Specifications Explained
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
Forklift Knowledge Base
Practical answers about forklifts and warehouse trucks, written against the same manufacturer specification data that runs the rest of this site. Every figure names where it came from, and the tables are read live from the database rather than typed into the article.
Specifications Explained
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
Specifications Explained
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
Maintenance & Inspection
A Forklift Maintenance Schedule Built on Hours, Not Months
Service intervals are published in hours, but most operations plan in months, which either wastes services or misses them. Table of typical interval bands
Equipment Types
Electric Pallet Truck vs Manual: Where the Change Pays Off
Powered pallet trucks weigh about a third of what they lift because there is no counterweight - the load sits over the wheels. Live table of real pallet tr
Equipment Types
Order Pickers: What They Lift, How High, and the Fall Rules
An order picker raises the operator, which changes both the specification and the rules: fall protection, platform gates and the OSHA paragraphs that apply
Equipment Types
Turret Truck vs Reach Truck: When VNA Is Worth the Cost
A turret truck works aisles a reach truck cannot, but it needs wire or rail guidance and a floor flat enough to certify. Table comparing turret, reach and
Capacity & Load Handling
Forklift Capacity at Height: Read the Correct Load Chart
Distinguish load centre from lift height and use the manufacturer chart for the actual mast, attachment and task. A universal height factor is not a rating.
Capacity & Load Handling
What a Forklift Attachment Costs You in Capacity
An attachment takes capacity twice: its own weight comes off, and its thickness pushes the load centre out. 1910.178(a)(5) requires the truck to be marked
Equipment Types
Narrow Aisle Forklifts: Working Out the Aisle Width You Need
Read the manufacturer stacking-aisle figure with its load orientation and clearance assumptions. Turning radius alone does not establish the required aisle.
Equipment Types
Reach Truck vs Order Picker: Which One Your Racking Needs
Both work narrow aisles at height, and they are not interchangeable: a reach truck moves whole pallets and the operator stays at floor level, an order pick
Power & Batteries
Lithium vs Lead-Acid Forklift Batteries: Weight, Charging
The comparison that matters is not chemistry but three operational facts: pack weight against the truck's minimum, opportunity charging against a battery c