plastikosmd
12-07-2011, 05:41 PM
I got a sweet 12" hendy metal shaper with all the bells and whistles. Weight is not too bad, maybe 4000lbs. I was unable to get the shaper into my shop due to the wet lawn and location of the door. Had to have it dropped in the garage. For some reason my wife does not think the shaper belongs in the garage. I sold my hydraulic lift trailer some years ago. Not really kicking myself as my shop was pretty much done till this deal came around. I paid 200 or so for the shaper.
To move the shaper across my very sloped and tilted lawn, I had planned to build a sled, if not a trailer to get it back there. I had a bunch of steel sitting around, I cut it up and build a frame.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/c2d1da86.jpg
Of course I used my cool little hypertherm to cut the steel, thus proving to my wife that I needed that plasma cutter.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/a838c13a.jpg
Well it came time to move it, on thanksgiving with dad and the brother in law to help. I dug out my trusty JD 3320 to give it a lift and a tug. Tug it did, lift, not so much.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/200espartbike.jpg
While I knew it wasnt gonna pick it up, my goal was to just lift the front a touch, chain it and drag it back to the door. When I saw that I could only clear 2" in lift on concrete, I aborted as not to get it 1/2 there and then stuck in lawn. Now I had to consider hiring a 4wd forklift/towtruck or something to get it behind the house. I started lookin on craigslist and ran acoss a ranger forklift for sale. I had seen one of these for sale years and years ago. In fact there was no name on the lift but I had remembered researching it and felt it would be the perfect forklift for me. I did not have the space at the time or the need. Low and behold now we have a need. A deal was struck and I had it delivered. For me it is the perfect machine (home in suburbs, I know, I know)
Clark Ranger
4wd, can be FWD or RWD or both
Articulates both side-side and up/down for rough travel
12 lift height
pneumatic tires for lawn travel with good flotation
6000lb capacity (underrated, previous seller lifted 8k all the time, rated for military in vietnam, I guess it's last job was to pick up a 12x12 foot building, done with ease on 24" load center
Easy to work on, 6 cylinder continental
What I dont get is why my wife doesnt think the shaper was a great deal?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/314844b4.jpg
To move the shaper across my very sloped and tilted lawn, I had planned to build a sled, if not a trailer to get it back there. I had a bunch of steel sitting around, I cut it up and build a frame.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/c2d1da86.jpg
Of course I used my cool little hypertherm to cut the steel, thus proving to my wife that I needed that plasma cutter.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/a838c13a.jpg
Well it came time to move it, on thanksgiving with dad and the brother in law to help. I dug out my trusty JD 3320 to give it a lift and a tug. Tug it did, lift, not so much.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/200espartbike.jpg
While I knew it wasnt gonna pick it up, my goal was to just lift the front a touch, chain it and drag it back to the door. When I saw that I could only clear 2" in lift on concrete, I aborted as not to get it 1/2 there and then stuck in lawn. Now I had to consider hiring a 4wd forklift/towtruck or something to get it behind the house. I started lookin on craigslist and ran acoss a ranger forklift for sale. I had seen one of these for sale years and years ago. In fact there was no name on the lift but I had remembered researching it and felt it would be the perfect forklift for me. I did not have the space at the time or the need. Low and behold now we have a need. A deal was struck and I had it delivered. For me it is the perfect machine (home in suburbs, I know, I know)
Clark Ranger
4wd, can be FWD or RWD or both
Articulates both side-side and up/down for rough travel
12 lift height
pneumatic tires for lawn travel with good flotation
6000lb capacity (underrated, previous seller lifted 8k all the time, rated for military in vietnam, I guess it's last job was to pick up a 12x12 foot building, done with ease on 24" load center
Easy to work on, 6 cylinder continental
What I dont get is why my wife doesnt think the shaper was a great deal?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/plastikosmd/314844b4.jpg