Recent content by kent_323is

???? So what gap do these 2 "new" ones fill that the others can't do? I see it has some quite long forks on it! I can't quite make out the capacity... 15,000 or 18,000 or something else?

@bulletpruf Good to hear your list of Asia places, and that reminded me of additional places that I visited: Hong Kong & Macao, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and way farther south: New Zealand. For the Asia side of things, my wife and I always referred to Hong Kong as the "Asia for dummies" as...

How long would the overseas assignment be? Can you share where? I lived in Shanghai for 5.5 years, and travelled around to Korea, Japan, Taiwan as well as in China. Reach out if you want any insights. I found that being away helped bring some clarity. It's also good from a work standpoint...

What if you just rotated the genset unit so it's tipped up slightly to get the engine sitting vertical. You could likely easily make the modified mounts there rather than messing with re-drilling and tapping the mounting holes on the bell housing. It doesn't look that far off. Hopefully it...

That's great news! The reduction in work stress will hopefully/likely have a positive impact on your physical issues that you're having. Extreme stress is known to impact physical health.

Flip it and flip it quickly!!! You don't need more work! I figured you might be trolling us with the original boat picture, my first reaction matched what some of the initial replies were... The tower trailer makes more sense for your interests. I hope you got it super cheap, as it looks like...

Merry Christmas & Happy Holiday Strouty and everyone! Strouty, send the snow to us in SD, we have a brown christmas this year!

Strouty, sorry to hear about the potential of BPPV. My mother has that, and working with the doctor and physical therapist, there are exercises you can do that A. help prevent it, and B. help alleviate it when it happens. Talk to your doc about the details. I have had a few slight episodes of...

We got some of your weather today Strouty..... it's been cold and we have snow, but it warmed up (38F) and rained today, and now temps are dropping back down and some snow is coming. I'd rather have snow than rain, sloppy mess, but at least the ground seems to be very frozen, so that helps...

Glad to hear the shaft lined up and progress towards completion. You're in a catch-22 situation with him, damned if you do (no gratitude) and damned if you don't (no job for him and he's back with you). Perhaps you could get a rough cost estimate from a shop, and present him with a "bill" for...

But just look at how cool that forklift looks! Would a bucket attachment or plow attachment work for some snow removal? In principle, it's not that different from a Bobcat Toolcat.

Super windy here in South Dakota as well! Yesterday was beautiful, almost no wind, and comfortable temps for the season. Dare I say it.... we have snow in the forecast for Saturday. I was shuffling stuff and trying to be prepped for it. Mostly successful.

This seems like a good gamble to take for $160. I've ordered a few Vevor tools, and generally they are decent for home use or very light industrial use. So in this case, probably perfect to try on that forklift battery and see if it's enough to make it go.

How'd the forklift pickup go? Will it run if you throw in some marine batteries in series? My straddle pallet lifter that I have in the garage is 12v and that thing works great with an old battery from our van. That battery was too weak to start the van and run all the accessories, but with an...

86, Glad to hear you are still employed, and it was definitely the right move to apologize at the end of the day. Are you open to reading a book to help you have some tools in your belt to handle this toxic boss? "Working with you is Killing Me" is a favorite of mine. It has been helpful for me...