Boom Fork Attachment

Scope

The client required a method of lifting items of various capacities out at a number of different lengths from their forktruck.

Requirements

The following requirements were noted prior to the design of the Boom Attachment:

– The boom attachment was required to be able to operate at capacities of 500kg to 2,000kg.

– The boom attachment was required to be able to operate at distances from the base of the fork blades from 1200mm to 2500mm

– The boom attachment needed to be adjustable by one operator.

Solution

The solution provided was an adjustable boom attachment complete with…

– 2 No. Heel pins to lock the attachment into position.

– A sleeved adjustable boom complete with safety pin locking mechanism.

– A maximum SWL of 600kg at 2750mm from the base of the fork blades.

– A maximum SWL of 3,000kg at 12000mm from the base of the fork blades