Choose a rated capacity above the heaviest pallet the truck will actually move, then verify that the rating applies at the load center and fork geometry you use. Buying the highest number available can add cost and weight without improving ordinary moves.
Use scale weights, purchase records or known product/pallet weights rather than guesses. Dense materials such as metal, liquids and paper can reach pallet-jack limits quickly even when the pallet looks ordinary.
A 7,700-lb jack is useless if its forks do not enter your pallets or the turning radius does not work in the aisle. Match capacity with fork length, overall width and floor conditions.
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