This model with pivot steering and equal sized wheels was the basis of the first radial arm machines, the RAM40 with 40 cwt (2 imperial tons) lift capacity, produced c.1980.
The frequent failure of axles supplied by Centrax for loads heavier than recommended by Rockwell led to a legal case which eventually went before Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. These used axles made by GKN Centrax at Newton Abbot in Devon, under licence from the Rockwell-Standard. Between 19 a range of forklifts carrying loads of 8000 lb to 17,765 lb, named the Yard Model and the Compact Model were produced. The company, named after its founders the Mathew brothers, produced forklift trucks in Horley in Surrey, England.
