Hose supports for facilitating the assembly of masts for material handling vehicles and related methods

A method for assembling masts of material handling vehicles, the method comprising:

• coupling a first hose support to an upper portion of a first mast and a lower portion of the first mast that is positioned below the upper portion of the first mast, the coupling such that the first hose support includes an upper linear portion coupled to the upper portion of the first mast and a lower linear portion coupled to the lower portion of the first mast, the upper linear portion and the lower linear portion of the first hose support being angularly disposed relative to one another by a first angle;
• and
• coupling a second hose support to an upper portion of a second mast and a lower portion of the second mast that is positioned below the upper portion of the second mast, the coupling such that the second hose support includes an upper linear portion coupled to the upper portion of the second mast and a lower linear portion coupled to the lower portion of the second mast, the upper linear portion and the lower linear portion of the second hose support being angularly disposed relative to one another by a second angle that is the same as the first angle;
• wherein a length of the lower linear portion of the first hose support is at least 10% larger than a length of the lower linear portion of the second hose support.