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Dan

The answer is simple, Here is how you work the load centre's out.

A simple method to calculate if a pallet can be picked up is as follows:
The rated capacity of the truck is 1600kg
The Rated Moment is 420mm (this is found by measuring the distance from the centre of the front axle to the face of the heel of the forks with the mast vertical)
The Load centre is 600mm
The size of the pallet is 1400mm x 1600mm
The weight of the pallet is 1470kg

So to work this out

Add: The Rated Moment to the Load Centre
420 + 600 = 1020.
Now multiply this sum by the rated capacity
1020 x 1600 = 1632000 (this is the first part of the sum).
Now add the the Rated Moment to the New Load Centre (this time it is half the shortest side of the pallet).
420 + 700 = 1120.
Now divide this sum into the first part
1120  1632000 = 1457kg (this is the weight the equipment can pick up)
The pallet weighs 1470kg so the answer is NO
  • Posted 12 Aug 2012 02:20
  • By AceT
  • joined 12 Aug'12 - 12 messages
  • Hampshire, United Kingdom
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