LOADERS! post a pic of your forklift or whatever you use!

[HarryVanderpool]

is it really faster than using a tilt trailer?

Not if you have your trailer set up properly and it sounds like you do.
Unfortunatly, I dont have a tilt trailer. I have a car hauler with ramps, chain binders,etc..... nothing but a time consuming, overweight pain in the butt.
Our towables weigh just over half of what many forklift / trailers do.

[dbest]

I would love to see a video of that thing in action. It looks awesome!

[jim lyon]

After what Harry posted.......I got nothin.

[HarryVanderpool]

I would love to see a video of that thing in action. It looks awesome!

Thank you for the nice words.
A friend of mine who has a few towables and I plan to put together a presentation on " How to Construct Your Own Hot-Rod Forklift."
Something for the state conference.
Part of that will be videos. I'll post something here.

[dbest]

One of these years we need to break out a forklift rodeo again at a national mtg!

[hpm08161947]

forklift rodeo

I bet there would be some pretty interesting events! Imagine a race around a track with say 5 pallets of bees - on second thought 3 pallets would be enough... drop a pallet and you are out... live bees of course.

[dbest]

I bet there would be some pretty interesting events! Imagine a race around a track with say 5 pallets of bees - on second thought 3 pallets would be enough... drop a pallet and you are out... live bees of course.

Last time is was more like a relay race with points taken off for mistakes and messed up boxes. The honey queens got a chance to go at it. It was a lot of fun to watch. I think someone has a video somewhere.

[Keith Jarrett]

1K swinger

Lifts #3700 runs full hyd @ half throdel so is a quite machine, built better than any other in it's class, cost $30,300 new

[irwin harlton]

pretty dark looking sub

[Action]

Nice!

[dbest]

Hey Keith, how wide are the tires? Do you ever have trouble cutting in? I like the idea of having the narrow steering column. I'm assuming it helps you see the forks.

[Keith Jarrett]

Hey Keith, how wide are the tires? .

http://s785.photobucket.com/albums/y.../Swinger%201K/


Hope this helps.
Keith

[Keith Jarrett]

pretty dark looking sub

don't ya just hate that when they put liners in there and you can't see the product.

Did I mention on the swinger 1K you can shift low to high range while driving, no need to be stoped like the other machines.

[jim lyon]

Hey Keith how about a short rundown on your impressions after owning it for awhile. For one how does the cummins compare to a Kubota and anything else you can think of.

[Keith Jarrett]

a short rundown on your impressions after owning it for awhile. For one how does the cummins compare to a Kubota

Jim, the 1K swinger cummins motor is NON turbo @ 48 hp, more than the Kubota turbo, with a turbo you have to spool up the turbo to get any power out of it which makes it a LOUD HIGH running rpm machine . The swinger 1K model hyd pump is desinged to operate at full capacity when the motor speed is at 50% throdel. It is the difference between a two stroke & a four stroke motocross bike, but in this case the four stroke (swinger) has more horse power & is quite.

Smoooooth, more leg room, BETTER visablity, much easyer to service, lifts more alot more and the machine cost less than a hummer.

Better built, just wait to you see them up close, side by side. At the Calif state meeting the two machines were there, the responce from the keepers were unanimous.

[Barry Digman]

Here come the big dogs...

[sqkcrk]

Kinda overkill, isn't it Barry? You could carry 6 to 10 w/ that contraption.

[odfrank]

Here is Manuel moving one of my 12 frame Brother Adam 11 1/4" frame supers that had been used as a honey super to draw out the frames. He throws heavy honey supers around like they are empty. I should be investigated by the Labor Board for making him do this kind of work.

[Barry Digman]

Kinda overkill, isn't it Barry? You could carry 6 to 10 w/ that contraption.

That thing is one of those interesting looking creations that you're just sure will work. I found it to be more trouble than it's worth.

[Keith Jarrett]

anybody have any pics of home made loaders, like the ole chev pu ???