My biggest job came from CL.....

Well it was one item but the biggest I've taken on as of yet. A 12,000lb forklift with a bad battery. Glad I used to work for an awesome towing company. He brought me out a 25 ton rotator and a low-boy. All it cost me was $60 for fuel. I got it to my cousin's shop and I can keep the trailer for as long as I need it. Got the battery out with my cousin's forklift. The battery weighs 2800lbs. I'm gonna sit on the battery for a little while though until price goes up.

What would be the easiest way to dismantle the forklift? I have access to torches/air tools and a plasma cutter as well.

how ever you do it most yards will take it as machine price, the shredders obfiously wont handle it. it is hard to reprocess. but seems to me a torch wont phaise it so minimum a plasma cutter. just my .02

I saw that on CL.

I thought about it for a hot minute and then thought, "how the hell would I even load/deal with that thing?!"

It was in West Berlin. Lol, I was thinking the same thing until I made a phone call. Where are you in Jersey?

I'm just outside of Trenton.

I bet a hobbyist/inventor could use the hydraulic pump and cylinders and other misc.

He told me the price of the battery lol, that's why he didn't replace it.

We only use electric forklifts where I work and one of them just had battery replaced. Grand total: over $10,000! No joke! I think you're doing the right thing by scrapping it!

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

I bet a hobbyist/inventor could use the hydraulic pump and cylinders and other misc.

I would pull the hydraulics out...rams, valve body and lines. If the lift has those big chains in the front, they are worth money also...if they are in good shape. The forks alone are good money...those thing get bent to crap all the time...you'd be surprised what people try to do with fork lifts.

Nice catch,
SS

Definitely try and part it out first. You will get more than scrap value. Once you've picked it clean. It will most likely be better to take it in without cutting it up. I don't think the yard will pay too much different for what is left on it vs. the time to cut it up. A torch is the only way to go if you do cut it up. Just have a good way to load the pieces after. The counter weight a lone on one is hefty to say the least.