PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1972

PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1972 - Page 12 of 27

Many commercial design forklifts-like the Baker

6000

and Towmotor Model B±15

-have removable counterweights .mounted at their rear end² They're big and heavy³

reaL heavY² And they sit there innocent´like, as if theY wouldnµt crush a flea²

The trouble begins when somebodY

tries to liFt the Forkli¶t bY putting a jack

under the counteRweight to change a

rear wheel· Or by hooking

s¸ing to the

counterweight to liFt the truck² This can

cause the counterweight to ¶all o¶f or

swing Free causiNg damaGe to the truck

and inJuring people nearbY²

... NEVeR

JA K BY

COUNTERWEIGHT

iF Your truck has a removable counterweight¹ stencil "ºI»T HE¼E½ at each

lift point¾ And across the counterweight stencil

¿OT ºI»T TÀUCK BÁ

COU¿TEÀWEIÂHTÃÄ

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