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joseph h
Here is a puzzle for you to solve. I once worked with a customer, a large nationally recognized account, that:
1. Wanted to be totally OSHA compliant on his lift trucks - all equipped with a 78"-80" lift masts - trucking company.
2. They asked for a single name plate that would reflect the trucks lift capacity at every hook position when a fork mounted jib boom was installed - as I recall the hook position were in 6" increment starting a 24" thru 72" or a total of 8 position - typical name plates provide a max of 3 spaces for alternate ratings. Our company's answer was to give them a placard for each truck they owned of our brand with the various ratings & place it in the operators pouch and advised them to put a note on the boom to refer to the placard when using this attachment. The lift truck manufacturer I'm referring to is no longer in business along with their corporate offices.
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  • Posted 7 Jul 2011 11:12
  • By johnr_j
  • joined 3 Jun'06 - 1,452 messages
  • Georgia, United States
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