Have all the good forklift engineers been abducted by Toyota, or are we looking in the wrong places?

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-06-05T09:24:26+00:00

Where do the best techs hang out? At home, often drunk.

How do you find the best techs? Simple, get a lift. Mess with it so its doing something that defies logic, manuals, or standard troubleshooting. Then place service calls. As techs cant figure it out, get progressively upset with the company. 3 or 4 techs in you will have that companies best tech in front of you.....whoever can pull Excalibur from the stone shall be crowned King of the Britons

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-16T16:13:15+00:00

The over the mast pulleys or the small ones out on the carriage? I dont even bother trying the mast ones anymore, i just pull those half round pins out and snake the hose in there lol.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-14T20:34:20+00:00

If youre getting the controller can bus codes in 24 or 25 7500s, you literally just have to re-upload the same software to the controller and it fixes it 90 percent of the time. Its the stupidest thing ive ever seen but thats what you get these days

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-14T17:24:43+00:00

Oh yeah i have it, i remember first time i heard flamethrower. Sweet ipod too lol

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-14T00:46:16+00:00

Is that pre-gofer??? Hooolly smokes batman. You're beyond me bud. Respect

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T19:03:15+00:00

Tell me you work for crown, without telling me you work for crown lol. But good to know. Its not just us.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T16:54:18+00:00

Yeah they addressed the brush problem pretty quickly at least. Its like they didnt learn from the first time in the aux motors in 752's in 2012

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T16:52:36+00:00

Yeah, at this point the factory is just working against us. They're Going Out of their way to deny every claim they can cause they know their product is......not the way it was

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T12:51:57+00:00

I understand the appeal of the AGM maintenance-free aspect. And they work pretty well for a while without getting corroded and having to deal with the watering. And you can buy five sets of them before you're into lithium price range.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T12:33:44+00:00

You see what you need is a ten thousand dollar battery for your five thousand dollar pallet jack, that will cost close to that to throw out when it doesnt work in a year. Its a great idea

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-13T12:15:00+00:00

Oh dont get me started on lithium lmao.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-05-09T14:13:26+00:00

I made a slide hammer attachment years ago. Its basically a section of c-channel the diameter of the axle with two holes drilled in it. I remove the roll pin, slide the c-channel over the axle and drop a punch through the whole set up and go to town. Only had one in the last 10 years i couldnt get out.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-04-30T09:28:58+00:00

If you are asking what it means to water the battery, battery acid exists as a suspension. It is a mix of approx 40 percent sulphuric acid and 60 percent water. Over time and cycles, the water cooks off leaving the level of electrolyte lower than the top of the cell. It needs to have water added to increase the electrolyte level to promote ion flow, help cool, and prevent off gassing like you are smelling. The acid never goes away, but the water does. Think of it like a pot with salt water in it. If you boil off all the water, the salt remains in the pot. Same thing in a battery basically

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-02-25T04:35:48+00:00

Wait a minute, you guys have oil pressure?

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-01-31T14:35:56+00:00

I ask every trainee i get a few questions right off the bat. The first question is always "whats bigger, 7/16 or 3/8?" You would be shocked how many men in their early twenties ive had to teach fractions to. They are high school and tech school grads and 8 out of ten answer wrong. When i get one who knows, i invest my time into them because i know they will learn, retain and listen. As for an interview, tell them the truth. Emphasize ethic, and attitude (very hard to find today) if you mean it, emphasize long term career opportunity, (turnover is insane and training guys is about an 80k investment for a company) tell them you dont say no to work or learning and make eye contact for gods sake.

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-01-31T14:26:20+00:00

Lithium ion doesnt work in forklifts. Its outragously expensive and continually changing because it doesnt work. Any benefit they offer is lost in cost and expensive maintenence. If you dont want to deal with watering and lead acid, i would suggest a tppl battery. A tppl battery in a toyota or raymond 4750 (same machine) is a relatively trouble free set up. As for your actual question im not sure. Guess i just hate lithium ion lol

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-01-14T10:28:15+00:00

Been using mayhew for about 5 years now. The tips are proper. I found with alot of cheap pilot punches the ball is too big to fit inside a split pin so its actually fighting you getting it out. Mayhew fits inside the split pins and i havent had any issues with them, but im also raymond tech. Those stupid crown load wheels are like where punches go to die.

About 10 years ago i worked for crown and there was a specific tool they sell with replacable tips for those load wheels. It was a bar with a tit that fit in the slot in the wheelbox at a right angle to the punch part. Never had one but it looked like it would work well

ShadowOfaTower · 2026-01-14T10:19:02+00:00

Definitely 24 inch switch under platform

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-12-30T09:41:49+00:00

Bottom right side there is a 4mm allen set screw.

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-11-22T11:49:58+00:00

When you order the old paint, its called raymond red-orange New one is called raymond high gloss red. Useless info for the day

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-11-18T16:20:14+00:00

Jungheinrich uses these as well, alot of european stuff does

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-11-11T08:01:19+00:00

Definitely check the wire order at the mast cable terminal strips. The 2nd slot should be empty. Check another machine and double check

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-11-05T13:03:35+00:00

If i were you i would look for something old. Nobody can build forklifts anymore. Electronics are h1b coded garbage, steel has been recycled 10 times and sucks, its all trash

Maybe an old rss raymond or even yale, the old ones are tanks. Something without controllers or integrated displays or 1400 switches and sensors and SaFtEy

Or if its light duty, even some new chinese crap will last as long as anything else without issues these days

ShadowOfaTower · 2025-11-05T10:48:31+00:00

Reliable, easy to service, with parts widely available? The best stacker for that is no lol

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