Hi,

I am engineer who is designing a warehouse floor slab for forklift loading and i was wondering whether anyone would be able to help me with some specifications for a typical hard-wheeled forklift.

Basically my major interest is in the hard wheeled tyres. For pneumatic tyres we assume the tyre pressure to typically be 750kPa to determine how much the tyres compress under load. So i was wondering whether anyone could tell me the approximate tyre pressure or amount the tyre compresses under load for hard-wheeled forklifts?

In my case the forklift itself has a front axle load of 120kN (12t) if that helps you compare the size of forklift i am talking about.

Any specifications or imformation you are able to supply me on hard wheeled forklifts or a contact who may be able to help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks