When operating electric forklifts for daily material handling, load centre is one of the most critical core parameters that every on-site operator needs to master clearly. The load centre refers to the horizontal distance from the vertical backrest of the forklift forks to the centre of gravity of the load being lifted, which directly determines the actual safe load limit of the equipment, and improper recognition of this parameter is the main cause of most unstable rollover and load falling accidents in warehouse scenarios.

Most standard electric forklifts are designed with a fixed rated load centre marked on the official nameplate, which is usually 500mm or 600mm for conventional models. For regular evenly stacked palletized goods, you can quickly measure half of the depth of the goods from the fork backrest to the outer edge of the load, to get the approximate load centre value. It is worth noting that even if the weight of the load you lift is lower than the nominal rated capacity marked on the forklift nameplate, once the actual centre of gravity of the load exceeds the rated load centre, the actual safe load that the equipment can carry will drop significantly.

For non-standard special loads with uneven weight distribution or long extended shapes, you cannot take the nominal rated capacity as the only operation reference. You are advised to conduct a low-height test lift first after inserting the forks, to check whether there is obvious tilting of the load or abnormal floating of the front wheels. You can properly adjust the insertion depth of the forks, to make the actual centre of gravity of the load as close to the fork backrest as possible, so as to keep the whole lifting and moving process stable.

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