If you can walk on the driveway when it's raining, and you can't easily kick stone from the surface, you should be as good as you can get.īut remember, the earlier posting that spinning a wheel = immediately stuck is 100% right. That is the optimal crushed rock material for driving.Īn older crushed rock driveway gets close to this as dirt and other debris gets packed into the crushed rock. If you want to do it right, use a paving sub-base crushed rock - fines blend (here in MN, it's called CLASS-5). If you have crushed rock, you're in better shape if the driveway has been used for a while or has been compacted. Gravel driveways can be a problem - if the driveway is "pit run" gravel, the stones are round, and they will move around very easily = instantly stuck. The counterweight does not have to be removed to do any kind of repairs. There are no chains in this tranny and if serviced are very durable. that are no fun to work on but last a long time when done right. The brakes are inboard on the axle housing and are dry disc. They are not a good balance truck when empty due to the counterweight overhang. LP power, just lift and tilt, 7000 on 24" Internet search says between 600 lbs depending on source. A little scared of lifting a forklift period.Ģ) Approximate weight? Actual nameplate said C500-80 O as the model number. LP power, just lift and tilt, 7000 on 24" center.ģ) How much work would you expect it to be to get it to run well enough to see it go forward, backward and up and down? It hasn't been started in four years, no winterization or other preparation were done to it prior? (I know this is dependant upon condition prior, but it was "running")ĥ) How difficult is it to work on in general? Lets say I need to replace the water pump, or something like that.does the counterweight have to come off for that? This would be my only forklift, so using another forklift to lift this one (or it's counterweight) is not an option. Last thing I need is a stuck forklift.Ģ) Approximate weight? Actual nameplate said C500-80 O as the model number. How deep should my gravel be before I expect to be able to not get a forklift stuck? Hard tires, in rough shape. Won't purchase if I can't get it running prior to purchase.ġ) I have a decent sized slab driveway, then much larger gravel section. Price is 's in rough shape, but it'll do for what I need it to do, granted I can get it running.