The invention provides a short wheelbase balance weight type piling vehicle which is reasonable in structure, convenient to use, small in vehicle turning radius and suitable for conveying and piling in an extremely narrow space. A body is provided with a hydraulic system, a driving control system and a steering system. The short wheelbase balance weight type piling vehicle is characterized in that the front end of the body is in rigid connection with a door frame; the lower end of the door frame is provided with a bearing wheel; the door frame is provided with a lifting frame; the lifting frame slides along borders which are arranged on the bilateral sides of the door frame respectively; the lifting frame is controlled by the hydraulic system to ascend and descend; the front side of the lifting frame is provided with a pallet fork.