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Forklift for sale.

Up for sale is our Clark GCG25 Forklift. 1998 Model. 5000lb Capacity, LPG (propane) motor, and 3 way hydraulics (side shift). Last fall, it got a NEW head (with valvetrain), water pump, timing belt, hoses, plugs, wires and distributor cap, rotor, and radiator. 6 month old AC-Delco Battery. Has 2 year warranty on it. Engine now runs like a sewing machine, bump the starter and you're moving stuff. Hydraulic hoses on the carriage were replaced with top of the line ones from Pirtek, built and fitted on-site by a certified mechanic with a diesel and hydraulic degree. $200+. They do not leak. Fresh oil change with factory filters and Shell Rotella(done 4/12/2012). Factory air filter replaced every 3-4 months. Recent hydraulic and transmission service with filter replacement. Tires are75%, one steer tire has a cut in it. Almost new 42" forks with a hole in one for trailer ball. I use this machine to move trailers around my place, and put a hole in the tine with a torch. Works great. Comes with one (1) steel propane bottle, the forks, a handshake and a smile. Seat is new. No backup alarm on this thing, I pulled the relay. Headlight works. Gauges iffy, but you shouldn't rely on factory ones anyway. $6800.00, or best offer. Weighs 9225#. You'll need a rollback to move it.

Spring Update

Many, many apologies. Without further ado... With the Georgia heat descending upon us with a quickness, Darwin and I opted to take a rainy Monday and get together an actual list of all of our inventory. It took the greater part of a day to chalk, number and picture all of it, but it was well worth it. There were a lot of pieces that Darwin and I had forgotten about and even more pieces that we knew about but didn't realize quite how many or how stunning they actually were. I've finally managed to get all the pictures up. Both on our photobucket page - here - and our Facebook page - here. If you haven't had a chance to see the pictures, I highly recommend taking a peak. Not only are the pictures of our inventory, but they are also of our finished furniture projects. The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN contacted us about doing a dining room table top for them. Darwin and I jumped at the opportunity to work with them. They have made some amazing pieces and we knew the base they were building wouldn't disappoint. We went back and forth on which slabs would be the best, and we finally settled on the last of the Sinker Cypress slabs we had. The first one turned out beautifully and we knew this one would hold it's own against whatever base the metal museum created. The slab finished out beautifully and Darwin and I are anxiously awaiting pictures of the completed product. Speaking of furniture, we've got some new pieces in the works over at Urban Reclaimed. Now that we've got an inventory list, the ideas are blossoming quite rapidly. Two pieces we have recently finished are the Vintage Surfboard Coffee Table as well as a pair of Foldover Side Tables. The website has recently been revamped and the blog is getting an update with the stories behind some of our more unique slabs. Moving away from inventory and furniture, we fall into Darwin's territory. Milling. Emory University has kindly sent us some more trees from their campus to get milled into lumber. The tree Darwin milled out of one of their trees that fell in front of one of, or the oldest, dorm on campus, has come to the final stages of drying and will soon be on it's way to be made into an amazing conference table to be placed in the dormitory for the students to use. The kiosks we made for them have been assembled on campus and are a big hit. As always let us know if we can help with anything. Please check out both of our Facebook pages - Mississippi Wood Trader and Urban Reclaimed. If you tweet follow Urban Reclaimed. And look for our updates on the blogs. Yes, this means the rambling has ended... Until next time, Dot and Darwin