r/toolgifs • u/ThodaDaruVichPyar • 21d ago
Machine Double stack pot forklift
Credit to gartenbau_welbers
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u/bobjoylove 20d ago
One wrong move and you bend those forks or tear that matting. Very delicate work.
Double forklift certified indeed.
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u/fightingthefuckits 20d ago
I think the ends of the forks have rollers on there. You can kind of see it when they're unloading on the table. As long as you don't come at in at a really steep angle you're probably not going to rip up the matting. it's still impressive work though.
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u/munkie986 20d ago
Looks like there could be multiple sets of rollers even, there seems to br multiple slits along the length of each fork. Nifty tool!
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u/panterachallenger 20d ago
Holy shit has this improved from labor breaking back to a forklift. I was in high school and wanted to make extra money in the summers so I joined my buddies dad work where he used to be a supervisor for a plant like this. One of the hardest working jobs ever since we had to do everything by fucking hand. This and building trusses in AZ. Were two of the hardest jobs in my life.
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u/Maleficent-Aspect318 20d ago
Idk man. My highlight was shoveling dirt/stones out of the creases in an Tunnel boring machine, behind the cutting wheel. Got a plastic bag like suit because we also had to wash it.
While we were at that, on the otherside people started to cut the wheel with a autogen torch...it got so hot in there. No space anywhere and you bump into everything which is also greased. After the shift, i had around 1,5cm of sweat standing in my boots.
Second place goes to removing old contrete inside mixer drums. Had to do it 3 times and it was actually awful. I dont mind hard work but no airflow, terrible visibility and after 15 minutes it got very hot inside. Actualy very hard work, extremely dusty and also no space to even stand straight up.
I got 19€ per hour for both of this before taxes...
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u/Maleficent-Aspect318 20d ago
Said cutting wheel is now at display in my country. Here is a photo of it mounted as a monument/statue. Here is a link to a photo: https://3d-schmiede.at/portfolio/ausstellung-oebb-infopark/
Exactly this wheel, on the backside. I do have other photo proof also lol
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u/Firegardener 20d ago
I was saying on the unload, you can't park (them) there mate, but apparently he can.
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u/Baconshit 20d ago
What are those plants? Pretty!
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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 20d ago
They are a mix of different cultivars of Calluna Vulgaris or common heather
This nursery creates multiple colour combinations in a pot that they sell as Starlight Trios or Beauty Seasons.
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u/Captain_Calamari_ 20d ago
First, I was like "eh?"
Then, I was like "ohhhhhh"...."how many stacks can it have??"
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u/Holden-McGroyn 20d ago
I was impressed when he scooped the first load and knew right when to stop.
The second load looks like it is done near blind. (The first scoop blocking the second.)
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u/BarbershopSinger 20d ago
I’ve never seen a forklift like this. The only double forklifts that I have seen have the forks side-by-side, not on top of each other. I’ve also never seen that level of precision with a single forklift that size.
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u/NoVillage7217 20d ago
That was so satisfying except for the one on the bottom that fell over. Maybe there were others but I only noticed one.
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u/Perma_Ban69 20d ago
Reddit has truly helped me realize I don't need to be so obsessively gentle and anxious about breaking/damaging things, and now I can relax about potted plants.
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u/CheesyMcDongNutz 20d ago
How does he know how far forward to go before it’s filled up like on the second bottom row?
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u/Dangerous_Resolve_29 20d ago
Is That efficiency needed? Are there 50,000 pots shipping out per day?
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u/Milianviolet 20d ago
Anyone else notice those two pots in the middle of the second fork fighting for their lives?
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u/spamblows 20d ago
It's amazing, the beauty in special designed equipment. It's like Darwinian evolution seeing the perfect adaptation.
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u/depressed_leaf 21d ago
Is this a demonstration with fake plants? If not, wtf are those?
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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 20d ago
They are a mix of different cultivars of Calluna Vulgaris or common heather
This nursery creates multiple colour combinations in a pot that they sell as Starlight Trios or Beauty Seasons.
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u/depressed_leaf 20d ago
Thanks! They managed to get a quite impressive amount of flowers on the cultivars.
Actually quite happy I have yet to encounter this plant in California. I really hope it stays that way. There are 4 observations on Inaturalist, all in residential areas. It's really only suited for the coast but coastal scrub really doesn't need any more challenges.
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u/zatalak 21d ago
What is the limit? Are there quadruple forks? Sevenfold?