Forklift
- Product Details
- Company Profile
Forklift
A forklift (also called a lift truck, a high/low, a stacker-truck, or a side loader) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials. Truck Frame - is the base of the machine to which the mast, axles, wheels, counterweight, overhead guard and power source are attached. The frames usually have fuel and hydraulic fluid tanks constructed as part of the frame assembly. Counterweight - is a heavy cast iron mass attached to the rear of the forklift truck frame. The purpose of the counterweight is to counterbalance the load being lifted. In an electric forklift the large lead-acid battery itself may serve as part of the counterweight. Cab - is the area that contains a seat for the operator along with the control pedals, steering wheel, levers, switches and a dashboard containing operator readouts. The cab area may be open air or enclosed, but it is covered by the cage-like overhead guard assembly.