Some forks have a third "inching" pedal where the clutch pedal would be, that allows for finer movement. I assume that's what he meant, unless I am mistaken.
On the forklifts I've operated it is actually a clutch, not for fine movement. It has different names but it controls the power split between the transmission and the mast hydraulics.
When it's up the power is mostly to the driveline and the forks move slowly, and if you stomp on the gas you'll just drive forward faster
When you start depressing it more power goes to the forks and you can lift faster while driving at a slower speed
Some forklift drivers will just use the brake to achieve the same thing, but that isn't as good.
The reason you don't want to do it recklessly is with the engine revving high, both your movement and lifting can jerk if you don't feather the clutch properly
That's what I thought the guy was talking about. and all the hydrostatic forklifts I've driven have and inching pedal.
found the larper that has never driven a forklift
looks like OP was right about you lol
stay in the office making photo copies and let the real men operate the machinery
What the frick are you homosexuals on about?
On the forklifts I've operated it is actually a clutch, not for fine movement. It has different names but it controls the power split between the transmission and the mast hydraulics.
When it's up the power is mostly to the driveline and the forks move slowly, and if you stomp on the gas you'll just drive forward faster
When you start depressing it more power goes to the forks and you can lift faster while driving at a slower speed
Some forklift drivers will just use the brake to achieve the same thing, but that isn't as good.
The reason you don't want to do it recklessly is with the engine revving high, both your movement and lifting can jerk if you don't feather the clutch properly
If you press harder does it apply the brakes?
If yes it's an inching pedal which is just operating a hydraulic valve and the brakes
it does, and you can stop in place and use it for fine movement if you're a pansy
in the first half of its travel it doesn't and acts as a clutch, and being able to use it effectively saves a bunch of time
>It's been a while since I've operated, but is the implication that side shifter is ez mode?
I think what he is getting at is if you didn't drive the forklift last then you can be almost guaranteed that the forks aren't centered by the last guy and you will have to center them. At least that's my take on it.
On my old Caterpillar V80D the inner lever is the mast raise/lower, middle is side shift and outer lever is mast tilt.
I only use it when walking 16' bundles into a 12' door, saves a few Austin Powers moments
I wish I had power fork width adjust... that would be nice. Especially when sliding the forks over with my 8' fork extensions on. They can be a bear. I should probably grease them up, but I run in a really dusty environment, so that might actually be worse in the long run.
I will perpetually be jelly of the lumber yard guys who drive the heavy 3 wheel forklifts
can basically crab walk or spin in place
Old timer at my job used to walk around muttering "certified, certified, CERTIFIABLE"
>It's been a while since I've operated, but is the implication that side shifter is ez mode?
I think what he is getting at is if you didn't drive the forklift last then you can be almost guaranteed that the forks aren't centered by the last guy and you will have to center them. At least that's my take on it.
On my old Caterpillar V80D the inner lever is the mast raise/lower, middle is side shift and outer lever is mast tilt.
Side shift being left off center isn't too annoying. The real b***h with when someone leaves the forks super wide or super narrow for an unusual payload size pize up and the goddamn tracks aren't greased.
Only ever used diesel. Was a pain in the ass because I had to hand crank it in. Also set the seat back to how it was Jimmy, I'm sick of it always being all the way back because you're are Goodman 6/5 human
Probably 95% of workplace accident claims for a forklift driver is their fat asses swapping out a propane tank and claiming a back injury. So someone invented the propane lift...
I wish I had power fork width adjust... that would be nice. Especially when sliding the forks over with my 8' fork extensions on. They can be a bear. I should probably grease them up, but I run in a really dusty environment, so that might actually be worse in the long run.
Place I worked at was nothing but crushed stone dust that have literal dust tornados from time to time, and they used grease on their lift fork tracks. They ran those things fricking hard, but I don't recall he grease ever directly causing issues except maybe some rust on the rail, but it's a forklift, not a bugati.
I actually squirted some chain and cable lube on the fork slides today. Huge difference. Even with my fork extensions on i could slide them quite easily.
5 months ago
Anonymous
Thank you for finally making feel vindicated after years of me lurking this board, and leaving the industry earlier this year. I'm glad it worked out anon. Protect your digits with gloves and your neck/back with smart movements always. Godbless and I hope you and your forks have a merry Xmas.
5 months ago
Anonymous
Thank you anon! And my ol' V80D and I hope you have a merry Christmas as well!
5 months ago
Anonymous
>Cat
Meow
5 months ago
Anonymous
Your 80d is in a lot better shape than the old v60c that I get pro bono with my shop space. It does everything a forklift is supposed to do, so I can't complain. The parking brake is long missing, and it would be quite handy to have back since it's an automatic, but I get by with a block of wood.
5 months ago
Anonymous
That's okay as long as you wipe the old shit off occasionally.
I deal with ones where they grease the frick out of the carriage and forks, then never clean the old stuff off. Eventually it turns into something that has the look and solidity of pavement, the forks won't slide, and I have to charge them to scrape it clean.
5 months ago
Anonymous
That's okay as long as you wipe the old shit off occasionally.
I deal with ones where they grease the frick out of the carriage and forks, then never clean the old stuff off. Eventually it turns into something that has the look and solidity of pavement, the forks won't slide, and I have to charge them to scrape it clean.
you could try something like pic
clean it really well and paint it with some mos2 paint it dries and does not attract dust
I'm an oldgay and this thread just made me realize I've never run a forklift they have all been loaders with forks or bobcats never seen that third lever, thanks guys
>He only thinks he is driving the forklift.
The forklift software relays signals to his brain, then his brain executes those actions, making him think he is in control. In reality he is just a passenger
>be me >working on this rich people survival bunker >tell the old rich guy you want at 2 electric (LiFePO) forklifts >he says what about just using the 4 pallet jacks >have him move a pallet with a pallet jack >it isn't even that heavy >he okays 3 forklifts
>be me, casual >need to move forklift out of the way >keep increasing throttle, moves very slowly >look over to instruments cluster, battery fully charged, discover parking brake was engaged
Is this what you call inching mode
I don't know about you anon but I have never had the luxury of working someplace where the forklifts actually fricking work properly, so sometimes that sides shift is vitally necessary especially when the only operational lift only turns right but not left for some fricking reason.
i drove it , this is the lateral displacement of the forks , pretty useless for an experienced pilot , but noobs will use it to adjust better , very old forklift don t have this feature
You guys must not be picking up the 30-40' wide loads I've been picking here lately... I mean I can get real close to the middle but a bit of picking up and side shifting to find the exact balance point really helps get things sitting on the forks nicely... especially on things like telephone poles that are tapered and lighter on the one end. You can guess pretty close, but it takes some fiddling to get it perfect.
This is what I like to see. Real honest to goodness shit posting.
if you're not splaying your hand over all 3 while recklessly feathering the clutch are you really driving?
What clutch?
Unless yes manual forklifts exist although they are uncommon today.
Some forks have a third "inching" pedal where the clutch pedal would be, that allows for finer movement. I assume that's what he meant, unless I am mistaken.
On the forklifts I've operated it is actually a clutch, not for fine movement. It has different names but it controls the power split between the transmission and the mast hydraulics.
When it's up the power is mostly to the driveline and the forks move slowly, and if you stomp on the gas you'll just drive forward faster
When you start depressing it more power goes to the forks and you can lift faster while driving at a slower speed
Some forklift drivers will just use the brake to achieve the same thing, but that isn't as good.
The reason you don't want to do it recklessly is with the engine revving high, both your movement and lifting can jerk if you don't feather the clutch properly
That's what I thought the guy was talking about. and all the hydrostatic forklifts I've driven have and inching pedal.
What the frick are you homosexuals on about?
If you press harder does it apply the brakes?
If yes it's an inching pedal which is just operating a hydraulic valve and the brakes
it does, and you can stop in place and use it for fine movement if you're a pansy
in the first half of its travel it doesn't and acts as a clutch, and being able to use it effectively saves a bunch of time
found the larper that has never driven a forklift
looks like OP was right about you lol
stay in the office making photo copies and let the real men operate the machinery
In Soviet Russia forklift drives you
It's been a while since I've operated, but is the implication that side shifter is ez mode?
Pssssh I didn't use that shit to center pallets, I used it to leapfrog inch 16' pallets into a 3' wide, 16 foot deep space.
Used it to romance hacks of plywood so I could slide in-between the cards and pick the amount I needed without jumping off.
Also used it to knock a beer off of my coworkers hat brim during the 3pm start of the Christmas party at the lumber yard I worked at.
If you couldn't think of a way to use it that wasn't just adjusting for shitty aim then YOU didn't drive a forklift
>It's been a while since I've operated, but is the implication that side shifter is ez mode?
I think what he is getting at is if you didn't drive the forklift last then you can be almost guaranteed that the forks aren't centered by the last guy and you will have to center them. At least that's my take on it.
On my old Caterpillar V80D the inner lever is the mast raise/lower, middle is side shift and outer lever is mast tilt.
I only use it when walking 16' bundles into a 12' door, saves a few Austin Powers moments
I will perpetually be jelly of the lumber yard guys who drive the heavy 3 wheel forklifts
can basically crab walk or spin in place
Old timer at my job used to walk around muttering "certified, certified, CERTIFIABLE"
Side shift being left off center isn't too annoying. The real b***h with when someone leaves the forks super wide or super narrow for an unusual payload size pize up and the goddamn tracks aren't greased.
how about when you hop on only to find the previous guy left an empty tank for you
>a hoist for propane tanks
what kinda panzy ass shit is that?
Only ever used diesel. Was a pain in the ass because I had to hand crank it in. Also set the seat back to how it was Jimmy, I'm sick of it always being all the way back because you're are Goodman 6/5 human
I cannot help but hate this. I kinda get it, but I still irrationally hate it.
wtf is that? the only exercise a forklift driver gets is when he changes the propane tank, why take that away from him?
Probably 95% of workplace accident claims for a forklift driver is their fat asses swapping out a propane tank and claiming a back injury. So someone invented the propane lift...
Nah, it's always an ALMOST empty tank so I lose gas while in the boxing area.
gay. run the tank down to empty then haul it to the tank storage, then haul the full back to the lift.
Haul the full tank to the lift. Use lift. Reinstall near-empty tank for the frickstick who did ya dirty.
>why yes i use a lift for my 60 lb propane tank
>how could you tell
>i also wear a hard hat in a fork lift
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Imagine not having all 4 functions.
I wish I had power fork width adjust... that would be nice. Especially when sliding the forks over with my 8' fork extensions on. They can be a bear. I should probably grease them up, but I run in a really dusty environment, so that might actually be worse in the long run.
Place I worked at was nothing but crushed stone dust that have literal dust tornados from time to time, and they used grease on their lift fork tracks. They ran those things fricking hard, but I don't recall he grease ever directly causing issues except maybe some rust on the rail, but it's a forklift, not a bugati.
I actually squirted some chain and cable lube on the fork slides today. Huge difference. Even with my fork extensions on i could slide them quite easily.
Thank you for finally making feel vindicated after years of me lurking this board, and leaving the industry earlier this year. I'm glad it worked out anon. Protect your digits with gloves and your neck/back with smart movements always. Godbless and I hope you and your forks have a merry Xmas.
Thank you anon! And my ol' V80D and I hope you have a merry Christmas as well!
>Cat
Meow
Your 80d is in a lot better shape than the old v60c that I get pro bono with my shop space. It does everything a forklift is supposed to do, so I can't complain. The parking brake is long missing, and it would be quite handy to have back since it's an automatic, but I get by with a block of wood.
That's okay as long as you wipe the old shit off occasionally.
I deal with ones where they grease the frick out of the carriage and forks, then never clean the old stuff off. Eventually it turns into something that has the look and solidity of pavement, the forks won't slide, and I have to charge them to scrape it clean.
you could try something like pic
clean it really well and paint it with some mos2 paint it dries and does not attract dust
I'm an oldgay and this thread just made me realize I've never run a forklift they have all been loaders with forks or bobcats never seen that third lever, thanks guys
>he doesn't know how to use the three seashells
used to drive an electric Toyota with side-shift and an auto leveller button, would recommend
>He only thinks he is driving the forklift.
The forklift software relays signals to his brain, then his brain executes those actions, making him think he is in control. In reality he is just a passenger
It's worse when people don't centre the side shift.
>be me
>working on this rich people survival bunker
>tell the old rich guy you want at 2 electric (LiFePO) forklifts
>he says what about just using the 4 pallet jacks
>have him move a pallet with a pallet jack
>it isn't even that heavy
>he okays 3 forklifts
>be me, casual
>need to move forklift out of the way
>keep increasing throttle, moves very slowly
>look over to instruments cluster, battery fully charged, discover parking brake was engaged
Is this what you call inching mode
I still do it all the time. The handbrake on ours barely fricking works so I don't realise it's on until I hear the engine start screaming.
Isn't that the lever for moving the fork horizontally?
Sideshift, yes. A.K.A, the lever for morons who can't drive.
I don't know about you anon but I have never had the luxury of working someplace where the forklifts actually fricking work properly, so sometimes that sides shift is vitally necessary especially when the only operational lift only turns right but not left for some fricking reason.
It was always cruising since the world's been moving
son of a b***h you beat me to it
I always forget to shift into second and third gear
It's fun hear the high rpms tho
>some homosexual up on the top rack is trying to direct you
>k, bring it in, bring it in
>now sideshift
i drove it , this is the lateral displacement of the forks , pretty useless for an experienced pilot , but noobs will use it to adjust better , very old forklift don t have this feature
>pretty useless for an experienced pilot
You guys must not be picking up the 30-40' wide loads I've been picking here lately... I mean I can get real close to the middle but a bit of picking up and side shifting to find the exact balance point really helps get things sitting on the forks nicely... especially on things like telephone poles that are tapered and lighter on the one end. You can guess pretty close, but it takes some fiddling to get it perfect.
these anons think experienced means lifting 1 million pallets
That's for left to right action.
It was always burning, since the world's been turning