[OT] - Lift Trucks

D Murphy · 2006-07-20T23:04:10+00:00

We have a CAT 125D Fork truck. It's rated for 12,500 lbs. We also sell amachine that supposedly weighs 12,100 lbs. I believe the machine is a bit heavier than advertised. When we try topick it up the back wheels come off the ground. If I had to guess Iwould say it's more like 14,000 lbs. With the base casting weight being12,100lbs. As a result I have to hire riggers every time I move one in or out orjust want to plain move one around. Today we needed to move one aboutfour feet, so we picked it up with the truck and slid 4x6's under itthen dragged it back. It was a little dicey as the rear wheels were welloff the ground during the lift. Anyways, the riggers more often than not use a 12,000 lb. truck withweights on the back. They mave these machines around with no trouble atall. So I'm wondering, how much weight do I need to put on the back? Do Ineed to upgrade the forks? How much over capacity can you go with somecounterweights? I'd hate to get one of these things five feet in the air and have a forksnap off, or a hydraulic cylinder fail. I'm going to call a CAT dealer and try to get some answers. But seeingit's after five, I thought maybe someone out there knows a littlesomething about this. We are selling quite a few of this model machine lately and I figure anymoney I spend on the truck I'll recoup in saved rigging costs.

Jul 20, 2006 21 Replies

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Anthony 20 years ago

D Murphy wrote in news:Xns980890A46B306BW12BU20MU38SY@130.133.1.4:

Sounds like you need to move :P

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D Murphy 20 years ago

Anthony wrote in news:Xns9808B510877FBacziparle3sp835@216.77.188.18:

Yup. Not an option for 30 months or so.

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