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Term of the Road Dictionary

counterbalanced lift truck

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Stacking lift truck fitted with fork arms (which can be replaced by another device) on which the load, either palletized or not, is put in a cantilever position in relation to the front wheels and balanced by the mass of the truck [EN 14943].

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