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