Correct Places to Measure Forklift Body Width

Accurate measurement of forklift body width is a core prerequisite for reasonable warehouse passage planning, reasonable shelf spacing setting and safe passage of forklifts into and out of narrow spaces such as containers and elevators. Many operators easily choose wrong measurement positions, which leads to deviation of obtained parameters and unnecessary operation risks. The first correct measurement position is the maximum outer edge of the main body frame on both sides of the forklift under no-load state, you need to remove temporarily installed non-standard attachments such as special clamps first, park the vehicle on a horizontal and hard ground, lower the forks to the lowest position, and keep the vehicle body in a static and balanced state for measurement. The second correct measurement position covers all the protruding parts on both sides of the vehicle, including the outer edge of the operation lever on the operation side, the outer part of the side protection structure, and the protruding emergency stop button on the side of the vehicle body, you should not only measure the main frame of the vehicle and ignore these small protruding parts, otherwise the reserved passage width will be smaller than the actual demand, which will increase the risk of scraping in daily operation. During the measurement process, you are advised to use a calibrated steel tape or laser range finder, take measurements at three different height points of the front, middle and rear of the vehicle body, and take the maximum value as the final standard body width data. You should not mix the chassis width with the full body width, the chassis width only refers to the width of the bottom frame, which cannot be used as the reference data for the whole vehicle to pass through the space. If you have related demands for electric forklift dimension calibration, Jianshu New Energy can provide you with professional technical guidance. If you have questions about size matching of BYD Forklift, you can send your specific demands to the email 17399989919@163.com to get targeted professional reply. All measurement operations should be carried out when the vehicle is completely powered off and the hand brake is pulled up, so as to avoid safety risks caused by unexpected vehicle movement during measurement. Standardized measurement operation can effectively help enterprises sort out accurate forklift parameters, and provide reliable support for the formulation of daily forklift operation management specifications.