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Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer of the forklift to get this information. Sometimes, not often, some companies will publish this info on their spec sheets.

Any attempt to calculate this info without knowing the details specifics of the forklift would only be a guess.

Of course, one could drive the unit onto a level floor scale & weigh each axle laden & unladen.
  • Posted 11 Oct 2011 21:27
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