Tire Types
Cushion tires are usually considered solid tires with no tread pattern. These tires are designed for indoor solid and smooth surfaces. There are tread patterns available though, which are a lot suitable for different surface environments. The cushion tires are popular on smooth warehouse floors and in similar applications.
Pneumatic tires however would require air and are made specially for uneven ground and loose surfaces. The pneumatic tire provides a higher ground clearance over solid tires. This raises the forklift's center of gravity and really reduces its rated lift capacity. Most often, pneumatic tires are utilized in rough terrain surroundings due to their ability to navigate uneven surfaces in a smoother fashion. A lot of construction sites and mining or agricultural applications depend on these tires to be able to make certain the equipment can travel as carefully and safe as possible.
Lift height and Lift Capacity
In order to determine the capacity of the vehicle needed, it is important to know the maximum weight and dimensions of the loads you would be handling. As well, you must know the maximum fork height needed so as to rack or stack the loads. These factors, the lifting height as well as the load size, greatly affect the truck's lifting capacity. A bigger size load can move the vehicle's center of gravity and change the load combination. This reduces the machine's lifting capacity as well as affects the load being lifted and the height. Using various attachments could also affect the overall capacity of the truck.
Mast Options
There are a lot of different choices of masts existing on the market. For instance, there are single, double, triple and quad, the numbers indicate how many sections or stages the mast has. In a variety of circumstances, you will not be needed to make any choices because the lift height will dictate the kind of mast you would get, however, in trucks with really high lift heights, you may have an option.