When the time comes to pick the suitable warehouse truck, it is a good idea to figure out how high you plan to lift your cargo, how much you need to raise, how much space you need to work in and how far you want to travel. These considerations will influence your buying decision and help decipher what forklift truck is the ideal one out there to meet your needs and meet your overall expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most economical because these machinery are best utilized in normal width aisles and could finish ordinary warehouse stacking tasks. They can easily lift loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of about 4.5 metres. A different model called rider stackers can successfully raise loads to roughly 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet another alternative to consider. They give you much greater lift and load capacities and some models come complete with telescopic forks. This characteristic enables you the ability of stacking pallets two deep. For extra flexibility in goods handling, there is a multi-way and a 4-way reach truck which as the name implies, could be driven in four directions. These models are specifically best for handling large and long items like planks, boards and piping.
The counterbalance line of trucks is suitable for traveling longer distances. They are a great choice for stacking jobs, especially block stacking. They are also a great option for stacking loads that weigh more than 2 tonnes and free stacking.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation will typically be a lot narrower, whilst the heights can be quite higher as well. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best used in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They offer the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are also models known as man-up combi trucks. These are quite versatile in that they can be used for both order- picking and stacking tasks. They can be driven all around the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.