Thanks again for the information and next time I'm home (I work on the east side of the state four days a week and have an apartment over here) I will try to get more information off of the Clark. I will be spending about $1,000 for permits to build a $7,000 garage. I have to have the DEQ permit before I can get a building permit. The new garage is not built yet and I have been waiting three months so far for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality permit for building in the protected dunes area. It was their 2 ton model for $160, and I plan to use that to lift Big Joe into the back of the trailer and unload it when I get there, then I can get by with just Big Joe (unless I get the Clark running before I start moving stuff).
Since I don't have the Clark running to use at the house end, I just bought a Harbor Freight engine lift. I just have to remember to plug the battery charger in occasionally. I only paid $350 for it when I got it about 10 years ago. It is rated at 1,000 pounds with a ten foot lift, and is much more versatile in my small shop than the Clark would ever be. That makes it easier to lift loads up into the rafters too. It originally had a railing around it, but that was removed before I bought it. It has straps under it so that when you slide the forks through them, it can't tilt or slide around. I have the Big Joe pallet stacker that will operate in my detached 24 x 32 shop and I have a man lift steel pallet that loads onto the forks and works as a great work table. If I can attach the mast to the Kubota, then it is not a problem. I live over near Lake Michigan, and anything you have not added gravel to is sand, so I know it won't operate in sand, but I have hopes it will operate on the gravel driveway that goes up to the house and the new attached garage we are building. I'm curious how well it runs off of pavement. The pictures included by 4570Man look similar to the size of my Clark, and I have the same type and size of tires. The Clark is only about 32" wide, and the mast a little narrower. I agree that putting it horizontal will make it more difficult to load, but I like the idea of a hydraulic loader to fee it anyway. The cylinders and mast are probably the difficult part to fabricate anyway. From what I could see on the parts book I found, it appears that the pump is open faces and bolts to the block, so it would be difficult to use anyway. Since the mast pretty much just requires pull the tilt pins, that would come off easy.
Actually, watching eBay and Craigslist, as well as other places, I have seen plenty of new and used hydraulic pumps and cylinders.
If I can't, and I have the time after retirement, I may tackle the splitter just to prove I had a use for it. If I clean and paint it, and it is operating (probably figure out the loose wires and remove them), I should be able to get more than I paid. I may find that this is not a reasonable project and just sell it if I get it running. I will look at the cylinder and see if I can more accurately calculate the lift capacity. I really appreciate all of the information and suggestions.
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