FORKLIFT TOOK A NOSE DIVE OF THE DOCK WITH THE REAR OF THE LIFT STUCK ON THE DOCK PLATE. USED OUR 1150R TO LIFT IT THEN ROLLED THE BOOM FORWARD TO CLEAR THE DOCK. I LOVED THIS JOB.
Ran a fork lift for 20 + years and by the time I retired I could probably use it to untie shoelaces without injury. I have no idea how others can be so careless with a piece of machinery. Of course I also ran a wrecker for a few years so I have some respect for tools that can make my life easier.
You're speaking my language now Ron. I was a field service tech for a forklift dealer for ten years. I've probably been called to a dozen incidents just like that and always had to call in a towing service to set it down. In all those cases, I don't think I've ever seen it done as cleanly and smoothly as you did it.
I believe this is one of the first video's I saw from this channel on Instagram. Now look at me addicted to this outstanding work. It takes alot of work to do what you do sir. May God continue blessing you
Nice! This is the first time I've seen you use your auxiliary boom winches. The way you rigged those winches made this lift stable and safe. Strong work!
I know this vid is 6 yrs old, but watching it made me remember when me and my forklift went off the dock, actually we were pulled off by the truck I was loading. Nice thing was, the lift was pulled straight out so it landed flat on the ground. A big forklift from the lumber yard next door was able to pick up and put the lift back inside the warehouse. Just like any accident, was soooo fast, neither my lift or myself had any type of injury, thank God.
A great video, and though I'm a veteran of loading docks (driven forklifts, loaded and unloaded many trailers), I've never seen a forklift hanging off the dock. I didn't know that tow truck drivers used remote controls.
At the 2:56 mark I thought one of the operatives said "it's too much work to drive it around", but then I realised that he was mumbling a bit, probably due to embarrassment and actually said if it was too much work for YOU to set it up, then he'd drive it around. Just shows one should never assume something and if in doubt, check! Nice work as always, courteous, efficient and makes it as stress free and easy for the customer as possible.
got to be careful with forklifts falling off docks or trls. i had a friend from church worked at a business where they needed to switch docks cause another trl needed that dock due to dif hieghts. they left the forklift in the trl when moving it and fell out. the chain was off the cylinder and he reached in to put the chain in place again and the second stage broke free and crushed his wrist pinning him there in a space about as wide as a pen. didnt sever the nerves for his hand. the Lord was looking out for him. fire department cut him out and he was rushed to the hospital and they were able to reattach his hand and is still functional!!
lol, reminds me of the time where i went to work and saw the forklift on the ground outside. Company called them to load one more order. no one told the driver. the driver said the dispatch said he could go. forklift was on truck, and driver drove off, forklift fell. not sure if driver ever got fired or not. one is blaming the other.
I used to drive forklifts and reach trucks. Thankfully I dont anymore. It's a little sketchy flying 12 ft sheetrock to typical home depot ceiling heights. You feel every little movement in the mast. 16 ft lumber no different. Real fun was 3000lb concrete pallets on the reach. I'll take my firetrucks, ambulances and tractors over lift trucks any day lol.
I had a load of carpet on my forks one time that got put on a deck about 25 feet up all the way out on the boom on a 56 foot machine. The rolls were 12 feet wide and the whole load weighed about 3500 pounds. The thing was that the rolls weren’t evenly stacked, some were a little bit to the right, some were a little to the left of center, which meant I was around 15 feet wide and I couldn’t get it to fit between the posts on the deck where it needed to be dumped. I ended up having to “swing” the machine left and right with the outriggers to get the load inside. Normally I would avoid using frame tilt to swing the load side to side, a lot of guys do it but it isn’t good practice as you can flip the machine if you get it out of level too far, but I figured that because this wasn’t very high in the air, just really far out my stability triangle was fairly large and I had a little room to move side to side. Frame tilt doesn’t work when your outriggers are down, which means lifting one side and lowering the other simultaneously to get your “swing” action on the forks. OSHA approved? Absolutely not. Effective? Yes. High pucker factor on that lift.
Terrific work. You really are fun to watch how you approach a prediction and solve it so safe and quick...the sign of a real professional......stay safe...Blessings. 🙏👠👠
Good job Ron, so much different in the UK, you’d have all health and safety all over that forklift, some places truck drivers have to lock wheels and hand keys in so they don’t drive away
Wow, wish I were back in my 20s , strong (like I use to be) and could come work on one of those... I'd have LOVED my whole work life. I'm binge watching yoru vids the last couple of days.. :) (nost fun I've had in a LONG time. )
I drove a forklift for a few years and Ive had drivers pull the trailer while I'm still off loading. Ive never had this happen but it's been close. Once I was in the trailer and felt it leaving. I just stopped. The driver drove down the street pulled over to shut the doors and sees me and the lift in the trailer. He looked and felt real bad. It happens is right.
Changed my mind, always wanted a tank for the car parks but your rig is much sweeter and although slower its a lot less messy. As usual a real top job, Ride safe.
I never thought it would be fascinating to watch tow truck operations but it's quite interesting really. Always wondered how some of the wrecks are cleaned up. Thanks
Nice job. Love your vids. Found your channel about a month ago, love the rotator!Always looking forward to new videos. I'm sure you'll be very busy with that ice storm in your area. Stay safe
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy my videos. The ice storm missed us. It stayed about 50 miles north of us. It rained and hovered around 32-33 degrees all day here. It didn't even freeze on cars. Busy at the shop today, but not with the wreckers. Thanks for watching.
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I love it. It can be a big drain on family and sleep. There are times when you may go several days without sleep in bad weather. But, as I said, I love it.
If he has much left after making the payment on it. With truck payments, insurances, employee payroll, etc., I imagine that truck needs to work as often as it can. All of their trucks in fact. I learned when I owned my business to never count your money until all the overhead expenses, (and uncle Sam's cut), are accounted for.
Thank you very much. I hope to shine a positive light on an industry that has been darkened with a negative image for years. Again, thank you very much. God Bless
I operate on the principle that all have value no matter what life circumstance or situation you are in. If I can demonstrate my respect for others, then I also demonstrate it for myself. I was taught well by my parents and grandmother. Thanks for the positive feedback and God bless.
Very good. Glad the distribution centre guys resisted the temptation to try to sort this themselves with a bigger forklift. Those forks took a bang though. Might be worth changing them.
Dear Ron Pratt That is a great job, the way you got the forklift back on the ground. Next month i wil become a truckdriver transporting forklifts, in al sizes , up tp 10 tons. nice to see where the stong points are, in my coming time i wil get some forklifts that have werckt so il wil have to use a winch to gett them on mij trailer... ceep up the good work !! greeting from holland
just saw your video on my news feed, this is my first video on your channel. wow. superb job on that lift. now you got me subscribed and notifications. I plan to watch few of your videos! more! Hahaha
I was loading bags at a dock one day when the fork lift that was loading the truck to my right started up the dock plate and the truck started to roll forward. I was near the front of my trailer so I jumped down and hit the brakes on the Mack that was hooked to that trailer. It was such a close call the mast of the fork lift was on the trailer and the counterweight was on the dock. You're right, it happens, and has been since at least 1964. I hope the fork lift operator was not hurt too badly. That sudden stop can really hurt.
Ron, you must be a saint, or have already seen and done everything. I would have had to sit in the cab for at least 5 minutes to get rid of the uncontrolled laughter from the sight of that. I watched a Werner driver spit a forklift and operator out of his trailer at a dock and it ended up in about the same position. LOL
Way back in the late 70's I was working in a warehouse/manufacturing facility and they had two of the more compact reach forklifts and I was given some brief lessons on how to operate them. I was told that anytime I lift my foot from the pedal it would shut off and brake, which is what one of them did. But the OTHER one..... as I approached the dock, I was a bit cocky and was going to make a quick stop.... (stupid teenager) and I lifted the pedal which shut off the motor but IT DIDN'T BRAKE. Apparently someone forgot to tell me that that one wasn't functioning properly. Luckily for me, the door was closed which stopped me from going over which likely would have killed me. The manager was PISSSSED! I still blame them for poor training.
Nice job. It's impressive to see that whole forklift going into the air with such ease. Even though the weight of the forklift is probably not even near the max load limit of that crane.
I would love to know how this happen I have seen a few go off docks poor guy thinking he had more dock then really did have. Great job once again Ron God Bless you and stay safe.
Back in the early 70's I was working at a plant that is now, thankfully, shut down and out of business (safety was NOT a word they understood!). They had hired a real moron that was a friend of management to do odd jobs around the plant. One day he jumped on a forklift, which he was not trained or licensed to use, and full throttled it off of one of the loading docks just for fun. Wrecked the forklift and nothing was done to him for making our jobs much harder to do with hand dollies. Seeing this reminded me of that hell-cursed place. I quit soon after.
Good call on that one Richard. Definitely NOT the sort of place to work or get injured or worse. Those sort of places are usually so inept that "someone" will have "forgotten" to pay the workers insurance premium, "Sorry about that!"
This happened the other day at the company I work for when a truck driver pulled away from a door while being unloaded except the forks of the lift were in the trailer.
When i was working logistics for North American Van Lines the fork lift and operator along with a million dollar battery from NASA took a dive off the dock. The sparks were both beautiful and scary. The battery was supposed to ship discharged but it still cut and fused that forklift. sigh.... memories :)
I think that little forklift had one too many after dinner cocktails, tripped on the edge of the loading dock, and passed out with its forks in the ground.
Hood smooth job sir. If the fork lift operator didn't bail before going off and was still in the seat I would be willing to bet he is not feeling well after that sudden stop.
I start off watching your vids thinking " OK, that is what you have- THIS is how I'd do it.." and 99.99% of the time-- I'd do exactly what you end up doing--- and the ones I miss- (rarely) are because can't see everything on the videos that you have to deal wtih.. :)
Ever listen o Ron when he asks ---where do you want it, then waits a beat and then tells them what he has to, which makes them find an easier solution?