Caterpillar DP40K diesel forklift specs (1996 - 2014)

The Caterpillar DP40K is a diesel forklift manufactured by Caterpillar from 1996 to 2014. It has a weight of 5.3 tons and a nomina…

The Caterpillar DP40K is a diesel forklift manufactured by Caterpillar from 1996 to 2014. It has a weight of 5.3 tons and a nominal load at the center of gravity of 4 tons. The forklift can lift loads up to a height of 3.3 meters and has a center of gravity at 500 millimeters. It has a maximum climbing ability of 27.1 percent and a lowering speed of 0.5 meters per second with a load. The total width of the forklift is 1965 millimeters and it has a turning radius of 2.735 meters. The construction height of the forklift is 2250 millimeters.

Technical specs - DP40K Caterpillar

Specification

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Nominal load at COG
4 t
Centre of gravity
500 mm
Standard tyres
SE 4
Transmission type
W
Weight
5.3 t
Total width
1965 mm
Construction height
2250 mm
Turning radius
2.735 m
Lifting height
3.3 m
Travel speed with / without load
17.5/19.5 km/h
Hoisting with / without load
0.5/0.52 m/s
Lowering with load
0.5 m/s
max. climbing ability
27.1 %
Model series
DP
Engine manuf.
Mitsubishi
Engine type
S6E
Engine power
62.5 kW

More technical details, like: dimension lxwxh, displacement, revolutions at max torque, max. torque, no. of cylinders, cylinder bore x stroke, emission level are available in the full technical specs.

L = pneumatic tyres, x = drive, SE = superelastic, P = PUR (Elastollan, Vulkollan), V = solid rubber, ND = low pressure tyres, 3 = three-wheel, 4 = four-wheel, 6 = six-wheel All specifications and prices refer to basic models with standard fork carrier, 2 standard prongs, without additional hydraulics with Simplex mast (3,3m up to 10t • 5m > 10t load capacity)

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Standard tyres:
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