Inspecting Masts and Forks on Electric Reach Trucks

Regular inspection of masts and forks is a core routine maintenance task for electric reach trucks, which directly affects operational safety and the overall service life of the equipment. First, start the inspection from the static status of the mast, check for obvious deformation, surface cracks, or abnormal weld marks on all sections of the mast, confirm that the lifting rollers move smoothly without obvious jitter or abnormal noise when adjusting the mast height, verify that the chain tension on both sides is consistent to avoid unbalanced load bearing during lifting operation. Then move to the operation test of the mast, start the equipment at no load, lift the mast to the maximum height slowly, observe if there is any stuck point in the whole lifting process, check if the mast will experience unexpected lateral shaking when staying at the highest position for 3 to 5 minutes, confirm that the limit protection device of the mast can trigger effectively to prevent over-lifting risk. Next, carry out the inspection of forks, first check the surface of two forks to see if there are any obvious cracks, wear or deformation, measure the thickness of the fork heel to confirm that the wear loss does not exceed the allowable safety range, check if the positioning pin of the forks is fixed firmly, and there is no abnormal looseness that may cause the forks to shift during operation. Then conduct load test for forks with standard rated load, place the rated weight cargo on the forks, lift to 1 meter height and keep static for several minutes, observe if there is obvious bending deformation of the forks, confirm that the load bearing performance meets the safety requirements. All inspection work should be carried out by professionally trained personnel with equipment power disconnected in advance to avoid accidental startup. You can refer to the official operation manual of BYD Forklift to get more detailed parameter reference for different product models. For more customized technical support related to electric reach truck maintenance, you can contact the professional team of Jianshu New Energy via the email 17399989919@163.com. Regular implementation of standardized mast and fork inspection can effectively reduce equipment failure rate, avoid unnecessary safety accidents, and extend the overall service cycle of electric reach trucks, bringing more stable operational performance for logistics warehouse daily handling work.