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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ม.ค. 2024
- In this video I head out to Pennsylvania to the home of @Equipter the makers of the brand new Tow-A-Lift, the world's FIRST towable, self propelled, remote control, forklift!!! We test it out picking up IBC totes of firewood, full pallets of 2x4's and we check out some of their other equipment in their lineup!
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Second video showing this thing load an IBC tote. Several other people have asked to see it load & unload a pallet of pavers or block for a landscape/construction job. Not a ton of people running IBC totes with firewood all year round but lots of hardscapes & construction jobs.
Given two wheel drive of the design and how the the balance point is. Most likely works poorly in low traction and tight spaces. Put in heavy load and since it kinda needs to be on higher than wheels on wide loads, now you have high center of gravity well as pain in the ass when going down or up slopes, where slowing down can cause it nose dive or loose traction on one side and nosedive well as flip it on its side. Sure there is some uses for this, but its limited. If they added loading option into their 4 wheel platform and made it towable, that would make far more sense than this thing and even then if there is option to add tracks over wheels kind of setup fast depending on the environment in question, well as if you can have swappable attachment from forklifts to bed, bucket and options for some specialized attachments. In a sense each of these presented seems rather one trick pony with weak ankles... I mean i do like the idea, but for the price just add tow hook and dollies to suitable forklift and tow that (if possible by local regulations).
In the right business this would probably be worth it but $35k gets you a long ways towards another solution.
For 35000 I would buy a flat bed and a Moffett. This is way too slow, neat idea but way overpriced for most users.
I imagine those high speed engageable hydraulic motors are the killer expense on this thing. Generally if it's hydraulic and engageable, it's not high speed for like highway speeds. Maybe a lower end version with manual locking hubs would be the solution
@@darkfireBikes yea if they could get the capabilities the same but the price $25k it would be very tempting.
@@markheintz1878it's good to save on weight compared to a moffett but even then this would probably only be good for sod haulers since this is pretty similar to the same forklift most of them use anyways.
Princeton D35/D3500/D45/D4500
Navigator rt-4000
Roofing it would be perfect, but that’s still a lot of money, like if you took out a loan and structured it into the business finance property it would work. Or if you had extra capital you needed to burn for tax purposes
Certainly one of a kind unit! I would love to see it in action in the wood yard, or delivering wood at someones house on your channel!
Me too!!
Back in the '50s Clark Equipment Co. built and sold hundreds of 5000# 4x4 towable fork lifts. They are still at work in sawmill yards and construction sites allover the country.
That is a slick piece of kit!👍👍👍👍
Sure is!
That is so cool Jake! Love it!
Very cool for sure!
Jake, Wow one of your most informational videos. TY for sharing. Keep them coming. This is engineering at its best. ❤ your videos. Dave D. From Auburn, Maine.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very cool!!!
😮Equipper makes really sweet products! The drive-able dump trailer is real nice for roof tear-offs! I also love the truck siding brake sliding mount\bracket!👍🏻👌🏻✔️
23:01 Nice to see Schaffers lubricant on the shelf there at the factory.
They make some cool equipment!
That is a amazing piece of equipment Jake! Just like the log splitters that companies show on the channels this will get Equipter off and running with their products. Super impressive!
Yes it’s very cool! Would love to have one back in the woodyard!
Dis is amazing.
Brilliant idea, I like it for delivery options. I can see construction workers loving this. Might not be feasible for firewood due to the cost, unless you are moving a lot of firewood. You've got to love American ingenuity.
Yep definitely a little pricey but wide range of applications!
This thing is fantastic! I’d love to try one out
Me too!
@@DudeRanchDIYyou already did bud
Interesting , Thank You . Interesting machiney , they look very useful .at least to the right person and aplication . Always interesting to talk with the Owner
Thanks for watching!
Interesting tool for someone to use in a remote application.
Yep sure would be handy to have!
this looks like a great piece of kit. The double safety check chain between the towing vehicle and the towed fork lift really showed the attention to detail of the design as a whole. Great work, what other gems have you built?
Wow. That's pretty cool!
For sure!
This is a very cool machine, I can defiantly see where this would be super handy in a firewood business!
For sure! Pricey though!
Now thats a nice MACHINE
MACHINE!
Nice lift!! Hope you get to try one for a little while. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
I’d love to get to try one out!!
Jeremyah is a great guy. He reached out to me but I didn't meanto contact them. But he is definitely a go-getter and an awesome guy to talk to.
My skid is the width of a pallet, weighs less will fit, alongside a pallet, on a trailer the same footprint as the towable. I'm sure it has certain use cases where it'd outshine a skid+trailer setup and I wish them best of luck
Jake once I was in the game of moving totes I looked into one of those units and boy was I shocked at the price 34,000 so I just lift them with my pivoting boom on dump trailer
Yep this is just a bit more maneuverable!
You are kidding? You can buy a telehandler for that... a used one, but still!!! Can buy a used 3 wheel drive self leveling forklift for that much... I think I can weld a hitch on just fine thanks... and put standard magnetic taillights on for $20. Holy Shit, what a travesty of a price.
That's cool. Kind of solves the problem of tote exchange deliveries.
Exactly!
Equipper makes great products. They hired me several times to move their roofing trailers for them.
They seem to be very well built and thought out!
An impressive piece of kit, and a unique "USP"..... Bet you wish you'd put that on the Wedding Gift list....
Haha sure do! I’d love to play with one!
The Tow A Lift is certainly an interesting piece of equipment. I see it as equivalent to one of those Moffat type forklifts that deliver goods off a flat bed trailer and then attach themselves to the rear of the vehicle/trailer. I wonder if it would pick up a pallet of cement blocks or bricks for the landscape industry?
Exactly, the fact that it can be towed is a huge plus. It’ll lift 3,500-4,000lbs
What's the price on that little machidean you should put a price on it too
@@jlncuenca I checked their website. It's still in pre production and didn't list a price
Never seen anything like it. Hope you get to put this thing into action in the woodyard Jake.
I’d love to try one out!
I wouldve loaded it from the rear so ot would be centered on the bed and would not have to block the road loading it from the side looks like it could work with a pickup loading from the rear
This was just for demonstration purposes
That machine would be excellent to deliver into a customers garage or walk out basement. Pretty cool.
Absolutely! I’d love one for that use!
I don't think it will take too much effort to make it into a full-on Tele handler 😅 Excellent job
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When these came out, wood delivery was the first application I thought of. Obviously weight would play an issue but if you could deliver 4 or 6 frames of wood at a time. $$$!!
I also like the idea of using in the wood yard, if a guy is thinking about getting into this industry and doesn't have a tractor here's a way in. "cheaper"
Yep many uses for firewood operations!
I have a towable forklift it's made by bobcat. Does all kinds of other things too.
There is another one that hooks onto the back of a truck. Its forks go into a slot under the deck and lifts it self up
Yep one brand is called moffett. They are about double the cost of this unit.
Looks a good piece of kit. Only thing I can see that would worry me is the strength of the mudguards if the load is accidentally dropped down onto them. Wouldn't only damage them, but could bend them in to jam the wheels. Would like to see a bit more square solid structure in there direct onto the frame that could hold the maximum lifting weight of the forklift.
Great point
Jake, will you be having one in your yard along the way 😮😊❤
I’d love one!
That is really neat! Can it tilt the forks down far enough to dump a tote?
It can drop them down about as far as any other machine (tractor/skidsteer)
Looks just right to sell to the few amish communities that walk beside a forklift and hopefully have not yet ran over there feet.
Like to see that with the log lift bags.. that's where it would be usefull for firewood deliveries.. not so much on the cages as the cages will never be left behind
I leave totes behind for people all the time. When it’s empty I bring them a full tote and take the empty
@DudeRanchDIY that wouldn't work for me.. but the bags I'd like to be able to deliver aswell as skids of bagged camp wood
35k.. I think a used skidsteer would be better
This would be so great if it were available from an equipment rental store. I have a gun safe I need to move and this would be perfect for it.
They will be once they hit the market!
Will that unit extend far enough to sit a tote in a pick up over an opened tailgate?
Yes, then Just have to back up and slide pallet forward like any standard forklift.
They will ship you one to showcase in a dozen videos
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That would be nice!
Would like to see it off road how easy will it get stuck how about in the snow?
Not sure about snow, the big all terrain tires would definitely help
Oh I’m sure those will really help all people out don’t madder what trade or what you my do awesome hate to see price tag
For sure! Wide range of applications!
Mod it to have straps and a locked config to haul the lifted item in tow mode.
In the works!
Have the outriggers been tested on unpaved surfaces?
Yes, they were deployed in this video on the wet grass when unloading the tote
@@DudeRanchDIY Thanks, I missed that.
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Ну очень в редких случаях пригодится проще и дешевле поставить кран на на кузов машины. Где большой, где маленький
Too expensive for me, but that is a really nice machine, I could see all sorts of situations to use this in :D
how much?
Awesome equipment! Pricy 😢!
Definitely pricey, not for every firewood guy!
The only thing I see that will immediately get destroyed is that display screen just mounted wide open with no metal surround, box-enclosure or some kind of protection . It's mounted just like the tail lights on a cheap trailer. And we all know they don't last more than two days on the job site before getting busted off .
But I do think it's a amazing design and it will find a place somewhere on a job site or a certain industry for sure.
I agree, a protective box would be beneficial
Avery niche market product.
Can you also transport a load on it, while it's attached to truck as a trailer?
If you know anything about trailers... you would know what a very bad idea that is.
@@ShainAndrews I trailer stuff at least once a year for last 10 years. I don't see an issue here
I believe they are going to try to develop a way to make that possible while adhering to rules and regulations.
@@darekmistrz4364 What happens when you have less than 10% of the weight on the pin? What happens when nothing can be done to achieve that 10% minimum?
@@ShainAndrews I assume that you are asking about tongue weight. AFAIK, tongue weight is a fixed value, not a percentage. From specification of my car it's 50kg/100lbs of trailer tongue weight on the hitch. If you have less than that, or negative tongue weight, it will pull the car rear wheels up and the trailer will be very unstable and it will be slaloming/fishtailing all over road.
Sorry but I didn't answer your second question.
I fail to understand why do you ask that question but I guess whatever floats your boat (trailer). 🤷🏻♂
Looks a bit like a Smartlift
Revolutionary would be if someone put a seat and a steering wheel on it 🤔
That could be coming in the future
Sad thing is it has no counterweight.. even if you go down slope get past center gravity it will end O! It does have its limits
i want to see it lift a pallet of concrete.
It's only 34k wow
Just a few hassle free easy payments
...or, put a tow hitch on a Palfinger Crayler
Really interesting piece of equipment. My two observations are 1. It seems a bit slow. Understandable, considering the weight it will handle but by the time it is disconnected from the truck and the tote is placed, then reconnected to the truck, you almost could have done it by hand… 2. I feel like the boom should go out another 12 to 18 inches for better reach. I know that would probably reduce lifting capacity and potentially compromise safety due to the narrow width but it just seems to fall a little short considering the price. Just my 2 cents. Pretty cool though, it’s a great idea!
If you’re doing deliveries all day during peak season I think it would save a lot of work and it gets the wood exactly where the clients want it already in the tote.
oh... the website has them estimated at $34,400.... not a diy level purchase.... going to watch, but was really hoping for a 'cheap' solution for load moving around the yard.
I was thinking 10 grand and it would probably be doable for firewood
Definitely not for the average diy guy. However high volume producers that deliver bags, totes, pallets, could easily justify one.
Looks REALLY expensive
First ever? There was a company local to be where you could hire these things about 15 years ago. They went broke because nobody wanted them. In the riggt scenario they are useful, theres just not enough of those scenarios to make it a business.
Get rid of the remote and just make it a stand on unit. It would probably be cheaper too
Sounds like that may come in the future…
Neat but too expensive.
This is simply not true. I had a Champ 6,000 lb TOWABLE forklift back in the 80s. I owned that machine for 20 years.
Suckin’ loads back eh?
$34,400
Screw that I would rather get a Lull
Way over priced for what it is .still cool
turn off the background blurring on your phone. it's not smart enough to figure out what to focus on.
A standard forklift capable of lifting 3500 lbs won't need a CDL to deliver.
Most of your trucks that carry a forklift and a payload require a CDL. Yea a flatbed and a bumper pull trailer would be under CDL but that's an expensive setup. I bet this is cheaper
@@orange3203Trailers are cheap new forklifts are expensive. I really think it is a neat concept. I personally would try to integrate a skid steer type coupler and aux hydraulics so it could be used to do other minor skid steer related activities. Such as augering holes, or moving material. It is really similar in design to the original bobcat skid steer.
NO. There have been towable forklifts for YEARS.
Apparently they are new to you.
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@@DudeRanchDIY Well... that's all I needed to see. Best of luck... you need it more than I.
But it can only lift 2500 pounds. 750kg. Bring the capacity up to 2500 kg (5000 pounds) and we can talk...
Palfinger Crayler BM 214 can lift 2100 kg and is remote controlled.
A truck with a picker arm is significantly more practical
You can’t always drive a truck into someone’s backyard or reach with a boom from the road.
Almost: but ultimately--> USELESS. Only useful for Totes as it cannot hold this beyond the wheels and off flat surface we have serious tipping problems due to how narrow it is... I realize WHY as it is so light, but ultimately one should just get a battery powered wheel barrow.
That’s simply not true, the unit is just under 7’ wide and if you are going down a slope you’d drive it in reverse with the load facing the uphill side.
Looks. Very limited in its usefulness for its price ,
I have one major issue with this. You cannot just show up in my backyard and not let me know in advance! I hope PA treated you well and you enjoyed your visit. But still, 😡
It was a nice time getting to check out the equipment!
Shame it's gas powered, it would be much nicer if it would be electric.
Another completely useless invention by someone who doesn't have a clue.
Just because you have no use for it doesn’t mean it’s useless to others
Dumb.
What an unnecessary machine. Pallet trucks and tail lifts already exist.
35k! May as well just buy a skid steer. They need to slash this price in half to make it a viable business decision