three feet deep so I blew right up to the 2000 gallons of fuel so I could refill tractors. Then I seen a plume of gasoline and fumes and bits of gas can fly over the fuel barrels. You got more luck than a cat has lives on that one. Glad that it went ok. -- Uffe Bærentsen |
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:27:07 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:14:20 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:49:04 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: Not to mention you should NEVER snow-blow a gravel surface unless you like paying off damage claims - Car paint jobs wrecked and window glass blown out, broken windows on nearby buildings... Get the areas you want to snow blow paved before you start flinging it around. I've been snowblowing over gravel for thirty years. No big deal. Set the shoes up, leave an inch. Point spout to open area - go. What you should never do is blow an area where you haven't inspected it to be clear. My highlights - a cement block in a neighbor's driveway. A steel fence post in another neighbor's driveway. A slio stave in front of my spray water tank - my fault - and that sucker wedged in tight. But my favorite - still got shivers thing about it - was a can full of gasoline. Karl GAAAHHH!!!! Omg..that makes the skin on the back of my neck pucker up really really tight! What happened? Gunner Nothing, it didn't go off. This was just last Feb. Milady put the lawmower can in front of the barrels in late fall, "so it would be handy". The snow was three feet deep so I blew right up to the 2000 gallons of fuel so I could refill tractors. Then I seen a plume of gasoline and fumes and bits of gas can fly over the fuel barrels. Karl Gaack!!! One little spark... "would you like that regular..or extra crispy?" Better a plastic can....much better. One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch |
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Ignoramus22285 wrote:
I was wondering, what options would I have for snow removal, with a pneumatic tire forklift similar to this one: http://www.bidspotter.com/auctions/15675/photos/564.JPG (5k Cat propane forklift) A genuine rough terrain forklift with a bucket would work well. A warehouse forklift not so much. |
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