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- Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:34 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Thomas Smith Lt 11 Lorry Crane
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Re: Thomas Smith Lt 11 Lorry Crane
As intended we have put the old girl to work this weekend. A few minor hydraulic leaks have shown themselves but she ran for a good 8 hours fault free lifting upto 6 ton, on the other hand I'm knackered chasing the 21ton lifting chains around. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/626...
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:36 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Iron Fairy Sapphire 6ton crane
- Replies: 5
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Re: Iron Fairy Sapphire 6ton crane
Thanks for the reply's but unfortunately this old girl was sold to a local chap wanting to use it to just lift things on and off a trailer in his yard.
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Thomas Smith Lt 11 Lorry Crane
- Replies: 3
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Thomas Smith Lt 11 Lorry Crane
Hello, I have just, as in a fortnight ago, had this crane delivered to me for use in a storage yard. My dad and me have played with cars, vans, bikes for years but nothing big and heavy like this.I was hoping to try and find some definitive information about it, and info on how to service and operat...
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: Fork Lifts
- Topic: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
- Replies: 17
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Re: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
Here's the plate, sorry it took so long.
- Sun Jul 22, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: Fork Lifts
- Topic: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
- Replies: 17
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Re: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
Hello, Your pictures look identical to my forklift truck. I still have the Id plate riveted to the engine cover. Im up the yard on Wednesday so I'll grab a picture. I have done the brakes on mine. Replaced the master cylinder, new brake lines and freed up the handbrake linkages. The manual adjusters...
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:10 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Iron Fairy Sapphire 6ton crane
- Replies: 5
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Iron Fairy Sapphire 6ton crane
Hello everyone, I'm looking for a little guidance please. I have a 6 ton Iron Fairy Sapphire, its tired and needs a look over to make working again. The crane starts on the button. It has a ford 6 cylinder diesel in. The hydraulics work, steering works, the problem is the brakes. They are air assist...
- Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:29 pm
- Forum: Fork Lifts
- Topic: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
- Replies: 17
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Re: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
Cheers for that. The eBay seller is ICS, I had one rebuilt by them a few years ago and it was fine so they have this one now. No one local would even look at a CAV starter motor. In the mean time I've started painting it. I've also had the shoes out, redone the brake lines, pedal box and modified a ...
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 12:08 am
- Forum: Fork Lifts
- Topic: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
- Replies: 17
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Re: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
Thanks for the welcome :D Thats great thanks for your help ID'ing the engine, ill be ordering a rocker gasket and breather valve for it in the morning. The main oil leak I was concerned about turned out to be nothing more than the oil dipstick tube had rubbed through from badly routed hydraulic hose...
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:17 pm
- Forum: Fork Lifts
- Topic: Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
- Replies: 17
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Coventry Climax Forklift Engine
Hi everyone. I own a Coventry Climax forklift, 2.5ton 1990 model but I'm struggling to find anything about it at all. The first problem I have is making a positive ID on the engine, I know its a Perkins and many look the same or similar in pictures but I can't find a engine number to reference this ...