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The very same principle applies to the Combilift truck where the front wheels act as
the fulcrum, M1 represents the mass of the trucks heavy chassis and components on
one side of the fulcrum and D1 represents the distance from the fulcrum to the
centre of gravity of the truck. M2 represents the mass of the load on the forks on the
opposite side of the fulcrum and D2 represents the distance from the fulcrum to the
centre of gravity of the load. In the case of the truck F2 must always be less than F1
otherwise the truck will become unstable.
If the mass of the load (M2) is increased or the distance from the fulcrum to the
centre of gravity of the load (D2) is increased such that F1 becomes greater than F2
then the truck will tip forward about the fulcrum.
M1
M2
Combilift & Load
Combined
Centre of Gravity
Combilift
Centre of Gravity
Load
Centre of Gravity
Fulcrum
D2 D1
F2 = M2xD2 F1 = M1xD1
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