MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING A FORKLIFT ON A VEHICLE

摘要

Disclosed is mounting system for mounting a forklift(70) to the rear of a vehicle (96), the forklift having a frame (72), a pair of spaced apart front wheels (74) and at least one rear wheel (76). The vehicle has a rearward end with a fork support (102) that receives the pair of forks (80) of the forklift. The mounting system includes a pair of mounting brackets (90), each of the mounting brackets being fixedly attached to the forklift frame or the rearward end of the vehicle and having an opening (92) defined therethrough. The opening has a closed perimeter. Also included is a pair of receiving pins (94), the receiving pins being dimensioned such that they can slide through the opening in each of the mounting brackets. The receiving pins have a supporting position and a release position.