Forklift-Mounted “Safety Cage”

Forklift-Mounted “Safety Cage” MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Forklifts A forklift-mounted safety cage built from the metal cage on a 250-gal chemical shuttle makes high-up work safer for David Hansen of Pisek N Dak “It’s a lot safer than standing on a wooden pallet and I have a lot of room to work I can have everything with me ” says Hansen The safety cage measures 3 ft wide by 4 ft long and 38 in high Hansen cut out part of one side of the shuttle to make an entrance and used 1 1/2-in angle iron to partially close the hole back up for support A small safety chain with a hook at one end closes off the top of the entrance Hansen bolted a plywood section onto the shuttle floor and then bolted expanded metal onto the plywood “It took only about an hour to put together I use it to do everything from changing light bulbs to washing out fertilizer spreaders to doing roof work ” says Hansen “I figure that if the shuttle floor is strong enough to support a 250-gal bulk tank weighing 1 600 to 2 000 lbs it’s strong enough to support me Chemical shuttle cages like the one I used are readily available at little or no cost ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup David Hansen 5913 144th Ave N E Pisek N Dak 58273 dhbigred@hotmail com

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