McRat
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Anybody use a forklift in their garage? Other than bare concrete or epoxy, what else can put up with the stress? Forklifts have very high PSI on the hard tires, and can impart a tearing force to the floor when turning.
Flooring for forklift traffic?
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2chipped
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Porcelain tile (no voids) should work.
Imho.
Imho.
79stang514
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polished was developed just for forklift traffic, looks great, seals so dust problems go away, but is extremely slippery when wet and pretty pricey
i'm a forklift mechanic at a large plant, and polished wins hands-down, we've tried everything
i'm a forklift mechanic at a large plant, and polished wins hands-down, we've tried everything
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MartyO
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I certainly don't have the experience that this poster has but I agree 100%.
I have a hard tire fork lift in my home shop (a great purchase and very, very handy) and my shop floors are concrete. It works great.
Sometimes I wish that my fork lift had pneumatic tires just so it could go across more terrain, but I certainly am happy with the hard tire model.
Tjc
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We just use bare concrete just if it leaves the shop its a pita to get the dirt outa there.
LegacyIndustrial
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(2) areas you may have issues.
Transition from outside to inside.
Asphalt drive (if have) may sink in a bit if you go outside.
Try and get a (4) wheeler they put less point load down than (3) wheeler.
If you start busting up the floor we have a repair material ment for fork-lift traffic.
Transition from outside to inside.
Asphalt drive (if have) may sink in a bit if you go outside.
Try and get a (4) wheeler they put less point load down than (3) wheeler.
If you start busting up the floor we have a repair material ment for fork-lift traffic.
Thanks! Probably going with epoxy I suppose. Need something to keep the dust down.
Yes, a forklift at home is uber-sweet. It's a cherry-picker, high lift work platform (with 2 people), car/trailer mover, jumpstarter, pallet jack, and truck loader all rolled into one. For home, get propane. Electric batteries are $$$$, charger consumes floor space, and if you leave it outside in the rain, you will have a beautiful rust stain on your driveway that runs all way to the nearest drain.
Yes, a forklift at home is uber-sweet. It's a cherry-picker, high lift work platform (with 2 people), car/trailer mover, jumpstarter, pallet jack, and truck loader all rolled into one. For home, get propane. Electric batteries are $$$$, charger consumes floor space, and if you leave it outside in the rain, you will have a beautiful rust stain on your driveway that runs all way to the nearest drain.
MartyO
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Youll need a helluva epoxy floor to stand up to forklift traffic. Im around forklifts all day and we have polished floors. There are spots where they repaired some concrete, some with actual concrete ans some with the epoxy concrete repair and the forklift just chews it up. Turning on your epoxy floor while not moving will start to marr your floor. Id just put a nice sealer on it. Good luck