05/16/2026
Where does one even start..
My wish lists on equipment that I formed in my single digits up until I was about 30 were extensive..
I always wanted the down draft Buffalo forge with the funky tubes to suck smoke and such and recirculate it back into the fire.
200lb power hammer, swage blocks, german double horn anvil, a school, tig welder, mig welder, threading machine, huge ring bender..
In the last few years the list has been filled.. Including a gyrocopter. LOL..
The last item on the list was a 10K Rough terrain forklift..
I bought the 8K last year, thinking it would be all, and I could let the extra 2000lbs be left behind..
Well, FB marketplace showed me a Traverse Lift 10049 down in CT that needed some love.. Ok, lots of love..
But the price was right, and its potential and bucket list item is now checked off..
It has a John Deere 4045T engine. a clark 18000 transmission and
dana spicer PS1350 axles.
It did start with fluid, but it would not stay running.. I diagnosed it as a faulty fuel pump so I installed a new one.. The old pump would not pressurize the lines..
New pump pressurizes the lines just fine, but loses pressure over a few hours.. I might have to check into this further.
I then got it running again on fluid at home and decided the run/stop in the fuel injection pump might be the culprit..
And after disassembling the top, I was correct that the solenoid was kaput.
I have since also ordered the needed bronze to make new boom slider pads..
Anyhow, in only about a week worth of time things are moving along nicely.
Crazy how bright it is after I cleaned up the machine with the pressure washer. Still waiting on the steam cleaner hose.
