Routy56 - can you just....

[Mogman]

You gotta love my sexy red hubs - bet your old DAF has red hubs
This could be the year that the old Hyster gets it's new paint job.....
.......looking to restore it back to original colours

Ok you got me red hubs with silver wheels
Can’t beat a lick of paint to spruce things up a bit

 

[V8Druid]

Today's "Can you just....." involved a bit of maintenance of my trusty old yard Hyster Forklift truck.
This is the H50H model with a nice Perkins engine
........lick of paint.
Post Office Red and Ferguson Grey - no doubt someone will call me a tart
.......this yard now has to be made much bigger
Probably wait for SWMBO obeyed to go out

YOU TART .... show us the rest of it then

I need Pam to sod off to Plymouth for a week .... maybe two ..... then the bit of bank I wasn't allowed to attack can disappear
needs to be decent weather though to get it into the field

You gotta love my sexy red hubs - bet your old DAF has red hubs
This could be the year that the old Hyster gets it's new paint job.....
.......looking to restore it back to original colours

well it sure as hell wasn't red and fergie grey you tart ..... great trucks .... yours monotrol or sticks on the column? .... had an S40C, H80C and S150C for many years brilliant, bombproof tools.

Tip for getting the front wheels in the air .... tip the mast right back - nice fitting blocks of steel under the boom bases on a solid (concrete ideally) surface and tilt fully forward ... wheels 2" off the deck - no effort and instant ..... as long as they're inflated

My H80C

S150C

S40C

another great little tool was my 2.5 toyota ... the mast now fits on the 'Drema's hitch

and my smallest flt .... 1200kg Clarke ... leccy and when the batteries died, so did it ... not worth a grand for new ones ... was a very handy little thing though and being a 3 wheeler would turn in its own length ... wish I'd kept the mast

 

[Routy56]

YOU TART .... show us the rest of it then

Ha ha - well you showed me yours so I'll show me mine

No prizes for guessing that's its an ex hire truck

Nasty gash there madam
Gonna need some careful fettling with my new welder.....
.....once I've bought a nice new inverter welder

It really is so easy to control. Put many modern trucks to shame

Great 4 pot Perkins engine - absolutely bullet proof
This will need TARTING UP

Don't you love these little touches

So there you have it. My old yard fork lift. Had it a few years kicking around here.
Weighs in at 4.5 T with a 2.5 T lift.
Handy for baggies, timber, sleepers, pallets of blocks, bricks, tiles and other 'come in handies'
Haven't done much to it yet. Tilt seal done last year.
Sticking brakes sorted a few days ago.
Now gotta sneak in a quick re-spray to TART it up a bit

 

[doobin]

Get yourself an inverter MIG and you'll be able to make that gash disappear.

R-tech. machines have been good for me.

 

[Routy56]

Get yourself an inverter MIG and you'll be able to make that gash disappear.

R-tech. machines have been good for me.

Yep - planning to upgrade my old welders very soon
Had a look at R-Tech stuff which certainly seem excellent quality
Only a small player so my budget is gonna be up to about £200 odd
This one seems OK according to the reviews on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...4d5-a0de44c50a7e&pf_rd_r=H9C5TFC0MWSNKZ2NKTBB
Not sure I can procrastinate too long before my next 'must do' repair job comes along

 

[doobin]

If you want a cheap invertor welder I have a GYS161 here. Like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Gysmi-161-Inverter-Arc-Welder-Superseded-to-GYSMI-160P-/221764996022

Yours for £120 posted- it's done hardly any work. That said, for repairs such as that bonnet, I'd say you really need a MIG to make a nice job and would encourage you to spend a bit more on an inverter MIG.. Don't forget, any inverter MIG can do ARC too.

 

[V8Druid]

good old girls .... bomb proof build quality ... tha's a monotrol, on the pedal .... switches can be a PITA in 'em, but a very quick system .... what's the second box of trickery on the left of the column ... two speeds?
as Doob says ... MIG'll make the gash disappear ..... if you contemplate removing the bonnet to do it .... watch the bloody lift springs on the hinges ... they take no prisoners and are vicious
if you into buying a new inverter MIG ...... I bought one of these after promising meself one for 18 months ... should've bought it 18 months earlier .... lovely set
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250-amp-...=item3a7dfb5b6d:g:-dYAAOSwUfVb9We5:rk:11:pf:0

worth giving some thought to .. dunno where you are, but can always come have a play with mine if you're close enough

 

[Smiffy]

Yep - planning to upgrade my old welders very soon
Had a look at R-Tech stuff which certainly seem excellent quality
Only a small player so my budget is gonna be up to about £200 odd
This one seems OK according to the reviews on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...4d5-a0de44c50a7e&pf_rd_r=H9C5TFC0MWSNKZ2NKTBB
Not sure I can procrastinate too long before my next 'must do' repair job comes along

If you phone and order directly ask them nicely and they might throw a few freebies in
A friend got some torch tips with there might f.o.c and I got longer leads with my inverter f.o.c when I asked how much it would be to upgrad as the originals are to short

 

[V8Druid]

Yep - planning to upgrade my old welders very soon
Had a look at R-Tech stuff which certainly seem excellent quality
Only a small player so my budget is gonna be up to about £200 odd
This one seems OK according to the reviews on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...4d5-a0de44c50a7e&pf_rd_r=H9C5TFC0MWSNKZ2NKTBB
Not sure I can procrastinate too long before my next 'must do' repair job comes along

bloody cheap, but Chinese BTLs .... according to their spec it needs a 24A supply ..... think I'd spend the extra and go for this .....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0797ZKPLT/ref=psdc_1939431031_t1_B0797XW3GT
or blow the budget and buy an Esab Buddy
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ESAB-Buddy...TF8&qid=1550861480&sr=1-3&keywords=esab+buddy
better duty cycles, lower supply current (16A) and it's ESAB

 

[V8Druid]

and if this is as good as it says on the tin ...... cheap set
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHERMAN-...m=183382653169&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

the MB150 A torch ain't big enough or long enough at 3m, IMHDO .... would love to give one a test drive ... see just what it is like ..

 

[Quattromike]

I fancy getting myself one of those Lincoln powertec 271 machines there was a secondhand came up locally but I missed out on her.

 

[V8Druid]

I fancy getting myself one of those Lincoln powertec 271 machines there was a secondhand came up locally but I missed out on her.

transformer/rectifier set though Mike ...... looks identical to the Thermal Arc 250s I used to sell ten years ago .... couldn't get enough of 'em as they were the best thing available on single phase, at the time and weren't dear for what they were .... sold quite a few of 'em around here

 

[V8Druid]

this is a bit different ...... bet it gives yer batteries a bollocking though

"Hobart Off Grid Mig Welder, Battery Powered, Spool Gun Type."
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264209718109?ViewItem=&item=264209718109

being a Hobart product it'll be bloody good ..... it's brand new and 'kin cheap

if you needed summat like this for the occasional weld it's a steal

have to admit to being tempted and thought twice about flagging it up

 

[Routy56]

good old girls .... bomb proof build quality ... tha's a monotrol, on the pedal .... switches can be a PITA in 'em, but a very quick system .... what's the second box of trickery on the left of the column ... two speeds?

The Monotrol system pedal switches are disconnected somewhere in the distance past.
They have been replaced by the very nice little lever on the left of the steering column. Well spotted
Like many modern fork lifts and telehandlers - forward to go forward and back to go back. Middle is neutral.
The auto transmission has two speeds. It get quite fast and scary when you go up my drive or pop round to a neighbours property
You get very used to it and I love the old girl. Bought from a friend when it was too smoky in his Land Rover parts warehouse.
As part of the deal, I had to transport his new electric one to his warehouse

as Doob says ... MIG'll make the gash disappear ..... if you contemplate removing the bonnet to do it .... watch the bloody lift springs on the hinges ... they take no prisoners and are vicious

I'll be careful. Have an old Sealey MIG with Y bottle of Argon gas so may give it a go

if you into buying a new inverter MIG ...... I bought one of these after promising meself one for 18 months ... should've bought it 18 months earlier .... lovely set
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250-amp-Single-Phase-MIG-Welder-950-vat/251221728109?hash=item3a7dfb5b6d:g:-dYAAOSwUfVb9We5:rk:11f:0

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250-amp-...=item3a7dfb5b6d:g:-dYAAOSwUfVb9We5:rk:11:pf:0
Now that is a lovely set which would make a big dent in my business finances

worth giving some thought to .. dunno where you are, but can always come have a play with mine if you're close enough

Now there's an offer you can't refuse - will definitely come and play with yer stuff when over your way from sunny Essex

 

[JD450A]

Ha ha - well you showed me yours so I'll show me mine

No prizes for guessing that's its an ex hire truck

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Nasty gash there madam
Gonna need some careful fettling with my new welder.....
.....once I've bought a nice new inverter welder View attachment 5161

It really is so easy to control. Put many modern trucks to shame
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Great 4 pot Perkins engine - absolutely bullet proof
This will need TARTING UP
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Don't you love these little touches
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So there you have it. My old yard fork lift. Had it a few years kicking around here.
Weighs in at 4.5 T with a 2.5 T lift.
Handy for baggies, timber, sleepers, pallets of blocks, bricks, tiles and other 'come in handies'
Haven't done much to it yet. Tilt seal done last year.
Sticking brakes sorted a few days ago.
Now gotta sneak in a quick re-spray to TART it up a bit

That hyster is nion identical to my Lansing.

 

[V8Druid]

That hyster is nion identical to my Lansing.

a BIG difference 'tween a Lansing an' a Hyster Rory ..... several thousand miles from 'home' for starters

 

[V8Druid]

The Monotrol system pedal switches are disconnected somewhere in the distance past.
They have been replaced by the very nice little lever on the left of the steering column. Well spotted
........

I did wonder ..... the monotrol is good whilst they're working ... very simple to fix if you wanted to

 

[JD450A]

a BIG difference 'tween a Lansing an' a Hyster Rory ..... several thousand miles from 'home' for starters

Gearbox/Drive axle is different. But engine is identical, engine bay layout also looks spot on the same, counterweight and entire chassis isn't a million miles out. Wonder if there was abit of badge engineering going on?

 

[Routy56]

That hyster is nion identical to my Lansing.

So, now I’ve shown you mine you’re gonna have to show me yours
...the Lansing FLT that is

 

[Routy56]

I did wonder ..... the monotrol is good whilst they're working ... very simple to fix if you wanted to

So when I refurb it may see if it’s an easy fix. Have even go a full workshop manual for the old girl
Talking about which I can hear SWMBO asking when I’m gonna refit the kitchen