A protective cover apparatus system for a lift truck having a platform and mounted
integrally thereon, an upper body superstructure having at least one of a rounded
portion, a rectangular portion, and a box-shaped portion, the cover apparatus system
made of a cushioned fabric and formed to cover at least one of the rounded portion,
the rectangular portion and the box-shaped portion of the upper body superstructure
of the lift truck. Hooks engage portions of the lift truck so as to maintain the
cover thereon. The cover is symmetrical along a center line of the lift truck running
from front to rear and a vertical seam is formed in the cover at the center line
at the rearward termination of the cover so that the cover may be quickly and easily
removed for access to the lift truck for maintenance.