Forklift Dilemma

[Bob Steele]

To prevent backdriving you are going to need some sort of brake. Our lift has a ratcheting system that is controlled by a small pneumatic.to stop it from backdriving the motors..

You could also make some sort of brake disk with a pad operated by a pneumatic.

Oh by the way, don't believe what everyone says about spectra... we use it...and it works great BUT it DOES stretch initially... so you have to pre-stretch it...after that you should be fine..

We have quite a few sailors out here that use it all the time and they have shown us how to splice it to make secure connections... you might want to learn that...or figure out some good knots...

[sdcantrell56]

We are using belt this year and so far it is working very well. It is much nicer to deal with than cable or chain and very light. Also belt essentially does not stretch. The belt we are using has a kevlar tension member.

My team this year is doing something similar, we're using super strong Spiderline fishing line (50lb test, no stretch), but we have issues with stops for the slides. Does anyone know of anything that works for stops on the standard KOP slides?

[joek]

you can get pre-stretched polypropylene rope, that has almost all of the stretch eliminated

No, I meant something that works well for slide stops, I already have some fishing line that appears to be indestructible.