Methods and systems for assembling and using a hydraulic pallet jack box actuation system for a refuse truck are disclosed. The system includes an assembly that supports a pallet jack box sized and configured to contain at least a portion of a pallet jack. The assembly includes a top portion including a linkage connection portion that connects to a cross member of a truck frame, a bottom portion that includes a pallet box support member configured to be raised and lowered between the truck frame and a ground, and a hydraulic cylinder disposed between and connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. The hydraulic cylinder includes a top cylinder portion and a bottom portion configured to extend between an extended position to place the assembly in an extended configuration closer to the ground and a retracted position to place the assembly in a retracted configuration.

The container transport system and method provides for the transport of portable storage units. The system includes a powered hand truck, a specially configured vehicle, and a pair of dolly wheel sets for installation to one end of the portable storage unit. The method comprises removal of the hand truck from the vehicle, fitting the dolly wheels to one end of the portable storage unit as needed, lifting the opposite end of the portable storage unit using the powered hand truck, maneuvering the portable storage unit onto the vehicle using the powered hand truck while simultaneously lifting the end of the portable storage unit supported by the hand truck to keep the portable storage unit level, and parking the powered hand truck on the rearward portion of the vehicle. The hand truck may be remotely controlled, and the dolly sets are preferably height adjustable.

A refuse collection system includes a deployable refuse collection vehicle and a control system. The deployable refuse collection vehicle is configured to deploy from a refuse vehicle. The deployable refuse collection vehicle includes a chassis, a drive system coupled to the chassis, one or more sensors configured to acquire data to facilitate detecting a refuse can, a grip apparatus configured to engage the refuse can. The control system is configured to detect the refuse can based on the data, control the drive system to navigate the deployable refuse collection vehicle to the refuse can, and control the grip apparatus to engage with the refuse can.

A forklift mounting system for a truck or trailer is provided. The forklift mounting system includes a plurality of receiving channels connected to the chassis of the truck or trailer, and a saddle mount assembly comprising: (1) a means for connecting the saddle mount assembly to the plurality of receiving channels, and (2) a means for connecting a forklift to the saddle mount assembly. The forklift connecting means includes an auto lock mechanism for securing the lower mast tube to the saddle mount assembly.

Forklift truck (1) mounted on a carrier vehicle and comprising a frame (16), forks (2), a lifting cylinder (4) for relatively moving the forks (2) and the frame (16) so as to allow, in a handling mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are mounted so as to move freely upwards and downwards relative to the ground, the forks (2) to be lifted, and in a carrying mode of operation, wherein the forks (2) are in the high position and immobilised so that they do not move upwards and downwards relative to the ground, to allow the frame to be lifted (16), each chamber (7, 8) of the cylinder (4) being provided with a connecting fluid duct which connects the chamber (7; 8) to a hydraulic source. In the handling mode of operation, the forks (2) form an element which is used to actuate the lifting cylinder (4) in the direction in which the forks (2) are lowered, the fluid ducts of the chambers (7, 8) of the lifting cylinder (4) being connected to one other by a fluid connection provided with a closing member in the closed position at least in the carrying mode of operation when the frame (16) is being driven in the direction in which the frame (16) is lifted.

A system for mounting a forklift to a vehicle having a frame. The system includes a core assembly to receive and hold securely a pair of forks of a forklift, a plurality of flange shims to adjust a width dimension of a first part of the core assembly to match a width of the frame, and a plurality of tire pad shims to adjust a width dimension of a second part of the core assembly to match the width of the frame. The core assembly, the plurality of flange shims, and the plurality of tire pad shims are each configured to bolt to each other and the core assembly is configured to bolt to the frame. The first part of the core assembly can include a bar. The second part of the core assembly can include a support tube or bumper.

This invention relates to a truck mounted forklift comprising a U-shaped chassis having a pair of side bars bridged by a rear crossbar. There is provided a driver's station, a motive power unit and a lifting mechanism on the chassis. There is further provided a skid steer drive mechanism comprising two driven front wheels and a dolly rear wheel. The dolly rear wheel is rotatably mounted about a vertical axis offset from a central axis of the dolly rear wheel, and there is a releasable locking mechanism to secure the dolly rear wheel in a fixed orientation about the vertical axis. The releasable locking mechanism comprises a hydraulically operated locking pin on the chassis and a locking pin receiver on the dolly rear wheel. The locking pin is operated by way of a locking pin actuator on a driver's console, and there is a locking pin indicator on the console to warn the operator of the locking pin configuration.

A drive system is provided for a work vehicle, for example a truck-mounted forklift, with at least one consumer. The drive system includes a hydraulic pump configured to drive the at least one consumer, an electric motor mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump, with the electric motor being configured to drive the hydraulic pump, and an open-loop or closed-loop control unit for open-loop or closed-loop controlling the electric motor and/or the hydraulic pump. The open-loop or closed-loop control unit is configured to open-loop or closed-loop control a volume flow that can be generated by the hydraulic pump.

A drive system for a work vehicle, for example a truck-mounted forklift, with at least one driven wheel, and the drive system includes a hydraulic pump designed to drive the driven wheel, and an electric motor mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump. The electric motor is designed to drive the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic pump is a variable displacement pump.