Military Forklift Lifting a Supply Crate
A sturdy army forklift carries a heavy wooden crate across a fenced supply yard next to a curved-roof building.
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Military Forklift at Work in a Supply Yard
The forklift is drawn close up: a tall steel mast with two forks, an open cab with a protective roof frame, a driver seat, a steering wheel and a five-pointed star on the side. Large tires with deep, blocky tread show that it is built for rough ground. A big wooden crate braced with diagonal boards sits on a pallet on the forks. Behind it, more crates are stacked on pallets, a chain-link fence topped with wire runs along the yard, and an arched building with a ribbed roof rises on the left.
Forklifts, Pallets and Army Logistics
Early lifting trucks appeared in factories around World War I, but forklifts truly spread during World War II, when armies had to move huge amounts of food, fuel and ammunition quickly. Loading goods onto standard wooden pallets let one driver lift a whole stack at once, a method still used in almost every warehouse today.
A forklift works a bit like a seesaw: hydraulic cylinders and chains raise the forks along the mast, while a heavy counterweight at the back keeps the machine from tipping forward under its load. Curved buildings similar to the one in the background, known as Quonset huts, were first produced for the U.S. Navy in 1941 and could be assembled quickly from steel ribs and metal sheets.
Realistic Colors for an Army Supply Yard
- Forklift body and mast: olive drab, army green or desert tan
- Star emblem: white, or black on a tan vehicle
- Tires: charcoal black with dark gray wheel hubs
- Crates and pallets: light pine, natural wood brown or weathered gray
- Hangar and fence: silver-gray metal under a pale blue sky