When the time comes to choose the suitable warehouse truck, it is a great idea to figure out how high you plan to raise your cargo, how much you have to lift, how much space you need to work in and how far you want to travel. These factors would influence your purchasing decision and help decipher which type of forklift truck is the ideal one out there to suit your needs and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most inexpensive as these machinery are best used in standard width aisles and can complete ordinary warehouse stacking jobs. They are capable of easily lifting loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of around 4.5 metres. Another model called rider stackers can successfully raise cargo to roughly 6 metres.
Yet a different option to think about are reach trucks as they provide much greater lift and load capacities, while some models complete with telescopic forks. This feature allows you the ability of stacking pallets two deep. For added flexibility in handling goods, there is a 4-way and a multi-way reach truck that as the name implies, could be driven in four directions. These models are particularly best for handling long and large objects like boards, piping and planks.
The counterbalance line of trucks is best for traveling longer distances. They are a great choice for stacking jobs, especially block stacking. They are also a great alternative for free stacking and stacking loads that weigh over 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation will normally be a lot narrower, whilst the heights can be somewhat higher as well. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best utilized in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They offer the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are other kinds called man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they could be utilized for both stacking and order-picking jobs. They could be driven throughout the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.