And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The hardened steel in front of the massive weight of the lift makes it a pretty unstoppable force. Sliding on a wet floor once I gouged an inch of steel out of a 1/4” thick steel corner guard.
Worked in a beer distributorship warehouse. Had a leaky roof so one day there was as puddle of water in the middle of the floor. Got up to speed hit the breaks in the water and had a nice long skid through the warehouse, until, the water ran out from under the wheels and it got traction again. Nearly flipped that puppy...
It's even more fun when lift-rats catch an I-beam post, twist it, ripping out the anchor bolts, and explain to the owner you can't fix it and they need to call the builder and yes it'll be expensive.
I saw a heavy forklift, approx 20K lift capacity, that had skidded on oil and one fork went thru a building column that was 1/2" thick. We ended up having to cut the fork off with a torch as it was stuck that bad in the column. Fork lift driver was in the hospital for over a week with broken ribs and internal injuries.
Light gauge steel column sitting on a seam in the concrete slab, must not be much weight on it. From what I can see it's a non-structural column. Notice the large access panel in the side of it.
Given the access panel shown, I'm almost positive that is a overhead light pole. Not known for heavy duty construction in case a vehicle hits it and causes more damage to vehicle. But just a guess.
Reminds me of the time I was at the DFW AA airfreight office to ship some computer equipment. A guy there was apoplectic over the damage to his just arrived hot-air balloon envelope. He had paid thousands and waited two plus years for it to be manufactured and shipped. When the forklift driver went to pick it up he drove a fork completely through the cardboard shipping container.
Forklift drivers can be real dickheads at times. I once had a $60,000 X-ray table ruined because a certain in-too-big-of-a-hurry forklift driver rammed his forks through the side of the crate. The crate in question had 4x4's mounted on the bottom which meant it had a built-in skid. The driver was just an idiot, and if I had anything to say about it, the cost of the table would have come out of his pay.
the majority of fork drivers are skilled. there is a learning curve and there are those who are not qualified. I am not qualified though I could pierce or knock over a light pole with a forklift.
Yeah,I've driven forktrucks for a couple of decades. Don't bet against them. They demand respect. They look slow but a lot can happen in a hurry on one.
when i had to use a fork lift, without training. i did ask the shop foreman one question. "what is the most common screw up using one of these?". his reply. "when going down slope, do not try to turn. you will flip it over".
There's a reason why the really GOOD fork lift drivers wants you to give them ALOT of room. Sure they CAN make it through without hitting you, but all it takes is that bad day, a puddle of water, or a missed look, to cause a LOT of damage.
When I was in high school, I had a job carrying unfinished doors from a warehouse to a shop on my back because having high school kids carrying stuff was cheaper than running a forklift. This was back in the day before $15/hr minimum wage and teaching kids basic work skills was part of the "pay."
Then OSHA came in and said that it was illegal to have me there because it was too hard and dangerous of work, I was under 18, and they had to use a forklift. So, the company bought a forklift and I drove it. Then OSHA came in and said that I was too young to drive a forklift, so they hired an older guy to drive it.
But he was a moron, and my job became to sit on the back of the forklift and make sure he didn't do anything stupid. Then OSHA came in and said that only he could be on the forklift. So they put me on the loading doc filling trucks.
About one day after I started on the loading dock, the forklift driver backed into a 20-foot-tall stack of unfinished custom doors and brought the whole thing down, for a cost of about $50,000 in 1970s dollars.
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ReplyDeleteWhat kind of crapping pipe was that?
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DeleteChinesium, just like our new president.
DeleteSharp, hardened steel vs mild (ie medium-strength) thin-wall steel.
ReplyDeleteStrongly encourage you to watch this informative and entertaining forklift safety training video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJYOkZz6Dck
The hardened steel in front of the massive weight of the lift makes it a pretty unstoppable force. Sliding on a wet floor once I gouged an inch of steel out of a 1/4” thick steel corner guard.
DeleteWorked in a beer distributorship warehouse. Had a leaky roof so one day there was as puddle of water in the middle of the floor. Got up to speed hit the breaks in the water and had a nice long skid through the warehouse, until, the water ran out from under the wheels and it got traction again. Nearly flipped that puppy...
DeleteI think you mean you "hit the brakes"
DeleteAnon you guys were some of the best fork hands I ever observed brining the keg pallets off the boxcars. Talent.
DeleteIt's even more fun when lift-rats catch an I-beam post, twist it, ripping out the anchor bolts, and explain to the owner you can't fix it and they need to call the builder and yes it'll be expensive.
ReplyDeleteI saw a heavy forklift, approx 20K lift capacity, that had skidded on oil and one fork went thru a building column that was 1/2" thick. We ended up having to cut the fork off with a torch as it was stuck that bad in the column. Fork lift driver was in the hospital for over a week with broken ribs and internal injuries.
ReplyDeleteLight gauge steel column sitting on a seam in the concrete slab, must not be much weight on it. From what I can see it's a non-structural column. Notice the large access panel in the side of it.
ReplyDeleteGiven the access panel shown, I'm almost positive that is a overhead light pole. Not known for heavy duty construction in case a vehicle hits it and causes more damage to vehicle. But just a guess.
DeleteYes but one has to try hard
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the time I was at the DFW AA airfreight office to ship some computer equipment. A guy there was apoplectic over the damage to his just arrived hot-air balloon envelope. He had paid thousands and waited two plus years for it to be manufactured and shipped. When the forklift driver went to pick it up he drove a fork completely through the cardboard shipping container.
ReplyDeleteBuilding columns are not that thick, 1/4 inch at best, but that fork lift blade is probably quality steel.
ReplyDeleteThe driver on the other hand needs lessons.
Forklift drivers can be real dickheads at times. I once had a $60,000 X-ray table ruined because a certain in-too-big-of-a-hurry forklift driver rammed his forks through the side of the crate. The crate in question had 4x4's mounted on the bottom which meant it had a built-in skid. The driver was just an idiot, and if I had anything to say about it, the cost of the table would have come out of his pay.
ReplyDeletethe majority of fork drivers are skilled. there is a learning curve and there are those who are not qualified. I am not qualified though I could pierce or knock over a light pole with a forklift.
ReplyDeleteYeah,I've driven forktrucks for a couple of decades. Don't bet against them. They demand respect. They look slow but a lot can happen in a hurry on one.
ReplyDeletewhen i had to use a fork lift, without training. i did ask the shop foreman one question. "what is the most common screw up using one of these?". his reply. "when going down slope, do not try to turn. you will flip it over".
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ReplyDeleteThere's a reason why the really GOOD fork lift drivers wants you to give them ALOT of room. Sure they CAN make it through without hitting you, but all it takes is that bad day, a puddle of water, or a missed look, to cause a LOT of damage.
When I was in high school, I had a job carrying unfinished doors from a warehouse to a shop on my back because having high school kids carrying stuff was cheaper than running a forklift. This was back in the day before $15/hr minimum wage and teaching kids basic work skills was part of the "pay."
ReplyDeleteThen OSHA came in and said that it was illegal to have me there because it was too hard and dangerous of work, I was under 18, and they had to use a forklift. So, the company bought a forklift and I drove it. Then OSHA came in and said that I was too young to drive a forklift, so they hired an older guy to drive it.
But he was a moron, and my job became to sit on the back of the forklift and make sure he didn't do anything stupid. Then OSHA came in and said that only he could be on the forklift. So they put me on the loading doc filling trucks.
About one day after I started on the loading dock, the forklift driver backed into a 20-foot-tall stack of unfinished custom doors and brought the whole thing down, for a cost of about $50,000 in 1970s dollars.
That light pole would have had power cables inside. Zap!
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