Florida Gateway College, formerly Lake City Community College, of Lake City, Fla., has a world-class turf equipment management program for aspiring equipment managers. Program instructors Mark Yarick and Jonathan Morriss fabricated a frame under their Foley bedknife grinder to hold the coolant tank and facilitate easy relocation of the unit.
They wanted to easily move the grinder to facilitate cleaning and reorganization of the shop. A simple frame was constructed so a pallet jack could move the unit. The frame attaches to the leveling feet of the machine. As an bonus, the coolant tank, which previously sat on the floor, was mounted onto the frame. The grinder frame is 2-inch x 56-inch square tubing with angle iron welded on the ends and extends about 5 inches to give the lift needed for the pallet jack. Slots were ground in the angle iron to receive the leveling bolts on the machine. These bolts were also used to attach it to the bottom of the grinder. The tank holder is 2-inch x 24-inch angle iron pieces bolted the correct distance to receive the coolant tank. The materials were already in stock and it took about two hours to complete. GCI
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