When the time comes to pick the suitable warehouse truck, it is a great idea to figure out how high you intend to lift your cargo, how much you need to lift, how much space you have to work in and how far you would like to travel. These considerations would influence your purchasing decision and help decipher which type of forklift truck is really the ideal one out there to meet your needs and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
The most cost-effective trucks are pedestrian stackers. These equipment are great for working in standard width aisles and finishing ordinary stacking tasks in a warehouse. They are capable of easily raising loads of less than 750kg and be able to stack them to heights of around 4.5 metres. A different model referred to as rider stackers can successfully lift cargo to approximately 6 metres.
Yet a different choice to think about are reach trucks as they offer much greater lift and load capacities, while some models complete with telescopic forks. This feature enables 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 bulky objects like piping, planks and boards.
The counterbalance line of trucks is suitable for traveling longer distances. They are a great option for stacking jobs, particularly block stacking. They are also a great choice for free stacking and stacking cargo which weigh over 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
If you are working in a high-density storage operation, the aisle space will typically be much narrower and the heights you would want to reach to would possibly be much higher. Man-up telescopic lift trucks work well in high-bay, narrow aisle stores. They provide the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are other types referred to as man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they could be used for both order- picking and stacking tasks. They could be driven throughout the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.