Lift Truck Components in More Detail
There are numerous components which make up a forklift. The lift truck's main components include the truck frame, the engine components, the tilt cylinders, the overhead guard and the wheels. Additionally, a lift truck has different kinds of attachments. All the parts making up a forklift are of equal importance since they work together to make the machine's operation possible. The subsequent paragraphs describe in detail a few of the lift truck parts.
The Overhead Guard - The overhead guard is really the forklifts metal roof, which sits atop the operator cab. It's job is to protect the operator whilst they are utilizing the equipment. The overhead guard ensures that nothing falling from above onto the truck would hurt the driver or damage the controls inside the cab. The overhead guard is essential to the frame assembly on various units.
The Mast - the mast is a vertical assembly made of interlocking rails and mounted either to the front axle or the forklift frame. The mast provides lateral stability and enables the forks to move upwards and down. The interlocking rails could either have bushings or bushings as guides. There are two ways the mast can be operated: chain operated with motive power provided by a hydraulic motor or hydraulically by one or more hydraulic cylinders.
Forklift Carriage - the forks and other attachments are mounted to the carriage. The carriage is connected to the mast directly to the hydraulic cylinder or it is connected by chains. To enable the forks to be lowered and raised, the carriage can have either rollers or bushings to guide it in the interlocking mast rails.
Load Back Rest - When the carriage is raised to full height, there is a back rest made of metal which keeps a load from falling backwards. The back rest is either welded or bolted on to the carriage.
Forklift Attachments - There are numerous kinds of attachments that could be fixed directly to the lift truck's carriage. Forks are the most common kind of attachment. What's more, there are L-shaped members, rollers, rotators, pole handlers, roll clamps and so on. These different kinds of attachments are useful for transporting different types of loads.