Free lift refers to which lifting distance?

• A. Max lifting forks to the mast height
• B. Free lifting above the forks
• C. Lifting to the full mast height
• D. Height of the operator's cab

Answer: (A)

Free lift is the portion of the lift where the forks can rise while the mast stays in place. It describes how high the forks can be raised without the mast itself moving. In practical terms, the forks can be raised up to the height of the mast, and no further, until the mast begins to extend. That height is the free-lift distance. This is why the correct understanding is that free lift corresponds to lifting the forks to the mast height.