Svetruck is a small Swedish forklift manufacturer, mostly dealing with log handlers, paper mills, and container handlers. There smallest truck has a capacity around 22,000 pounds. The truck in the photo has a capacity of 35,000 pounds at 47” from the vertical face of the forks; but given the nature of the attachment in the photo (instead of standard forks) I’d expect it to be somewhat less.
Actually, as forklifts go it is reasonably small. The big gray one shown in another post looks a lot like an old Hyster container handler of about 80,000 pounds (at 8’ load center, up to about 60 feet high) – though we used iron plates on the back of the counterweight instead of a concrete block. During my time in the forklift business, I never was aware of an attachment like this. But it is an interesting idea. The boatyard would have to be set up specifically to handle this arrangement, with very wide aisles for boats crosswise and the turning circle of the truck. That means a lot of expensive land that could not be used for storage and the need for a haul out T instead of a haul out slip … and the first boat placed in a line of boats would likely be the last one to be launched in the spring. I can see that a conventional travel lift would make more efficient use of the yard space and allow easier access to any particular boat in the yard. I also wonder how they get the straps under the boat (or out from under) when hauling and launching. Forklifts are used mostly in dry stack yards here in the US –hence for power boats. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matthew via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 10:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Matthew <wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Launching a 34 by forklift That’s one big-ass forklift. Now I get it. From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > On Behalf Of Nathan Post via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:58 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Nathan Post <nathan8...@gmail.com <mailto:nathan8...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Launching a 34 by forklift This is an example of a safe way to safely pick up a 34 ft boat with a large forklift (care of 59-North on facebook): https://www.facebook.com/59North/photos/a.1498332766863951/3329478570416019 https://www.facebook.com/59North/photos/a.1498332766863951/3329478680416008 I think that method is much better than trying from the end as it keeps the cg much closer to the forklift (6 ft or so out) and uses straps to support the boat similar to a travel lift. Of course, it will take a lot of room to maneuver! ~~~ Nathan Post S/V Wisper 1981 C&C 34 Lynn, MA USA
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