The mast is the system in a forklift that performs load lifting. The mast consists of a fork and an elevation mechanism, associated with the lift truck’s hydraulic assembly. Two systems of classification have arisen to describe a forklift truck’s mast in detail.

For most forklifts, the mast is designed toward the front of a forklift and directly in the forklift operator’s line of vision. Forklift masts come with various sections that elevate or lower the forklift carriage along with the forks. These include: Duplex: Two mast stages.

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A mast assembly for a forklift truck includes an outer mast, an inner mast and a lift bracket. The outer mast includes a pair of substantially vertical outer mast rails and a substantially horizontal first outer mast beam. The first outer mast beam is connected to the outer mast rails by means of bolt connection.

A forklift’s free lift is the maximum height you can raise the forks without changing the mast height. There are two instances where this typically happens: when the inner mast rails extends past the outer mast rails or when the load backrest or carriage exceeds the height of the outer mast rails.

Common forklift weights: Typical forklift weight ranges are between 4000 to 9000 lbs or 1800 to 4100 kg. Most forklifts used in a warehouse and distribution center weighs 3500 to 5000 lbs or 1500 kg to 2300 kg. Heaviest forklift is Kalmar DCG720-10LB forklift which weighs 204,600 lbs or 93500 kg.

how much does a 5000 lb capacity forklift weight? if your forklift can lift 5,000 pounds, generally the weight of the forklift will be somewhere between 7,500 and 10,000 pounds.

Why Forklifts Weigh So Much The main reason a forklift is so heavy is that they include the counterweight. This is necessary to keep the forklift from tipping over when it’s in use.