Forklifts

Got them both home. Both need brakes. Both run good. Weighed one at the local co-op. Weighes 6560. I paid $750.00 each, so didn't do too bad. Saved them from the iron man. Plan to save something from the iron man tomorrw. If I ger it, will post pics tomorrow.

I picked up a 30 at an auction for 200. dif. was sapossed to be bad, neede wheel bearings. Runs great but now i need to fix the brakes. Bad master cylinder.

Based on the capacity plate, it's clear that they rated the FP30 for a lower load. I see on the FP30 that they also included calcs for 18" and 30" load center... note that on the 30, they went to 106" rather than 130.

Typically, one would assume that means the FP30 had less counterweight, but I suspect they're the same, just that the method and rules that the FP30 was rated under, was newer.

Direct lift on a level surface is dependent upon counterweight and load-center. Initially this is what manufacturers used as basis for ratings, and people would just pile on more counterweight and lift whatever the hydraulics would bear. The change of philosophy occurred when the frequency of sideways tipovers of forklifts occurred... the width of the machine's footprint and tire type were reconsidered, and many machines, especially soft-tire machines, were downrated to stay within a more stable range. Others were made wider, and fitted with dual wheels to increase the footprint. The other thing that happened, was that manufactures restricted boom lift height, and shortened masts, which both lowered the machine's CG, it lowered the loaded CG substantially, which allowed earlier designs to maintain a high lift capacity, just less height... and a much higher margin of safety.