Thoughts on Telehandler

[aspenarb]

Worth looking at and checking out another thread on here about towing with a telehandler, someone on here pointed out that not all of them are suitable. On another note they are not the most stable things with a full bucket on max vertical lift, I would be nervous of loading a high cube trailer on anything other than a hard surface, dropping a wheel into a rut or puddle on full weight/lift will be a brown trouser moment.

 

Bob

[harvey b davison]

Just be careful putting on an oversized bucket, then lifting to full boom. Make sure you do your maths right with the extra weight of the bucket and extra volume your lifting. Had an accident at work a few years ago, with an oversized bucket on, it was fine close in but then tipped suddenly when booming out, warning system didnt even pick up on it.

[Dave177]

Thanks for the warnings guys, will definitely have to do the maths before throwing a big bucket on the front and driving around.

 

Bob - Wont be towing anything on the road just around sites etc so not really a problem on the legality side there.

 

Going to look at the merlo today, it looks like the controls are direct into the valve block so less electronics than the newer ones so that good.

 

Anything to check on any of the machines, other than general mechanical condition?

[skyhuck]

Does anyone use a conveyor for loading walking floors?

 

You could simply start at the front and get the driver to pull forward as it gets full.

[Mick Dempsey]

I've seen this "walking floors" phrase before. What's that all about?

[dent]

Thanks for the warnings guys, will definitely have to do the maths before throwing a big bucket on the front and driving around.

 

Bob - Wont be towing anything on the road just around sites etc so not really a problem on the legality side there.

 

Going to look at the merlo today, it looks like the controls are direct into the valve block so less electronics than the newer ones so that good.

 

Anything to check on any of the machines, other than general mechanical condition?

 

Check for wear in the pads for the boom they are a pig to cange and shim correctly and sevre wear is really horrible with weight at fill extension

Look with boom fully extended

Also merlos commonly catch fire to the brakes if not cleaned properly especially after loading srraw i believe the break disk can be easily seen from underneath on most models and checj the inching pedal works this is the far left pedal on merlos as they commonly fail

[skyhuck]

I've seen this "walking floors" phrase before. What's that all about?

 

Articulated lorry trailer, with a moving floor that unloads without needing to tip.

 

They are what Stodarts (sp) etc, use when collecting bulk chip for biomass.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ok, cheers.

[MATTMOSS]

I've seen this "walking floors" phrase before. What's that all about?

 

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Simple but effective.

[aspenarb]

I've seen this "walking floors" phrase before. What's that all about?

 

Mick a lot of places have banned conventional tippers because of the amount of accidents with them going over.

 

As to the walking floor its slat like battens running the length of the tipper in rows, every other batten pops up (hydraulically) and shunts back a small amount, it then drops back down as the one next to it pops up, the one that has gone down then goes forward................ and on.

 

Bob