[frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
- From: Phil Goldbach <shadowvar8541@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:21:10 -0700 (PDT)
Not to mention in addition, some of the gaylords we do have, even when filled
with monitors or systems are still fairly heavy, requiring the assistance of
more than one person using a pallet jack. Forklift is still the ideal way to
go, and since non-profits can sell items to generate income to sustain itself,
then hopefully FGM can do this to afford the propane for the forklift, and
possibly longer forks for it, I'm sure they make ones that slide over the
existing forks. And yes, the forklift is a Clark. Operating a forklift isn't
hard.
Another option would be to find an used powered pallet jack with forklift
capabilites. No, I do not mean a manlift. That's the best way I can describe
it, but Wal-mart uses them. They're a bit larger than a regular pallet jack,
electric, but features the adjustable forks much like a forklift. It's
controlled in the same manner as a pallet jack (T-handle shaped lever for
turning, with forward/reverse controls) and separate controls for the forks.
Nor do I mean a walkie-stacker, those things are considerably taller than 8
feet. Unless what I'm thinking of is a mini-walkie stacker.
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before or not (if I have, then I've
forgotten the answer), but if we cannot find a new warehouse space to move to,
what will happen to the forklift? Is there anywhere we can store it?
Phil Goldbach
"Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades."
--- On Fri, 9/4/09, Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Mike Cook <mikecook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 12:23 PM
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p{margin:0px;}There are 2 problems with those:
1. They only go up 32" which may not reach the bed of a pickup.
2. They cannot be moved once you start to jack them up.
Those trucks are usually used for work positioning so workers don't have to
bend down as much.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Germano
Sent: Sep 4, 2009 10:06 AM
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
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Would something like this work for pickup truck loading?
http://www.handtrucks.com/pallet-jacks/pallet-lifts/greatplainshighliftpalletjack.cfm?source=gbase&gbid=Great_Plains_High_Lift_Pallet_Jack&TID=NT011
From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: LangLab visit
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:31:28 -0400
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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.
Tom
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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