Pallet Jack?

[RidgeHiker]

Am going to build a wood storage box that I will move to the deck with my tractor from the wood shed. Probably weigh around 900 lbs. Discussed concept in another thread but have new question. My concern has been moving it by hand once it is on the deck. Have been looking at Haul Master pallet jacks on Harbor Freight site to move across the deck. I have never used a pallet jack. Any thoughts on how easy it would be to move that kind of weight with a pallet jack on a flat wood deck surface?

 

[kc5dlo]

It does not take much to stop a pallet jack dead in it's tracks. Anything the size of a nut or bolt can wedge in a load wheel and stop it on a smooth warehouse floor. Maybe it would not be a problem as long as you don't try to travel perpendicular to the deck boards. Perhaps some permanent, larger diameter caster wheels on the storage box would work better and also be cheaper?

 

[Wagtail]

It does not take much to stop a pallet jack dead in it's tracks. Anything the size of a nut or bolt can wedge in a load wheel and stop it on a smooth warehouse floor. Maybe it would not be a problem as long as you don't try to travel perpendicular to the deck boards. Perhaps some permanent, larger diameter caster wheels on the storage box would work better and also be cheaper?

Agree wholeheartedly. A set of four (perhaps one 'lockable') heavy duty, plastic tyred, castor wheels on the corners of a pallet would work great.

All of my implements are mounted on wheeled pallets, so the weight wouldn't be a problem.

 

[Big Barn]

I've used pallet jacks (hand and electric) all my life. I still have two in my shop.

On a smooth and level concrete warehouse floor, you REALLY have to pull (or push) to get a 2000# load rolling. 750 -1000# loads are for "little girls" ( my daughter's words not mine).

Here's the 800# welder I was using for standby power in my garage. The initial pull can be started using three fingers on the smooth concrete floor.



Depending on the composition of the load wheels on a HF pallet jack, pulling a 900# load MAY prove challenging on a wooden surface. Only one way to find out for certain.....

Terry

 

[bcp]

Borrow or half-day rental of a pallet jack for testing.

Bruce

 

[atomchaser]

You can always lay down a couple sheets of plywood if the surface of the deck is too rough. 900# is easily moved with a pallet jack on a smooth, even surface. I have moved 1300# by myself with the cheapest pallet jack Northern Tool sells without any problem.

 

[stuckmotor]

Perhaps some permanent, larger diameter caster wheels on the storage box would work better and also be cheaper?

If your luck keeping hydraulic jacks working is similar to mine, the casters would be a better option.