Towmotor Forklift Parts

Hoses, clamps, washers and bolts make up most of the 257 Towmotor forklift parts on this page, with a few fuel and ignition parts mixed in. It's a small group of mostly hardware, sorted here by what each title calls the part. Nearly every listing starts "For Caterpillar/Towmotor", which tells you how to search it, so the sections below explain that wording first and then walk through each group.

What "For Caterpillar/Towmotor" Means

Almost all of these listings name two makes in one phrase: 249 of the 257 use "Caterpillar/Towmotor" together. That is a cross-reference, not a mistake. The part is listed against both names, and 255 of the 257 also appear on the Caterpillar forklift parts page. If you can't find what you need under one name, check the other.

Keep in mind what the phrase is claiming. These are aftermarket parts, sold as replacements for the named brands and not made by Caterpillar or Towmotor. Brand names and numbers appear in the listing for one reason: to let you compare it with the part on your truck. A genuine OEM part is a separate matter. Phone (708) 507-0707 and ask what is on hand.

Towmotor Forklift Parts by Type

Hose clamps are the largest group, with 51 listings. The hose itself is a much smaller group of 6 LPG hose listings. Those go together: a hose job usually needs a clamp at each end, and the forklift hoses page, which lists hose clamps too, is the place to look when the size you need isn't in this smaller group.

After that come the fasteners and sealing parts. There are 48 washers, 47 bolts and capscrews, 24 screws and 22 gaskets, plus six O-rings and five clamping pins. A single-make page like this one lists them by the number on the part, which is the way most hardware is easiest to find. For wider choice, the forklift washers, bolts and screws, seals and gaskets and pins pages cover every make.

Seven listings are overload valve plugs, which sit in the hydraulic valve group, and the hydraulic valves page has the wider range of valve parts. The rest is a mix of other plugs, copper seals and clips, plus a few single parts, covered in the plug and fuel sections below.

Hose and Clamp Sizes

All 6 hose listings are LPG hose, and every one is worded "sold by the foot". One reads "Hose - LPG (SOLD BY THE FOOT) 5P-5992". Work out the length you need before you order, because a listing worded that way is sold by the foot.

Clamp listings are easier to sort than they look. All 51 hose clamps have a 1/2 inch band, and the other five listings with "clamp" in the name are clamping pins. Two ranges cover the 51: 1 3/4 - 2 3/4 inch (25 listings) and 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 inch (26). Each clamp gives the range of hose diameter it closes on, such as "2 1/2-3 1/2 INCH" or "1 3/4 - 2 3/4 INCH" after the word "Hose". Measure the outside of the hose and look for the range that contains that measurement.

Several clamp listings share the same size wording and differ only in the number at the end, for example 531700800, 531700801 and 0531700801 in the 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inch range. When that happens, match the number printed on your old clamp rather than the size alone.

Metric and Inch Hardware

The sizes in these listings are metric on the capscrews, gaskets and washers and inch on the clamps. The metric size codes you'll see are M6 (19 listings, all capscrews), M12 (17, all gaskets) and M14 (13, all washers). An example is "Capscrew M6-1 X 60 PT 0060006060", where the M6-1 and the 60 are the size information in the listing. The inch sizes are written as fractions in the same place, like the 1/2 inch band on the clamps above.

Copper sealing washers and gaskets account for much of the metric group. The washers read "Washer - M14 18 COPPER SEALNG 50128422", and the catalog spells it "Sealng" in 13 of the 19 copper sealing washers, so search it that way as well as with the correct spelling. The gaskets read "Gasket - M12 15.5 COPPER 546096", and about 17 listings use that M12 15.5 wording. Because the diameters are in the listing, you can compare them to the old washer without guessing.

Plugs are the other small-hardware group, with 29 listings, two of them worded "Screw - Plug". They include "Plug - Drain 51026008", "Plug - Expansion 27213160" and the overload valve plugs noted earlier. On most plugs, the word after the dash tells you what it does, so read that before the number.

Reading Towmotor Part Numbers

Towmotor numbers do not follow a single pattern. Of the 257 listings, 63 have a dashed number such as 5P-5992, 97-1216, 0000-72016 or W2050-11449. The rest are plain strings of digits, like 24003080 or 27629020, or a letter code followed by digits, like A20059.

Several numbers appear both with and without a leading zero. The same clamp family appears as 531700801 and as 0531700801, so if the first search comes up empty, add or remove the zero and try again. Do the same with dashes: type the number exactly as it appears on the part first, then try it without the punctuation.

When there's no number left on the part at all, search by the part name and size instead, for example "washer M14 copper" or "hose clamp 2 1/2". That finds the group, and the listing numbers then let you narrow it down against the old part.

Fuel and Ignition Parts

A few listings go beyond hardware. Besides the LPG hose, there are three spark plugs (one is "Spark Plug 0339376"), a fuel pump with the number 0971103 and two air filters, one of them "REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER FOR TOWMOTOR 97-1216". The fuel pump is a single listing, so there are no variants to choose between.

You'll also find a battery connector, listed as "2I5307, RED BATTERY CONNECTOR(350 Amp Series)(3/0)", and a vinyl seat, number 1099856. For a tune-up or rebuild, a single Towmotor listing won't cover the whole job. The wider forklift spark plugs page and the engine parts and overhaul kits page are the next stops.

When the Part Isn't on This Page

This page covers 257 listings, and the full catalog is far bigger: more than 45,000 parts spanning pallet jacks, personnel carriers, floor scrubbers, aerial lifts and forklifts. For a part that isn't listed under the Towmotor name, the forklift parts page lets you browse by type, and the contact page is there if you want to ask about something that isn't on the site.

Towmotor Parts FAQ

Is Towmotor a separate brand from Caterpillar here?

In these listings the two names appear together, and 255 of the 257 are on the Caterpillar page as well. Search either name and you'll reach the same parts.

Can I buy hose by the foot?

Yes, all six hose listings are LPG hose worded "SOLD BY THE FOOT". Check that wording in the listing name before you add it to your cart.

How do I find a clamp with no markings left on it?

Measure the outside diameter of the hose, then choose the clamp listing whose range includes that measurement. The listings that say "1/2 INCH BAND" also state the band width.

Which size code goes with which hardware?

In these listings M6 is the size on the capscrews, M12 on the gaskets and M14 on the washers. Compare the code to what's stamped or measured on your old part, and treat a listing with no size code as one to read closely before you order.

Are the Towmotor parts here all hardware?

Mostly, yes. Hose, hose clamps, washers, bolts, capscrews, screws and gaskets cover about 200 of the 257 listings. The rest are plugs, copper seals, O-rings, clamping pins and clips, plus the fuel pump, air filters, spark plugs, battery connector and vinyl seat.