What Is A Rough Terrain Forklift

Why Is Rough Terrain Forklift So Popular

Perfect Trafficability

• High chassis and ground clearance above 300mm
• The height is twice as much as the standard forklift so can it pass through the bumpy road that ordinary forklift cannot pass through.
• Off-road forklifts are usually four-wheel drive, which can reduce tire wear, fuel consumption and general wear during operating on rough terrain.
• Differential lock function of all-terrain forklift is the perfect solution of slipping on wet and mugged terrain.

Excellent Stability

• Usually, off-road forklifts have a longer and wider wheelbase than common forklifts of the same tonnage. These supports off-road forklifts a more stable performance.
• Multipolar buffer, tires, cab suspension, shock absorption seat, combined with the full floating transmission system, reduce the impact of the engine vibration on the whole vehicle. Also, it has the effect of shock absorption and cushioning for drivers on the rugged roads.
• Featured with articulate frame, the frame swing angle is large, generally up to ±30° – 40°. Simple steering system without expensive steering drive axle for small turning radius. makes Swing the frame horizontally by steering wheel, so that the cargo fork can easily align with the material.
• Small off-road forklift is designed an integral frame, single bridge drive and drive axle with a differential lock.
• All-wheel braking. In addition to the tank brand structure of small forklift, there are also pliers disc brake and wet brake for large rough terrain forklift. Parking brake is mostly independent hand braking.
• The rear axle of the off-road forklift is fixed with the frame, while the front axle can be swung vertically relative to the frame ±8° – 12°.

Powerful Climbing Capability

More powerful engine of rough terrain forklift, and the climbing capacity reaches 60%, which is 2-3 times that of ordinary forklift of the same grade. Off-road forklift with wide and large tires, deep anti-slip grain, is anti-skid, anti-puncture, specially designed for off-road operation.

High Reliability

Rough terrain forklifts generally work in the wild, rugged and muddy area, so the working environment is much worse than ordinary forklifts. It requires that the rough terrain forklift trucks with very high reliability.

• Stronger gantry, drive axle and steering bridge, fearless of extreme road bumps.
• Two-stage air filtration system to filter the dust and impurities in the air.
• High waterproof performance, easily pass through wading road surface.
• Fully closed brake is different from the ordinary opened brake. Water, sediment, oil pollution have a greater impact on the brake. But wet brake can avoid these problem completely. Long brake life, reliable braking torque, fully closed, maintenance free.
• The cylinder piston rod is equipped with a protective sleeve to prevent sand dust from scratching the piston rod.
• High level exhaust, even in the deeper wading area, the exhaust pipe will not water, to avoid damage to the engine.

High Mobility

• The maximum speed is generally (30-40)km/h. Power factor is above 0.65, good driving acceleration, and can climb slope of 30°~45°.
• Similar to the loader truck, there are mechanical transmission, hydraulic shift mechanical transmission, hydraulic transmission and static pressure transmission. The difference is that the full power matching method is adopted and the maximum load is full load climbing condition.