HI im an apprentice at a bmw dealer, things to look our for are, duel mass flywheel, turbo, timing chains if its an n47 they tend to snap at about 130000-150000, injectors at a grand or so a pop. cant remember any more but remember keep it serviced by a dealer so if you do have any problems you...
when i bought my pc-60 from machine mart they told me it will not work it the motor has to be reversed. in other words you will only be able to have the ramp go up but not down. it doesnt say that on there website but does in there catalogue. hope this helps in one way or another
hmmm starting to wonder whats gone wrong with the uk as i cant find anything like this: http://www.surpluscenter.com/Hydraulics/Hydraulic-Motors/Wheel-Hubs-for-Hydraulic-Motors/ in the UK but over the pond no problem shame they don't ship to the UK.
just an update spent hours combing the web for forklift wheels but didn't find much, without spending £££.
stopped by an auto dismantlers just down the road from me (lived here for 16 years, never knew it existed until the other day) on the way home form work. after a quick chat i ended up with...
no im still looking at wheels Have't really found much, any suggestions welcome. it wont be being used often so induction motors sound good. im still in the design phase at the moment arlough i have areaddy got the I beam and the hoist (3 phase) to see it use the link below...
LIKE THIS http://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-g/helical-bevel-electric-gearmotors-8355-2277905.jpg
I may have gone mad, planing on making a off road powered 1ton gantry crane. I want to use 2 (one on each side) to move the crane north and south. they can be 240v single or 415v 3 phase...
found out about a scrap yard 7 miles from me on Friday, so thought i pop over yesterday and ended up getting a mate to pick it up in the after noon. the i beam is 3900 mm in length i plan on making it an adjustable hight gantry crane on large wheels as i wish to use it an all sorts of surfaces...
no problem! a bit of 10mm bar stock welded on at an angle is a easy way to make hooks for cables hoses and the like plush there are no sharp corners to bump into.