Carriages and Carriage Parts - Rated by the fork carriage hoisting capability, there are actually four sizes of hook type blade 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 cargo up to 5,550 lbs. Their carriage bar spacing is sixteen inches. Class III carriages are rated for cargo 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 used for this capacity is 25 inches.
The carriages for pin type blades can be different depending on the manufacturer. Pin mounted blades may differ by the amount of offset between the blade eye and the blade. Carriage capacity would be established by the carriage pin size and by the fork size.
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