We had a catastrophic battery meltdown on our stand-up forklift a week ago and today I finally dug into it. An old Lewis Shepard stand up. I have been told we purchased it in the late '80s used from a local factory. We think its from late '60s or early '70s. The battery has been giving us fits over the last 2 years and it finally popped. Battery was tagged installed in 1981. We could get a new battery that fits for around $4000 or buy a whole new walkie-stacker for just under $7k. So boss says chuck it. The battery weighs around 1500# dry, so says the paperwork, but with almost 35 years of buildup on the plates, much more. Ill be dropping it off tomorrow at the yard and ill update with prices. Hate to see the old girl go.... we named her "Sally"
BYE Sally
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