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  2. Forklift - Wikipedia

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    A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies, including Clark , which made transmissions , and Yale & Towne ...

  3. Pallet jack - Wikipedia

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    Width of each of two forks: 180 mm (7 in) [5] Fork width, i.e. The dimension between the outer edges of the forks: Available as 510 and 690 mm (20 + 1 ⁄ 4 and 27 in) [5] Fork length: Available as 910, 1,070 and 1,220 mm (36, 42 and 48 in) [5] Lowered height: 74 mm (2.9 in) [5] Raised height: At least 190 mm (7.5 in), [5] but some will raise ...

  4. Telescopic handler - Wikipedia

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    A telescopic handler, also called a lull, telehandler, teleporter, reach forklift, or zoom boom, is a machine widely used in agriculture and industry. It is somewhat like a forklift but has a boom ( telescopic cylinder ), making it more a crane than a forklift, with the increased versatility of a single telescopic boom that can extend forwards ...

  5. Material-handling equipment - Wikipedia

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    A counterbalanced lift truck (sometimes referred to as a forklift truck, but other attachments besides forks can be used) can transport and stack pallets and allows the operator to ride on the truck. The weight of the vehicle (and operator) behind the front wheels of truck counterbalances weight of the load (and weight of vehicle beyond front ...

  6. Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts - Wikipedia

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    MLA provides a full line of forklifts with complete sales and product support through more than 400 dealer locations throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America. The company's 860,000 sq ft (80,000 m 2 ). facility in Houston is located on 42 acres (170,000 m 2 ) of land and employs 1,200 workers, capable of producing over 25,000 ...

  7. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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    A two-pinned lewis consists of two pins, linked by a short chain. The pins are inserted into opposing holes that are drilled into the top of the stone at about 15° from vertical. It operates by gripping the stone (like two fingers lifting a tenpin bowling ball) as the weight of the stone is taken up by a crane or winch.

  8. Gear - Wikipedia

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    Measurement over pins Measurement of the distance taken over a pin positioned in a tooth space and a reference surface. The reference surface may be the reference axis of the gear, a datum surface or either one or two pins positioned in the tooth space or spaces opposite the first. This measurement is used to determine tooth thickness. Span ...

  9. Tail lift - Wikipedia

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    A hydraulic cantilever tail lift on the back of a truck Four stages of deployment on an ambulance tail lift Control for a tail lift. A tail lift (term used in the UK, also called a "liftgate" in North America) is a mechanical device permanently installed on the rear of a work truck, van, or lorry, and is designed to facilitate the handling of goods from ground level or a loading dock to the ...