Pallet Stacker

[RWorth]

Been looking for something to get heavy items and tools to the loft areas in my shop since i got rid of the old Fork lift. I found what I think is a "Mobile Pallet Truck", model FTAF132, The model# is messed up a bit, that's about as close as I can get. I'm picking it up next Saturday so not real sure about anything yet. Can't seem to find much info online. This one has a platform that looks about 4'x4' instead of forks, and I think it lifts 132", not sure if it is 110vac or battery operated.https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...&stc=1&d=1510576862=703461&stc=1&d=1510576862

 

[fourjeepin]

Neat machine. What does one of those cost?

 

[58Yeoman]

Hydraulic perhaps?

https://tinyurl.com/y7ste5rp

 

[dougw181]

You might give this a try: http://mobilept.com/

 

[firebirdparts]

Most of those I have seen were made by crown. You can look for one of them for sale used. google 'walkie stacker'. There is a current thread here already by one guy who is looking at powering his to make it self-propelled.

we have some much lighter ones at work, and some of them are even manually lifted, but they don't look like much.

 

[RWorth]

I paid 400.00 couldn't pass it up, it's battery / hydraulic for lift, but manual to move. It appears to have very little or no use, but has been sitting for 10 years in a warehouse.
I can't find much info on it, I did get the company to send me a generic parts list, but the tech said most of those were custom made for the customer. It would be handier for me if it had forks instead of a platform, so I may alter it when I get it. For the cost I can afford to put a few bux into it.

 

[dave89iroc]

I paid 400.00 couldn't pass it up, it's battery / hydraulic for lift, but manual to move. It appears to have very little or no use, but has been sitting for 10 years in a warehouse.
I can't find much info on it, I did get the company to send me a generic parts list, but the tech said most of those were custom made for the customer. It would be handier for me if it had forks instead of a platform, so I may alter it when I get it. For the cost I can afford to put a few bux into it.

most that I've seen, had the platform mounted on top of the forks, so you might get lucky and just need to pull the platform off

 

[gungatim]

we called those straddle stackers when I worked in a factory. not a huge load range but maneuverable and usually electric-hydraulic. always thought they'd be handy to have, but every used one I've seen has usually been overloaded and has bent arms/frames. good find if it is in decent shape.

 

[RWorth]

most that I've seen, had the platform mounted on top of the forks, so you might get lucky and just need to pull the platform off

That's what I was hoping myself, but we picked it up yesterday and it is just a platform lift, no forks. It is 110v, no battery, not sure if I will convert it to 12v or not, I have several 12v power units so I can if I think the 110 will be a pita.

Right now we've been trying to decide if it should stay as a platform lift or convert it to forks. It looks and operates like a brand new machine, so if we decide we want the forks and a slip on platform I'd buy it right from the company that made it. They sent me a parts list so I can get it. Until we decide, the only thing I'm going to do is change the casters, it has swivels at all 4 corners which makes it a pain to manouver, and it is a bit shaky when you are up on it so I ordered 2 rigids for the front, and 2 locking swivels for the rear that you can also lock the pivot in 4 positions. And there is no handle so I'll make a good sturdy one for it.

I was going to take a few pics of it, but my battery died in my phone after the first shot.
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