Forklift Components in More Detail
A lift truck is made of thousands of parts. The main components that make up a forklift truck are the frame of the truck, the engine components, the overhead guard, the tilt cylinders and the wheels. Also, a lift truck has different types of attachments. All the parts making up a lift truck are of equal importance since they work together to make the machine's functions possible. The subsequent paragraphs describe a few of the lift truck parts in detail.
The Overhead Guard - The overhead guard is actually the lift truck's metal roof, that sits atop the operator cab. It's job is to protect the operator while they are utilizing the equipment. The overhead guard makes sure that nothing falling from above onto the truck will damage the controls in the cab or hurt the operator. The overhead guard is vital to the frame assembly on several units.
The Mast - the mast is a vertical assembly made of interlocking rails and mounted either to the forklift frame or the front axle. 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 a couple of 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 carriage is the part that the forks and other attachments are mounted to. The carriage is in fact directly connected to the hydraulic cylinder and is connected by chains. To allow 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 - a back rest is a metal rack which keeps a load from falling backwards while the carriage is lifted to its full height. The back rest is either welded or bolted on to the carriage.
Lift Truck Attachments - a variety of attachments could be fixed to the front of the lift truck. The most common type of attachment is forks. What's more, there are L-shaped members, rotators, rollers, pole handlers, roll clamps and so on. These various kinds of attachments are really handy for moving different types of loads.