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.