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0 pointsraelming2y ago0 comments

Just about every forklift uses a 1/2:1 pulley system in the the chains that lift the fork carriage up the mast. The main lifting pistons push a pulley upwards with chains tied to the fork carriage and mast base routed through the pulley.

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araes2y ago

Maybe I don't understand what you're describing. That sounds like a system where you'd prefer slow, and really heavy lift capacity?

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