Patent ID: 7905311

Claim:
A fork lift truck ( 10 ) comprising a lift truck body ( 12 ), a lift mechanism ( 14 ) connected to the lift truck body ( 12 ) by means of a vertically extending pivot ( 52 ) and means ( 24 ) for turning the lift mechanism ( 14 ) relative to the lift truck body ( 12 ) about said pivot ( 52 ) to steer the lift truck ( 10 ), an arm ( 50 ) extending from the lift truck body ( 12 ), a remote end of the arm ( 50 ) being coupled to the pivot assembly ( 52 ) such that the arm ( 50 ) distances the lift mechanism ( 14 ) from the turning means ( 24 ) and the lift truck body ( 12 ), the lift truck body ( 12 ) having a pair of rear ground engaging wheels ( 16 ) mounted on transverse axes, without any drive means being provided for driving the rear wheels ( 16 ), and the lifting mechanism ( 14 ) only having a single ground engaging front wheel ( 40 ) mounted centrally on a transverse axis, wherein a sole drive means ( 40 , 46 ) is drivingly connected to the front wheel ( 40 ) only for driving the lift truck ( 10 ).