oceanobob
Senior Member
Not sure how this happened. It was always thought to be a good thing to have a forklift at the shop but never good enough to justify the price of a decent used machine.....
LSMS (long story made short) Acquired this machine, a Clark C500 Y50. Hard to believe paid money too.
Yes it has the pneumatic drive tires and yes it has side shift. And the mast is only 7 feet tall.
The other yesses are all on the list of needing a lot of repairs. Priority was the mast which leaked profusely. And it gravity self lowered at a notable observable pace with no addtl help from the Operator.
That big ram for the carriage raise/lower was not too bad to remove once we were shown to remove the chains and raise the mast to disengage the mast rails from the carriage after we had capped the side shift hydraulics. Have learned this mast is way simple compared to a possible four piece ram that was available for the taller lifts I guess.
To explain those color(s) Looks like it had a thick yellow paint over the clark green, then a variant of the green, then blue, and then some flat black (rat rod black??).
But the seat has no tears and the engine starts with minimal fuss. Only smokes blue upon startup and makes some odor while running, less odor as it warms up. Due to the secret sauce in the radiator and the freewheeling clutch fan, it warms up quickly LOL. And the forks look like they were replaced because the heels show no wear. But No trailer ball hole - which is an option that will be corrected one day. [Note: prolly fab a slide over bracket like the rental yard and then can have the two trailer ball sizes ready]
Question: It seems the chassis tank on what we can label the "Driver's Side" has a pipe cap and inside has some tan fluid - we now think that is the (unused) gasoline / diesel tank because this machine was LP from the factory. Is this a case of 'find a tank and fill it'?
The other chassis tank on the "Passenger Side" has a plastic vent cap with a dipstick, all part of a round cover plate with and a metal tube 180 degree bend into a hose that connects shortly thereafter to the hydraulic pump mounted on the engine.
We located the transmission dipstick on the front axle housing center and the fluid looks good and the one speed trans w F and R appears to be OK.
There is only one wheel brake operating so brake inspection required. Noticed also the steering link's (not sure of name) bushing is really bad.
Of course, no electrical gages appear to function.
The saga to be continued.
Pics:
Machine where found.
Machine in shop with mast lift ram removed and said ram in back of truck on the way to rebuild shop.
LSMS (long story made short) Acquired this machine, a Clark C500 Y50. Hard to believe paid money too.
Yes it has the pneumatic drive tires and yes it has side shift. And the mast is only 7 feet tall.
The other yesses are all on the list of needing a lot of repairs. Priority was the mast which leaked profusely. And it gravity self lowered at a notable observable pace with no addtl help from the Operator.
That big ram for the carriage raise/lower was not too bad to remove once we were shown to remove the chains and raise the mast to disengage the mast rails from the carriage after we had capped the side shift hydraulics. Have learned this mast is way simple compared to a possible four piece ram that was available for the taller lifts I guess.
To explain those color(s) Looks like it had a thick yellow paint over the clark green, then a variant of the green, then blue, and then some flat black (rat rod black??).
But the seat has no tears and the engine starts with minimal fuss. Only smokes blue upon startup and makes some odor while running, less odor as it warms up. Due to the secret sauce in the radiator and the freewheeling clutch fan, it warms up quickly LOL. And the forks look like they were replaced because the heels show no wear. But No trailer ball hole - which is an option that will be corrected one day. [Note: prolly fab a slide over bracket like the rental yard and then can have the two trailer ball sizes ready]
Question: It seems the chassis tank on what we can label the "Driver's Side" has a pipe cap and inside has some tan fluid - we now think that is the (unused) gasoline / diesel tank because this machine was LP from the factory. Is this a case of 'find a tank and fill it'?
The other chassis tank on the "Passenger Side" has a plastic vent cap with a dipstick, all part of a round cover plate with and a metal tube 180 degree bend into a hose that connects shortly thereafter to the hydraulic pump mounted on the engine.
Side comment: That hose is labelled "Coolant" and has a internal spring that is poking out from that (now) quite soft rubber - prolly leaking air into the pump which (hopefully) explains the somewhat jerky movement of the mast. Hydraulic supply house offered they have a 'correct' suction hose with the spring formed & wound into it. We mentioned this condition to some folks with (self) title as mechanic and they didnt see a problem mixing the coolant rubber into the hydraulic system - I sure hope the inside isnt falling apart 'cause I will chase rubber particles forever.
We are thinking this latter tank is indeed the hydraulic tank. Which we should drain and refill with new oil since the old oil may have attracted some moisture due to the discolor.We located the transmission dipstick on the front axle housing center and the fluid looks good and the one speed trans w F and R appears to be OK.
There is only one wheel brake operating so brake inspection required. Noticed also the steering link's (not sure of name) bushing is really bad.
Of course, no electrical gages appear to function.
The saga to be continued.
Pics:
Machine where found.
Machine in shop with mast lift ram removed and said ram in back of truck on the way to rebuild shop.