FAQ
- Wiring Electric forklift chargers into our mains. Can you do this?
- How quickly are handpallet trucks despatched?
- Reach truck or 3 wheel counterbalance: which high-lift forklift?
- Fork extensions for my lift truck: what should I be aware of?
- Would you repair / overhaul our own lift trucks at your workshops?
- Electric v Diesel or LPG / Gas? What Power should I choose for my Forklift?
- What is a cosmetic refurbishment?
- What are the different 'types' of forklift truck?
- What are the different sorts of forklift truck mast available?
- What does Full Free Lift mean?
- What is a sideshift?
- What are forklift truck 'load centres?'
- What does 'de-rating' mean, and how do I calculate it?
- What are the different types of forklift truck tyre available?
- Can you fit attachments to our forklift truck?
- What is a LOLER or Thorough Examination?
- Where does the name 'Bendigo Mitchell' come from?
- What wear is permissible on forks, and how is it measured?
- My forklift battery is no longer holding its charge, what should I do?
- Can you fit a camera to our forklift truck to assist with high lifts?
- Can you fit a weighing scale to our forklift truck?
- What does 'Container Spec' mean?
- Forklift truck acronyms & abbreviations
- Are you members of the FLTA (Fork Lift Truck Association)?
- Where is Bendigo Mitchell based?
- Who was Brian Nealon?
- What forklift truck do I need?
- What is a forklift truck hydraulic accumulator?
- What is Kion Baoli's background?
- Can you operate a forklift truck on grass tyres?
Forklift truck acronyms & abbreviations
There are many acronyms and abbreviations used within the forklift truck industry. See below for an expansion on the abbreviation, and where required, an explanation.
| Amph | Amp per hour |
| CB | Counterbalance |
| 4thV | Fourth Valve (for use with ancilliary equipment such as clamps) |
| FFL | Full Free Lift |
| HPT | Handpallet Truck |
| LPG | Liquified Petroleum Gas |
| OP | Order Picker |
| PFL | Part Free Lift |
| PPT | Powered Pallet Truck |
| RT | Reach Truck |
| RTFLT | Rough Terrain Forklift Truck |
| S/S | Sideshift |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television (Cameras) |
| LLOP | Low Level Order Picker |
| LOLER | Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations |

