Walkie Stacker - remove mast to fit thru door?

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richard newman

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I've been looking for an affordable used walkie stacker for my woodworking shop, but the elevator and doorway are only 84" high. 13' ceilings inside the shop. I've seen some nice ones, but the masts are too high, is it practical to remove the mast? How hard is that to do? Looking at a Yale right now

 

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Bill D

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You could probably remove the battery so it does not leak then tip the whole machine on it's side to get inside. Maybe drain the hydralic tank as well.
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Scottl

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Bill D said:

You could probably remove the battery so it does not leak then tip the whole machine on it's side to get inside. Maybe drain the hydralic tank as well.
Bill D

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I was thinking something similar except maybe raise the forks and tilt the machine forward onto dollies. If the elevator is deep enough it may be possible to find an angle that will clear the doorway.

 

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Bill D

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Electric Stacker with Ultra Low Height Mast,Customized Electric Stacker,Special Electric Stacker

This electric stacker with ultra low-height mast has a lifting height as much as 3500mm, and its overall height is lower than 1800mm. As a result, it is quite appropriate to be used in a limited space.

www.pallettruckelectric.com

 

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Bill D

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Do you need power lift or power drive, neither, both?
Check a used forklift yard and see if anyone sells used masts for them. If they do it is possible to take it off
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DDoug

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I have handled qty (4) forklift mast's off the rest of the machine.
They are very hard to handle, and you can get into allot of trouble.

What I did when buying them was had the scrapyard use large banding (2 loops) to band the fork carriage down tight to the bottom end of the mast before cutting it off.

 

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Ohio Mike

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The ones I've seen the mast is integral to the lift (welded construction). I would recommend looking for one that is manual drive with power lift. They can ususally turn around in there own footprint and they have 20% of the electronics and moving parts so less things to break. There are lifts with an overall height in that range. Mine is a Presto straddle stacker PSTA series.

 

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richard newman

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Thanks for the replies. I suspected it was a dumb idea, but thought I'd ask. Didn't occur to me to tip it over, that could work, doors and elevators are 6' wide, but I don't have the right equipment to do it safely.

I'm thinking to just be patient and find one that will fit, maybe spend a little more if I have to. I'd considered manual drive, but my experience with pallet jacks has been that with a heavy load they get hard to push/pull, especially on less than perfect floor. Doesn't feel safe to be struggling to move it with a big weight overhead.

 

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Ohio Mike

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My stacker is like many and is only rated at 2000# so pushing it around hasn't been an issue. I also have manual pallet jacks (one's a little narrow fork Crown thats a dream to use in tight locations) and I can move up to 4000 pretty easlily. Also the manual stacker I have simply uses a RV/Boat style deep cycle battery so I don't need a very large insanely expensive lift battery.

 

wheels17

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Steve Summers on YouTube has a Caterpillar Portman. I couldn't find any info, but he has made reference to the fact that he is a short guy, so maybe this is close. A PM might get you more information:

 

scsmith42

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I have a Crown reach truck in the wood shop, and it is a great asset. I sure wouldn't want to disassemble the mast though if it could be avoided.

84" door height is going to be a bit tough to find something for unless it's one of the walk versions mentioned by others.

 

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Bill D

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You can rent an engine crane to tip things over. Often sold on C-list for $120.
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