Forklift Tines - Material?
Forklift Tines - Material?
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Does anyone know what type of steel and heat treat are used to make forklift tines? Hardness? Are they forged or bent when hot out of bar?
Just courious for my own general knowledge.......I have never seen one break....
TIA
Just courious for my own general knowledge.......I have never seen one break....
TIA





RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
My guess is hot formed, normalized and tempered
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Corrosion, every where, all the time.
Manage it or it will manage you.
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RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
In the repair procedures for this particular truck the fork material was 4140. Even though there was considerable welding during the manufacture of same we elected not to repair forks cracked in the bend. Small edge cracks were removed by grinding. Another area that we put off limits was the yoke on the lifting column.
We made repairs to the chassis, tilt and lift frame, and almost anything else.
All fork trucks (60-70)at one time were inspected once a year using MT and VT. The was normally one cracked fork taken out of service during each inspection.
RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
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RE: Forklift Tines - Material?
Many tines break by fatigue cracking in the inside of the bend. Many are replaced due to wear on the underside.