Patent ID: 8858153

Claim:
A method of mounting a forklift truck onto a bed of a carrying vehicle, the bed of the carrying vehicle having a top mount system comprising a track having a carriage slidably mounted thereon, the forklift comprising a lifting assembly carrying forks, the lifting assembly having means to raise and lower the forks, and the lifting assembly having means to extend and retract a reach of the forks, and a remote control unit to operate the lifting assembly from a position remote from the forklift, the method comprising: engaging the carriage with the lifting assembly thereby securing the forklift to the carriage; from a position remote from the forklift truck, using the remote control unit to raise the forklift truck relative the carrying vehicle by lowering the forks on the lifting assembly; and pulling the forklift onto the bed of the carrying vehicle by sliding the carriage along the track, wherein pulling the forklift onto the bed of the carrying vehicle comprises using the remote control unit to retract the forks.