Starke EcoMaxx ECO-FD 18, Руководство по эксплуатации

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LOAD AND VEHICLE STABILITY
Let us compare the way we lift a load with the way a forklift does. A light object can be
picked up from just about any position, but to pick up a heavy one you must bend down,
lowering your hips and arms. The heavier the object, the more bending you must do. The
same is true of a forklift.
As seen from the diagram, the forklift front wheels act as a fulcrum upon which the load on
the rear wheels (counterweight) is counterbalanced by the load on the forks. Thus, car
should be taken not to disturb the balance in relation to the load center.
Even if a load less than the maximum is set far forward on the forks, or if a load exceeds
the specified allowable limit, the rear wheels will tend to float and the steering wheel will be
hard to turn. This the most dangerous condition for a forklift.
Because of this principle of leverage, a forklift's capacity is always specified by giving not
only the maximum weight it can lift, but also the maximum distance between the center of
the weight and the back of the forks. This is called the load center distance.
LOAD CAPACITY CHART
Load capacity chart shows exactly how the truck’s load capacity is reduced if the load
center distance is greater than normal.
The curves are given for several different maximum lift heights. The higher the lift, the
lower the allowable load.