Yes. Put a few wood blocks under forks before you lower it. Thats how the front tires a lifted without a jack
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RUSH55
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If you have a lift cylinder that has down pressure, yeah. Most Hyster style forklift lift cylinders lower by gravity, so no.
I've never seen nor heard of a forklift that can exert down pressure other than just the weight of the lift assembly. However, looks like there is a way to slightly raise the front wheels on a forklift that has tilt. But it's not just as simple as lowering the lift.
I put this one on mine:
And we have been having fun with it
We are putting the quad on the shelf while we deal with a blown head gasket on a 93 80.
And we have been having fun with it
We are putting the quad on the shelf while we deal with a blown head gasket on a 93 80.
Blocking under the mast and tilting forward is definitely the way to go.
Had a project a couple months ago helping one of my guys straighten out the sheetmetal enclosure of a VMC I gave him that had tipped onto it's side (I bought it that way). Got some of the damage out with sledge hammers, clamps and even tried the jackhammer with a big flat bit. The floor needed to go down a few inches and it was difficult to put controlled force exactly where we needed it. He asked if there was any way to use the forklift to push down and as the word no was coming out of my mouth I stopped and said "maybe".
I hooked a short 3/8" chain from the base of the mast to the carriage, raised the forks to snug the chain and then the forks had power down via tilt. It worked good. Probably had 2-3 tons of downforce at the fork ends, just enough to force the metal to move like we wanted.
Could not pass this up a couple months ago
Hate shaking spray paint so have been on the lookout for some kind of shaker besides the ones you mount on a sawzall. Found this one on Amazon. Cheaply made but figured I could get some ideas for one to build. Runs off a drill/hex bit but if it works well enough I'll rig a motor/switch to it.
I have used a slow geared down (like 50 rpms) motor and attach the can to the shaft with a clamp. Just let it rotate for a while.
I wonder if one could use a DA sander strapped upside down without paper, and just have the can touch /rest on the platen for a bit, might be enough....
I wonder if one could use a DA sander strapped upside down without paper, and just have the can touch /rest on the platen for a bit, might be enough....
pb4ugo
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This is great. Something I never thought i needed until I seen it.
