Carriage - There are 4 sizes of hook type fork carriages rated by the fork carriage lifting capability. Hook type tine carriages have been the same.
The carriage bar spacing used for Class 1 is about thirteen inches and the Class 1 carriage is rated to carry cargo as much as 2000lbs. The Class 2 carriage is rated to hold loads up to 5,500lbs with carriage bar spacing of sixteen inches. Class III carriages are rated for loads up to 10,000 lbs. The carriage bar spacing for this class is twenty inches. Class IV carriages are rated for cargo as much as 15,500 lbs. The carriage bar spacing used for this capacity is twenty five inches.
Pin mounted tines vary by the amount of offset between the tine and the fork eye. Various manufacturers would vary the carriages for pin type blades. Carriage capacity will be established by the carriage pin size and by the tine size.
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