Forklift Steering Cylinder Introduction

When the forklift is working, it needs to control the walking direction。 Therefore, it is necessary to rely on the forklift steering cylinder to drive the wheels to swing from side to side. In this way, the piston rod in the forklift steering cylinder needs to move back and forth to both sides, and then controlled by the steering gear and multi-way valve connected to it. The sealing performance of the forklift steering cylinder is also a very important factor, which will affect whether the steering is in place.

Forklift steering cylinder is a double rod cylinder, it's piston rod extends through and out of both sides of the main cylinder tube. The piston is situated in the middle of the piston rod, there is a port at both end of the main tube to operate the piston rod in both directions. So when hydraulic cylinder operated, the piston rod will extend out from one end of the tube, and retract into the other end, then vice versa when operated in the opposite direction. This type of cylinder is application for vehicle steering.