Chinese forklifts are garbage, buy you a Toyota if you want quality

Chinese electric forklifts and lithium battery technology have made significant improvements in recent years. Many brands have not only enhanced quality and efficiency but also become more competitive in terms of cost. For your needs, if the forklift will be used infrequently, choosing a Chinese-made electric forklift is undoubtedly a more cost-effective option. Moreover, with continuous advancements in technology, the quality and after-sales support have been steadily improving.

While earlier some Chinese brands may have had issues with after-sales service, many manufacturers now have established global service networks to ensure that customers can receive timely technical support and spare parts. This way, even if the forklift is used occasionally, you can ensure its proper functioning and avoid unnecessary maintenance issues.

@ Dexter1212
Guess you read about what happened at the Alamo
PS: Lived in Waco and Katy before that 26 lane I-10 freeway (aka Katy Freeway was being built. Moved to Georgia in '96 (just in time)

I will stay out of this one!

@lifter01
Learned this many decades ago like 6.5 decades.
There are some people that will lie a little, cheat a little by will be absolutely sincere about it

Your full of yourself fella. You can but a machine and set it on fire if that floats your boat, but you cannot modify it in anyway without the manufacturers OK to carry out the modification. We have regulations in place (loler and puwer in the UK osha USA) to stop idiots like you killing themselves or others pal

Not how to win friends.
Math is used on a tilt table to determine the tip over point of the forkli lift stability triaangle and position of the center of gravity at various tilt table angles while the mast is tilted back and adjusted to various positions with the mast like vertically with full rated load and mast adjusted to true vertical of the 4' x 4' x 4' test loads as masts will bend forward some mor than others; also forks raised 6" off the floor and mast tilted back ward. In case of a CB electric they are tested for minimum weight batteries and max weight batteries.

In a nutshell don't think any shade tree engineering will have the capabilities and equipment to do what you state Plus your forklift MUST have an appropriate capacity plate issued by the manufacture of your brand of lift / OSHA standards.
Have a good day Have an accident with the forklift you played with and you'll or your son see OSHA in a NY second will be able to do that much less pass any of the required.

You're from OK, that speaks volumes...

These replies. I can do math. You idiot just want to hear yourself talk, if this is the level of blue collar workers in the country or the UK, everyone is screwed. I have a degree in MATH. I can do it, apparently no on on this site can. Aka. Forklift Action. I think I will seek advise from other places with people that have a IQ over 10. Best of luck folks. By the way, this had NOTHING to do with the question I asked. Learn to read and go outside, most of you need it.

You can't even spell, and you're trying to educate people. You know the guy you work for? I am that guy. We are different. Go take a physics class. And I can do anything I WANT too that forklift, ITS MINE. I can set it on fire if I want. LOL, what a joke.

Well apparently I dont want you working on the 100 I have owned. 5 AGM batteries that are under your NUTS, DO NOT add much ballast weight to the lifting of the machine, so yes if you put a lighter lithium pack in the lift, you could re-ballast the weight with rocks if you wanted. You obviously did not take physics and don't know basic math. I assure you I do. GAWD some of these replies are the dumbest things I have read in some time. Just FYI those batteries weigh a total of 350 lbs. And if you want me to draw you a diagram on leverage and show you how LITTLE effect 350lbs has on the LEVER of that machine when they are in the front 60% of the weight load I can take you back to school. Listen in math and learn, or just listen to some idiot on this site. I bought a hyster, so if I put an aluminum bottle on it instead of metal, do I lose all lifting capacity? Its MATH.

Paul I've been in the industry for over 40 years pal as both an engineer and loler inspector and can assure you I am 100% correct as john_r stated the battery minimum weight is part of the ballast and cannot be changed without the manufacturer say so.
Stuck to what you kniw about because you know nothing about forklifts

The counterweight + a minimum weight battery or maximum weight battuer MUST be used for safety issues. The owner of the forklift MUST get the manufactures or authorized distributor written approval to add weight and where. Rated capacity of any counterbalance forklift is not just the teeter tauter principal, The capacity is based on the stability triangle and the CG is also measure at maximum lifting height and bast tilt angle.. Capacity is verified on a tilt table to measure sidae to side tip over points
Shad tree engineering can get you in to real trouble. - Philadelphia lawyers get rich on shad trees.
BTW I only sent from December 1967 thru October 2007 in the lift truck industry.
Hint : Read the OSHA standards and the latest ANS B56.1 standards (might be called SAE standards now) on the does & don't and responsibilities of the owner/driver of owning a lift truck. Hung up my lift truck spurs in 2007.
GL
Ciao & Pura Vida
PS: Won't provide you any more info as it seems you have answered you concerns all by your self.
PSS: Like I stated in my previous post - you provided sketchy info at best in your post. And all replies did not even cost you a "Yankee Dime"..
PSSS: A Yankee dime for those that aren't familiar withe that term is a kiss on the cheek. "Learnt" that from my "Lone Star Lady" of 42+ years. And that is all I will ever wager on a bet because even when you loose you win.. For the record I only bet Y.Ds. with the ladies

LOL, you are 100% wrong. These electric forklifts (modern) do not use huge 72V batteries with 3-phase chargers made for fast-moving warehouses. Those types of lifts use the battery as a counterweight. The forklifts I was referring to have 5 30 series AGM batteries that MIGHT weigh 450lbs, the machine has a standard cast tail counterweight and the batteries are under the seat, the batteries contribute VERY little to the lifting ability of the machine. Some of these replies are not thought out very well. I can do math and adding weight for a lighter battery is not rocket science.

There is a link in my post. I did not buy it. I bought a Hyster.