The weight capacity certainly varies between jacks, but the typical weight capacity seems to be around the 5,000 lbs area. You should expect to pay more money for a pallet jack that can lift more weight, especially from online retailers!
the maximum weight to be placed ona pallet jack is 5500 pounds. if you place any more weight on the pallet it will break and not be able to pull the weight.
The weight capacity of a standard hand pallet jack is 1000kg. You can read more at www.pallet-truck-manufacturer.com Most of the standard hand palley jacks have a maximum capacity of between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds. Some lighter weight jacks can only hold about 1000 pounds.
It really depends on the type of pallet jacks, but the largest, most heavy-duty ones can hold up to 10,000 kilograms. That's over 22,000 pounds! That's a lot of weight.
Pallet jacks can carry up to 8000 lbs of weight. On average however they carry around 2500-5000 lbs of weight.
Used pallet jacks can be purchased online at http://www.randmh.com/pallet-trucks/ or http://www.eliftruck.com/
Purchasing a used pallet jack is a good way too save. You can find used pallet jacks at www.globalindustrial.com .
One could buy good pallet jacks at an automotive store. Also stores such as Home Depot and Lowes carry good pallet jacks for consumers. For big trucks, any auto department will have pallet jacks big enough to fold the truck.
Yes, there are indeed a surplus warehouses with affordable pallet jacks. It varies depending on your location.
There is a store online that ls strictly sells used pallet jacks, the website is www.americansurplus.com.
Manual pallet jacks don't require one. Pallet jacks with electric power (there are also diesel pallet jacks, but they're extremely rare) are licensed by going to a designated individual in your company and asking to be trained and tested, or to a community college that has a forklift certification course.
You probably won't have an issue moving your supplies. Even the smallest of pallet jacks are rated to handle WELL over 2000 pounds.
You can find excellent used pallet jacks here: www.got-rack.com They have a huge selection and good shipping rates.