Peter, Consider getting a used electric forklift. Every forklift inside a Costco, Home Depot, or Lowe's is electric.
I bought a Crown made in the early '90s about 6 years ago and it has always worked tirelessly. The distributor was LA Lift; they supplied a compatible industrial charger and delivery. They also provide routine service and on site repairs. A pallet of solar modules or a pallet of SMA inverters can weigh 1000#, and there's nothing wrong having a full function forklift. Toyota (and others) now make really nice AC motor forklift which are more efficient, operate more smoothly, at a higher price tag of course. Forklift battery packs do age, so your autonomy off the charger goes down with age, and run time is shorter in the winter. But not a problem for solar warehouse duty. /wk From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Peter > Parrish > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:08 PM > To: 'RE-wrenches' > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] GNB Battery Contact > > We are looking for a battery-powered fork lift: total vertical lift 22? and > load (typically on pallets) 350 to 700 lbs. We will of course need a solar > powered charging station, but that can be designed once we have a good fork > lift identified. > > Has anyone actually purchased a battery-powered forklift or could direct me > to someone who has? > > - Peter > > > Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President > California Solar Engineering, Inc. > 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 > CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26 > peter.parr...@calsolareng.com? > Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885????????????? > > ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????? > ? > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > End of RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 4, Issue 320 > ******************************************* >
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