[TheForge] hydraulic pump

[Jay Hayes]

Dave,

All the little stacker type fork lifts that I have seen use a relativity small
hydraulic power pack. They would be to light and slow for a forging press.

On the other hand if the little fork lift works, they sure are handy to have
around the shop.

Jay Hayes

Dave Brown wrote:

> I was at the local scrap yard today and there was one of those small 3
> wheeled forklifts.  I forget the name, but there is a seeminly good looking
> hydraulic pump in it that operates the lift.  Does any of you hydraulic
> folks have any idea if the pump from the forklift would be suitable for a
> hydraulic forging press?
>
> Dave Brown
> Heritage Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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