Wasnt sure where to post this one. Earlier today I bought a 585c forklift. To make a long story short, its from a friend of mine's estate, which his family is starting to clean up. Figured it would be a good memory of him and something handy to have around the shop. It has been sitting for a few years atleast. Checked the fluids, gave it a sniff of ether and she fired up. Has a few small leaks, shuttle seems to be responsive and almost had it out of its resting spot until one of the soft front tires came off the rim. Just wondering what the good and bad is on these, what years they were made..anything to watch out for. Thanks, -Mike
Had a customer back in '91 that had three of them, seems like they were pretty new then, Good machines, very few minor repairs, and they were run by maniacs. If my memory serves they use almost the same drivetrain as case backhoes.