Forklift Newsgroup

Location: USA, NEW CASTLE PA

1700 5&8 yd. lugger/hoppers +RR reverse distribution system.
1. Hoppers, hopper accessories and the Advantages of our hopper system: a. They come in 3 versions: i. 8 yard, 30+ drum capacity, ewt. 1030#, scrap value $140, new price $1100 replacement cost $1300; about 570 ea. available ii. 5 yard, 20+ drum capacity, ewt. 850#, scrap value $114, new price $860 replacement cost $1060, about 970 ea. available. iii. 5 yard false bottom hoppers for drainage of $9500# of filter bricks or absorbents and allows the dumping an still retains 8 gallons of lose liquid below the false bottom. Great for removing lose liquids from absorbents and filter bricks. Ewt.1080# scrap value $147, new price $1250, replacement cost $1450 ea. about 187? available. b. Hopper corner suck tubes; 2” sch.40 pipe and corner bracket, hang in corners of hoppers for oil sucking For 8 yard hoppers 570 ea. scrap value $3 ea. replacement value $14 ea. For 5 yard hoppers 1000 ea. scrap value $2 ea. replacement value $11 ea. c. Hopper steel lids. Have forklift loops for easy install. 180 ea. scrap price $24. Replacement cost $322 d. Stacking hopper lids, same as above but allows for interlocking stacks of hoppers 4 high 88 ea. scrap value, $29. Replacement $372 e. Bow and tarp lids, 14 each. Replacement cost $220. Great for hoppers stored outside for generators to fill. f. Hopper Stacking blocks oak 4”x4”x24” 4 per set, for interlocking stacks of hoppers 4 high, 480 sets. Replacement cost $8 ea. g. Spreader bars to nest empty hoppers like paper cups with forklift, 48 ea., scrap value $16, replacement cost $280 h. Hopper side loader attachment to pick up hoppers from the side to load flatbed trucks, 7 ea. replacement cost $182 ea. i. 5 pair dewatering barrels available great for dewatering and storing sludge in hoppers. Scrap value $7. New cost $68 ea. k. Allows 20 or 30 drums per forklift move, reducing truck loading and warehousing time for collectors, truckers, trans-loaders and Vortex by 90%. l. By shipping empty hoppers nested like paper cups, 5 of 6 loads are one-way freight cutting costs 80% plus less warehouse space is needed. m. Makes full, quick and easy legal weight loads for vans or flatbeds, end dumps or roll-offs saving 70% over single layered drums in vans. n. Enables inside or outside storage with lids. o. Best way to service volume customers like truck stops and marine terminals and use the bow and tarp lids on our hoppers. p. Interlocking for safe 17’ high stacking full and empty for maximum space savings. q. Light weight, durable and leak proof. r. Versatile for other liquid and solid products like absorbents. Absorbents are self-drained for disposal in our false bottom hoppers. s. With the Vortex hopper dumping attachment, hoppers dump like an end loader using a standard forklift into railcars, bulk trucks or filter crushers. This is much more efficient as compared to conventional methods. Bulking saves 20% in shipping weight in sealed bulk end dumps and our railcars. t. Hoppers are great for dumping into, off of docks or dock ramps, by oil filter rendering trucks, roll-offs or vacuum trucks for handling, dewatering, storing, transport and re-transfer into end dumps and crushers. 3 hoppers are butted face to face with 2, foam noodle padded 24”x 80” tarps, draped over to prevent spillage at the lips. Three 10” nail spikes hold the tarp assembly together. 2. hopper dumper forklift attachment turns forklifts into end loaders. Powered by 12 volt battery and lift gate type hydraulic power supply with integral battery charger. c. Dumps our hoppers or any vessel with similar skid tubes up to 8800# in 2.5 minutes as in accompanying video. d. Ideal to feed hoppers of filters directly into crushers from hoppers filled at the receiving dock then trucked saving 70% as above. e. Ideal to drain then dump absorbents into roll-offs and end dumps for disposal per above. f. Scrap value $160, replacement $6300, 27 ea.