Brake shoes. What, how and why
HOW THE BRAKE SHOES WORK Brake shoes functionality, as simple as it is perfect, is essential to guarantee safety and performance without making any compromises. When braking, the hydraulic circuit of the forklift truck is subjected to a certain pressure that acts on the brake cylinders. The cylinders put pressure on the brake shoes and […]
OUR BRAKES
04OUR BRAKES The brakes, with all the attached components, represent a fundamental system for the safety of each vehicle: they have the function of converting the physical force applied by the driver on the brake pedal. Among the fundamental components, for example, we find the brake cylinders and the master cylinder. The material with which they […]
Some historical nods
From Wikipedia: “A forklift (also called lift truck, fork truck, fork hoist and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. Forklifts have become an indispensable piece fo equipment in manufacturing and warehousing”. If we stopped at the “simple” definition of Wikipedia, we would have to deal […]