Shop made forklift attachments thread

[dkmc]

Those prices sound very similar to what they go for here as well. I'm thinking the folks selling them make a pretty profit on them. That will pay for itself in no time, and it's a fraction the cost of any built storage space. No prop. tax on them either........for now anyway.

 

[Strouty]

It used to be that the price of a conex would closely follow scrap prices, but they definitely don’t do that anymore.

 

[dkmc]

It used to be that the price of a conex would closely follow scrap prices, but they definitely don’t do that anymore.

Wouldn't that be great. Looks like scrap steel is avg. about $70/ton presently.
A 40ft can weighs about 4.5 tons. So $315, and lets round that off to $500 plus delivery.....wow. Big profit margin at $3000 plus.

 

[Strouty]

It is like $35 a ton here.

 

[dkmc]

It is like $35 a ton here.

That's be a '2 fer one' sale in your case then.

 

[Strouty]

I would buy 20 at that price.

 

[dkmc]

Hum.......me too!

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

No where near scrap price here for sure. I could have done quite a bit better though if I'd settled for a standard 8' height or been less picky. The dealer called the one I got a premium container. There was a pretty clean 40' x 8' can for 2k local but I'd have to hire out to have it moved. 20' cans were not a lot less than 40s. 45' carried a $2 - 300 premium. One trippers where quite a bit more. I think most of the local ones are coming down from the Seattle area now so they have 5 hours or so of transport time tacked on. Ed.

 

[Strouty]

I paid about the same as you and mine is no where near as nice as that one. I am also a high cube only type of guy. The extra space you get is so worth it, might not seem like it, but it is a huge addition.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I started insulating the container with some 2" polyiso panels over the weekend. I'll at least get the roof done and maybe the West side that takes the sun direct. I ran out of load locks for holding the panels up while the polyurethane glue dries so I'm using some aluminum stock I had that was about the right length. I only have three panels left to go now so getting close to having that knocked out and ready to start loading.

I also finished cutting and set the last beam on Sunday for the deck shop using the forklift and boom extension. The best angle to set it was from the upper level. Still need to finish cutting the floor joist for that section though. Getting close to having the floor done. It's been really handy having the rigging box on the back of the lift...it's getting a little cluttered but with a lot of use. Ed.

 

[lis2323]

I ran out of load locks for holding the panels up while the polyurethane glue dries so I'm using some aluminum stock I had that was about the right length. Ed.

I don’t use mine anymore, Ed. You would have been welcome to use them.




I’ve been keeping them around to use on my custom gym equipment builds.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Load locks are handy to have around for projects lis. I used to have six but am down to three now and one is pretty short. Will have to restock next time I see a bunch for sale local but thanks for the offer. If you were closer I'd take you up on it.

 

[drivesitfar]

ED: great work figuring out which container to buy and from my chair it looks like the extra funds were well spent. sorry i don't have any of those holds, but LIS really needs to make a trip to the USA and he can fill up his truck with them and other cool stuff he won't ever need and drop them off here to get them part way and more importantly across the boarder.

always fun checking in on this thread even though i never have and probably never will own a fork lift. I did drive one daily about 45 years ago and really know the benefit of owning one if I had a bigger place.

did you take any supports off yet and how is the glue holding up the new insulation?

hope you are all having a great weekend.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Thanks for dropping in and bumping the thread Drives. The ceiling insulation is firmly attached and holding up finek. I finished loading the container with what I needed to move to keep the deck shop project moving along a few weeks ago.

I've been working steady on finishing the floor joist on the deck shop extension and getting it insulated and sheated. I had to cut loose about 160 sq ft of 1/2" plate that was welded in from the bottom. I needed to move the steel plate to the outside deck area. That was quite a nasty job. It's all welded out where it belongs now. I used my big anvil on a drum dolly to help push the old recycled plate down tight to the joists for securing. That worked well.

I'm using 1-1/16" 7 ply plywood as subfloor for the part of the floor that will be inside when I'm done. The forklift attachments I made earlier in thread have been indispensable on this project. With any luck I'll finish all of the insulation and subfloor sheating later this week. This stormy weather isn't helping much. A few pics of recent progress so far. Back to it. Ed.

 

[drivesitfar]

ED: you honestly need to start a garage gallery thread to not only show off your stuff, but also maybe show off some of the skills you have for moving heavy stuff and making everything you touch better. you've got my support and vote if you have time.

that is maybe the stoutest residential deck i've ever seen. nice work moving all that heavy plate and even though you've got better stuff to move heavy items I hear you on saying it was not a fun or easy job.

good luck and maybe it won't rain for a couple months so you can get it finished.

 

[schurtjl]

Lots of good ideas on here. Here’s a jig I built last summer for lifting 28’ long pieces of metal siding that I placed on the ceiling of my shop. I was able to install the ceiling myself by lifting a sheet in place, then moving around with my scissor lift to install the fasteners.

 

[lis2323]

Lots of good ideas on here. Here’s a jig I built last summer for lifting 28’ long pieces of metal siding that I placed on the ceiling of my shop. I was able to install the ceiling myself by lifting a sheet in place, then moving around with my scissor lift to install the fasteners.

Brilliant. [emoji106][emoji106]

 

[dkmc]

Lots of good ideas on here. Here’s a jig I built last summer for lifting 28’ long pieces of metal siding that I placed on the ceiling of my shop. I was able to install the ceiling myself by lifting a sheet in place, then moving around with my scissor lift to install the fasteners.

Very cool. I suppose it could be made from 2x4 lumber for lower cost.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Good solution for lifting your tin roof into place schurtjl. Necessity usually does lead to great working attachments. Nice big open shop space you've got too. Ed.

 

[schurtjl]

Very cool. I suppose it could be made from 2x4 lumber for lower cost.

The challenge would be keeping it compact enough without compromising rigidity, in order to have clearance to attach the fasteners.

 

[schurtjl]

Good solution for lifting your tin roof into place schurtjl. Necessity usually does lead to great working attachments. Nice big open shop space you've got too. Ed.

Haha, 10 months later, not so much open space in there now. Speaking of necessity, when I was installing the metal roofing, I had to figure out a way to get 35’ long 18” wide pieces of standing seam up onto the roof without damage. The crew I hired to help had originally planned on two ladders with two guys carrying each piece up on edge. I figure there had to be a better way and put the old farm boy problem solving in play. I made a 36’ long platform with a pivot a little off from center, with a bracket and rod that attached to the forklift. I would lower the platform to the ground, we’d lay a piece of standing seam on it, I’d raise the forks in the air until the platform was on the same angle/plane as the roof, and we would push the piece up to the two guys on the roof who would finish pulling it into place. I’d back up, lower the forks, and repeat. We installed the whole roof in one day. Having trouble getting some close up pics I had to upload, but here’s a few.

 

[jblnut]

We have an OLD mast off a forklift we use on the tractor as a portable man basket lifter as well as just for general lifting of things to a higher height than we can with the skid loaders or tractor and loader. It has come in handy for all kinds of things.


This summer it will mostly be used with the man basket to tear down old sheds to make way for the new house that Mama Bear has been wanting for the better part of a decade now ....




The only drawback is it requires someone in the tractor to lift it while you're on it. It's not that big a deal to set up an extension ladder to it and climb up if you're alone. Sure beats working on ladders !!!

 

[Fatboy148]

Love the work boots!

 

[lis2323]

The only drawback is it requires someone in the tractor to lift it while you're on it. It's not that big a deal to set up an extension ladder to it and climb up if you're alone. Sure beats working on ladders !!!

It certainly is a drawback. Here’s the basket I built for the farm long ago before we bought a Genie manlift an with articulated boom





“How many farmers does it take to change a lightbulb??” LOL

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Nice large man basket jblnut. The more I use mine the more I wonder how I ever got by without it. No more hands free ladder balancing act and so much more comfortable to work out of. Easy to load up tools and materials and get them right where you need. I do use a ladder to gain access most the time but it's easy enough. I like your pallet with handrail basket on that beautiful New Holland as well Lis, looks like it worked perfectly on a hard to reach project. Ed.

 

[sberry]

I made a deal similar to lift sheets. Will see if I have a pic.

 

[Strouty]

The more I use mine the more I wonder how I ever got by without it. No more hands free ladder balancing act and so much more comfortable to work out of. Easy to load up tools and materials and get them right where you need. I do use a ladder to gain access most the time but it's easy enough. I like your pallet with handrail basket on that beautiful New Holland as well Lis, looks like it worked perfectly on a hard to reach project. Ed.

I have a bucket truck and it works great, but no the can beat a large work platform, you need to be a contortionist to reach tools or supplies at the bottom of a bucket.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I'd agree with that Stouty. I can see where a bucket truck might be ok for line work and such but for most everything else a nice wide man basket with drop rails on one side is a far better work platform. Ed.

 

[lis2323]

I'd agree with that Stouty. I can see where a bucket truck might be ok for line work and such but for most everything else a nice wide man basket with drop rails on one side is a far better work platform. Ed.

Drop rails!! That’s what I should do !!!

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Bosun's chair.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

That's awfully close to a thrill ride there Muckin. You would definitely have to have complete trust in the operator. I'd think a small bump or a quick movement below would really get the adrenaline pumping for the rider. I did ride something similar on the end of big crane hook a couple times though while inspecting and setting up silos....takes some getting use to. Ed.

 

[dutchgray]

The only drawback is it requires someone in the tractor to lift it while you're on it. It's not that big a deal to set up an extension ladder to it and climb up if you're alone. Sure beats working on ladders !!!

You can get a remote control for the boom operations on the Merlo handlers we use, not that we have one, a ladder is cheaper.
I know a guy that climbed up the boom to get in the basket, then couldn't get back down , he had to call someone to come out and lower him back down.
The basket we use is about 7' by 3', its a nice working area.

 

[nadogail]

This has been a fascinating thread.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

My man basket has got a lot of use the last few weeks. I got the floor finished for my new deck shop and finished framing up the end wall and main beam to support the purlins. That was using the basket in the traditional way. Yesterday I was finally ready to put up the tin and get fully covered up.

First I made a few simple additions to the basket which made it possible to get the 25' 6" sheets up on the roof by myself. The wife did keep an eye on me and took a few pics for me while I was getting the sheets up. The wind was a little gusty so I put some clips screwed to the wood frame to make sure sheets didn't take off on me like a kite. Worked great and didn't take long to slap the boards on the basket. Ed.

 

[ClappedOutBport]

The expansion is looking great!

 

[lis2323]

Nice work Ed! Looking real good[emoji481]

Did you “roll your own” wheels for the scaffold frames?

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

The expansion is looking great!

Thanks ClappedOutBport. It's been a tough project but the finish line is almost in sight. Working alone I never could have taken on this addition without the lift and it's attachments. Ed.

Nice work Ed! Looking real good[emoji481]

Did you “roll your own” wheels for the scaffold frames?

Thanks lis, that rolling scaffold has been with me for 30 years or so now. Something I threw together from light pallet rack. Built to help paint the house once and I never expected it to last but it's been so damn handy that it still gets used all the time. I think the wheels were salvaged off an old cart I had laying around. The top is just a steel door for standing on. Dang thing lives outside and it just wont die. Ed.

 

[drivesitfar]

ORC: outstanding work and very hard to believe that won't be standing 200 years from now. talk about being built like a TANK. WELL DONE SIR!!

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Thanks drives. This was a good pandemic project. Extra time at home building. I'm hoping I get to spend a lot of time in the shop over the next 25 years of so. We have a whole crop of grandkids coming along right now and with any luck I can get them interested in simple projects when they come to visit. This "wood shop" addition will really help with that. Ed.

 

[FTG-05]

Pics of my work platform I built off a 275 gallon IBC frame. Let's me work comfortably at 10-16' heights. I have to climb into it via a ladder, but at least I'm not a) working on a ladder b) having to carry tools and materials up the ladder and c) not having to worry about falling out of it or off of it like a ladder.

The only caveat is that I always put some sort of "lock" on the hydraulics so in case of hydraulic failure, it doesn't drop like a rock. Typically, I just set the platform on a doubled pair of 2x4's. Very stable.

Putting lights up in my shop would be impossible for me without this work platform:

ETA: When is this site going to fix it's imgur problem? This is frking retarded.