Side Tilt Carriage - Rated by the fork carriage hoisting capacity, there are 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 utilized for Class I is 13 inches. Class II carriages are rated for cargo up to 5,550 lbs. Their carriage bar spacing is 16 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 cargo up to 15,500 lbs. The carriage bar spacing for this capacity is 25 inches.
Pin mounted blades vary by the amount of offset between the fork and the tine eye. Some manufacturers will differ the carriages for pin type blades. Carriage capacity will be established by the carriage pin size and by the blade size.
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