Manitou mb30

[Pitcher]

Hi, I’m looking at a Manitou MB 30 Rough Terrain Forklift, not sure what year it is but likely to be mid to late 70’s. I need to lift to it’s full weight capacity but only to move pallets and not to any height. Does anyone have a lifting chart for those years models and am I right in thinking that the weight rating is at 500mm intervals? Cheers

 

[ACEngineering]

Hi, I’m looking at a Manitou MB 30 Rough Terrain Forklift, not sure what year it is but likely to be mid to late 70’s. I need to lift to it’s full weight capacity but only to move pallets and not to any height. Does anyone have a lifting chart for those years models and am I right in thinking that the weight rating is at 500mm intervals? Cheers

Yes it would be 3ton at 500mm load centre on the forks, if it has a tipping back plate option then it will be greatly reduced or if it has a side shift carriage it will also be reduced.

Some of the manitou masts you had to move the lift chains to a different point, so you wasn't able to lift so high but could life the max 3ton weight.

To be honest though masted forklifts are really cheap and the OLD ones are poor and knackered and part can be an issue on some of them. A MB30 from the 90s will be miles better if in good order and one thats late 90s or 2000s is even better.

 

[ACEngineering]

Hi, I’m looking at a Manitou MB 30 Rough Terrain Forklift, not sure what year it is but likely to be mid to late 70’s. I need to lift to it’s full weight capacity but only to move pallets and not to any height. Does anyone have a lifting chart for those years models and am I right in thinking that the weight rating is at 500mm intervals? Cheers

as you want to lift max weight it will be very critical that the mast and chains is in good shape, every one i seen up to mid 90s are all well worn on the chains and the brass mast slides.

Brass mast slides are a pain in the arse as you have to strip all the mast sections out to replace them and they are quite expensive, cost more than the machine is worth often!

 

[Pitcher]

Thanks, much appreciated advice. I‘m a sculptor and need a machine for a large job. Sadly the forklift I have on my old Zetor only lifts 1500kg so I’m a bit stuffed. Budget is the problem and only have 5k inc VAT spare. Looks like it’s going to be difficult to find anything later judging by what I’m seeing on eBay and don’t know where else to look.
Thanks again

 

[ACEngineering]

Thanks, much appreciated advice. I‘m a sculptor and need a machine for a large job. Sadly the forklift I have on my old Zetor only lifts 1500kg so I’m a bit stuffed. Budget is the problem and only have 5k inc VAT spare. Looks like it’s going to be difficult to find anything later judging by what I’m seeing on eBay and don’t know where else to look.
Thanks again

Does the budget realy matter? If you buy a decent one it'll still be decent after 1 job then sell it.

Or just hire machine in.

 

[ACEngineering]

Thanks, much appreciated advice. I‘m a sculptor and need a machine for a large job. Sadly the forklift I have on my old Zetor only lifts 1500kg so I’m a bit stuffed. Budget is the problem and only have 5k inc VAT spare. Looks like it’s going to be difficult to find anything later judging by what I’m seeing on eBay and don’t know where else to look.
Thanks again

Does it need to be rough terrain?

You could also look for jcb 930 and 940 there much the same type of thing.

 

[Pitcher]

I‘ve been thinking that buying and reselling might be the answer, trouble is I don’t really know what’s a good buy and would need to recover full price. Hiring not an option, job will take minimum 8 months and not a lot in it for me, except that it might bring more work. If I was to buy a better machine it would make sense to get something that could deal with more weight, 4 ton perhaps, what sort of money would I need to be looking at ?

 

[Pitcher]

Yes, has to be rough terrain, going across grass to the workshop. I’ll have a look at the JCB’s. This is all new territory for me and thanks for your help!

 

[Sparkplug]

2 or 4 wd? if the ground is soft 2 wd may not be suitable - not many 3 ton machines in UK as standard machine was 2.5 and later 2.60 t - 3 ton special order - just as JCB 926 standard machine 930 special order - as said above all at 500 mm load centre - Wear Strip Masts get very tight because of years of grease and dust clogging up the sections so if you get a Manitou with this type of mast make sure you steam it all off and grease or the resistance can affect it's lift capacity, roller type masts offer less resistance like JCB and some later Manitou masts. It all depends on ground conditions as to 2 or 4 wd but 3 ton lift is going to be 10-15 k in the current market whereas an old MB30C 2 wd IH Engine and Clutch Gearbox will only be 2 wd for 2-3 k in very poor condition IMO - with the increasing scrap price everything has a value!

 

[ACEngineering]

Yes, has to be rough terrain, going across grass to the workshop. I’ll have a look at the JCB’s. This is all new territory for me and thanks for your help!

If your crossing this grass loaded with 3ton its probably going to make a bit of a mess

 

[Pitcher]

A bit of a slope on ground that I can avoid if its too wet, used to that with the tractor, but 4wd I think for sure. Not a real worry about messing up the field. I reckon the stones need to be moved only twice across the grass, once there and once back, but there are eight of them! In the shed I’ll just have to bring the pallets out and turn around, the stones will need turning over but I’ve got a neighbour with a telehandler that can do that..Ah well things don’t always go as one hopes. Thanks a lot for your advice it’s a big help!

 

[Pitcher]

....scrap value is going up?

 

[ACEngineering]

....scrap value is going up?

yes, goes up and down with the price of new steel which at the moment is very high