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Saturday Morning........One More step. The Winch Motor is mounted.

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Now make the Winch Drum.

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So the electronic control box on the lathe exploded.........So winch drum has to wait a bit. Onward with the next step.

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Mast section fixpoint. and a cab testing mockup also. looks little small, Or?

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The steering assembly is there, still, need a bit tweaking.

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Forklift mast attachment in an early state.

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Looks good!

Kerst

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A huge terminal forklift looks like so much fun to play with! Especially one as nice as this. I think the cab is about the right size compared to the wheel size, but on those I've seen the cab is mounted a bit further back, behind the front wheels instead of over them. That difference might give the illusion of a longer wheelbase and smaller cab, maybe?

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You're spot on Wombii. I'll do a few more fitting today, to see where it goes. Thanks for your input, much appreciated.

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Pretty cool stuff you got going on sir bo!!! Before long I shall see it in person!!

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I had to make a static load test, 6 kilos 2 inch in front of drive axle center. that gives zero kilos on the steer axle, with no counterweight on the rear part.

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And placed the cab further back looks like a splendid idea Wombii. Sometimes you get lost in your own thinking.........:lol: I pulled my brain together this morning and went for it. :D

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By the way, I wanna lift 12.66 Kilos when all is done........should be 35 metric ton. :cop:

Oh! well carry on with next step.......

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Just to get the feel for 10 degrees back tilt on the lift mast. And a hood.

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Counterweight in da rear will be cast in lead. Mold is in production right **** now. :eek:

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Neet to order some rams from CTI.

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Test day how strong and size them up.

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Mor test fitting.....I'm thinking this way, or what do you think? Appreciate all input I can get.

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A bit tuned.......

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I'm trying, :lol:

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O Lord I've got a Ford. Might have to change the model number :eek:

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Looks OK to Me. What do you think?

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Looks great! I would be happy with that.

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That's a heck of an upgrade!

The cab might be a little small, hard to tell without a truck or a figure around. It might like the bottom of the door lowered a bit more

I can't wait to see what this turns into!

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Thank you Wombii. It's the most fun build in a long time. Today is Finetuning and put all components in. Steering and Gear shift work flawlessly.

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Thanks for your input Frizzen. Yes, the cab is little small, not sure if I'm changing or not. Went to Tractor Supply today, And this Mack fell in my arms.......Had to save it from some kid......:D That cab on the crane part is looking quite OK, Just to narrow for Forky. But the shape from the side, I like

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Pivot action shot.

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Not too bad, and zero bump steer.

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I like the ford tractor cab, it reminds me of a control tower, some aircraft tugs, and a few fire engines from the 70s. But I was trying to scale it off a big Hyster at work, i've never been around the container handlers. I definately wasn't criticizing, it looks cool.

Nice score on the crane, i didn't know TSC had those back in yet

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It's OK I like when someone put in an effort to make things better or smarter.
The size of the cab is bugging me a bit. but this one needs that Ford Cab i think.
Next one is a different story. The Crane has broken down already :lol: I'm a curious guy, I'm thinking I'll put tracks under the crane, and use the Mack cab for a service truck. But that's down the road. Forky first.

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The steering is now done. Works perfectly.

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And now a dive into Battery holders and a few other under the shell kind of thing.

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Got my electronic box for the lathe back today. So now I can make winch drum and other round things I need.

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The day after humpday is always good. :lol:

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Mor of the same pill.

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Battery Holder Time :) After that, it's Friday Cocktail hours. :D

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Lookin Good Bo!

Jon in Vt.
The northern Rednecker

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One Powerpack installed two more to go.

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:cool:

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A bit of this and that.

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Second Battery mounted.

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You're using 3 battery packs?

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Yes, I do in this one. And two in all my trucks. Last all day that way I can charge overnight and be ready for battle bright and early morning on shows. :D

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And the battery holders are all installed.:) Now to the upper structure and lift mast. Exiting.

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What kind of gearbox are you using on your winch?

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Not sure which one yet. Testing a few to find out a winner. First up is this one.https://www.robotshop.com/en/6vdc-40...ear-motor.html

The second will be this one. https://www.robotshop.com/en/6vdc-16...ear-motor.html

And if that does fail I go to the bigger guns. Worm Gear is a must-have for holding the load.
https://www.amazon.com/Torque-Turbo-...997683015&th=1

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The current weight as it sits on the previous picture is 3.23 KG or 7.2 Lb

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Do you run them in parallel or do you use one for drive and one for accessories?
I like how low you got them mounted. Looks like it would be a fun and solid racing truck at this stage.

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In this Forky I run 2x 7.2 Volt for driving and lifting stuff. the third is for lights and funky functions. If it was a race truck I'd lay the battery flat. Hmmmm. Race Truck! That could be a cool thing, I might look into that. :jaw:

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That thang is looking good. Looks like it'll be a real workhorse.

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Thanks, Skeeter. Yes, this is going to be on heavy-duty jobs, around the yard. Been busy with the holiday and that thing they call work. Anyway, the lift test is on the way, so far so good, might have to get a stronger lift motor. I suppose I have a high demand for this unit. :D

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Before you go ordering other motors, might want to take a couple passes off the cable bed of your winch drum. Smaller diameter gives slower line speed, but less moment the torque from the line has against the motor.

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Good eye Frizzen. :) I have one more winch drum sitting in the lathe right now, just need a better axle to fit the bearings. One more bottleneck is the wire gauge also. Need to get bigger and shorter wire, they get an itty bitty hot :cop:
The lift mast is one other story, lots of friction and bending. Cheapest plastic I've seen in a long time. I might have to bite the bullet and make a better one, now when the rest of "Forky" run so good.:D

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One aerial shot before the missing body parts and counterweights go on.

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