The Forward 010801 replacement part is the direct replacement for the Forward lift it came off of. Cross-referenced as BA-1200-12, it is the genuine Forward part — same part number, same fit, and same working specification as the one already on your lift. Ordering the Forward replacement part from us gets you the OEM piece that matches the lift, not an aftermarket knock-off that is close but not the same. Specifications Part number: BA-1200-12 Brand: Forward Type: Genuine OEM replacement part Most lift failures do not start with the big components. They start with a part like this one — something small that wore quietly until the load found the weak point. A worn pin lets a sheave wobble, the wobble chews the cable, and now a cheap part has turned into a cable job. A sticking valve, a thinned bushing, a fatigued spring: each one is a few dollars of steel guarding components that cost hundreds. Replacing wear parts on schedule — instead of when they announce themselves — is the cheapest maintenance a lift ever gets, and it is the difference between shops that fix lifts and shops that keep replacing the expensive parts downstream of the cheap one. Related parts for this lift The parts below are commonly ordered alongside this one — cables, sheaves, seals, and hardware wear on similar schedules, and most repairs go faster when the whole set is done in one visit. 1" Steel Balls - Forward - 991115 Ball Locator Plate 6" - Forward - 045631BL 045631 Post Slip Plate - Forward - 045501 4 Ball Locator Plate 3" - Forward - 010631 Leveling Lock Bar - Forward - 010715 10715 Slider - Guide Plate - Forward - 010803 10803 Ordering the right revision Before this goes in the cart, grab two things off your lift: the model number and the serial number, both on the manufacturer's plate. The serial matters more than most people expect — lift makers revise components between production runs without renaming the lift, and the run your serial falls in determines which revision of this part is correct. If you are working from a failed part rather than a plate, measure what you have and photograph how it mounts. Send that to us along with the lift brand, and we will check it against the same parts breakdowns our own techs use in the field before you commit to the order. When one wear part is finished, look hard at what it touched. Metal shavings are the tell — where there are shavings, something has been grinding. Check the mating surfaces this part rode against for scoring, ovaled holes, and rounded edges, because a new part installed against a chewed-up mate wears out on an accelerated schedule and takes the blame for it. Do not put a known-worn part back in because it looks serviceable enough — on a lift, “probably fine” is carrying somebody’s vehicle over somebody’s head. If it was worn enough to remove, it is worn enough to replace. Why buy your Forward replacement part from Auto Lift Services We install, inspect, and repair Forward lifts every week — the BA-1200-12 is a part we handle in the shop, not a random SKU we drop-ship. The phone answers if you have a question mid-install — call 800-674-9302. We confirm the right part for your lift's serial and production year before you order. Every part ships as genuine Forward — no aftermarket substitution unless you specifically ask for an aftermarket equivalent. If you also need companion wear items — cables, sheaves, seals, hardware — for the same repair, use our parts lookup and we will build the whole kit for your lift so you order once and finish the job.
