It is essential to figure out what kind of requirements you have prior to selecting the warehouse truck. Think about things such as how high you intend to lift your loads, how much you need to lift, how much space you need to work in and how far you would like to travel. These factors will influence your purchasing decision and help decipher what forklift truck is the best one out there to meet all your requirements and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most cost-effective as these equipment are best utilized in standard width aisles and are able to finish ordinary warehouse stacking jobs. They could easily raise loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of roughly 4.5 metres. One more kind referred to as rider stackers can successfully raise cargo to roughly 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet a different choice to consider. They give you much greater load and lift capacities and some models come complete with telescopic forks. This characteristic enables you the ability of stacking pallets two deep. For added flexibility in goods handling, there is a 4-way and a multi-way reach truck which as the name implies, could be driven in four directions. These models are specifically best for handling bulky and long items like for example piping, planks and boards.
Counterbalance trucks are best suited for traveling longer distance and are a great choice for stacking jobs, specially block stacking. They are also an ideal option for free stacking and stacking loads that weigh more than 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
If you are working in a high-density storage operation, the aisle space would usually be a lot narrower and the heights you would want to reach to will possibly be a lot higher. Man-up telescopic lift trucks work well in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They provide the operator or driver a good view of the stacking process. There are also kinds called man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they can be utilized for both stacking and order-picking jobs. They could be used in narrow aisles or driven all over the warehouse.