Side forklift truck is a mew type of carringscraper. It differs from the counter-balanced one mainlyin that the forks are mounted on the side of the body.Besides lifting and tilting, the forks can also traverse tothe right side of the truck frame,and retract back along-side the well in the middle section of the truck. longcargoes can be loaded by the forks on/from the truckdeck, as well as transported in limites spaces. As thelong cargoes are piled lengthwise along, the truck'splatform, the width af the passageway required by theforkliftcr can be reducd remarkably. Thercby, thc sidcforklift truck is particularly suitable for handing timber,section steels, line poles, cement tubes, plastic pipesand other kind of bulky,over length cargoes. It foundwide applications in the forestry department, railwaystations, oilfields, harbours warehouses, factories, con-struction sites, etc.