forklift truck

Motorized cart for lifting and moving pallets to stack them or load them onto a truck.

frame

Forklift truck’s metal structure.

crosshead

Upper pulley of the hydraulic cylinder around which the chain turns to manipulate the carriage.

overhead guard

Metal framework that protects the operator and the cab against falling goods.

mast operating lever

Lever controlled by the operator to move the carriage along the masts.

hydraulic system

Device using pressurized fluid to operate the carriage.

engine compartment

Electric motor or combustion engine that supplies the power to propel the truck and operate the fork.

fork

Instrument made up of two arms that is inserted into a pallet’s entry to lift it.

fork arm

Part at a right angle that is attached to the carriage and, with its twin, makes up the fork.

carriage

Component that supports the fork arms and slides along the masts.

lifting chain

Chain that lifts and lowers the carriage along the masts.

mast

Post along which the carriage slides using a hydraulic system.