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cropsey, il 61731 | Here we go again. After pricing parts to redo the continental 6 cyl in the old hyster (P60?) I decided my money was better spent elsewhere. Of course my next step resulted in me working on getting the ebay seller to return my money because apparently he doesn't own any lifts and he wanted $4900 from me (forced tithing?).
I still need to get a lift and pretty soon to finish a few projects. My current choices include just missing a gradall telehandler for $7000 (far away, online auction and no info and yes I chickened out on the bid button), a little newer hyster H80C that runs ok but still has the old conti engine, but has dual front tires and pretty big rear tires or a JD forklift (the tractor turned backwards).
My comparison points are:
The hyster is cheapest at $4500 and the JD is $6000 but has a rebuilt diesel engine. Telehandlers for $7000 may not be worth buying and are rare
The JD is pretty long and is pretty much a no go for working in the shed (telehandler might turn better in 4ws mode), hyster is almost small enough
The JD will handle the occasional run across the back yard between sheds with no issue (as would a telehandler). the hyster has smaller rear wheels, but they are nearly the same size as the front tires on a 4000lb pneumatic tire lift - maybe it works on all but the softer spring days (dual fronts, larger rears = some flotation
I guess I said all that to ask if H80 with the way it's 'tired up' floats enough to get around in grass once in a while or does it actually have just enough tire to keep it from sinking through concrete?
thanks,
Pat
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forklift vs AT forklift vs telehandler vs CAT robot thing from the movie alien
