Section 1 Forklift Training Manual

FORKLIFT SAFETY TRAINING MANUAL • LESSON 1 • INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW TO FORKLIFTS

A 20-pound force moves 25 inches and this moves 2,000-pound car a quarter of an inch.That's one application of the lever principle.

heavy for the counter weight, then it will pivot at the fulcrum (the forklift will tip over forwards). Careful consideration must be taken to get the load as near to the fulcrum as possible as any gap here will be exaggerated and the forklift will not be able to pick up as much.

A forklift raises heavy loads using this principle. However, it is the hydraulic system that applies the force to lift the loads. It is important to understand the lever principle before beginning to discuss load centers, gravity and the other fundamentals of the forklift. Note: The forklift can raise the heavy loads using levers, provided the load is offset by the counterweight of the forklift. The forklift is basically like a child's see-saw , the load that is picked up is counterbalanced by a counter weight at the other side. If the load is too

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The fulcrum principle is principle two detailed following.

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