Side Tilt Carriage - Rated by the blade carriage hoisting capacity, there are actually four sizes of hook type fork carriages. The hook type blade carriages have been standardized.
Class I carriages are rated for cargo as much as 2000 lbs. The carriage bar spacing used for Class I is 13 inches. Class II carriages are rated for loads up to 5,550 lbs. Their carriage bar spacing is 16 inches. Class III carriages are rated for cargo up to 10,000 lbs. The carriage bar spacing for this class is 20 inches. Class IV carriages are rated for cargo up to 15,500 lbs. The carriage bar spacing used for this capacity is twenty five inches.
Pin mounted blades differ by the amount of offset between the tine and the tine eye. Various manufacturers would vary the carriages for pin type blades. Carriage capacity will be established by the carriage pin size and by the fork size.
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