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calculating the capacity of a forklift truck

You have a forklift rated at 3t with a 600mm load centre. The pallet you are about to move is 14000mm in length i.e. centre is 700mm from the heel of the truck. I know the capacity is reduced but how can you calculate the new capacity?
  • Posted 11 Oct 2013 11:29
  • Discussion started by paddyB
  • Queensland, Australia
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Contact the supplier or dealer for that brand - have make model, s/n, mast type, attachment, tire type & configuartion (sin/dual, solid pneumatic) etc & fork length & section size ready. Cascade has a "capacity" guesstimator on their website but it is just than a SWAG and they will defer you to the lift truck manufactuer or their representative for actual ratings.

There is a way to use the inch-pound rating to guess at the capacity (used to do that back in the 1960's then OSHA came along in the US) but it does not take into consideration - mechanical limits (like fork section sizes and other things) and ratings to full lift height.
  • Posted 11 Oct 2013 20:54
  • Reply by johnr_j
  • Georgia, United States
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