[or-roots] lumber carrier - no gen

[DONALD SMITH]

Hi Everyone,
 
I agree - based upon the pics shared here today, it looks pretty mean and I wouldn't want to get in the way of one if it were loaded.
Four wheel steering? That couldn't be very easy to manipulate even if you have experience.
 
I have driven my share of forklifts loaded with lumber and wood stock and those are bad enough.
 
Thanks for the leads!!
 
Don Smith
Mesa, AZ



> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:22:49 -0700> From: lechevrier at earthlink.net> To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> Subject: Re: [or-roots] lumber carrier - no gen> > Leslie Chapman wrote:> > >I think one of the reasons they aren't seem much any more is they were fairly dangerous. > >> > And another would be that your basic forklift (jitney) is way more > versatile, i.e., higher resale value, and less expensive as an initial > investment and they now come in large industrial sizes. Those rigs were > built for one job, and one job only and they just aren't any good for > much else, although I know someone who is trying to use one to handle a > Bonneville land speed record car. (to turn it around at the end of the > first run -- a very serious big record attempt)> > I know of a story, probably true, out of Hyster, that they were able to > meet some government bid spec for the things by switching over to > Michelin radials -- faster, better fuel mileage, I don't recall -- it > was what sold me on radial tires Back When.> > Bill Strickland> _______________________________________________> or-roots mailing list> or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots
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