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Counterbalanced forklifts

Counterbalanced forklifts are widely used in the material handling industry and in factories / warehouses around the world. Major forklift manufacturers such as Linde, Toyota, and Mitsubishi make counterbalanced forklifts, plus you can get one in a fuel option to suit your needs (diesel, gas, or electric). A typical counterbalanced forklift contains the following components:

The truck frame: it is the base of the machine to which all the other parts are attached: mast, axles, wheels, counterweight and power source. The frame may have fuel and hydraulic fluid tanks built as part of the forklift frame assembly.

The counterweight is a heavy cast iron mass attached to the rear of the forklift frame. The purpose of the counterweight is to counteract the load being lifted, obviously up to a certain load weight. In an electric forklift, the large lead-acid battery itself can serve as part / all of the counterweight.

The cab: is the area that contains an operator’s seat along with the control pedals, steering wheel, levers, switches, and a dashboard that contains the operator’s readings.

The mast: it is the vertical assembly that performs most of the work of raising and lowering the load.

The power source: it can consist of an internal combustion engine that can run on LP gas, CNG gas, gasoline or diesel fuel. Electric forklifts are powered by a battery or fuel cells that provide power to electric motors. The motors can be of the DC or AC type.

Fork Attachments – A variety of types of material handling forklift attachments are available. These include sideshifters, slip sheet accessories, carton clamps, multipurpose clamps, rotators, fork positioners, carpet posts, post handlers, container handlers, roll clamps, and many others; many companies will design special custom fittings if required

A counterbalanced forklift offers some benefits over fork design and straddle leg styles, but with a few other drawbacks. A counterbalanced forklift can lift pallets directly off the ground, as there are no stabilizing feet to get in the way. The disadvantages of this type of counterbalanced forklift are that the weight capacity and lift height are often lower than other styles. The counterbalanced forklift is the easiest electric forklift to use for parking pallets close together.