How to specify it properly
11 guides written from the questions that arrive with real enquiries — what fits, what it derates the truck to, which grade of wire, which electrode, and what to send us so the quote is right first time.
6 guides
- Attachments
How to choose the correct forklift attachment
Almost every bad attachment purchase starts the same way — with a product name instead of a load. Work through these five questions in order and the choice narrows itself.
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Forklift carriage classes explained
The carriage is the plate the forks hang on, and its ISO class is the single fact that decides whether an attachment can be fitted at all. It takes about a minute to identify.
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Side shifter vs fork positioner: which one do you need?
They are the two most commonly confused attachments and the two most commonly bought. One moves the forks sideways together; the other changes the gap between them.
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How attachments affect forklift capacity
Every attachment reduces what a forklift can safely lift. Understanding why takes two minutes and prevents the most expensive mistake in the category.
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Forklift attachment hydraulic requirements
Hydraulics are where attachment projects stall. Counting the services you have before you choose the attachment saves the second quote nobody budgeted for.
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How to select a paper roll clamp
Roll clamps are specified on three numbers and one decision. Get them right and the clamp handles the mill’s whole range; get them wrong and it is either over-specified or unable to pick up half the product.
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4 guides
- Welding
ER70S-6 explained: what the designation means
ER70S-6 is the default solid MIG wire in almost every fabrication shop in the region. The designation is not arbitrary — each part of it tells you something about the weld you will get.
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Flux-cored vs solid MIG wire
The workshop tends to run solid wire and the site crew tends to run flux-cored, and both are usually right. The variables are shielding, position and how clean the plate is.
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6013 vs 7018 welding electrodes
Two electrodes, two different jobs. One is forgiving and easy to run; the other is stronger, tougher and demands to be kept dry.
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Welding consumables for mining maintenance
Mine maintenance welding is not workshop welding. The material is worn rather than new, the conditions are outdoors, and running short mid-shutdown is not recoverable the same day.
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Send the truck and the load
Make, model, capacity, carriage class and a description of what is being handled is enough to specify almost anything in the range — and if a photograph is easier than a spec sheet, send that instead.