My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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Yesterday I bought a 1969 Yale forklift at an online auction because it was dirt cheap and I could use one at the roofing shop. I had not seen it, there was very little information on the auction site, but there was a video of it running and operating so I felt confident enough to bid. Today it got delivered, and I was surprised to find under the hood: The leaning Tower of power! It runs beautifully, powered by LP gas. Old mopar's seem to find me without even trying sometimes.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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07/28/22 04:20 PM
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What does that rascal weigh?
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 05:12 PM
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Nice Joel, You need to check the horn you may have a Sparton Road Runner horn too DAMHIK Mike
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 05:20 PM
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Nice Joel, You need to check the horn you may have a Sparton Road Runner horn too DAMHIK Mike
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 06:54 PM
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we had a couple Slant powered forklifts where I worked.
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 07:33 PM
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I'll have to check and see if it has a horn. I heard turbos do well on a slant six, but the last thing this thing needs is more horsepower! I already got it stuck three times in my parking lot. I knew it was made for nice level hard surfaces but I thought it would do better than it does. I'm not going to be able to use it for my intended purpose of moving materials around in our gravel parking lot. So now what shall I do?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 08:55 PM
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What does that rascal weigh? I don't know, but I would guess at least a couple tons, if not more.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 09:47 PM
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Yep, those small hard rubber tires don't do well on gravel, but they are even worse in snow, and slide around VERY easily on wet pavement.
For something to work on gravel or off a smooth hard surface, you really need one of these lift trucks with the large tractor tires. The good news is many of the bigger off road lift tractors have a slant 6 in them too.
Probably need to send it away and get something useful for your intended purposes. Exactly what I’m looking for, a saw mill forklift with those semi truck tires. Then I could move all my junk cars around to mow under, and any thing else I can think of
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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07/28/22 09:53 PM
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"When it absolutely has to run forever"...that's cool, didn't know they were used in forklifts. Very common not too long ago. The branch of the company known as Chrysler Industrial. 20 years ago met another forklift tech who was responsible for a fleet of alcohol powered slanty tow motors.
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Re: My new Slanty! Not what you'd think
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What does that rascal weigh? I don't know, but I would guess at least a couple tons, if not more. I wouldn't think it would be less than 8000lbs. He have some 4500lb capacity warehouse forklifts at work and they weigh around 8500 each.
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