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I'm wondering if I would be better off buying a forklift and then selling it when I'm done. Even if I sold it for $1000 less then I bought it for, I would be ahead.
The forklift you have shown is not suited for off road use, it is a warehouse lift. Getting steel columns from drop point to and onto cement slab may be an issue, because of soil and site conditions. A gradall forklift is ideal
The task you are thinking about doing is huge and I commend you for thinking about it. Metal buildings take a whole new set of tools, thinking, logistics and equipment. This job you will normally see a gradall forklift , 1 to 2 man lifts on site, and an occasional crane. Get certified column anchor drawings. Anchors that are not preset to inbedded rebar may need a pull test, over half have to meet the pull. Column and sub purlin bolts all need to be torqued also normally. I have not seen to many, in fact none who have erected their own metal building of this size and I believe it is because of the equipment needed and the difference style of construction than the stick frame.
Sorry if I seem negative but I really do respect your thoughts, and if you decide to do this on your own, I do believe in the end it will be an experience to remember
The forklift you have shown is not suited for off road use, it is a warehouse lift. Getting steel columns from drop point to and onto cement slab may be an issue, because of soil and site conditions. A gradall forklift is ideal
The task you are thinking about doing is huge and I commend you for thinking about it. Metal buildings take a whole new set of tools, thinking, logistics and equipment. This job you will normally see a gradall forklift , 1 to 2 man lifts on site, and an occasional crane. Get certified column anchor drawings. Anchors that are not preset to inbedded rebar may need a pull test, over half have to meet the pull. Column and sub purlin bolts all need to be torqued also normally. I have not seen to many, in fact none who have erected their own metal building of this size and I believe it is because of the equipment needed and the difference style of construction than the stick frame.
Sorry if I seem negative but I really do respect your thoughts, and if you decide to do this on your own, I do believe in the end it will be an experience to remember
We need at least one experienced person there to run the project. There are many details that need to be addressed and safety would be an issue too.
You guys are correct. It is not a small undertaking. Even though the vendor seems to think it is pretty simple. (I don't believe him)
I will continue to research options and look for someone to install it for me. If I install it myself, I will move very cautiously to insure I'm getting things done safely and properly.
I appreciate all the concerns and warnings. They help me learn and plan for all options. Keep them coming.
My brother put up a large metal building [80 x 30 ] using two bucket trucks . We never climbed a ladder , one was a one ton like the telephone company's used , that was inside and a bigger truck with a telescopic boom out side , it lifted all the beams with no problems . 6 of us had the building up in two weekends
I have an old spud wrench. I don't know what size the wrench part is, but it has been very handy at times.
Now you have me looking at spud wrenches. They even make ratcheting ones now.
You guys are correct. It is not a small undertaking. Even though the vendor seems to think it is pretty simple. (I don't believe him)
I will continue to research options and look for someone to install it for me. If I install it myself, I will move very cautiously to insure I'm getting things done safely and properly.
I appreciate all the concerns and warnings. They help me learn and plan for all options. Keep them coming.
I have a saying in response to your vendors words that "everything is simple if you don't have to do it yourself!"
I have a saying in response to your vendors words that "everything is simple if you don't have to do it yourself!"
I agree, I build industrial controls which I find fairly easy, all I have to do is follow a wiring "road map", simple, just make sure the wires go where they are supposed to go.
I find it pretty easy but I've worked with a lot of very good electricians that can't do my job. The drawings I follow can be from three pages to 100, all depending on the size of the job. Simple.
Ok this is 4 pages back. Joe has cement and a truck and tools that need to be inside sometime this year. Just bringing this back to the top to see how he is progressing. As a new shop owner ,I can feel some of his pain and anticipation too.
Joe things ok? You making progress? Updates?
Regards,
Chris
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