We do not own a pallet jack so we will probably need to purchase one or two, preferably used, when we get our next warehouse space. If there is a dock, then we can use pallet jacks to load and unload trucks. If we don’t have a dock, we need a forklift.
Another situation requiring a forklift is loading or unloading a pickup truck. Their beds are too low for a dock and the use of a pallet jack. We typically use a pickup truck for steel (tin) recycling runs to Gertrude on Saturday mornings, but we could use a stake-bed truck as well. Anything larger would be difficult to off load at Gertrude where the sides of a box truck would interfere with tossing the tin from the gaylords on to a pile on the ground, not to mention maneuvering a large truck around the yard. Gertrude doesn’t provide (or allow) forklifts in the yard so material handling is manual.
From: frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:frgeek-michiana-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony Germano
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 15:58
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
Ah, I was unaware that small forklift belonged to us. Do we have a pallet jack too or would we have to purchase one? In a storage area like this where everything is on the floor, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing that the forklift doesn't fit (though it would be optimal to find warehouse storage where we could continue to use it.) Anyone can operate a pallet jack as opposed to the few that could drive the forklift. A group focused on recycling shouldn't be too worried about exerting a little bit of human effort instead of using a large machine that would be overkill :)
Tony
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:03:05 -0400
> From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
>
> The smallest of the forklifts was in fact donated to us. We cannot use
> it in the basement of LangLab because of ceiling height, which also
> limits stacking pallets and rack shelving as you surmised.
>
> Tom
>
> Tony Germano wrote:
> > Does FGM own the forklift?
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:15:46 -0400
> > > From: csxt@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
> > >
> > > If the forklift can be used, less human effort is needed
> > >
> > > Tony Germano wrote:
> > > > > > The forklift is at least 7 ft tall as I am 6 ft even, and it's
> > > > > > considerably taller than I am.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > We do need to measure it. we MIGHT just get lucky...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mike's email yesterday said there are 8' ceilings. I don't think that
> > > > leaves room to stack gaylords 2 high, and a pallet jack would
> > probably
> > > > work fine.
> > > >
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