Specifications Explained
Forklift Mast Height and Capacity: Reading the Ratings
Read mast height, rated capacity and load-centre conditions together. Use the exact truck's plate and chart; avoid universal height-derating formulas.
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How to read a forklift spec sheet: VDI 2198 line numbers, aisle widths, mast heights, weights and the traps in comparing them.
Specifications Explained
Manufacturer Data Plate Decoding: How to Read Load Centre Numbers
Using actual data plates from multiple models, this guide walks through the format, shows how to extract load-centre, stability, and derating numbers, and
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Forklift Travel and Lift Speeds: What They Change in a Shift
Travel speed laden and unladen, lift speed and lowering speed are all published, and together they set cycle time - but the difference between two trucks i
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Forklift Floor Loading: Why Axle Load Beats Total Weight
Slabs and mezzanine decks are rated per square metre; a forklift delivers its weight through a few small contact patches, and the figure a structural engin
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Free Lift on a Forklift: What It Is and When You Need It
Free lift is how far the forks rise before the mast starts to extend, and it decides whether you can stack inside a container or under a low beam at all. L
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Forklift Turning Radius: The Number That Sets Your Aisle
Outside turning radius plus length to fork face plus load length plus clearance is the whole aisle calculation, and each term is a published line. Live tab
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Forklift Parts Explained: Every Component on a Spec Sheet
A parts diagram is only useful if each part maps to a number you can compare. Walk the truck from counterweight to fork tips and name the spec-sheet line e
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Forklift Fork Sizes and Carriage Classes Explained
Fork length, width and thickness plus the ITA carriage class decide what fits and what is legal to fit. Table of carriage classes against capacity ranges a
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Forklift Dimensions: Height, Width and the Clearance You Need
Check the complete truck and load against doorways, overhead obstructions and stacking space using the actual configuration and manufacturer measurements.
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Cushion vs Pneumatic Forklift Tyres: How to Choose
Compare cushion, solid pneumatic and air-filled tyres by application and approved truck configuration, without generic pressures or aisle formulas.
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Forklift Mast Types: Simplex, Duplex, Triplex and Quad Compared
Compare lowered mast height, free lift, fork height and extended height for the actual truck, route and load. Mast type alone does not establish fit or capacity.
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How Much Does a Forklift Weigh? Real Manufacturer Figures
A counterbalance forklift weighs roughly 1.4 to 1.9 times what it can lift. Here are the published service weights of real machines, by type.