09 · Heavy Equipment

Forklift

Also called Fork truck · Lift truck · Counterbalance forklift

A compact, mobile lifting truck for moving, stacking and loading goods in warehouses and on sites.

Engine or electric (varies by unit)

Sizes & models we rent

5,000 lbWarehouse forkliftDouble mastFor working under a low roofJCB 3D 4x4 telescopic lift truckRough-terrain, goes where a warehouse truck can't
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Overview

A forklift raises a load on two forks up a mast, so it can stack as well as carry. That is the difference between it and a pallet jack.

We rent three kinds. A 5,000 lb warehouse truck for indoor pallet work. A double-mast truck that fits under a low roof and still reaches height, because the mast telescopes rather than standing tall from the start. And a JCB 3D 4x4 telescopic lift truck for rough ground, where a warehouse truck's small hard wheels would be useless.

Between them they cover warehouses, loading docks, construction sites and recycling yards, and jobs well past pallets — dumping, stacking, lifting drum barrels and reaching places a person cannot.

Ask three things: the weight, the height it has to reach, and what the ground is like. The last one decides more often than people expect.

Catalogue specifications

  • MODEL AVAILABLE;
  • MOD# 7FGU25
  • DIMENSIONS
  • Length to fork face 8.6 ft in (2606mm)
  • Overall width 3.8 ft in (1150.6mm)
  • Overall height - mast lowered 6.9 ft in (2110.7mm)
  • Turning radius 7.6 ft in (222.5mm)
  • Right Angle stack 8.5 ft in (2692.3mm)
  • ENGINE
  • Power 53hp (39.5kw)
  • Power measured 2400 rpm
  • OPERATIONAL
  • Tire type pneumatic
  • Number of front wheels 2
  • Number of rear wheels 2
  • Max speed 10.9 mph (17.5 km/h)
  • MAST
  • Load capacity 5000 lb (2268kg)
  • Load center 24in (609.6mm)
  • Lift speed 118ft/min (36m/min)

Best uses

  • Warehouses
  • Construction sites
  • Loading docks
  • Recycling centres
  • Dumping
  • Lifting vehicles
  • Stacking
  • Loading and unloading
  • Cleaning hard-to-reach places
  • Lifting drum barrels

Troubleshooting

Won't start or won't move

Checks to try, in order

  1. Sit in the seat and fasten the belt.
  2. Put the direction lever in neutral and set the park brake to start.
  3. Check fuel, open the LPG cylinder valve, or check the battery charge, depending on the unit.

Reference draft — always follow the manufacturer’s manual.

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Forks won't lift or lift slowly

Checks to try, in order

  1. Check the load weight against the data plate.
  2. Electric units lift slowly when the battery is low — charge it.
  3. Check for hydraulic oil leaks at the mast.

Uneven or damaged mast chains: stop and tag out.

Reference draft — always follow the manufacturer’s manual.

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Safety

  • Never carry passengers or lift people on the forks.
  • On slopes, keep the load on the uphill side.

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