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forklift truck 
Motorized cart for lifting and moving pallets to stack them or load them onto a truck.
frame
Forklift truck’s metal structure.
crosshead
Upper pulley of the hydraulic cylinder around which the chain turns to manipulate the carriage.
overhead guard
Metal framework that protects the operator and the cab against falling goods.
mast operating lever
Lever controlled by the operator to move the carriage along the masts.
hydraulic system
Device using pressurized fluid to operate the carriage.
engine compartment
Electric motor or combustion engine that supplies the power to propel the truck and operate the fork.
fork
Instrument made up of two arms that is inserted into a pallet’s entry to lift it.
fork arm
Part at a right angle that is attached to the carriage and, with its twin, makes up the fork.
carriage
Component that supports the fork arms and slides along the masts.
lifting chain
Chain that lifts and lowers the carriage along the masts.
mast
Post along which the carriage slides using a hydraulic system.
