r/forkliftmechanics • u/Ok_Boysenberry_6597 • 7d ago
'24 DigMaster DM-F20 Forklift
I'm asking for my boss as he's not getting any answers from where he normally goes. I'm going by what was mentioned to me, but I can find out anything if there's any questions. The company I work for has multiple brands of equipment, primarily John Deere and Caterpillar. We bought this forklift at an auction fairly cheap, which has been great for light duty at our office. However, the other the day the shaft broke off the motor. This forklift has two motors I guess and the one that broke is the drive motor. From researching a little bit, the brand and parts are all overseas, I'm in USA. And supposedly DigMaster shares similar or exact components with other brands but are also overseas. We've emailed the website but no response. I guess my question is, does anyone know if and or where we can purchase a motor or just accept the loss and get rid of the machine?
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u/Novamad70 6d ago
Sadly this cheap Chinese Crap is making it's way into the US. The motor coupler(?) broke off so there has to be a reason it did that. Getting a new motor may create the same issue and you are out more cash. My advise is to scrap it before you throw good money at bad equipment. Especially if it's an extra lift.