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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    It's own ZIP Code; and aircraft warning light........

    What's the fork spread and max lift height?
    The forks are 8ft 4inches long and spread to 8ft outside edge to outside edge
    only 12 ft lift height but the tilt is 45° max down and 20° max up from horizontal
    In the past I once uprooted a large cotton wood tree with a 24" dia. trunk, by plunging the forks into the ground under the tree and pulling back on the tilt. I had nearly 10,000 lbs additional weight chained to the 8" thick solid steel fenders and over the top of the hood. with the steer tires nearly 4 ft off the ground I started rocking the tilt lever fore and aft causing the forklift to bounce when the 8inch thick tap root finally broke the 50 ft tall tree fell on top of the mast.
    man what a ride. Another time I tilted the forks down as far as they would go and used them to dig a 5 ft deep trench.
    This thing is wicked strong.
    When Bob weighed his truck with it on the trailer he said the forklift weighs a little over 36,000 lbs
    Never try to tell me it can't be done
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