>And I found the cheapest pallet grabber yet. I'm using a
>nylon strap about 15' long I found on the side of I-95 that
>had the ratchet destroyed from being run over. I tied a loop
>in one end and the other end has a hook. I just loop the
>strap either through or around the skid, connect the hook to
>the forklift and it works like a champ. Best part is that it
>was free.
>
>--
>Mike N
>
>Faster than a speeding poulet.
I've ripped a few pallets apart using like devices. the problem arises when the load is heavy and on a well used pallet. When the strap or even chain (Read caution), the device puts too much stress on the wrong areas, and if it moves while shifting the load can literally rip the pallet apart. Then what do you do? The Pallet grabber simply grabs with it's tongs the center piece of wood on a wide/two sided patch of it's surface area. The strap works most of the time, and I've used for a few years, but just be careful!
-Joe Bohannon
Bakersfield, CA
>nylon strap about 15' long I found on the side of I-95 that
>had the ratchet destroyed from being run over. I tied a loop
>in one end and the other end has a hook. I just loop the
>strap either through or around the skid, connect the hook to
>the forklift and it works like a champ. Best part is that it
>was free.
>
>--
>Mike N
>
>Faster than a speeding poulet.
I've ripped a few pallets apart using like devices. the problem arises when the load is heavy and on a well used pallet. When the strap or even chain (Read caution), the device puts too much stress on the wrong areas, and if it moves while shifting the load can literally rip the pallet apart. Then what do you do? The Pallet grabber simply grabs with it's tongs the center piece of wood on a wide/two sided patch of it's surface area. The strap works most of the time, and I've used for a few years, but just be careful!
-Joe Bohannon
Bakersfield, CA