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  1. J

    Yale G3P-200 Forklift (20K yard lift) - info needed

    I made what I thought was a too-low offer (half of scrap value) on an old 20K machine, and now it's mine. It's missing it's data plate, but is a Yale G3P-200-???? (I was able to i.d. it by online pics) with one of the old GMC big block V6's in it. Has a 4-speed manual trans, clutch, cab (some...
  2. J

    How do I best warm up a diesel for cab heat?

    Agree with block heater. You can plug it into an outlet on a timer so that it doesn't run all night. Try an hour, then more or less as needed. You shouldn't need any other type of heater if you can get the coolant up to temp before you ever start it.
  3. J

    Help with 2010 F450 Towing Capacity, Or, Should I buy this truck?

    Forgot to add, I've tried the VA DMV a few times today....line always busy and with work I have trouble sitting on hold for too long.
  4. J

    Help with 2010 F450 Towing Capacity, Or, Should I buy this truck?

    Basically yes, that's my question. The reason I ask is because for example, a person without a CDL can get a ticket for operating a hydraulic-braked truck that's door-tagged at 33K but only weighs 20K and is registered to weigh 20K. So in some cases the DOT goes by what the door tags /...
  5. J

    Help with 2010 F450 Towing Capacity, Or, Should I buy this truck?

    Yes, I know that the GCWR is 26000. It's not on the sticker, but I've looked it up online at a site similar to the one you linked to. My question is about whether DOT looks that up, then adds up the max GVW's on the truck and trailer, then gives tickets for the max GVW's exceeding the max...
  6. J

    Help with 2010 F450 Towing Capacity, Or, Should I buy this truck?

    I'm a welder / fabricator. I live in VA. I do have a CDL and a USDOT #. Right now I have an International single axle service truck rated at 33k GVW and a couple of trailers that I mainly use it to pull. One is an air-brake equipped 24' tandem and one is an electric-brake tri-axle with a...
  7. J

    Old Venco Truck Crane

    I had a Liftmoore (2400?) crane once that had a reservoir very similar to that.
  8. J

    Old Grove Truck Crane - Opinions Wanted

    The worst sites I deal with are hardpack gravel or solid dirt....I don't need a crane in the mud. The biggest thing with an RT is like you said, transport and operator location. I'm my only employee and there are no helpers. I built the business that way on purpose, and it's saved me a lot of...
  9. J

    Old Grove Truck Crane - Opinions Wanted

    Yeah, this was the first Grove I've seen without a trapezoidal boom. No skin off my teeth not getting this one, but it's a pretty cool piece even if outdated. I'm sure there's barely a Grove-specific part in the hydraulic system; it could probably be kept running indefinitely regardless of...
  10. J

    Old Grove Truck Crane - Opinions Wanted

    The owner sent me these pictures. Sorry for the extra words in the OP, I didn't realize I'd be able to get the pics on here.
  11. J

    Old Grove Truck Crane - Opinions Wanted

  12. J

    Old Grove Truck Crane - Opinions Wanted

    I happened on this crane when I bought a vertical bandsaw from it's owner. It's on an old Loadstar 1800 tandem with a 345 gas engine, and the crane has it's own gas engine mounted in the house. It's in excellent condition; been stored inside since it was made in the early 70's. It's a light...
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    • Forum: Cranes
  13. J

    International 4900 - Swap In a Twin Countershaft Transmission?

    Ah? The internet is a small world. Obviously we both go by different names elsewhere.
  14. J

    International 4900 - Swap In a Twin Countershaft Transmission?

    Yeah, I get that I don't need anything more than a 9513. The question has more to do with the transmissions I'm going to find locally, which are going to be the more modern stuff rated for the more modern engines with more torque. Far as I know the 9513 hasn't been made in a long time. I took...
  15. J

    International 4900 - Swap In a Twin Countershaft Transmission?

    Yes, ran across mention of the RTO-9513; there's an RTOF-9513 on ebay right now hooked to a 6-71. What about the newer 13's that I'm more likely to run across in my area? Something like an RTO-14613, etc? Assuming I can find an SAE #1 flywheel housing for my engine, because I know they were...
  16. J

    International 4900 - Swap In a Twin Countershaft Transmission?

    Lost the DT466E in my '01 4900 service truck last week - coolant through the liner. I've just started hauling my 12k forklift and the combined gross on it, the trailer, and the truck is 41k, so 215 hp didn't go too far. I took the opportunity to upgrade the engine and have a 330 hp / 950...
    • JBI
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    • Forum: Trucks
  17. J

    Hyster H80C forklift questions

    So I took an evening a couple days ago and went to look more closely at the other lift which turned out to be an H40XL. Ex military, has an Isuzu diesel in it. I was wrong about the 10 years; customer said it'd been run as recently as 2 years ago. Anyway...dumped 5 gals of diesel in, hooked...
  18. J

    Hyster H80C forklift questions

    Boy does that look like fun. Not! Truth be told, I don't really have any reason to think the transmission in the H80C is in working shape either. But it doesn't look like it's been sitting for 10 years like I know the smaller one has. Sitting still can do awful stuff to equipment. In the...
  19. J

    Hyster H80C forklift questions

    Ah, thanks for the additional info, you were answering one of my questions while I was still trying to phrase it. :)
  20. J

    Hyster H80C forklift questions

    What do y'all think of the idea of swapping the mast assembly from the ebay forklift (I linked to it in the first post) into this one? That would get me sideshift, some free lift by the looks of it and would do away with the cylinder issues on this mast. The carriage bearings / rollers /...
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