Forklift Thermostats

A forklift thermostat is a small part, and the 80 or so listings on this page come from a surprisingly wide mix of machines. About 19 are for Bobcat skid steers, the largest single group. The rest are forklift and aerial lift makes, Kubota and Perkins engines, and a few floor scrubbers.

Forklift Thermostat Listings by Make

For lift trucks, Yale leads with about 8 listings, such as "Yale 518697803, Thermostat" and "YALE 901282818 THERMOSTAT FORKLIFT". Toyota has about 6, Hyster and Caterpillar about 5 each, and Nissan about 4. A Caterpillar listing, "FOR CATERPILLAR THERMOSTAT-PERKINS 104-22 2495541", is written for a Perkins engine, and 3 more titles name Perkins, which has its own Perkins parts page.

Engine and lift makers fill out the page. Kubota has about 7 listings, including "FOR KUBOTA THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY 1A021-73012", and Genie has about 7, two of them for the GS-4390. Tennant floor scrubbers have about 6, such as "FOR TENNANT 60839 THERMOSTAT 190DEG W/GKT".

Thermostats, Gaskets and Covers

Eleven of the listings are gaskets or covers instead of the thermostat itself, 9 gaskets and 2 covers. You'll see "FOR TOYOTA 16341-76017-71, GASKET - THERMOSTAT" and "Thermostat Gasket for Nissan 11062-07N00", along with housing gaskets like "FOR Genie 65505, 65505GT, Gasket, For Thermostat Housing". Other listings bundle the two: "for TOYOTA 9001A-97002-71 THERMOSTAT W/ GASKET" and "for NISSAN THERMOSTAT AND SEAL 91H20-02680". That number also appears in a Mitsubishi listing and a Caterpillar listing, so one part number is sold under all three makes. Loose gaskets have a wider home at forklift seals and gaskets.

Finding the Right Thermostat

Start with the number on the old thermostat or its housing. Yale numbers have nine digits, Toyota numbers are dashed with a -71 ending on some, and Kubota uses codes like 3C581-72160. Hyster numbers are shorter, like 0324370.

A temperature rating can settle a tie. The Tennant listing above gives 190 degrees, and a Clark thermostat, 920235, lists 180 degrees and the engine it goes with, 4G64. If your listing includes neither, compare its details with your old part. When the engine is running hot for other reasons, look at water pumps, radiators and cooling fans. All of them sit in the forklift radiator and exhaust group.

Thermostat FAQ

Does a thermostat come with its gasket?

Some do. Look for "W/ GASKET" or "AND SEAL" in the title, since a plain "Thermostat" listing may be the thermostat alone.

Are any of these for skid steers?

Yes. Bobcat accounts for about 19 listings, such as "FOR Bobcat Skid Steer 6515600 Thermostat" and a thermostat cover, "FOR BOBCAT COVER- THERMOSTAT 6674173".

What if my machine's make isn't named here?

Search the part number anyway. The thermostat listings also include Advance, JLG and Powerboss. Our business dates to 2005, and the Franklin Park, Illinois warehouse it runs from holds parts for many makes.