Pallet truck sizes

[Peter from Holland]

What is the wide of a pallettruck in the USA ?
Is it different from the 53cm we have here in Europe
I ask to make sure the crates I send over can be handled with a pallettruck

Peter

 

[Overland]

This is perhaps one of the better brands.

Hand Pallet Jack | Forklifts | Crown Equipment

Crown's PTH 50 Series Hand Pallet Jack features a 5000 lb weight capacity, heavy-duty C-channel formed steel forks for added strength, and a pump valve tested to more than one million cycles.

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[pb1]

What is the wide of a pallettruck in the USA ?
Is it different from the 53cm we have here in Europe
I ask to make sure the crates I send over can be handled with a pallettruck

Peter

27" or 68.6CM

 

[Rob F.]

I have 3 different ones that are all about 37cm inside measure between the forks and 69cm outside width. Is your 53cm center line of the forks? That looks really close to my pallet jacks.
There are also narrow ones but not very common.

 

[Peter from Holland]

53cm is the outside of the forks So narrower as in the USA is commen
We have europallets as the most used ones These are 80x120cm And a pallettruck with 53cm wide forks fits on the 80cm size

 

[Rob F.]

That 53cm sounds like our narrow pallet jacks at 21".
Here is a link to some that shows measurements for several different styles of pallet jacks.
Click on the model number of the one you want to see sizes for.

Industrial Pallet Jacks, Industrial Pallet Trucks in Stock - ULINE

Uline stocks a wide selection of Uline Industrial Pallet Trucks. Order by 6 p.m. for same day shipping. Huge Catalog! Over 42,000 products in stock. 13 Locations across USA, Canada and Mexico for fast delivery of Uline Industrial Pallet Trucks.

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[Ohio Mike]

The standard pallet jack is 27 inches across the forks and 48 inches long. A narrow pallet jack is usually 21 inches across the forks.

 

[Doozer]

Not related, but....
This weekend I moved a Kearney and Tracker 2CH mill
from my trailer, on to my Crown PTH50 pallet jack.
Then I got the mill fully situated on the pallet jack,
in a few seconds after taking the load of the mill,
it went SHEEEEEESSSSHHHH....
And the jack rather quickly sank all the way down.
Must have blown a seal. That will get you thrown
out of the zoo. I think a seal kit is in my future.
It must have failed right at 5000 lbs. of load.
Don't build them like they used to.
Side note, I have a no name (faded away) import
pallet jack, holding strong under another 6000
pound milling machine. I thought Crown was
premium. Oh well. A kit is on order.


-Doozer