Hinged Attachments
Forward tilting for bulk and loose material
Hinged Fork Carriages are engineered for the safe and efficient forward tilting of bulk goods and containers. When equipped with specialised buckets or arms, they become highly effective at transporting loose materials like sand, soil, and industrial waste.
A hinged fork carriage pivots forward hydraulically, so a load can be tipped rather than set down. Fitted with a bucket or shaped arms it turns a counterbalance forklift into a machine that can pick up, carry and discharge loose material — sand, soil, crushed brick, grain, fertiliser or plant waste.
It suits sites that need occasional bulk handling but cannot justify a loader for it. Hydraulic safety locks are built into the circuit so the carriage cannot tilt unintentionally under load, and the frame is designed to keep the operator’s sightline to the bucket lip clear while tipping.
Also known as: Hinged fork carriage · Tilting carriage · Forklift bucket attachment
Benefits
- Specialised self-lubricating bushings eliminate the need for regular grease maintenance
- Fully integrated steel frame provides exceptional strength for high-intensity work
- Hydraulic safety locks installed within the circuit for enhanced operator safety
- Optimised structural design ensures clear visibility of the load and workspace
Where it is used
- Construction sites moving sand, soil and crushed brick
- Agricultural handling of grain, feed and fertiliser
- Waste and recycling operations tipping into skips and hoppers
- Smelting and process plants discharging bulk material
Specification
- Function
- Forward tilt / tip
- Safety
- Hydraulic circuit locks
- Bushings
- Self-lubricating
Capacities, jaw ranges and rotation are model-specific — the exact figures are confirmed against your truck and load when we quote.
Fits ISO Class II, III and IV fork carriages
In service on Toyota, Linde, Hyster, Jungheinrich, TCM, Manitou, JCB, Feeler, Yale and Komatsu trucks across the region.
- Hydraulic attachments run off the truck’s auxiliary services; where a truck has too few, an additional service or a solenoid selector can be fitted.
- Mechanical attachments slip over standard fork arms and need no hydraulic connection at all.
- Fitting an attachment changes the truck’s rated capacity, so the derated capacity plate is confirmed as part of the quote.
South Africa & Zambia
Attachments are supplied from Nelspruit for South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho, and through the Kitwe branch for Zambia, the Copperbelt and the southern DRC corridor.
- South Africa — head office, warehouse and service in Nelspruit, with stockholding in Johannesburg
- Zambia — branch office and warehouse in Kitwe, plus a supply depot in Solwezi
- Cross-border freight and documentation arranged per consignment where the destination requires it