Thursday, February 4, 2010

Dock Traction How Can I Create Traction For An Outside Wooden Incline (ramp) That My Forklift Drives Up To Get To Load Dock?

How can I create traction for an outside wooden incline (ramp) that my forklift drives up to get to load dock? - dock traction

When it rains, our forklift tires spin in the slippery wood. We have tried, a wire mesh base, but the smaller tires in a week. The ramp is probably due to an inclination of 10-15 degrees to about 14 meters. The car quickly when dry. The color texture mixed in a loading bay and away you go?

17 comments:

woodtick... said...

Take 2 sheets of diamond plate. Bolt securely to the ramp, and you should not be more problems with the wheels turning. Hope this helps.

DIY Doc said...

No offense to you or other reactions, when the tire is loader / sliding on the wood, the paint is damaged or drag strip, depending primarily on the load on an incline.

You're talking about barbecue, and my suggestion would be good, rolled fencing mesh, and protected, but also that there probably with a wooden ramp, and I want to know why the tires slip and bear their trials.

Although another option would be to extend the ramp, allowing easy and slope, where it has a dock.

Just my two "sense"

RONAVISH said...

I know what you saw, I would get very few 1x4 and placed horizontally in the ramp and make sure they say, every 6 to 8 inches, we will inform you the traction you need and your tires are between 1x4 exactly what you need to get traction and the truck can not leave down.You covered the 1x4 in the series of the year in traffic, but make sure that the ramp and 1x4 are not willing to get ruined for t . Don "Sand put up especially at this level, because you'll see what flies in all parts of sand and slides!

artemis said...

I think you are) on the right track with the structured color, texture, if you are him (the man who sold premixed is probably not courageous enough to do the job.

All I can think of is to cut notches every six inches or less, and fill it with something like a heavy load of hard-wearing rubber, dry - would do a Google search for a product like that - polymers, perhaps? It will take more time and a little investment, and the weather could not be better to get a custom profile with the peaks of the road, unless you think maybe you could.

Sounds like a riddle to solve! Tell me what happens if you remember. I like the answers to hear that come with technical projects of this kind.

Good luck!

J B said...

To use Try to use some of 3M tapes, the black beans in wetlands and measures to prevent slipping. I do not know how he is able to drive a forklift on it, but it is cheap enough, it might be more try.You Lowes, Wal-Mart and Home Depot can.

Jim W said...

Extend the runway, it is not so steep. Alternatively, buy tires on a forklift injuries occur to them, or to put less load on the forklift. Or try the driver, the other way, to push the weight on drive wheels change.

Jim W said...

Extend the runway, it is not so steep. Alternatively, buy tires on a forklift injuries occur to them, or to put less load on the forklift. Or try the driver, the other way, to push the weight on drive wheels change.

eagle said...

Time of Internet Solutions to handle. Toll Free 877 993 7225th You only need two strips of sufficient width for tires. If the price is not reasonable that you do get in a scrap yard in May, which is bolted to the ramp here. Good luck.

ge524eno... said...

a good epoxy paint and 1 layer of rolls, while still wet sand, then rolled into the replay a second layer, while still wet, if you can not get the results you want, you repeat the process

ge524eno... said...

a good epoxy paint and 1 layer of rolls, while still wet sand, then rolled into the replay a second layer, while still wet, if you can not get the results you want, you repeat the process

kenbgray said...

Epoxy floor with sand mixed into the paint used, and when it starts a little more dry sand under shed. You can also purchase different tires for a forklift to on a hillside in place.

Jim M said...

I have seen this problem with the epoxy resin, and Dissemination of crushed walnut shells heavily resolved. I think the guy who used crushed walnut shells with a hammer.

Chuck P said...

Get some epoxy garage floors, and use the sand and gravel will accompany all wet.

Winnie said...

There are metal bars that are used for inclined surfaces to increase traction. Local shops have.

James C said...

Rubber mats

DUDE!!! said...

the only thing we have seen what works, is spread over the sand on the wet runway.

Dan the brick man said...

Pour concrete ramp, and then give her a rough broom finish to ...

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