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The forklift truck is extremely important machinery which is of paramount importance in material handling operations. It is called so because the machine has forks which can be called as steel fingers are inserted under the load to lift in a very organized and a proper manner. The forklift parts are subjected to a great degree of wear and tear because of its extensive use and therefore they are always in demand.

Following are the forklift truck parts which are an absolute necessity to make it fully functional.

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The Counterweight is sort of a heavy iron mass which is attached to the rear part of the machine. Next is the carriage which has four sizes of hook type carriage. They are rated according to the capacity of load lifting which is further determined by the fork size and the carriage pin size. The Overhead guard is of great importance as it acts as protective shield for the forklift operator. It is a metal roof which is supported by posts and prevents any falling objects from hurting the operator. The Cab is the area of the forklift truck in which consist of the seat for the forklift operator along with other components such as the levers, switches, control pedals etc.



The power source of the forklift truck consists of internal combustion engine which can be powered by CNG Gas, diesel fuel etc. On the other hand, the electric forklift trucks are run with the help of a battery. Talking about http://blackfuel.co.za/