Load capacity
1,000 lb
Platform size
4 ft x 4 ft
Model
1244B
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Description
🏭Made in USA since 1981
🔒5-year factory guarantee
🚧Built-in 84 in mast screen
📘 Overview
The Star Industries 1244B industrial work platform elevates personnel with a straight-mast warehouse forklift — safer and faster than a ladder, and cheaper than the time a scaffold takes to erect. What distinguishes it from the telehandler platforms in the range is the built-in 84 inch mast protection screen, which is required on a straight-mast machine because the inner mast travels alongside the platform during lift. The upper half of the screen removes for transportation and storage. The deck is 4 ft x 4 ft with 1,000 lb capacity, a full perimeter guardrail, an integral toe board and safety lanyard anchor points.
⚙ Key Features of the Star Industries 1244B Industrial Work Platform
- 4 ft x 4 ft platform, 1,000 lb capacity
- Built-in 84 in high mast protection screen — required on straight-mast forklifts
- Upper half of the mast screen removes for transportation and storage
- Integral full perimeter toe board
- Front mid rail raises for entrance — no gate to be left open
- Safety lanyard anchor points
- Secures to the forks with a positive pin locking system
- Accepts forks up to 2 3/8 in thick x 6 in wide
- Heavy-duty construction
- A forklift safety cage and forklift personnel platform for warehouse work
- A forklift work platform and warehouse work platform for straight-mast machines
- A straight mast work platform and forklift work cage with the screen built in
- 5-year factory guarantee, made in the USA since 1981
🔑 Why Buyers Choose the Star Industries 1244B Industrial Work Platform
- The mast screen is built in, not an accessory to remember — on a straight-mast forklift the inner mast moves alongside the platform under lift, so a screen is required. Building it into the 1244B removes the possibility of the platform arriving on site without one.
- A raising mid rail instead of a gate — a gate can be left open. The front mid rail raises for entry and returns, which removes the commonest guardrail failure without relying on the operator to latch anything.
- The upper screen half comes off for transport — an 84 inch screen makes the platform tall to store and move. Removing the top half solves that without compromising the screen in use.
- Positive pin locking rather than chain alone — the platform pins to the forks, so it is mechanically retained rather than relying on friction and a chain.
- Platform weight counts against your capacity — the 1244B is 320 lb before occupants and tools, and that comes off the forklift rated capacity at the height you are working at.
📊 Star Industries 1244B Industrial Work Platform Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | 1244B |
| Platform size | 4 ft x 4 ft |
| Load capacity | 1,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 320 lb |
| Mast protection screen | Built in, 84 in high, upper half removable |
| Accepts forks | Up to 2 3/8 in thick x 6 in wide |
| Guardrail | Full perimeter with raising front mid rail and integral toe board |
| Fall protection | Safety lanyard anchor points |
🔗 What Ships With the 1244B
The 1244B arrives complete: platform, full perimeter guardrail with integral toe board, raising front mid rail, safety lanyard anchor points, positive pin locking system and the built-in 84 inch mast protection screen. Nothing further is required to put it into service on a suitable machine. A 5/16 inch safety chain assembly, part 1000-0117, fits the 1244B and is available if the machine does not already carry one. If you are working from an extendable-reach telehandler rather than a straight-mast forklift, the 1204C series Safety Work Platform is the correct product, with the 1250 mast screen available separately for straight-mast use.
🚜 Which Forklifts Fit This Industrial Work Platform?
The 1244B is built for straight-mast warehouse forklifts, which is why the mast protection screen is integral. It secures to the forks with a positive pin locking system and accepts forks up to 2 3/8 inches thick by 6 inches wide. Before elevating personnel, confirm your forklift manufacturer permits personnel lifting with a work platform, and check the machine rated capacity at working height against the platform weight of 320 lb plus occupants and tools. For rough-terrain and extendable-reach machines the 1204C series is the platform designed for that duty.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Machine type | Straight-mast warehouse forklifts |
| Fork size accepted | Up to 2 3/8 in thick x 6 in wide |
| Retention | Positive pin locking system |
| Mast screen | Built in — no separate screen to order |
| For telehandlers instead | 1204C series Safety Work Platform |
❓ Star Industries 1244B Industrial Work Platform Questions, Answered
Why does the 1244B have a built-in mast screen?
Because it is designed for straight-mast forklifts, where the inner mast travels alongside the platform during lift. A mast protection screen keeps personnel clear of those moving components, and building it in means the platform can never arrive without one.
Can the mast screen be removed?
The upper half of the 84 inch screen removes for transportation and storage, which makes the platform easier to move and stack. The screen is required in use on a straight-mast machine.
What is the difference between the 1244B and the 1204C work platforms?
Machine type. As a forklift man basket the 1244B is for straight-mast warehouse forklifts and carries a built-in mast screen. The 1204C series is for extendable-reach telehandlers and rough-terrain forklifts, comes in four sizes, and uses the separate 1250 mast screen only when fitted to a straight-mast machine.
How does the platform attach to the forklift?
It secures to the forks with a positive pin locking system, so the platform is mechanically retained rather than held by friction. It accepts forks up to 2 3/8 inches thick by 6 inches wide.
Is there a gate on the 1244B?
No gate. The front mid rail raises for entrance and returns afterwards, which removes the risk of a gate being left open — the commonest guardrail failure on any elevated platform.
What fall protection does the platform provide?
A full perimeter guardrail with an integral toe board, plus safety lanyard anchor points for personal fall arrest. Local regulations determine when a harness and lanyard must be used.
How much does the platform weigh and why does it matter?
The 1244B weighs 320 lb empty. That weight comes off your usable capacity: subtract the platform, the occupants and their tools from the machine rated capacity at working height before lifting.
Does my forklift allow personnel lifting?
That depends on the machine manufacturer. Confirm your forklift manufacturer permits personnel lifting with a work platform before use, and check local regulations, which vary by jurisdiction.
What warranty comes with the 1244B?
The Star Industries 1244B carries a 5-year factory guarantee and is made in the USA.
How do I order and how is shipping calculated?
Add the platform to your cart on eskidsteer.com and complete checkout online. Shipping is calculated at checkout once you enter your delivery address, with lift gate service available for residential deliveries.
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