Bonser 50B

[Delbouy]

Some progress on my old 1969 Bonser forklift.
Been apart for over 3 years, now I’ve just started to get bits together to put her back into use.

Master cylinders come from the USA, as no one over here could supply me with them.
They where $35 each plus $30 P+P.
The nearest thing I found over here was off a D series Ford and they wanted near one £300 each for them.

 

[Delbouy]

More Bonser pictures

 

[Delbouy]

Anyone know of a way to release the clutch on the old girl, she’s stuck solid?.
We have tried driving here off in gear, tried driving her down the road and back.
I’ve had the peddle pressed for over a month to see if that would do anything, still stuck on solid.
Any ideas from anyone to release it without having to separate the motor and box?.

 

[Smiffy]

Depends how rough you want to be. Clutch pedal down and drive into a gate post is the roughest I've seen.