PB45.3 Turfmate
Princeton PIGGY BACK®The PB45.3 TurfMate can streamline your turf delivery operation.
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For years, the Princeton has been the preferred truck mounted forklift for the turf industry. As the needs of the industry have evolved, so has the PiggyBack forklift. Through continued customer feedback and design advances, the all-new Princeton PB45.3 TurfMate has been designed to better serve both the customer and the operator as the new solution.
The PB45.3 TurfMate is incredibly powerful, yet light enough to be mounted onto a truck or trailer, quickly dismount at the job site and be ready to work in less than a minute. With a lift capacity of 4,500 pounds, a powerful Tier4 Final compliant engine, and all wheel drive, the PB45.3 TurfMate can streamline your turf delivery operation.
The PB45.3 TurfMate offers quick ground speed, nearly a foot of ground clearance, a more spacious operator compartment, and many other features that are specifically designed to perfectly serve the turf industry. A more efficient hydraulic system requires less horsepower to operate, improves fuel efficiency, increases hydraulic speed, generates less heat, and is quieter than other truck mounted forklifts.

Technical Specifications
download spec pdfModel: | PB45.3 Turfmate | |
Type: | STM | |
Capacity @ 24” Load Center: | 4500 lbs | |
diesel engine: | 25 HP | |
Engine Emission Compliance: | EPA Tier 4 Final | |
Maximum RPM: | 3000 RPM | |
Electrical System: | 12 Volt | |
Drive Wheels: | 3 | |
Steering: | Hydrostatic | |
Tire Type: | 29 x 12.5 - 15, 8-Ply (Turf) | |
Tire Outside Diameter (Front/Rear): | 29 | |
Tire Width (Front/Rear): | 12.5 | |
Maximum Speed: | 12 mph | |
Maximum Gradability: | 30% | |
Turning Radius: | 77" | |
Unladen Weight: | 4420 lbs | |
Working Pressure (Attachments): | 2500 psi | |
Tilt of Mast (Forward/Backward): | 8° / 7° | |
Sideshift: | 5.5" | |
Fork Section: | 48 x 4 x 1.75" | |
Reach: | 39.25" | |
Height To Top Of Canopy: | 84" | |
Fork Carriage Width (Class): | 47.25" (II) | |
Frame Opening: | 63.5" | |
Overall Width: | 96.5" | |
Overhang: | 52.5" | |
Wheelbase: | 63.75" | |
Center of Gravity (From Fork Face): | 14.5" | |
Lift Height: | 120" | |
Mast Height - Collapsed: | 96.5" | |
Mast Height - Raised: | 178" | |
Ground Clearance: | 11.5" | |
Face of Fork to Center of Front Tire: | 19" | |
ANSI Standard: | B56.14 |