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Please help to find a forklift for a very wide load

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Frklft
California, United States

Greetings!
Please advise me on a suitable forklift as I've been looking for it for months now. The problem is that the load is quite large.

Forklift has to lift the load that is:
width- 75 inches
height- 24 inches
length- 114 inches
The weight of the load - 4,850 lb
The loads will be stacked on top of each other and would need to be lifted up to 150-178  inch.

Please advise on forklift capacity. Few dealers calculated the suitable forklift but there estimates where ranging anywhere from 5000lb to 12000lb.

Thank you!

Posted 11 Nov 2009 12:15 AM

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rick_c
Texas, United States

check out combi or hubtex

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Posted 11 Nov 2009 12:54 AM

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Frklft
California, United States

Thank you, rick-c!

I was looking among Toyota and Nissan but seems like they don't have similar lifts as Combilift.

Posted 11 Nov 2009 02:13 PM

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Frklft
California, United States

Does any one use some a user friendly calculator to find out a needed capacity of the forklifts? I"m having some tough time finding one.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Posted 19 Nov 2009 03:06 PM

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There is one advertised in today's edition of the Forkliftaction News. See the banner "Lift Truck Capacity Calculator" supplied by Professional Forklift Engineering Service LLC...phone +1 843 532 6469

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Posted 19 Nov 2009 09:15 PM

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Capacity_Guru
South Carolina, United States

We can help you figure out the truck you need and provide you with an accurate capacity rating but you will need to contact us. We need a little more information than you have provided. We are Professional Forklift Engineering Services and our phone number is 843-532-6469. Our website is the one advertised on the Forkliftaction banner this month.

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Hope to hear from you.

Posted 21 Nov 2009 01:24 AM

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notoriousDUG
Illinois, United States

Combilift makes a number of units that would ideally suit your load including one that will still load standard trailer with pallets. I think the reason you are seeing quotes for such large units has to do with your load center and the length of fork required to get proper engagement. Depending on your need for a dedicated or 'universal' machine there are a lot of options out there for you, reach forks could be a big help to you depending on you specific needs.

Feel free to contact me if you want more info or want to discuss the specifics of your specialty handling needs.

Posted 2 Dec 2009 01:38 AM

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edward_t
North Carolina, United States

notoriousDUG, you offer free feels to contact you, but leave no manner in which to contact you, may I suggest an e-mail address in your profile? (so the software doesn't strip it out).

Thanks

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Modified 2 Dec 2009 01:50 AM
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johnr_j
Georgia, United States

Frklift,

Before anyone can give you a definite recpmmendation more information is needed.  It is always amazing to me folks will give you  a solution before they understand your needs, the application and the load characteristics.  But for sure I can guarantee you a basic 5000 lb @ 24" load rated forklift will not work for you.   Following is most of the information needed
1.  Load - will the load be handled with the  74" side across the forks or the 114" side"?  This will determine the load center of you load that being 37" or 57." (assuming the weight is homogenously distributed in all directions).  If not, one needs to know the location of the loads center of gravilty.
2.  Will the load be handled via forks or a jib boom or other devise?
3.  Will the forklift operate inside, outside or both?  And on what type of surface, concrete, asphalt, hard packet gravel.
4.  Are there height & width restrictions the unit must operate in?
5.  Will the load be stored in storage racks?  If so what are the operating aisle sizes?
6. Will the fork lift be fitted with a side shift to lateral position the load in the rack, trailer or flatbed?
7.  Will the forklift need to enter a trailer or container for shipping or unloading?
8.  Will the trucks need to operate on a ramp? if so what is the slope (divide height by length of the ramp)
9.  Any other information you deem benefical to get the best fit for your application - like what other load handling functions will the unit be required to do.

My recommendation is you have this info ready and call in a reputable forklift dealer or two in your area to come in a survey your needs then make a proposal.

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Posted 2 Dec 2009 07:31 AM

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edward_t
North Carolina, United States

I think John's advice is "spot on, old bean", but the one piece missing is how to know, if you don't already, just how to figure out just exactly who is a "reputable forklift dealer". While major brand names can help, I doubt someone that is not even familiar with the brand names would be able to recognize this very valuable attribute.
I would offer _maybe_ checking at MHEDA's site for member dealers? anyone else got any ideas on that?

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garland_m
Virginia, United States

Frklft,

Any major forklift dealer should be able to give you a quote on a lift that would suit your need. Due to the load size, weight and the height you need to lift your product the minimum size lift would be 8000 pounds. This size would handle the weight of the product to the height you wish to stack and also the weight of an attachment installed to handle the width of the load. The attachment (FORK SPREADER) would hook directly to the carriage of the lift allowing a wider spread of the forks to handle the load. Again, any major dealer should be able to quote a lift for this. Good Luck.

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Posted 3 Dec 2009 00:31 AM

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johnr_j
Georgia, United States

He or she might want to talk to folks he knows in business that also use forklifts for a referral.

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Posted 3 Dec 2009 03:20 AM

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