Ground support equipment: Rough Terrain Forklift

Ground Support Equipment

Rough Terrain forklift

Rough Terrain Forklift

Entwistle's 4,400 pound (2,000 kilogram) capacity, rough terrain forklift has no equal for the specialized mission of loading and unloading ISO containers in all kinds of adverse conditions. It survived extremely rigorous testing by the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Entwistle has provided versions of the forklift to the U. S. Army, the U.S. Navy and several international military services.

Entwistle Model 8909 and Model 9609
NSN 3930-01-330-8907
Production - Over 900 tractors

Specification Data
44,000 (2,000 kg) at 24 Inch (600 mm) load center capacity 120 inch (3 meter) lift height, 44 inch (1,120 mm) carriage shift side-to-side Diesel engine power, full powershift transmission Selectable four wheel or two wheel drive Selectable four wheel, two wheel, or crab steer	Diesel Safety (DS) rated by Underwriters Laboratories Air transportable including helicopter slinging, 36 inch (910 mm) fording depth Air droppable (field tested) 12,250 pounds (5,570 kg) curb weight