I'm guessing some here have had occasion to overload a forklift. I was tempted to take that shortcut since a hotshot trailer is coming with a 6900 lb. item and our Hyster S60XM has a 6000 lb. /24" l.c. Limit. Tailgate is 33" off ground. If I put slings on the forks at the base of the forks to minimize "load center" what do you predict would happen when we suddenly put the 6900 lb. load on the rear of the forks (no lifting, just hold briefly then lower the forks.) I'm thinking the relief valve would open and dump all fluid back to sump, but I don't know how fast the load would drop.
In actuality we've got a rollback wrecker on call so we can get the 6900 lb. Load off safely, but I'd like to know what you predict would happen in case some day we'd have to overload a forklift in an emergency.
In actuality we've got a rollback wrecker on call so we can get the 6900 lb. Load off safely, but I'd like to know what you predict would happen in case some day we'd have to overload a forklift in an emergency.
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