Battery stand purchase one - pull the dead battery out on the stand and haul it the charger orrrrrrrr build a portable battery pack. LED battery indicator also helps
Battery stand purchase one - pull the dead battery out on the stand and haul it the charger orrrrrrrr build a portable battery pack. LED battery indicator also helps
If it was run down that far it could have a blown fuse...or worse.
As has been stated already, get a portable charger to try and throw a surface charge on the battery just enough to maybe drive it the 40 ft to the charging area. The only catch to that is finding a portable charger the correct voltage, make sure it can do the voltage of the truck, anything else will not work.
But i do find it strange that if and when the truck was discharged enough why it wasnt taken to the charging station when going into lift interrupt mode? I tend to think if the truck is just "dead" that there may be some other issue besides just a dead battery.
I'd suggest calling the local service dealer and have them take a look and help with moving it. That would be a far safer thing to do than trying the "shadetree" approach dont you think?
Better to be safe than sorry i say :)
It's tough to push them with the forks on the ground too. I'll jack up the carriage and chain it (not the load backrest) so that the forks are off the ground. Makes pushing them a lot easier. Still need like 3 or 4 guys though.
as far as pushing it to the charger, are you making sure the seat is not activating a brake?
You didn't mention the model , s/n or year. But most lift ruck have as standard a "lift interrupt" circuit to alert the operator the battery is 80% discharged. The forklift won't lift but they can drive the unit to the charging area. And operators have learned on on how to "override" the lift interrupt by milking teh battery down by turning key switch on and off. Then the unit dies like yours did plus this type of overriding can hurt the unit - damage controls, contactors, the battery & your "wallet" or budget (if you aren't the one paying the bills). If your unit doesn't have the lift interrupt features it can be added on some models - contact your local Cat dealer w/model, s/n.
can you not borrow another truck to push yours back to the charger??
There are portable 110v powered chargers that you can rent from a local dealer. The only problem there would be having a 110 outlet close enough and the portable chargers take longer to charge a battery than the hardwired 220v versions. Check the yellow pages for a local battery company that deals in elec. forklift batteries. If they don't have one they might be able to point you to a lift company that does. The alternative is making up jumper cables which would be expensive and I'm not sure how well they would work due to the distance. I have a set of 12 footers for moving dead lifts and just using them to power another lift causes them to heat up.